Plans for a new nature area behind Whitewater High School in Fayetteville are starting to coalesce. Representatives from the school system and the nonprofit Southern Conservation Trust presented a concept drawing to the Fayette County Board of Education Monday, outlining a collaborative effort to turn about 45 acres around a detention pond into a passive recreation area with trails and an outdoor classroom.

The board agreed to create a conservation easement for the site, after which discussions about funding and construction will be held. The current three-phase plan has an estimated cost of $208,000.

About the Author

Featured

Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

Credit: NYT