The preliminary plat for Williamsburg, Fairburn’s newest proposed subdivision, won approval from the city council Feb. 26 on a 4-2 vote and with the opposition of neighbors taken into account. Though previously approved and in compliance with city ordinances, the council put conditions on the approval that addressed some of neighbors’ concerns.

Liam McDermott as Little Red Riding Hood and Erika Hamburg-Brown as the Wolf in Offshoot Productions’ “Fairy Tale Project.” The play will run at Tyrone’s Roger Spencer Community Center through Sunday and then begin touring.

Representatives of Creekside High School join other members of the 2006-2007 Fulton County Youth Commission reciting the oath of office administered by District 6 Commissioner Nancy A. Boxill during the February 21, 2007, Board of Commissioners meeting. Their purpose is to advise the Board on youth issues while learning the process of government. Creekside representatives include Chantai Meadows, Juliet Collins and Jazmine Fanning.

The battle lines have been drawn, and next week’s meeting of the Tyrone Town Council could be one for the ages.

On one side is developer Burt Clark, who wants to makeover the town’s downtown area and bring a denser development to the area, along with a residential area that would cater to the area’s growing population of senior residents.

People to People has tapped a Flat Rock Middle student as a future civic leader and has invited her to participate in the organization’s World Leadership Forum.

The Tyrone St. Patrick’s Committee has set the schedule of events for the first St. Patrick’s Day Celebration on March 17 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. This community event will offer something for everyone. All activities will be held in downtown Tyrone at Shamrock and Triangle parks. Here’s the schedule

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon dropped the puck before the opening game between two U-10 teams last Saturday. The Peachtree City Roller Hockey Association opened their spring season last Friday and had action on the Kedron rink until nearly 10 p.m. each night through Sunday. The group has over 400 players and teams range in age from under eight to over 30. For more information on the league, visit www.ptchockey.com.

Fayette students participating in the FIRST Vex Robotics Challenge learned it takes more than engineering skills to build a winning robot.

Left to right are Murray McAfee, out-going president of Senoia Area Historical Society and in-coming presidents for 2007 Laura and Rick Reynolds.

City well under national staffing standards; new hires contemplated
Even if the Peachtree City Fire Department hires three additional firefighters this year as planned, the department will still be short of the minimum national staffing standards, the CIty Council was informed last weekend.

For months, the buzz in Coweta and Fayette counties has centered around the massive McIntosh Village development proposed on the Fayette border in unincorporated Coweta County.

Agency will also re-evaluate Hwy. 154 widening in Coweta

Peachtree City and Tyrone commuters will be glad to hear that the Interstate 85 interchange at Ga. Highway 74 is now being studied for potential improvements by the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Chief recommends working with landlords of problem houses

It's no big secret that many of Peachtree City's older neighborhoods have homes that are converting into rental properties.

Work may start in September; slowdown due to permit process

It’s going to be a while before Huddleston Pond can be restored to its natural self, as a project to repair the dam and spillpipe is taking longer than many initially thought.

A Peachtree City man has filed a complaint with a federal agency, alleging that he was discriminated against by city officials when he was not called back for an interview for the city’s stormwater manager position.

A second person has been arrested in connection with the Feb. 22 theft of copper wiring from a shuttered Photocircuits building in Peachtree City, police said.

Peachtree City has scheduled a community-wide volunteer litter removal day on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. as part of national The Great American Cleanup campaign.

The Rotary Club of Peachtree City is hosting the third annual Multi-District Presidential Training Seminar (PETS) at the Wyndham Conference Center on March 10th and 11th, 2007. PETS is a premier training event for Rotary leaders and the program provides information, inspiration and fellowship. It is structured to meet the needs of incoming club presidents, club president nominees, incoming assistant governors and governors nominees and other club officers.

East Coweta High School senior Daniel Rahim was announced as the 2007 Coweta County STAR student March 2, and was recognized along with STAR students from all Coweta County High Schools by the Newnan Rotary Club.

A custodian at a local Fayette elementary school has been arrested on one count of child molestation, Peachtree City police said.

The Coweta County School System is moving forward with its plans for a rapidly-growing district.

School spokesperson Dean Jackson said this week that the system has purchased 174 acres near New Corinth Road and Bohannon Road for future school sites.

Smoke came from ventilation system

Starr's Mill High School was evacuated briefly this afternoon when smoke was noticed in a classroom area, officials said.

McIntosh’s Derek Farnsworth (4) scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Starr’s Mill last Friday night.

The part-time Fayette County Commission could soon be getting a nice salary increase — as much as nearly $6,000 for the chairman — thanks to a little-known or -remembered resolution that was passed by the board in 1993.

Councilwoman Plunkett questions validity of survey showing public’s dislike of growth by annexation

When talk turned to future growth in Peachtree City at last weekend’s City Council retreat, officials also talked about possibly growing outside the city’s current boundaries through the process of annexation.

Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray told the City Council last weekend that he’s having a hard time drumming up new recruits to fill open officer positions.

Is the Tour de Georgia in trouble? According to a March 5 story in USAToday, money problems loom.

“Financial problems caused by the loss of sponsors has Tour de Georgia officials seeking a cash infusion to ensure the April 16-22 race goes off as scheduled,” according to the story. “’We do have a rather sizable financial gap at the moment with regard to this year’s tour, but we do remain optimistic about some discussions,’ race director Chris Aronhalt told the Associated Press. Last year’s title sponsor, Ford Group, declined to renew its six-figure investment.”

The preliminary design for an “addition” to Peachtree City’s senior citizen center calls for a $2 million projected cost for the proposed 11,375 square-foot expansion.

Peachtree City drivers, beware: Construction activity on Ga. Highway 74 South is about to increase significantly, and more delays can be expected along with more temporary lane closures and traffic signal delays, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

You know it is big when drug agents are busting so many locations so quickly that they can not tally the results. But that is exactly what is happening. What began with an investigation by Fayette County Sheriff’s Drug Suppression Task Force has now led to the seizure of 50 marijuana “grow houses” in two states. That includes 49 high-tech operations in 13 Georgia counties and in one location in North Carolina.