In an update to the Peachtree City Council Thursday night, the city’s development authority outlined a variety of tasks undertaken to help industrial and retail businesses in the city.

50-foot buffer now required when path darts between homes

Developers wanting to run cart paths between homes in the future will have to provide some more cushion thanks to a new rule adopted by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

Tyrone has a new finance director, a former accounting manager and business manager who brings with her a wealth of experience, along with an MBA from Georgia State University. Aside from her credentials, including her most recent assignment as accounting manager for Peachtree City, Penny Hunter is a process-oriented fiscal conservative.

A Peachtree City man was arrested Wednesday for briefly holding his girlfriend against her will at his home on Meadow Court, police said.

Starting this month and running through the end of April, the Peachtree City Fire Department will be testing fire hydrants throughout town.

Fayette sheriff's detectives have determined that a reported armed robbery this morning at the intersection of Kenwood and Longview roads did not occur, officials said.

Mistrial declared on arson charge

A partial mistrial has been declared in the arson case against a south Fayette woman who admitted to setting grease rags afire in her garage Feb. 18, 2008.

Northgate’s Lady Vikings lost to Whitewater, the top ranked team in the Class AAAA, but defeated McIntosh, also highly ranked, in penalty kicks. Northgate’s girls are currently ranked third in AAAA. For more on local soccer, visit the sports section. Photo/Stan Prophitt/KidzSportsPhotography.

It will be a needed upgrade to existing emergency services that will cost little but pay big dividends. Coweta commissioners march 17 voted to spend a requested $6,772 to create an emergency operations center in the newly opened 911 Center on Walt Sanders Memorial Drive.

It might not seem like much now, but it could be a significant move for Coweta County government in years to come. Talk that began more than a year ago and resumed last month over having a countywide commission chairman resulted Tuesday in an agreement to form a committee to study the possibility. Though there was virtually no discussion on the matter, each commissioner agreed to provide a name for the committee at the April 7 meeting. Commissioners Paul Poole and Randolph Collins will also serve on the committee. If approved, the move could not occur until the 2010 census numbers are finalized.

Several possibilities for repairing streets in the Martinwood subdivision were batted around by the Senoia City Council Monday night.

Senoia officials are looking at ways to honor longtime resident Jimmy Hutchinson, whose hardware store was a long-time fixture in the downtown area.

Taking ‘dream job’ with FAA in Washington

Citing an offer he couldn’t refuse, Senoia Councilman Keith Harrison announced he would be resigning so he can take a “dream job” with the Federal Aviation Administration in Washington.

Coweta County commissioners agreed with a traffic study along McIntosh Trail in east Coweta linking Sharpsburg and Senoia that recommended a reduction in the speed limit from 55 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour. The change will not go into effect until it is approved by Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT).

It will be a new type of training venue for law enforcement officers. Coweta County commissioners March 17 voted unanimously to approve the construction of a “tire shoot house” that will give officers the ability to move freely while firing in an enclosed training facility at the law enforcement shooting range.

Georgia Clean Air Campaign came to Coweta County Tuesday, with representatives receiving approval from commissioners to inquire if any county employees are interested in the no-cost program.

Second defendant acquitted of attempted rape, but guilty of criminal trespassing

Two men were convicted today in connection with the rape of a 19-year-old Peachtree City woman at the Harmony Village apartment complex August 30.

Only one of the men, Ulises Chavez, was convicted of rape and burglary. The jury acquitted the other defendant, Isreal Martinez Ruiz, of criminal attempt to commit rape but convicted him of criminal trespassing instead of the initial burglary charge.

Both men also lived at the apartment complex at the time of the incident, police said. Sentencing has been set for next week.

A Peachtree City man accused of violently shaking his 10-week-old son was convicted Wednesday by a Fayette County jury.

George Anthony Bowman Jr. was convicted of two counts of misdemeanor battery (reduced by the jury from felony aggravated battery counts) and one felony count of cruelty to children.

A 19-year-old Peachtree City woman tearfully recounted in court today the early August morning when she woke up while being raped by a man in her own bedroom.

The victim identified her attacker and another man who was in the room at the time she woke up in her bedroom at the Harmony Village apartment complex.

Volunteers with the Metro Fayette Kiwanis Club dish out hotcakes and sausage Saturday during the club’s annual pancake breakfast
fund-raiser at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church. The Easter Bunny visited youngsters and winners of the annual student art contest were also on display in what turned out to be a rainy-day option for many canceled sports activities. Photo/John Munford.

Fayette County’s Master Gardeners pose with members of the Fayette County Commission last week to be honored for their contributions to the community. Between the gardeners’ volunteer time and the amount of food grown for local food banks, it was calculated the gardeners had given back an estimated value of $195,000 to Fayette County. Photo/John Munford.

Feds, governor say we’re not poor enough to qualify for extra school funding this year

Fayette County Board of Education members got a glimpse Monday night of how federal stimulus dollars might impact state education and the local school system.

A Fayette County jury heard an audio recording Tuesday of a Peachtree City man’s confession to shaking his 10-week-old son in August before calling 911 to summon help after noticing the child had trouble breathing.

Here’s how you can appeal your property value assessment

Fayette County property owners still have a chance to challenge their most recent property assessment, but time is short.

Fayette County’s unemployment rate has not been immune from the recent lumps of the economy.

Fayette’s unemployment jumped from 4.4 percent in January 2008 to an estimated 7 percent in January of this year, according to the most recent data from the Georgia Department of Labor.

The Pigeon Drop. The Secret Shopper. The Canadian Lottery. If you are not aware of these terms, it is time to learn. These are some of the more well-used scams targeting the elderly and others in Fayette County and beyond.

Two Peachtree City pools initially targeted for closure due to budget cuts may remain open this summer after all, but under new management, if a proposal is approved Thursday night by the City Council.

The Fayetteville City Council Thursday is set to hear the first reading of a budget amendment that will trim approximately $263,000 from the 2009 general fund budget due to a decrease in local options sales tax (LOST) revenues.

Money will be used for down-payment program

To help dispose of hundreds of foreclosed homes in Fayette County, county officials will receive $1.18 million in federal funds that will be used to offer down-payment assistance to purchasers.

The Fayette County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to replace the current student information system (SIS) that will cease to be operational in Georgia on Aug. 1.