A woman tried to swim away from police early this afternoon as they tried to arrest her for a hit and run case in Fayetteville.

Communication is the only game in town. Developing a methodology to enhance communication and effectiveness between the various Peachtree City boards and authorities that work to bring business and jobs to the city was the topic of a meeting held May 13 at Falcon Field. Participants at the meeting agreed to form a leadership group coalition that would benefit the city by acting in concert to more effectively promote the Peachtree City community.

Council punts unpopular increase on swim team members

Starting in September, daily pool admission for the Kedron Aquatic Center will increase by $1.

Members of Coweta County’s Tax Rate Review and Appeals Committee voted 4-1 Wednesday to recommend to county commissioners that Starship Adult Novelties & Gifts be issued a business license to operate its Thomas Crossroads location. Commissioners are expected to take up the issue in June.

Senoia’s downtown streetscape revitalization project is set to begin next week. Once completed later this summer, the $312,500 state Transportation Enhancement sidewalk project will bring a new look to the immediate downtown business area.

Approximately 60 east Coweta residents concerned about a proposed county fueling station to be located next to the fire station on Fischer Road near I-85 met Tuesday at the fire station adjacent to Northgate High School to express their opposition. Group members said they will attend the June 2 commission meeting to continue that opposition.

What a difference a few weeks makes. What had been an issue of unkept property along I-85 by Adesa Auto Auction did a 180-degree turn-around at the May 19 meeting of Coweta County Commission. Board members heard a report from county administrator Theron Gay and Adesa representative Brett Roland that reversed the call for possible citations on county code violations.

It comes but once a year, but for some in the Christian community it holds relevance to local communities and to the nation. More than 70 elected and appointed officials, along with ministers from Fayette and Coweta counties, community members and church members attended the 16th Annual Fayette Community Prayer Breakfast held May 7 at Grace Church as a part of the National Day of Prayer.

Threatening clouds overhead and intermittent rain could not forestall the fun for families May 16 in Palmetto for the annual Founder’s Day Parade and Festival. The parade was photographed by a dozen Palmetto youngsters as part of the city’s Cultural Arts Project. The young photographers and hundreds of other residents continued the celebration in Veterans Park with plenty of food, family activities and music.

Jesse Hill is back again this year with his Shoot the Hoop summer camp. This summer beginning June 1 the academic and sports camp will be held in Fairburn near Landmark Christian School and can serve up to 250 students.

Fayette County and Fayetteville firefighters will be conducting a boot drive to raise money for the south metro chapter of the American Red Cross Saturday night during a free concert at The Villages Amphitheater in Fayetteville.

Georgia State Troopers and officers with the Georgia Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) Motor Carrier Compliance Division will be strictly enforcing safety belt laws this coming Memorial Day holiday weekend. Additionally, the law enforcement personnel will be watching for impaired drivers during their holiday patrols. Up to 875 injuries are predicted, along with 18 deaths.

Sheriff’s deputies have a man who ran on foot from a sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop this morning and then hid in a house in the Timberlake subdivision, police said.

Not so ‘cool’ to hang out around movie theater with heat from cops, curfew

Fayetteville Police seem to have solved the problem of youths “hanging around” outside the Tinseltown movie theater at the Fayette Pavilion.

Peachtree City police have filed more criminal charges against a Senoia man for graffiti painted in several areas of town.

Peter John Luker, 23, of Stonebridge Way, Senoia, is accused of “tagging” graffiti on rear business doors at the Braelinn shopping center and brick walls at First Baptist Church and Kane Yama Japanese Steakhouse & Sushi Bar, according to warrants for his arrest.

A possible outsourcing of Peachtree City’s Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center will be discussed Thursday night by the City Council.

The Fayette County Commission Thursday night postponed a vote about the staff-proposed alignment for the second phase of the West Fayetteville Bypass.

Fayette County students taking the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) topped the state average again this year and bested their own scores in English and science over last year.

Christine Jones is not your average person with a 9-5 outlook on work. Her paying job finds her at a local trucking company, but after hours, the Sharpsburg resident puts in nearly the equivalent of another full day’s work at home in front of her computer trying to help people across America find their missing relatives or those who have been found dead but remain unidentified. For Jones, her mission is a matter of Lighting the Way Home for families to locate their loved ones.

The Fayette County Board of Education Monday decided to go the public route to refinance the 1999 bond for which the system owes $24.9 million.

Budget time is fast approaching for the Fayette County School System. With budget issues soon to be hammered out, Comptroller Laura Brock on May 18 provided an initial budget summary that showed a decrease of approximately $10 million from the current $195 million budget.

Fayette County resident and former Fulton County Police veteran Gerald Copeland has another charge leveled against him involving the assault of a prostitute.

The moral of the story is to make sure not to leave anything of value in plain sight in a parked vehicle. The windows in five vehicles were broken out over the weekend in Fayetteville, allowing thieves to help themselves to the contents.

In celebration of “National Drug Court Month,” the Griffin Judicial Circuit Adult Felony Drug Court held its first graduation ceremony on May 13 in the District Courtroom. This is the court’s first ceremony since its origination during the spring of 2007. The ceremony marks the completion of an intensive 24 month program of comprehensive drug treatment, close supervision, and full accountability by members of our drug court team.

The Fayette County Commission Thursday night decided to hold off on a vote about the staff-proposed alignment for the second phase of the West Fayetteville Bypass.

Money will pay for expansion of hangar area

Federal stimulus funds will be headed to Fayette County in a big way, specifically at Falcon Field in Peachtree City.

Progress is being made on a project to erect a new traffic light on Ga. Highway 74 north at Wisdom Road in Peachtree City.

He may be a rookie as a police officer, but he is no rookie when it comes to public safety. Peachtree City Police Cpl. James Beato for his work as a first year officer received the award for Rookie of the Year on May 7 at the District Attorney’s 3rd Annual Law Enforcement Banquet.

Impact fees, paid indirectly by residents when purchasing a brand new home, may be going up in a dramatic fashion later this year.

Another Peachtree City resident has announced he will seek a seat on the City Council.

Robert Walsh, a resident of the Planterra Ridge subdivision, said in a letter to The Citizen that he will seek the Post 3 seat currently held by Steve Boone. Boone has not yet indicated whether he would seek re-election.