Coweta County launches podcast to capture 200 years of community voices
A new bicentennial podcast invites families to interview each other on record — building a living archive of Coweta County life for generations to come.
Source: wintersmedia.net
Coweta County is marking its 200th anniversary not with a monument, but with a microphone — inviting families and friends to sit down together and record the memories, traditions, and personal histories that official records rarely capture.
The county has introduced the Bicentennial Story Booth Podcast: Our Community, Our Story, a collection of conversations in which community members interview one another about growing up in Coweta County. According to wintersmedia.net, each recorded story is being preserved as part of a living archive intended to connect future generations with the county's past and community spirit.
The format — neighbors and relatives as interviewers, not journalists — puts the storytelling directly in the hands of the people who lived it. That choice shapes what gets saved: not just dates and names, but the texture of local life as residents remember it.
Elsewhere in Coweta County, the City of Newnan held a ribbon cutting at Greenville Street Park to celebrate recent improvements funded through SPLOST — the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax. Upgrades include an enhanced stage with audio-visual capabilities and additional seating capacity.
This is what SPLOST dollars are meant to do. These improvements will make Greenville Street Park an even better place for our entire Newnan community to come together.— Mayor Shepherd
Mayor Shepherd thanked both citizens for supporting the SPLOST measure and the City Council for approving the park improvements, according to wintersmedia.net.
On the business front, Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America (YMMC) has been nominated for the 2026 Best of Georgia Awards in the Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturers category. The nomination follows YMMC's recognition as the 2025 Best of Georgia winner in that category, according to wintersmedia.net.
These items appear in the latest edition of Zen Monkey's – News and Musings, a recurring local column by Seth Winters on wintersmedia.net that blends Coweta County news with light humorous observations.
Why it matters — The Bicentennial Story Booth Podcast gives Coweta County residents a direct role in shaping what history gets preserved — and the park upgrades and business recognition signal continued public and economic investment in the community.
⚠ Not yet confirmed
- Newnan Fire Captain David Barnfield retired after 30 years of service.
⚠ Based on a single source (wintersmedia.net). Independently unverified — details may change.
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