IN THIS ISSUE: Coweta Travels

A COWETAN IN CHINA
Going to China for the Summer Olympics? You won’t want to miss Kendall Marchman's account of the year he has spent teaching at a university in China.
MUSH YOU HUSKIES!
Join Janet Flanigan on a Girlfriend Getaway to Jackson Hole, Wyoming, where she and some gal pals went dogsledding in the Bridger-Teton National Forest.
CZECH THIS OUT
After serving as a host home for Czech exchange student Alena Krejcova a few years back, it was time for Liz Barnett of Newnan and some friends to visit Alena on her home turf in the Czech Republic.
A MAMMOTH ADVENTURE
It’s the world’s longest cave, and Mammoth Cave in Kentucky is also one of North America's oldest tourist attractions. Join the Knight family of Newnan on their mammoth caving adventure.
A CHILD'S WONDERLAND
The bedrooms Tina Neely has designed for her children are truly delightful, and now this "it girl" of local decorating shares some of her latest design ideas that are sure to spark bedroom envy.
SUMMER AMUSEMENTS
Michelle Landrein, a longtime Times-Herald Teen Board member, polls her classmates about their favorite summer amusement parks.
TIME FOR VBS
Almost the minute school lets out, churches all over the county open their doors for Vacation Bible School. Find out what’s hot in the high-tech world of VBS today.
FAMILY FUN
Twice the size of its predecessor, the new World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta displays many never-before-seen artifacts relating to the popular soft drink. Not surprisingly, kids love it.
HISTORIC SENOIA PROJECT
Senoia has been undergoing something of a renaissance, and nowhere is the effort on display more than Main Street in Senoia. Restaurants and retail shops are already open, and a new residential development is in the works.
A MEMORIAL DAY CELEBRATION
Senoia will pay tribute to veterans at the town's annual Memorial Day Celebration on May 26.
COWETA COOKS
Carol Wieting doesn't particularly like to cook, but family and friends know this busy Surgical ICU Nurse is actually quite gifted in the kitchen.
MY FRIEND JIMMY
William F. Starnes is the winner of the Second Annual Newnan-Coweta Magazine Writing Contest.
FILLING THE AIR WITH SONG
Roy Yancey has been playing the harmonica since age 7, and it was quite natural that he became a collector of the instruments as well.



— Cover styling and photography by Deberah Wiliams

MEET A READER
Dr. Phillip Swords reveals a hankering to live in Wyoming and his favorite local sandwich.
SADDLE UP
Elsa Sibley thought she was giving up riding horses to concentrate on her painting, but this horse lover soon realized she needed both passions in her life.
LOCAL HERITAGE
Dr. John Henry Jordan was Newnan’s first black doctor, and the Newnan house he called home turns 100 this year. Read a tribute from his great-granddaughter.