News

Fired-up economy leaving employers short-handed

A healthy economy is presenting local employers with a rather unique problem ­ where are the employees?

Lenox weighs in on sewer issue

Peachtree City Mayor Bob Lenox made crystal clear his position on certain points regarding the city's sewer policy, specifically in response to questions raised in a recent editorial by the publisher of the Peachtree Citizen Review.

Free natural gas available for PTC residents

Peachtree Natural Gas and its marketing partner, Coweta-Fayette EMC, are offering free gas for all existing and new residential customers on their June, July and August natural gas bills.

Peachtree City Library marks 20 years

Librarian M.T. Allen celebrated 20 years of service at the Peachtree City Library with a reception last week in the Floy Farr Room.

Photocircuits variance gets approval from neighborhood

Photocircuits and residents of Planterra Ridge subdivision reached an agreement this week concerning the company's proposed parking expansion.

Watershed assessment moving forward

The Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority is moving forward with its plans for a watershed assessment.

Police seek vandals, thieves

Peachtree City police are investigating two recent acts of vandalism as well as several unsolved thefts.

Kedron creates courtyard for creatures

Kedron Elementary School's courtyard is fit for a monarch or a mockingbird.

Retraction and correction

Two Fayette County attorneys, James E. Bischoff and Glen Burn, were mistakenly and incorrectly named as criminal defendants in a news story in The Citizen, Wednesday, May 5, 1999.

Coweta land deal

The Coweta County Board of Commissioners exercised an option Tuesday to purchase 900 acres in the Shenandoah industrial park for $15 million.

Police in schools

A conversation between the county's top educator and the county administrator could spur placement of police officers at all the middle schools in the unincorporated county.

New zoning guidelines approved

With a deep sigh and an exclamation of "Lordy mercy," Senoia Mayor Joan Trammell pounded her gavel down Monday night on the town's new zoning ordinances, zoning map and future land use map.

Approval of historic preservation ordinance expected

One of Coweta County's most historic towns will soon have a historic preservation ordinance.

Controversy over 21st Century Coweta calmed

The controversy surrounding the future of 21st Century Coweta has been quelled, at least for now.

PTC mayor weighs in on Senoia's sewer problems

Peachtree City Mayor Bob Lenox made crystal clear his position on certain points regarding the city's sewer policy, specifically in response to questions raised in a recent editorial by the publisher of the Peachtree Citizen Review and the Coweta Citizen Review.

Columns

Despite their awfulness, often times hard lessons are the most valuable

A wise person once said, "Experience is the best teacher. Unfortunately, the tuition is often very high."