Piedmont Fayette Hospital is looking to expand again. A proposal at Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission March 11 would add 51,011 square feet to the facility, including the addition of a fourth and fifth floor over the new birthing center.

New feature: Sirens alert park visitors about storm threats

As Saturday’s storms neared Fayette County, the county’s weather alert siren system was activated to warn residents of the pending danger.

The move to establish a live/work office and retail development at The Villages on Ga. Highway 54 in Fayetteville continued March 11 at the Planning and Zoning Commission.

What may seem to some to be commercially useless wetlands property might provide a source of revenue for the Fayette County Board of Education.

Flat Rock Middle School's 7th and 8th grade girls and boys basketball teams have donated $400 to send World War II veteran James Yarbrough on the Honor Flight Fayette trip to Washington, D.C. scheduled for May 14th.

Comcast Channel 24, the official news source for Fayette County Schools, needs the community’s input for the development of future programming and expansion of the channel.

Less than a year in existence and Whitewater High’s DECA Club, a student business and marketing club, has already racked up numerous awards at the regional and state level competition.

Mathematics textbooks under consideration for adoption by the Fayette County Board of Education for Math I, Math II, Accelerated Math I, Accelerated Math II, AP Calculus and AP Statistics will be on display for public review March 18-April 21.

Two co-defendants testify against Rainey

A Lumber City, Ga. man was sentenced to 35 years in prison and a $600,000 fine Tuesday after he was convicted by a jury of attempting to traffick in cocaine and marijuana in June.

Fayetteville Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a fetus found dead Sunday afternoon in a restroom toilet at the Wal-Mart at Fayette Pavilion.

Fayetteville Police arrested three males Sunday for burglary at Fayette Intermediate School and Fayette County High School.

High winds ahead of a fast-moving cold front blew down trees and power lines across Fayette County Saturday afternoon, and hail larger than golf balls was reported just east of Peachtree City, according to preliminary storm reports from the National Weather Service Office in Peachtree City early Sunday morning.

State Operations Center activated March 15 in response to Friday’s severe weather

ATLANTA – Governor Sonny Perdue issued an executive order Saturday afternoon (March 15) declaring a state of emergency in the affected Atlanta area damaged by a tornado that struck Friday night.

A variety of different fees charged by Peachtree City will likely be going up in the near future.

Last week the City Council tabled the matter to await a report on potential fees for the developmental services division, which was delayed due to a staffer’s absence for a family emergency.

An attempt to re-locate J93.3 from Ga. Highway 54 just outside Peachtree City to Tyrone continued on that path with Tyrone Planning Commission stating support for the idea at its March 13 work session. Commissioners considered reviewing the current table of uses for the C-2 zoning district with the potential for having a “radio studio” included. The issue will be discussed at a March 27 public hearing.

Sany Corporation’s design plans for its 228-acre Peachtree City campus were unveiled last week to the city’s planning commission.

Dick Shelley is still looking for the reversal of an ordinance he claims has excluded nearly all the uses of his business rental property at 117-119 Tyrone Road. Shelley’s request was heard at Tyrone Planning Commission’s March 13 work session. The request asks for the re-instatement of 14 permitted uses in the C-2 zoning district that were excluded by the adoption of Ordinance 454 in 2004.

Tyrone Police Department has unveiled a new electronic community alert system, the Town Crier. Chief Brandon Perkins said the alert system is in an effort to provide timely information to its citizens. A recent announcement of the system has already resulted in 41 people signing up for the service.

Falcon Field's runway closed Wednesday and will remain so through Tuesday, March 25 as the runway and other areas are repaved.

There will be a bit of Easter and “A Taste of Tyrone” and a host of other activites all coinciding on St. Patrick’s Day that will all take place in Tyrone Saturday morning beginning at 10 a.m.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between March 6-12. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

In honor of "School Library Media Month" sponsored by the American Association of School Libraries riders from Peachtree City BMX have donated four copies of a book entitled "BMX Racing" to their respective elementary schools.

Mayor Harold Logsdon proclaimed the week of March 16-22 DeMolay Week in Peachtree City. Some of the members and advisors of Peachtree City Chapter, Order of DeMolay, are pictured at the reading of the proclamation at the city council meeting March 6th.

Two 4-H members from Coweta County were among more than 350 4-H’ers that participated in 4-H Day at the Capitol on February 11. Ethan Robertson, a homeschool student, and Amber Willis, a student at Smokey Road Middle School, were both excited to assist as pages for the day. Ethan represented Senator Mitch Seabaugh and Amber supported Representative Billy Horne.

The Coweta County Board of Education is looking for a new member.

On Tuesday, board member Brian Roy announced his resignation from the board because he and his family were moving to a new home out-of-county.

The Georgia House of Representatives has approved eliminating the state ad valorem tax on automobiles.

The measure also would freeze property tax values across the state at their 2008 figure, allowing only a 2 percent increase each year for residential property and just 3 percent for commercial property.

A Sharpsburg cafeteria worker has cooked up a lottery win. Bobbie Eckert, 66, won a $1 million top prize playing the Georgia Lottery instant game Georgia Lottery's Cash Explosion.

The Coweta County High Schools are looking forward to the beginning of their honors and graduation seasons, beginning shortly after the week of Spring Break (April 7-11).

Increasingly, more medical procedures are being offered in qualified outpatient service centers. A recent study indicated that almost 88 million people per year in the United States alone sought care in outpatient facilities. For many of us, this means less time away from work and other commitments, since numerous surgical procedures and tests can now be completed in just a few hours instead of having to spend days in a hospital.

Mark your calendars for Monday, May 26th, when the City of Senoia and the Downtown Development Authority will hold its third annual Memorial Day parade and festivities for the whole family. Entertainment, food, children's activities, and shopping from 10:00 to 5:00 will be followed by a fireworks display after dark. The U.S. Army Ground Forces Band will march in the 2:00 p.m. parade and present a concert afterwards. Emcees will be "The Car Guys," Scott Sargeant and Charlie Filkins.