Charges are pending for two Hispanic males after they tried to sell two pounds of “ice” methamphetamine to undercover drug agents Thursday night at Banks Crossing shopping center.

If the recent drought continues, the state Department of Natural Resources may increase outdoor watering restrictions across Georgia.

The Coweta County Board of Education approved a record $166.5 million general fund budget that will keep the millage rate the same as last year’s.

Starting Friday at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday, Ga. Highway 74 between Kelly Drive and TDK Boulevard will be closed as work progresses on the highway widening project, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

A Peachtree City man was arrested by police Wednesday after his 2-year-old son was found unattended on a cart path nearly a quarter-mile away from their home by a woman driving in her golf cart, police said.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon will host a town hall meeting Tuesday focusing on current and future growth, transportation and redevelopment issues.

A Fayette County Jury ultimately will determine whether or not a Powder Springs woman accused of killing her ex-husband in Peachtree City in October is competent enough to stand trial on criminal charges from the case.

State and federal grants are being secured to allow for the repair and crack sealing of the runway and terminal-area ramps at Falcon Field, officials said.

Cadets of Civil Air Patrol’s Newnan Coweta Cadet squadron recently spent the day on a special tour of Delta’s museum and facilities. William Ortiz, a dispatcher at Delta and a former cadet, guided the cadets on the tour as they explored many different parts of the Delta campus.

After 10 months of intensively studying all the factors that make Coweta County a great place to live — and exploring its current and future challenges — 15 members of the Leadership Coweta Class of 2007 celebrated their graduation at the Newnan Utilities Cabin in Newnan.

Coweta County officials said Tuesday that last week’s vote by the Peachtree City Council to not build the extension of TDK Boulevard

Here we go again. Three men from Atlanta, Riverdale and Lumber City were arrested on multiple drug and firearms charges Wednesday evening in a drug deal on Ga. Highway 92 when they attempted to purchase 25 pounds of marijuana and one kilogram of cocaine from undercover agents.

It was one of those back and forth things with everyone standing their ground. South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority hit another impasse Tuesday over the question of what to do with the funds that will come from refinancing the authority’s $41.7 million bond.

Fayetteville Planning & Zoning commissioners heard a request Tuesday that could lead to the annexation and rezoning of two properties on Ga. Highway 54 West.

Official: Dad failed to call police after son went missing

A Peachtree City man was arrested by police today after his 2-year-old son was found unattended on a cart path nearly a quarter-mile away from their home by a woman driving in her golf cart, police said.

If the recent drought continues, the state Department of Natural Resources may increase outdoor watering restrictions across Georgia.

Expansion plans for CSX Intermodal got the go ahead June 11 when Fairburn City council approved the conceptual site plan that will add another 700 parking spaces for trucks, add two sets of railroad tracks and double the amount of truck traffic into the facility on McLarin Road.

Rate of increase of mortgage defaults leads metro area

[Editor’s note: This is the first in a summer-long series about the foreclosure market in Fayette County.]

To some people a new Fayetteville ordinance may seem overly strict while to others it may even seem accommodating. Either way, the message sent June 7 by the City Council was consistent: Do not leave young children unattended.

PTC Council votes 5-0 to halt all work on the bridge and road into Coweta

Even though the Peachtree City Council has voted to halt the proposed extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County, there still is a chance the project could be revived in the future.

Those who are living with debilitating diseases and injuries are desperately seeking cures. Embryonic stem cell research could provide the cures they are searching for, many scientists, physicians and politicians say.

A plan to locate a 89,000-square-foot Kohl’s Department Store on Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City near the Cardiff Park and Planterra Ridge subdivisions has been withdrawn from consideration by the development company that initially proposed it.

The Peachtree City Council will hold its third workshop meeting on the 2007-2008 budget Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall.

Residents will have their first chance to speak out tomorrow night on Fayette County’s $51.4 million general fund budget. The budget does not call for a millage rate hike, but will not roll back the assessments this year because of tight financial constraints, said Finance Director Mary Holland.

A June 6 “drug reverse” conducted by Fayette Sheriff’s Drug Task Force (DTF), FBI and DEA agents at Fayette Pavilion resulted in the seizure of approximately $275,000 in cash and approximately one pound of “ice” (methamphetamine) and the arrest of six Mexican nationals.

Things would have turned out better if they had only come to Fayette County for a simple Friday night dinner. Instead, five men from Clayton and Henry counties were arrested June 8 in the parking lot at O’Charley’s restaurant on Ga. Highway 85 in Fayetteville as they attempted to sell 11 pounds of marijuana to local undercover agents.

To watch a video of the rides at DixieLand click here.

Every year when David Glover and the staff of DixieLand Fun Park asked their patrons what they would like to see at the park, the number one response was always, “a roller coaster.”

Fayette County’s new multi-purpose building for senior citizens is seeking a little help this week from the Fayette County Commission to deal with large utility bills when the building opens this fall.

Hallene Minter & Barbara Seger recently presented Fayetteville Police Chief Steven D. Heaton with a $500 grant from the Allstate Foundation to help the city’s neighborhood watch program.

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