The Peachtree City Library and the city’s developmental services division will remain closed early Monday due to electrical work being performed in the City Hall complex, officials said.

A rendering of the proposed commercial area of the village.

Scott Gerard, a Class of 1995 gaduate from McIntosh, has a movie screening at the Independent Film Festival in Atlanta tomorrow at 4 p.m. Gerard served as executive producer for the movie and also has a small role in the film as Mr. Azzleton.

Coweta County Associate Superintendent John Dunn is retiring from his position at the end of the year. Dunn has held the position since being appointed by Superintendent Blake Bass in 2004.

Registration for next year’s Coweta County kindergartners and pre-kindergartners starts Monday and runs through March 23 at district elementary schools.

Ribbons on trees due to tree survey; no cutting planned yet

The mystery about the ribbon-marked trees near the Line Creek Nature Center has been solved.

Tour de Georgia is a foArea residents who were worried that the Tour de Georgia wouldn’t be running this year can rest easy, an announcement came out Wednesday afternoon stating that the race will go on as planned.

Kevin Johnston gets 8 years in prison

A Sharpsburg teen admitted in court Thursday morning that he was holding a gun when it “accidentally went off” at a party, killing 18-year-old Dallas Crenshaw of Peachtree City June 20.

Residents of the Wilshire Estates subdivision expressed concerns Monday night that a proposed shopping center on Ga. Highway 74 South would drastically increase cut-through traffic through their neighborhood on Holly Grove Road and also increase crime in the area.

The proposed — and controversial — TDK Boulevard Extension is proving to be a key to Coweta County approval of a massive city-sized development planned adjacent to Peachtree City’s western border.

The Fayette County Commission could face up to a $3 million shortfall in its budget this year, unless many of the 47 new positions recommended by staff are not funded. More than half the requested new positions are for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.

Last year, when two new county commissioners were elected, many residents thought the squabbling and bickering that often found its way into meetings would be quieted.

No big money fees, no big chick for Falcon Field.

The Peachtree City Airport Authority has declined to approve the transfer of an airport access agreement that would allow Chick-fil-A’s corporate jets to relocate to a building adjacent to Falcon Field.

Three current employees of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department have announced they will run for sheriff next year, bidding to replace long-time Sheriff Randall Johnson, who is expected to retire following the end of his elected term in 2008.

The Fayette County Public Library gets in the Irish spirit for St. Patrick’s Day a little early this week as they hosted “The Celtic Collection” this past Monday.

The Peachtree City Council is expected to vote Thursday night to add three firefighter/paramedic positions to the Peachtree City Fire Department using funds set aside in this year’s budget for a matching grant for fire personnel that never materialized.

Woman charged with cruelty to children; allegation involves 8-year-old daughter

Fayetteville police have arrested the assistant director of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services and charged her with one felony count of cruelty to children, police said.

The agenda for the March 15 Fayetteville City Council will be all business, from budget amendments to financial audits.

Drug seizure totals have hit the $100 million mark in marijuana “grow house” operations spanning 13 Georgia counties and one location in North Carolina. Drug agents have now netted seizures in 68 grow houses and made nearly 70 arrests. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has agreed to prosecute the cases on the federal level.

The Fayette County School System took another step this weekend towards relieving overcrowding at some of the more popular schools in the county. But doing so may put a crimp in the plans of many dozens of school system employees who live outside Fayette County but who have the job benefit of sending their children to Fayette schools.

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

Parents of students who are eligible to attend the Fayette County School System’s pre-K program can register their children for the 2007-2008 school year in March and April.

Students who are planning to attend the 2007 summer school session can secure their space during early registration at all middle and high schools.

ExceptionalOPS, an advocacy group for people with Developmental Disabilities and Fayette Senior Services have announced their collaboration in the establishment of the Fayette County Alternative Transportation Initiative effective immediately.

Wilshire residents worry about future traffic, crime

Consideration of a plan to build a shopping center on Ga. Highway 74 south including a large “home improvement” store was postponed at Monday night's meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

Woman charged with cruelty to children; allegation involves 8-year-old daughter

Fayetteville police have arrested the assistant director of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services for one felony count of cruelty to children, police said.

The man hired to run Palmetto’s fire department may be new to citizens and to the city’s new department, but he is not new to firefighting. Fire Chief Henry Argo comes with 30 years experience in firefighting under his belt.

The Fulton County Board of Education says it wants to build eight new schools in south Fulton and make classroom additions to three others. Speaking Thursday, Superintendent James Wilson told members of the South Fulton Chamber of Commerce the March 20 vote to continue the schools system’s one-percent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) will provide the means to build the new schools and make additions and upgrades to others.

They came with a room full of questions and concerns about their future. More than 60 residents of Cliftondale and south Fulton County met with Congressman David Scott at a town hall meeting March 3 at Cliftondale Community Center to discuss issues ranging from eminent domain and recent annexations to illegal immigration and the war in Iraq.

It was down to the wire Feb. 26 with a tie-breaking vote required by Mayor Betty Hannah to annex a 14.49-acre tract owned by Safeguard Construction & Demolition (C&D) Landfill into Fairburn city limits.