Peachtree City police were investigating a gym thief Monday who had stolen a wallet from a locker at the World Gym, officials reported.

The intersection of Raymond Hill Road and Fischer Road in east Coweta County remains closed until Thursday or longer. 

United Way in Fayette County has embarked on what is being called the most critical fundraising campaign in recent times. With the changing economic climate, United Way in Fayette County and its eleven community partners are seeing the needs of the community rise dramatically, particularly in the past six months.

’Non-performing assets’ increased 55% from 2nd quarter to 3rd

Georgia Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of The Bank of Georgia, Friday announced a net loss of $700,000 or $0.24 per share for the nine months ended Sept. 30, 2008, compared to a net income of $2.4 million or $0.84 per share for the same period in 2007.

Bank of North Georgia, which has four branches in Fayette County, has been named one of the top places to work in Georgia by Georgia Trend magazine.

An apartment fire Saturday morning at The Retreat in Peachtree City was extinguished by a fire sprinkler, city fire officials reported today.

The numbers crept up a little higher by the end of early voting Friday. Totals showed more than 55 percent of Fayette County’s voters had cast a ballot.

Data doesn't include today's figures; no early voting Monday

As of the end of business Thursday, more than half of Fayette County’s eligible voters have done their civic duty, elections officials reported.

The 560 new jobs coming to NCR’s Peachtree City campus will be quite well-paying positions, according to data released by the Fayette County Development Authority.

The Braelinn Village shopping center is about to get a major exterior renovation thanks to its new owner.

The proposal, unveiled at Monday night’s meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission, could well be the largest such project ever undertaken in the city. The entire exterior storefronts will be replaced, along with new signage, and the walkways in front of stores will be rebuilt with decorative stamped concrete.

Will cost $1.50 a month for average home

A volunteer board that oversees Peachtree City’s sewer system will consider adopting a five percent increase this year and one for next year in light of declining revenues.

Regional law enforcement officials announced today the seizure of $22 million in cash and 41 people indicted in an investigation of a drug cartel that was caught twice transporting drugs and cash through Georgia.

Every day can be a recycle day according to Al Yougel, Executive Director of Keep Peachtree City Beautiful, Inc. Recycling, he feels, cannot be just a one day feel good thing, but should be a deep seated habit. Yougel explains recycling details in the following questions:

The Peachtree City Wal-Mart has named eighth grade science teacher Dave Edinger of J.C. Booth Middle as its Teacher of the Year.

Edinger received a $1,000 check from Wal-Mart for being selected as the Peachtree City store’s winner.

A daytime burglary Oct. 28 at a Foxford Run residence in Tyrone resulted in the theft of a large flat screen television and a laptop computer. Police advise residents to be aware of their surroundings and report unusual activity in neighborhoods.

The Peachtree City Council will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss possibilities relating to the future of the tennis center.

Former Rising Starr Middle School teacher and Senoia resident Craig Bowen was convicted Oct. 28 in Coweta Superior Court on four counts of child molestation. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison and 5 years probation.

The new look of Coweta County’s historic courthouse is underway. Visible now from the street is an unobstructed view of the courthouse, now in its rehabilitation phase, with the removal of the old water oak trees and one magnolia. The last of the 100 year-old oaks was removed Wednesday.

Coweta County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) and Coweta County filed suit against Shell Oil Company Oct. 23 for $25 million and damages over faulty water pipes that have cost the county millions to repair. The suit alleges breach of contract, negligence, product liability, fraud and violations of the Georgia Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act over the misrepresentation, marketing and sale of Blu-Max pipe, which uses a polybutylene resin manufactured by Shell.

One arrest has been made and others are pending in an Oct. 27 home invasion in Sharpsburg where a couple was pistol whipped and one of their vehicles stolen.

The intersection of Raymond Hill Road and Fischer Rd will be closed November 1 and 2. The planned closing last weekend could not be accomplished due to inclement weather.

Newnan Police were part of the Atlanta drug task force that led to three federal indictments unsealed on Tuesday in Atlanta charging a total of 41 defendants on multiple counts relating to a large scale drug distribution and money laundering scheme operating in the Northern District of Georgia and the Southern District of Texas. The Newnan Police city drug unit was also called in for help with this operation.

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine is urging Georgians to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks back to standard time this weekend.

Twenty-two citizens of Coweta County have begun a seven-month course of study as part of Leadership Coweta, a community leadership development program offered by the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce.

The Georgia State Patrol is cautioning drivers to be prepared as they travel this coming Friday. Traffic is expected to be heavier than normal this Halloween with additional motorists traveling the state’s roads for the weekend.

Regional law enforcement officials announced today the seizure of $22 million in cash and 41 people indicted in an investigation of a drug cartel that was caught twice transporting drugs and cash through Georgia.

Officer Keith Issac of the Peachtree City Police Department checks a motorist’s license at one of several roadblock locations Friday night. The program was aimed at arresting impaired drivers as part of a special enforcement campaign over the Halloween holiday. Photo/John Munford.

One of Peachtree City’s oldest industrial tenants is poised for a major growth spurt.

Gov. Sonny Perdue and NCR Corporation Senior Vice President Christine Wallace announced Tuesday that NCR, a Fortune 500 technology company, will establish a global Center of Excellence in Georgia, co-locating several key components of its Worldwide Customer Service operations and creating 916 new jobs in the next 26 months.

Schools, law officers battle about 8 gangs now operating here

Gang expert Wally Marchant, noting that gangs are prevalent in Clayton and south Fulton counties, summed up Fayette County’s problem in a seminar of local officials Friday afternoon:

The latest plan for a shopping center at the corner of Planterra Way and Ga. Highway 54 is a little bit smaller.

One of the proposed tenants, a sporting goods retailer, has backed out of its previous commitment, so the plan has been tweaked a little to compensate. The net result is the shopping center has been trimmed from 175,000 square feet to about 165,000 square feet, said Doug McMurrain of Capital City Development.