Piedmont Newnan Hospital has named Patricia “Pat” Johnson, RN director of acute care services. As director of acute care services, Johnson is responsible for overseeing 61 acute care beds including orthopedics, medical and surgical units.

State loosens watering restrictions; it’s back to odd-even days, midnight-10 a.m.; explicit rules below

Nearly 20 years with the town of Tyrone came to an abrupt end Tuesday night for Town Clerk Valerie Caldwell, as council members voted 4-0 to terminate her employment with no explanation.

Businesses and parents to be held responsible

The Fayetteville City Council responded to concerns over juvenile loitering by voting unanimously June 5 to institute a curfew affecting juveniles, parents and businesses.

When sheriff’s candidate Dave Simmons kept hearing concerns from a number of citizens, he decided to embark on some private research.

Crosswinds Tuesday morning are thought to be responsible for causing a small private plane to become lodged in a tree as the aircraft was attempting to take off from a private airstrip on Ga. Highway 92 north of Fayetteville. No injuries were reported in the incident.

For the first time in at least two decades, there is no Mrs. Winner’s in Fayetteville.

It was a total loss with no injuries Sunday night as the Mrs. Winner’s restaurant on Ga. Highway 85 in Fayetteville burned to the ground. Three employees on duty were the only ones inside the building.

The congregation of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City is dealing with joy and sorrow as their senior pastor, the Rev. John Martin Weber, 62, retires from 34 years of service to the community, both through the church and through Peachtree City’s fire and police departments as chaplain.

Wrong address. Wrong delivery. For the homeowner of a Raintree Hill address in Peachtree City, the June 6 package he had not ordered and was not home to refuse led to the arrest of a Tennessee man minutes later after he entered the property and picked up the package containing 39 pounds of marijuana.

Residents who are curious about why the County Commission’s puts abbreviated versions of its meeting minutes on the county’s website need to look no further than the county attorney’s office.

What started as a trickle with the Fayetteville store’s closing has now grown into a full-grown river as Goody’s Family Clothing filed for bankruptcy this week.

With warning from city staff that next year’s budget cycle could face some service cuts, the Peachtree City Council began to dive into two possibilities June 3: both pool-related.

Consumers can keep companies from accessing data

Starting Aug. 1 local residents will be able to sign up for a security freeze to help combat identity fraud, one of the fastest growing crimes in the country.

“This has been one of the most difficult years I can remember for creating a budget.”

Those comments by interim Fayette County Administrator Jack Krakeel express the sentiments of many of the county’s government leaders during this budget cycle.

Boxer Evander Holyfield is currently off the hook on the foreclosure of his $10 million estate in north Fayette. But problems still linger with a $1.1 million promissory note reportedly owed to Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) and $6,000 for past due child support.

Peachtree City’s peaceful golf cart paths were filled with “strong-armed robberies” in the past week that culminated Monday night with the arrest of five juveniles and one adult.

On July 1, 2008, the Fayette Animal Shelter will begin offering new services and will be implementing a new fee schedule. Throughout the past 4 years, the shelter has revamped many of its shelter and field services and increased standards to attempt to raise the rate of pet adoption.

It was a total loss Sunday night as the Mrs. Winner’s restaurant on Ga. Highway 85 in Fayetteville burned. Three employees on duty were the only ones inside the building. All escaped uninjured.

The marijuana courier business took a hit Friday as Peachtree City police staked out a Raintree Hill house and arrested a man in the process of picking up a 39-pound package of pot.

City sues original project architect

While work is being completed on the exterior renovations to the Peachtree City police headquarters, the city is having to extend the lease on its temporary facility by three months.

In several weeks of mixed emotions, the congregation of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City is bidding their senior pastor farewell and God’s blessings.

5 full-time personnel on list; also replacement of 6 trucks

After slashing the city’s budget in light of declining sales tax and property tax revenues tied to the economic downturn, city officials have made a priority list of what cuts they’d like to see restored.

The Dixie Wing Commemorative Air Force hangar in Peachtree City was transformed into an unofficial jail Wednesday morning as local community leaders helped raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between May 22 and June 4. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A fundraiser for Sharpsburg resident Abby Hirsch Phillips will be held Saturday, June 14 at the Tyrone Depot located at 847 Senoia Road. Related to a recent cancer diagnosis, the fundraiser will feature a spaghetti dinner beginning at 5:30 p.m. Live entertainment by Second Time Around will begin at 8 p.m. and continue until midnight.

Here’s a riddle, one with hopefully a happy ending.

Which will come first… $5 a gallon gas, or the opening of Clayton State University’s new student housing?

Christian City was presented the award for "Best Management Company in the State of Georgia" at a recent 2008 Southeastern Affordable Housing Management Association luncheon held at the Airport Hilton.

Back to back burglaries in Fayetteville in the early morning hours Wednesday, Thursday and Friday netted thieves few items for their effort. Police cannot confirm a connection but are investigating the three.

A developer’s request to exceed Peachtree City’s shopping center size guidelines by 25,000 square feet has been sent back to the drawing board for two weeks.