PTC residents "honk off" to council about stop signs, speed humps and lower speed limit on Golf View Drive

Peachtree City residents upset with the new stop signs, enhanced speed humps and 20 miles-per-hour speed limit on Golf View Drive spoke their peace to the City Council Tuesday night.

TDK gets blessing from PTC mayor and council

The Peachtree City Council has unanimously approved a resolution in support of extending TDK Boulevard to Coweta County to help traffic flow into the city's industrial park.

PTC Council to consider allowing 15-year-olds to drive siblings on carts

Now that 15-year-olds with learner's permits can drive golf carts in Peachtree City without adult supervision, the City Council is thinking about taking it a step further.

State grant may be available for expanding PTC library facility

A bid to get a $1.7 million state grant to expand Peachtree City's library just might be revived after all.

PTC mayor overruled: staff to work with airport officials

Overruling a previous edict from Mayor Steve Brown, the Peachtree City Council unanimously voted to allow city staff to continue assisting the Airport Authority with plans to pave an access road to a new hangar area it has built.

Open space rezonings of PTC facilities, rec areas approved by Planning Commission

The Peachtree City Planning Commission approved a small number of "housekeeping" rezonings at its meeting Monday night.

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Movies

Some roads closed next Saturday for Founders Day

Tyrone Founders Day will be Tuesday through Saturday, Sept. 17-21.

Commission will have different look next year

When the Coweta County Commission convenes in January, there will be two new faces deciding the county's business.

City moving forward on sewer project

By November, the city of Senoia will put out a bid proposal for the second and final phase of its sewer system.

Schools borrowing money until tax time

The Coweta County School System Tuesday night gave finance chief Keith Chapman the authority to borrow up to $12 million this year for system operations.

Bon L makes huge donation to school system

Employees of the Bon L Manufacturing Company spent last week handing out about 1,700 pocket dictionaries - one for every third-grade student in the Coweta County School System.

Sports

Most local football teams on the road tonight

The third week of the high school football season is upon us and teams are either looking to continue their winning ways or to right their ships fast. The only home games in the area tonight are Fayette County vs. Newnan and Northgate vs. North Clayton.

Lady Chiefs and Tigers stay perfect in region softball play

The McIntosh Lady Chiefs softball team added another victory to their undefeated season, beating Riverdale 10-2. Lily Yarbrough was on the mound for all seven innings striking out 11 batters, allowing no walks and giving up only one earned run.

PTC Tennis Center hosts number of events this weekend

The Peachtree City Tennis Center has played host to the Goody Products USTA Women's Pro Championship this week, featuring some very talented national and international players. The tournament action continues through Sunday with some additional, very special events.

Author of 'Barbara Nolan' plays to appear on Coweta TV program

David Wilson, the playwright and director of Grantville's annual "Barbara Nolan" comic vampire dramas, will be discussing this year's play "Barbara Nolan Meets the Werewolf" on the "People and Places in Coweta" television program next week.

Opinion

Peachtree City has a new 13-year-old hero to call its very own
By DAVID EPPS
Pastor

Since Sept, 11, 2001, the definition of an American "hero" has been redefined.

Make no mistake: The United States is in the midst of a religious war
By MONROE ROARK
mroark@thecitizennews.com

This is a day unlike any that my generation has ever faced.

Blabber-Mouth Betsy, lunchtime desserts and the after-school fights
By Rick Ryckeley
Fayette County Fire & Emergency Services

Do you remember a time when there wasn't a thing called a cell phone? When talking into a watch on your wrist was something you saw only in comic books? (Note: For the young readers out there - all two of ya - comic books were the precurser to video games.)

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