Although Dr. Oghenerukevwe Odiete, MD, FACC, is a board-certified interventional cardiologist and endovascular specialist with nearly 12 years of experience, he sometimes describes himself as “a glorified plumber.” “I like blood flow. I work not just with the heart, but with the entire vascular system- all the veins and arteries ranging out from the heart to the brain to the toes. Preventative care is important to keep them free of blockages before major intervention is required.” A recent transplant from LaGrange, GA, Dr. Odiete opened his practice, Peachstate Advanced Cardiac & Endovascu ..read more

By Jill Whitley Catch Some Relief Hemp and CBD dispensary is a small, family owned business. Owner Trinity Mealor, a Coweta native, left home in June of 2018 to open the first hemp dispensary in Tennessee. After the success of his Tennessee Hemp Company, and once it became legal to grow and process premium hemp in the state of Georgia, he returned to bring what he’d learned about the plant to his hometown: “This isn’t just another CBD shop. Our main goal is wellness and advocacy and education. The prohibition of cannabis really vilified it- Hemp has over 50,000 uses. What we’re focusing on rig ..read more

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Review By: Jonathan W. Hickman Irish comedian Maeve Higgins delivers irresistible charm in the supernatural comedy “Extra Ordinary.” She reminds me of a kinder, gentler Phoebe Waller-Bridge. And in the right vehicle, Higgins could become a big deal. In “Extra Ordinary,” she plays Rose Dooley, a hapless driving instructor by day and a ghostbuster at night. Well, she’s got the talent for ghost-busting, but she abandoned that field after the untimely death of her father. Through a series of old VHS tapes, we meet Rose’s dad (played by Risteard Cooper). Before his passing, he presented a televisi ..read more

By Jill Whitley – jill@newnan.com As Coweta residents embrace a new normal after Governor Kemp declared a Shelter-in-Place order on April 1st, many of them share a similar concern: with gyms closed, how do they keep from packing on the pounds?  “So, when this is over, are the producers of ‘My 600lb Life” going to find me, or do I need to reach out to them?” A Newnan woman joked on Facebook, as several Cowetans admitted that they, too, were coping with their anxiety and cabin fever by snacking more than usual.  Fortunately, for those of us worried about gaining weight during the quar ..read more

Review By: Jonathan W. Hickman In “Tuscaloosa,” a forbidden love story unfolds against the backdrop of racial tensions in early 1970s Alabama. The film marks the debut of prolific music video director Philip Harder, who skillfully adapts W. Glasgow Phillips’s 1994 novel of the same name. And Harder establishes the look and feel of the time and the place very well while benefitting hugely from a talented cast with two popular, emerging young stars in the lead. The story has Billy (“Diary of a Wimpy Kid’s” Devon Bostick) loafing about after graduating from college. He’s twenty-two, but he still ..read more

Review By: Jonathan W. Hickman Movie theaters are closed! Television and movie production has shut down. Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, have coronavirus. In an honest and informative 17-plus-minute video, Idris Elba, the muscular, talented star of TV’s “Luther,” went public on Twitter about his virus diagnosis. His essential message: this disease does not discriminate. COVID-19 has people all over the world hunkering down in their homes. Older Americans have to be especially cautious, and through the use of the Internet, can receive necessary services. Video services like Skype and FaceT ..read more

Local, family-owned restaurant brings authentic Vietnamese dining experience to Newnan By Jill Whitley | jill@newnan.com Local restaurant owners Peter and Annie Hong don’t just want to introduce Cowetans to authentic Vietnamese food- they want to turn local diners into chefs. After the success of their Peachtree City location, which opened in September of 2015, the Hong family chose Newnan as their second, larger location because their customer base repeatedly asked them to bring the food closer to them.  Hong said now is the perfect time to expand, as Vietnamese food has recently become ..read more

Review By: Jonathan W. Hickman “The Hunt” is another in a long line of loose adaptations of Richard Connell’s 1924 short story “The Most Dangerous Game.” Aside from some clever work by Betty Gilpin (see Netflix’ “GLOW”), this nasty little film provides mild thrills and occasional chuckles. Tell me you’ve heard (or seen) this one before: twelve strangers awaken in a clearing in a weird, unknown rural area having no idea how they got there or why. In minutes, it becomes evident that they’re being hunted. One-by-one, they fall victim to unseen attackers. But the killers weren’t counting on one o ..read more

Review By: Jonathan W. Hickman At 52, Vin Diesel gets to show his face as a comic book superhero. If you didn’t know that “Bloodshot” is an adaptation of a Valiant comic, you’re probably not alone. As producers seek to jump on the Marvel and DC bandwagon, niche properties will inevitably find their way to the big screen. But where “Deadpool” and “Guardians of Galaxy” proved to be surprising hits, there will always be misses. And “Bloodshot” fires wide of its target. When soldier Ray Garrison (Diesel) is killed, he’s brought back to life by a corporation with the help of millions of nanobots ..read more