Oratorical winners Gunnar Knight and Mara McGurl flank Optimist member Hal Sewell.

The Coweta County Board of Education approved several individuals to fill open school system administrative positions for the 2007-2008 school year, at a March 28 called Board meeting, upon the recommendations of Superintendent Blake Bass.

Parents who wish to pre-register their children for Coweta County Schools’ After School Program can do so on May 7-11 at the elementary school which the child attends.

The City of Peachtree City has scheduled a community-wide volunteer litter removal day on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. as part of The Great American Cleanup. Individuals, families, and groups can volunteer to pick up litter in various sections of the City, along both roadways and paths, or to beautify parks or public areas throughout the City.

The city of Senoia could soon be the recipient of a $500,000 Employee Incentive Program grant.

Chattahoochee Flint Regional Development Center representative Lynn Miller told the City Council Monday night the money would be used to rework the plant expansion of Winpak Inc on Andrews Drive. The grant is used to benefit low and moderate income people, and Miller said the expansion and more than 60 new jobs would aid that community.

Coweta County’s massive new zoning ordinances won’t be totally finished for another six months.

On Tuesday night, the County Commission voted to not implement the new village center section of the ordinance until the fall after planning director Robert Tolleson suggested his staff might need some time to get used to many of the other changes in the zoning ordinances.

Crime spotted by officer on routine business check

A Peachtree City police officer foiled a burglary at the Kedron Village shopping center early Tuesday morning, police said.

AT&T to become major sponsor of Tour de Georgia; North America’s highest rated race to criss-cross state beginning April 16 in PTC

Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that AT&T will contribute $500,000 to become a major sponsor of the Tour de Georgia, which will be held the week of April 16-22.

Leonard "Lennie" Dunn

Two men have died from injuries they received in a violent car crash in Peachtree City six days earlier.

Fayetteville Police K-9 Unit searches for a drug presence during a late Friday night road safety check along Stonewall Avenue.

Students at Whitewater High School have a lot to celebrate. This is the first year the school will have a graduating senior class, giving special significance to spring break, prom and graduation activities. Math teacher Daire Munsey, who is also the school’s SADD (Students Against Drunk Driving) sponsor, knew this was the year to bring Ghost Out to the school. Katelyn Zimmerman (L) walks solemnly down the hall after being pulled from class by the Grim Reaper. She represents a teen driver who would die somewhere on the roads that day. Lydia Stevens (R) serves as a ghost escort for the Grim Reaper. Photo/Special.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night will consider voting on a proposal to annex 779 acres into the city’s northwestern boundary under a proposal from two developers working in unison.

Whether tied to immigration or not, cities and counties across the state are discussing changes in population density that affect their communities. Fayetteville City Council will join that discussion April 5 in a called meeting to talk about residential occupancy and parking and group homes. In other words, the question is how many people living in one house is too many?

Some residents on Peachtree City’s south side are worried that the impending realignment of Rockaway Road with Holly Grove Road will be used as a shortcut by Senoia motorists to avoid construction on Ga. Highway 74.

The Peachtree City Council will consider Thursday night whether to allow the two-wheeled Segway to be used on the city’s cart path system.

The Fayette County Commission is going to spend this afternoon on two subjects that have been the source of heated discussions in the past — rural accessory buildings and mini-warehouses.

A conversation will begin April 10 on what is being called the Mainstreet Office Center, a proposal that would locate a three-story, 39,000 square-foot bank and office/medical building on 2.74 acres in Fayetteville’s downtown historic district in the triangle where Ga. Highway 54 West splits into Stonewall Avenue and Lanier Avenue. A vacant house now sits on the site.

For Christians worldwide, Holy Week, including Easter, is the most sacred time of the year as worshippers celebrate the resurrection of Christ. Christians in the Fayette, Coweta and South Fulton area will celebrate with many religious services and fellowship activities, concluding with Easter celebration services Sunday.

An amended budget, an annual report from Comcast Cable and the appointment of a Fayetteville police officer to the Fayette Sheriff’s Drug Task Force are on the agenda for the April 5 meeting of the Fayetteville City Council.

The streets of Fayetteville were relatively quiet in the early hours Saturday, with a police road safety check resulting in two arrests and eight citations issued.

Once again a Fayette middle school will represent Georgia at the National Science Olympiad.

J.C. Booth took the state championship at the Georgia Science Olympiad held at Augusta State University March 24. Coached by science teacher Mary Wilde, the school’s team took 12 first place medals and earned a total of 15 medals in 23 events.

Students at East Fayette have turned math skills into cold, hard cash for cancer research.

During the annual St. Jude’s Mathaton, students asked parents and friends for pledges donations based on the number of math problems they completed. Over $2,400 was raised this year to fund children's cancer research at St. Jude’s Children's Hospital.

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