It is one more step along the way. Coweta County Commission Sept. 11 unanimously approved a Special Use Permit request by Piedmont Newnan Hospital for the installation of a heliport adjacent to the new hospital that was approved for construction in the spring.

The city of Senoia voted unanimously to ask the General Assembly for a charter change that would allow the mayor and City Council to have four-year terms.

The Senoia City Council decided to spend just over $12,000 Monday night to upgrade three police vehicles with digital recording equipment.

Maybe they should have been in church instead of burglarizing someone’s home. Two juveniles and two adult males were arrested and warrants issued for a fifth suspect in a Sept. 14 burglary at a north Fayette residence. One of the men escaped and was apprehended later by Sheriff Randall Johnson.

Smith, Smola line up against write-in candidate File on system’s school buses used for Great Georgia Airshow

Things are heating up between Fayette School Board Post 1 write-in candidate Nicole File and Post 1 board member Janet Smola.

Looking for some extra money, Logsdon, McMullen go into renovation business together

Peachtree City’s mayor and city manager have gone into business together to remodel homes.

[Editor’s note: Miriam Fulton, a true pioneer in the state’s first planned community, died Sunday at the first home built in the fledgling Peachtree City. This is a remembrance by The Citizen’s Carolyn Cary, whose first association with newspapers in Fayette County began nearly 40 years ago.]

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It’s one-stop shopping at the 2008 “Find it in Fayette!” Community Expo. Over 100 exhibitors will showcase their products and services at the Fayette Chamber’s annual trade show, offering show specials and give-away items to visitors.

Local officials Monday laid out their plans to entice Atlanta Christian College to relocate its campus from East Point to Peachtree City.

The Fayette County School Board Monday decided to say thanks but no thanks to an offer by Fayette County to buy 49.4 acres of surplus wetland property at the Goza Road school complex.

Maybe the third time’s the charm?

When the Peachtree City Council meets Thursday night, they will address for a third time the issue of approving a sewer connection to a shopping center just outside the city limits off Ga. Highway 74 South.

Circuit split would cost $1M to county, state combined

The four Superior Court judges in the Griffin Judicial Circuit, which serves Fayette County, are asking the state to consider creating a fifth judgeship for the circuit.

She is back in the news. But this time on lesser charges. The Fayetteville woman that previously gained notoriety as the “Deadly Magnolia” was arrested Sept. 12 for possession of Vicodin (hydrocodone) without a prescription.

It should be smooth sailing for an annexation and rezoning request by Piedmont Fayette Hospital to include 17.85 acres north of the hospital for future use as a day care center, parking spaces and for stormwater detention.

A Lilburn man was arrested for trafficking in heroin Sept. 5 during a buy bust conducted by Fayette Sheriff’s Drug Task Force at the Fayette Pavilion Wal-Mart.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

A Peachtree City resident was seriously injured when a large tree fell on a golf cart Monday afternoon, city fire officials said.

Local officials are making their formal pitch today to lure Atlanta Christian College to Peachtree City.

Fayette County Elections Supervisor Tom Sawyer confirmed Monday afternoon that residents can do advance voting for the November 4 election starting September 22.

Bank of Coweta Sept. 6 advertised a notice of indebtedness on a portion of property that is the site of the future Fischer Crossing retail center located on three corners of Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road in east Coweta County.

A Peactree City Fire Fighter tended to the flags honoring the FDNY fallen on 9/11 this past Thursday. Photo/Special.

It was not your typical 5K Run/1 Mile Walk Sept. 6 as more than 100 turned out for the inaugural run of the Peachtree City Toga Trot at Phi Mu headquarters on Westpark Drive. The event was sponsored by members of the national sorority group Atlanta Southern Crescent Alumnae Panhellenic Association (ASCAPA) and Peachtree City Rotary Club. The event was a joint fundraiser for ASCAPA’s scholarship fund and for Rotary’s Polio Plus Foundation. Those organizing the event included George Martin, Kelly Bowman, Cele Eifert, Angela McFarlin, Seanie Zappendorf and Leigh Mitchell.

Developer abandons bid for Fairfield Inn, Comfort Inn

A development company has pulled out of plans to build two new hotels in Peachtree City, officials confirmed this week.

Drawings made without consulting design guidelines for Lexington Circle

The architectural character and charm of the Buckhead Brewery will certainly change under a renovation plan proposed by the new owner of the building, who will locate a La Hacienda restaurant there.

Water conservation=less revenue for sewer system

Peachtree City residents may face higher sewer bills in the near future as the Water and Sewer Authority prepares to begin its third consecutive budget year with a projected shortfall.

Delta Community Credit Union is preparing to increase its presence in Peachtree City.

The company is planning to build a 7,000 square foot branch at the new Wilshire Village shopping center off Ga. Highway 74 south across from Holly Grove Road.

A highway road project coupled with a new utility project are going to basically wipe out any hope of having a natural buffer along Ga. Highway 74 south for a new shopping center.

This past Saturday, the Atlanta Braves hosted their third annual "Breast Cancer Awareness Day", and more than 800 participants (including survivors and their family and friends) came out to help raise awareness and funds. The Braves also awarded their first "Diamond of Hope" awards, and one of the recipients was Janet Beebe from Peachtree City.  

Due to the ongoing construction on Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard the speed limit has been reduced to 35 miles per hour, Fayetteville Police said Friday.

What was expected to be a class-action lawsuit by residents of north and central Fayette County and south Fulton County sickened in mid-2006 by what they insisted were chemical releases from the Phillip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant near Fairburn has reached an out of court settlement agreement.