Corynn Tant and Emily Gainous of Fayetteville Girl Scout Troop No.

Coweta County Commission will conduct a Sept. 16 public hearing on the 2009 budget that takes effect in October. As proposed, the $60.5 million 2009 General Fund budget represents a 1.5 percent increase, or $923,000, over the current year.

For the first time in years, it’s going to be a quiet electoral season in Senoia.

This year, two City Council positions were up for election; Councilman Maurice Grover and Bobby Graham. But when the dust had settled, no one qualified to oppose the incumbents and no legal write-in candidates tossed their hats into the ring.

The Coweta County Board of Education gave its go-ahead Tuesday to start the redistricting process for the county’s newest elementary school, Brooks Elementary.

The Newnan Fire Department has purchased a new Pierce mini pumper. The pumper arrived in Newnan late last week. The new pumper can hold 500 gallons of water per minute. The pumper is capable of backing up all fire engines currently in service.

2008 property tax bills for the year 2008 will be mailed September 15 with a due date of October 31, 2008.  The city would like to remind citizens that anyone owning property in the city of Newnan will receive two separate tax bills, one from the city of Newnan and one from Coweta County, each payable to the appropriate party. 

A three-hour standoff involving 53 year-old Robert Suttles at his 230 Patricia Lane home off Ginger Cake Road near Fayetteville ended without incident after he surrendered to Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies and SWAT team members. No one was injured in the incident and no charges had been filed at this time. The reason for the standoff is currently unknown.

A standoff at 230 Patricia Lane is over. An unidentified man has been taken into custody without incident by Fayette County Sheriff's deputies and the county SWAT team. It is not known if anyone else was in the house at the time.

PTC planners worry quarter-acre lots make Wieland parcel too dense; what about a school, resident asks

There’s a new political player in town, and it has its aim on opening up local government to public scrutiny.

Former Fayette County Commission Chairman Harold Bost in July helped organize the new Fayette Citizens for Open Government (FayCOG-PAC) Political Action Committee.

While not exactly thrilled with the prospects of Peachtree City’s sewer system adding another hookup in the county, the County Commission Wednesday said it would not fight the issue.

Local football fans were blessed with getting to watch Calvin Johnson play both his high school and college ball in the area.

The Fayette County Board of Education last spring discussed the possibility of raising revenue from the sale of 49.4 acres of surplus property designated for wetlands mitigation use at the Goza Road complex on Fayette’s south side.

The economy may be down but not in the medical field. A rezoning and annexation request by Piedmont Fayette Hospital for three tracts totaling 17.85 acres along Sandy Creek Road will come before the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission Sept. 9. The request cites future uses that could include a daycare facility, parking spaces and stormwater infrastructure.

You can read about the number of Fayette County school buses on the road each day, the number of gallons of diesel fuel that is used, and the hours of training and re-certification of the drivers, but the real question is — are the buses safe?

The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce would like to invite interested community members to participate in the upcoming Leadership Fayette class, beginning September 16. Leadership Fayette is a program designed to help develop and educate business and community leaders about important aspects of the Fayette community. Through this interactive program, participants will learn about Fayette County's history, government processes, economic development, law enforcement, judicial system, education system, and health & human services. 

The Fayette County SPLOST public information meeting for the West Fayetteville Bypass, Phase 2 is set for September 16 at the public meeting room at 140 Stonewall Avenue West.

The National Weather Service office in Peachtree City will host a community preparedness event Sept. 16 to help citizens become better prepared to respond to emergencies.

Tonight Peachtree City planners will get their first pitch from John Wieland Homes to develop an 88-acre site with 344 homes, including 58 condominiums and 161 single family attached homes.

Fayette County’s largest private employer plans to close its manufacturing operations by the end of 2009, resulting in the loss of approximately 500 production-related jobs, a company spokesperson confirmed Friday afternoon.

Town cutting more costs

Tyrone’s cost-cutting measures continued Thursday night as the town voted to cut off the lights at Triangle Park. Finance Director Mary Sturm told the Town Council that about $3,000 could be saved annually be making the park dark,

Facility faces projected $236K shortfall this year

Peachtree City government may soon be taking over operations of the city’s amphitheater, which is currently run by the city’s Tourism Association.

ACC wants to move from East Point and expand offerings

The volunteer task force hoping to lure Atlanta Christian College to locate in Peachtree City is finalizing its sales pitch.

Allows Sany project to move ahead with 228 acre site

The way has been cleared for the new Sany headquarters and production plant after three variances were approved by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

Would extend utility across city limit for shopping center

The Peachtree City Council Thursday again postponed a decision on a proposed sewer easement that would lead to the city’s sewer system being used by a shopping center just outside the city limits.

Starr’s Mill High School graduate Maggie Appel recently received the state’s Award of Excellence for seniors with disabilities who have made extraordinary academic or extracurricular accomplishments.

The Peachtree City Police Department was presented with its latest recognition for achieving state accreditation. Police Chief H.C. “Skip” Clark, left, accepted the award from Frank V. Rotondo, executive director of the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police. The accreditation requires the city to follow numerous law enforcement standards, reducing the city’s risk for lawsuits by ensuring proper police procedures are followed. Photo/John Munford.

A burglary early Friday morning at J&R Clothing on Ga. Highway 85 in Fayetteville resulted in the theft of an undetermined amount of merchandise. There were no witnesses to the incident.

The Peachtree City Council again postponed a decision on a proposed sewer easement that would lead to the city’s sewer system being used by a shopping center just outside the city limits.

What a beautiful Labor Day weekend it was in west Coweta as countless families dotted the landscape while enjoying live music, tons of food and endless shopping for arts and crafts under the shade of a million trees at the annual Powers’ Crossroads Arts & Music Festival.