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Kiwanis Coweta County Fair The Newnan Kiwanis Club was originated by Dr. Thomas Bailey and sponsored by the Atlanta Kiwanis Club in 1925. Judge W. L. E. B. S.

Stallings served as our first president and Congressman Sid Camp was the first vice president. The first secretary was Charlie Arnall of Senoia who was also clerk of Coweta County Commissioners. It's first directors were Dr. Thomas Bailey, Marvin Starr, the longtime Superintendent of the Coweta County School System, H. Ragland, owner of Ragland Hardware, Eugene Askew, a local lumber dealer, Dr. J.

Penniston, one of the founders of Papp Clinic, Dr. W. Stone and H. "Bunk" Banta, founder of Avery Banta Jewelers and a Chesterfield in every sense of the word. Also, among the original 35 charter members was W. "Rat" Welch, who was the last surviving charter member - he passed away in the 1990s. The club first met at the Swinton Hotel which is now known as the Commercial House. The meals cost 50 cents. Another area in which the Newnan Club has succeeded through the years is interclubbing. In fact, in 1971 when Walker Horne was President the Newnan Club had 2 International Interclubs. They flew to the Bahamas and to Rome, Italy. We also have sponsored the Coweta County Fair every year but once since 1947. Through its profits we have funded numerous projects throughout the city and county including the sponsorships of Key Clubs, Builders Club, K-Kids, Aktion Club, 4-H Clubs, Scout Troops, and Little League and Soccer Teams. We also bought and gave to the county 37 acres on Pine Road for the new fairgrounds and are donating more land for additional parking. We, and the whole area, will benefit from this gift for years to come. In addition, we gave local police and fire equipment, provided numerous scholarships to worthy students, hosted "back to school" and Christmas shopping days for needy children, sponsored the first Girl Scout Troup in Coweta County, and numerous other donations that for the past several years have totaled in the hundred thousands per year. All the money that is raised from the fair is put directly back to work in the community as a result of Kiwanis generosity and foresight.

05/26/2026

Join us today at noon and hear Hayward Cordy of the Professional Association of Georgia Educators speak during our weekly luncheon, Newnan Country Club. https://www.pageinc.org/, https://newnankiwanis.org & https://www.newnancc.org/.

05/19/2026

Hear Marty Davis, UWG’s continuing education director today at noon during our weekly luncheon at the Newnan Country Club. https://www.westga.edu/ & https://newnankiwanis.org.

05/12/2026

Join us @ 12-noon TODAY, Tuesday, May 12 to hear Scott Lackey provide our keynote speech during our weekly meeting at Newnan Country Club. More @ https://scottlackey.com/, https://newnankiwanis.org/ & https://www.newnancc.org/. Enjoy fellowship and community spirit!

04/06/2026

Join us at 12 noon, Tuesday, April 7, Newnan Country Club for lunch and fellowship while Rhodes Shell and Keith Brady discuss the upcoming "Spring Tour of Gardens" event scheduled for May 9, 2026. More at https://tinyurl.com/myrnjc4x.

02/24/2026

Join us for lunch, fellowship and a presentation from Chad Staples, founder and director of More Music Foundation which provides music education in Coweta County. 12-noon @ Newnan Country Club, Tuesday, Feb 24. https://moremusicfoundation.org/ & https://newnankiwanis.org

02/16/2026

Dine with us 12-noon Tuesday, Feb 17 at Newnan Country Club and hear Jonathan Schiavone speak. Dr Schiavone graduated fro the Aubern University College of Veterninary Medicine in 2023. He now practices at Sweetwater Veterninary Hospital and lives in Newnan. https://www.sweetwatervet.com/ & https://newnankiwanis.org.

02/10/2026

Today at 12-noon we remember Allyn Bell and Don Chapman, both longtime Kiwanians who served the greater Newnan-Coweta communities with distinction. Join us at Newnan Country Club. https:/newnankiwanis.org

02/03/2026

Please join us TODAY at the Newnan Country Club to hear Andy Robinson speak about the tenacious story of Jeremy Williams, a heroic father and football coach who battled ALS while leading his team to an undeafed season! More @ https://tinyurl.com/ycy52fzj & https://newnankiwanis.org

01/20/2026

Listen to Walt Ray, director of the Chattahoochee Trust for Public Land TODAY at 12-noon over lunch at Newnan Country Club. https://www.tpl.org/our-work/chattahoochee-riverlands & https://newnankiwanis.org.

01/13/2026

Join us today at 12-noon for a pleasant meal and listen to Dr. Julie Post talk about West Georgia Technical College at Newnan Country Club. https://www.westgatech.edu/ & https://newnankiwanis.org.

12/15/2025

Enjoy fellowship and hear Paul Aase speak at our 12-noon luncheon, Tuesday, Dec. 16 at the Newnan Country Club. https://theascgroup.com/leadership/view/paul-aase/ & https://newnankiwanis.org.

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Newnan, GA
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http://cowetacountyfair.net/

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