Fayetteville Police have announced a three-pronged initiative aimed at reducing injuries from motor vehicle accidents. The new Traffic Management Team (TMT) has been designed to promote traffic safety though education, engineering and enforcement.

Sandy Creek got two touchdowns from Rajion Neal in their 31-13 win over Starr's Mil at Panther Stadium. Devon Hughes and Jarrett Davis each had touchdown catches for Sandy Creek and Zach Lopez added a field goal. Justin Smith and Zach Laskey both scored for the Panthers.

Motorists who have griped about speed limits on the three-lane stretch of Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City have won a small victory.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between Oct. 14-23. Those charged are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The public is invited to celebrate Oktoberfest Monday, October 26, 5-8 p.m. at Fayette Senior Services’ Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive in Fayetteville. Complete with a German polka band, the event will feature authentic German food and beverages including bratwurst, sauerkraut, German potato salad and pastries.

It was the next step in a process that is expected to impact Fairburn, southwest metro Atlanta and beyond. It was the Oct. 17 dedication of the Fairburn Nature Preserve that will be managed by the Environmental Institute of Georgia (EIOG), a local non-profit that earlier this year became the trustee of a 310-acre nature preserve on Bohannon Road owned by the city of Fairburn.

Fitness center encourages women to do self-exams; offers discounts to local women who receive mammograms or support cause.

Peachtree City’s storied history of planning is about to get another chapter.

A group of Georgia Tech architecture students has been studying the city’s village centers and will unveil its proposal at a meeting Wednesday at The Gathering Place at 4 p.m.

Peachtree City is now accepting applications for several volunteer boards serving the community. Applications are due to City Hall by 5 p.m. Dec. 4 and are available online at www.peachtree-city.org.

Tyrone will have pumpkins carved by Pre-K through 5th graders on display in front of town hall for the Pumpkin Walk from Oct. 28-30. Pumpkins will be judged Oct. 28 prizes will be awarded to the winner of each grade group. Pumpkins can be picked up on Oct. 30 after 5 p.m.

Alert service used to warn citizens of major events, scams and more

The Peachtree City Police Department is enhancing its citizen alert message service to include cellphone text alerts along with emails.

A Peachtree City man remains in jail after he was arrested Tuesday for violently assaulting his wife late Monday night.

Matthew Smollar, 30, is accused of attempting to kill his wife Amber by suffocating her while he held her down on the floor of their home on Grapevine Curve, according to arrest warrants filed in the case. The warrants claim that Smollar deprived his wife of oxygen by putting his hands over her mouth and nose during the altercation.

Election day is right around the corner but there’s no need for you to wait until then.

Those who have already made up their mind on the SPLOST and city elections can vote at the libraries in Peachtree City and Tyrone starting Monday and running through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The American Red Cross is conducting a blood drive this afternoon from 3-7 p.m. at Peachtree City's Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church.

PTC branch still hiring, with 51 jobs listed; Ga. officials not notified of any job cuts

NCR Corporation, which has expanded its campus and its employment in Peachtree City in the past year, has announced it will reduce its global workforce by 5 to 10 percent to cut costs.

The matter of property adjacent to the new 650-acre Lake McIntosh that might rest in a floodplain and require flood insurance appears to have been settled. Coweta County commissioners Tuesday were told that Fayette County had compensated Coweta and Fayette property owners years ago when Fayette purchased the lake property and easements.

The idea for creating a recreation advisory committee was initiated by Commissioner Randolph Collins at the Oct. 20 commission meeting. But the discussion ended as it began, with no conclusion reached.

Rain-filled skies Oct. 15 did not deter more than 160 people from Coweta, Fayette and surrounding counties from making their way to Christ’s Church at Whitewater outside Fayetteville for a town hall meeting on national healthcare reform and cap and trade efforts currently underway in Congress. The event sponsored by the Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots included a panel that was far from shy in insisting that government control of healthcare, and the sale of carbon emission credits, would only exponentially worsen situation that exists today.

New preliminary unemployment figures for September show Coweta County’s rate at 10 percent, up from the 9.8 percent revised rate for August. Unemployment in the Three Rivers area remained steady at 12 percent.

City of Newnan property tax payments are due Oct. 30. If you own property in the City of Newnan and have not received a tax bill, please call the Finance Department at (770) 254-2351. City tax bills were mailed September 22. A penalty of 1 percent will be added to all accounts not paid by the end of business on Friday, October 30, 2009, and an additional 1 percent per month is added until the tax amount is paid in full. Postmarks are not acceptable due to the volume of payments being processed. The payment must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday by the City of Newnan. No exceptions will be allowed.

A brief discussion at the Coweta County Commission meeting Oct. 20 led to the approval of a committee to review upcoming submissions for a future county jail expansion project. The committee will include representatives from the sheriff’s office, the county finance department and the county commission.

Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) has been named Vice Chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Budgets and Revenue Standing Committee. The appointment was made by NCSL President and Georgia Sen. Don Balfour. Seabaugh’s appointment now makes the sixth Georgia legislator in a national leadership role with NCSL.

Toyota of Newnan and Turner Network Sales (TNS) are partnering again this year to present truTV’s highly-regarded “Digital Fingerprinting for Kids” event, a service designed to help prevent crimes against children by offering parents and guardians practical tools that include digital fingerprints and safety tips. The Newnan event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Toyota of Newnan, 2 Herring Road. 

Two other streets switched to 1-way traffic only

Senoia residents will be facing a few minor traffic changes in town in an effort to improve safety and traffic flow.

A Senoia schoolbus driver was denied a variance to park her bus in the backyard of her Barnes Street home.

Instead, Mary Jane Story can meet the city’s ordinance by putting down a hard surface such as gravel and installing a carport to cover the bus, city officials said.

Motorists who have griped about speed limits on the three-lane stretch of Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City have won a small victory.

Judge orders $800 fine, forbids drug/alcohol use while on 12 months probation

Horgan attorney: he didn’t purchase nor grow the marijuana

Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan entered a no contest plea today on charges stemming from his May 23 arrest for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and driving with an expired tag.

Fayette County State Court Judge Fletcher Sams sentenced Horgan to 12 months probation (concurrent/consecutive), an $800 fine and 40 hours of community service. Also while on probation, Sams ordered Horgan to avoid any drug or alcohol use for which he will be tested during the probation period.

Rain-filled skies Oct. 15 did not deter more than 160 people from Fayette, Coweta and surrounding counties from making their way to Christ’s Church at Whitewater outside Fayetteville for a town hall meeting on national healthcare reform and cap and trade efforts currently underway in Congress.

It is a grant award that can be put to good use. Fayette Senior Services, Inc. (FSS) has been selected for a $62,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.

Supporters of the Georgia Organizing for America (OFA), a grassroots project of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) committed to supporting President Obama’s agenda for change, held simultaneous ‘Time to Deliver’ health insurance reform events Tuesday in Fayetteville, Roswell, Macon and Savannah. The local phone bank event was held at Fit 4 A New Life: Women’s Fitness Center.