Some pleaded their case, but in the end it did no good. The Fayetteville City Council was sympathetic, but that emotion did not stop them from imposing fines, permit revocations and warnings for businesses selling alcohol to those under-age or selling alcohol without a permit.

Peachtree City’s new police chief will be on duty starting April 14, and he’s already picked out an apartment in the city while his family wraps up loose ends at their Florida home.

It went off without a hitch. The conceptual site plan for Sany Corporation’s 228-acre campus in Peachtree City won unanimous approval Monday from the city’s Planning Commission.

A north Fayette man was convicted Tuesday of shooting his longtime girlfriend at their home in June.

A jury found Christopher Q. McDaniel, 29, of 350 Carriage Drive, guilty of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Fayette County Superior Court Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell.

The slow-growth policies of the County Commission, along with a crumbling housing market could be two of the factors involved in Fayette’s relatively small population growth over the past year.

The Fayetteville City Council is set to begin consideration of whether to let rain soak into the ground beneath paved parking lots.

The Fayetteville Police Department has been re-accredited on a national basis by the Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies.

The runway at Falcon Field has been re-opened now that repaving work is complete.

There will be a brief closure Tuesday from 6 to 10 a.m. so the connecting taxiways can be hydroseeded, airport officials said.

A bill that would have changed the way Fayette County residents elect their county commissioners was voted down by the Georgia House of Representatives Wednesday morning.

It is a two-fold problem: the septic system and compliance standards. Recent problems with the septic system at the fire station in Tyrone and the station’s inadequate size for housing increasing numbers of firefighters initially led to a consideration of relocating the station’s septic system to Shamrock Park. But recent soil tests at the park showed that such a move is not possible, leaving the county with the prospect of significantly diminishing on-site water usage or moving up the date to relocate the facility.

Overnight rain and the threat of tornadoes may have dampened attendance last week at Tyrone’s combination Easter Egg Hunt/Dog Contest/Taste of Tyrone/St. Patrick’s Day festivities, but nothing could stop the fun experienced by the nearly 250 who made their way March 15 to Shamrock Park and Triangle Park.

A Fayette County jury found a Clayton County man not guilty Thursday of aggravated stalking.

Birane Mbengue was accused of threatening the grandmother of his baby after the woman was awarded temporary custody of the child following a juvenile court hearing in January 2007.

In honor of school library media month, Peachtree City BMX riders Jordan and Reese Camarata presented a copy of a book entitled “BMX racing” to the Braelinn Elementary Library. Pictured with the racers are Principal Wenonah Bell and librarian Monica Boyd. Logan Bradford from Kedron Elementary also took part in the program. Photo/Special.

It was an egg-hunter’s delight on March 15 at Shamrock Park. The Easter Bunny was on hand, along with more than 50 determined hunters on a one-track mission to fill their baskets with what looked like millions of colorful eggs. The day’s events also included a Dog Contest and The Taste of Tryone. Photo/Ben Nelms.

The Fayette Daybreak Rotary Club had the privilege of honoring the Tyrone Teachers of the Year during a ceremony at the club’s regular Thursday morning meeting on Feb. 7. This distinction has special meaning as it was bestowed upon the teachers by their fellow teachers in each school.

Partner’s Pizza in Tyrone will donate a portion of the proceeds for Monday, March 24, from 5:30 – 8:00 p.m., to the Law Enforcement Torch Run to benefit Special Olympics.

A request to supersize the sign for Delta Community Credit Union was denied by the Peachtree City Council tonight.

The company wanted a 142 square foot sign on the wall of its building, far above the current 30 square foot limit. But the request was shot down unanimously as several council members said they worried it would set a precedent that would damage the city’s sign ordinance.

H.C. 'Skip' Clark to be sworn in April 18

As expected, Halifax C. “Skip” Clark was voted in tonight as Peachtree City’s newest police chief.

Northgate’s Danielly Johnson battles Whitewater’s Brittany Vining for the ball in the Lady Vikings’ 3-1 loss Wednesday in a contest between two teams that are both ranked fifth in the state.

A contract with Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT) that will lead to site preparation on a 10-acre site for future hangar development at Newnan Coweta County Airport was executed March 18 by Coweta County Commission.

The director of the school system’s Centre for Performing and Visual Arts announced the first Richard Brooks Visionary Awards of Artistic Achievement will be given at an April 29 event at the Centre.

A Fairfax, Virginia company was approved by Coweta County Commission March 18 to conduct flood studies of the county’s stream basins at a cost of $329,000.

Residents driving through downtown Senoia Monday night knew something was different as every parking space on the city’s Main Street was occupied. The City Council was meeting, but the real crowd was just down the block at the opening of Maguire’s Irish Pub.

Two Clayton County teens received stiff prison terms Tuesday for the armed robbery of a cyclist at the Bank of America ATM in Fayetteville’s Banks Station shopping center in July.

A north Fayette woman was arrested Thursday after she struck Sandy Creek High School Principal Roy Rabold and almost ran over a police officer while leaving the school campus, police said.

Fayetteville Police said Tuesday that a human fetus found dead Sunday afternoon in a restroom toilet at the Wal-Mart at Fayette Pavilion was the result of a miscarriage.

McIntosh High grad has creative relationship with movie hit ‘Horton’

When it comes to working on a hit movie, there are big projects and then there are really big projects. For David Torres, a former Peachtree City resident and a graduate of the class of 1995 at McIntosh High School, it doesn’t get much bigger than creating an animated elephant voiced by Jim Carrey in the current no. 1 movie in America.

The Peachtree City Council is expected to select Juno Beach, Fla., police chief Halifax “Skip” Clark as its new police chief at council’s regular meeting Thursday night.

Fayette residents will soon have a very short period to water their thirsty yards.

The Fayette County Commission signed off Thursday on agreeing to slightly loosen the water restrictions and follow the state Environmental Protection Division’s directive.

It was a low-key but emotional event Friday night in front of Fayetteville City Hall as 50 people expressed their concerns with the Fayette County Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) and the Fayette County court system.