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Photocircuits surprised by protests

Peachtree City Mayor Bob Lenox and other city officials will meet Monday with residents concerned about possible expansions at Photocircuits, but company superintendent Mark Bunker says the firestorm of protest over variances requests has "caught us completely by surprise."

PTC celebrates 40th birthday

Lordy, Lordy, Peachtree City's 40!

DOT on 6-laning Hwy. 74 from 54 to Crosstown Rd.: 'It's still on schedule'

If the widening of Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City is being delayed by lawsuits over "grandfathered" road projects, "it has not filtered down to the people in design; we are still on the same schedules," Mike Reynolds said at a Chamber of Commerce luncheon Tuesday.

New school chief already decided?

The Fayette County School Board is expected to announce its choice for superintendent Monday night at its regularly scheduled meeting, but the suspense may be absent.

Tyrone to levy development impact fee

Thanks to the efforts of the Tyrone Town Council, development in Tyrone just got a little bit more expensive.

Planners eye Panasonic tree-cutting proposal

Plans for harvesting pine trees from 30 to 40 acres adjacent to Panasonic Corporation on Ga. Highway 74 south have been proposed to the Peachtree City planning staff.

Post-Mews task force decides against consultant

A professional consultant on "new urbanism" would be too expensive and the process too slow to move toward a "combined use plan" for Ga. Highway 54 and Walt Banks Road in Peachtree City, a special task force agreed Tuesday.

Police arrest 4 men for security system tampering

Peachtree City police arrested four Haralson County men last Friday after discovering security-system tampering at a business near Ga. Highway 74 and Dividend Drive, reports show.

Lines are changing

Despite outcries of "You've sold us out" by angry parents, the Coweta County Board of Education Tuesday night approved a controversial new set of attendance lines for next year.

Coweta news

The embattled 21st Century Coweta got a new lease on life Tuesday as the Coweta County Commissioners decided to fund the group through the end of the year.

Road project still on schedule

Curious commuters may have been wondering why the work on widening Ga. Highway 34 appears to have come to a standstill.

New ordinances

A curious crowd packed the Senoia City Hall Monday night to watch as the city's planning commission unveiled its new zoning ordinances.