A proposal to annex 18 acres into Peachtree City to enable a sewer connection for a shopping center in the unincorporated county was tabled by the planning commission Monday night.

Peachtree City Councilwoman Cyndi Plunkett, running for mayor, contended during a political forum last week that she did not vote to “request” state approval for a new traffic light on Ga. Highway 54 West at Line Creek Drive to serve a new shopping center.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday voted down a request for a recommended approval to “reaffirm” two large-scale annexations that were adopted by the city council in 2007.

It was an event that was 30 years in the making and now it’s a done deal. The Georgia Safe Dams agency gave its final approval Friday for the long-awaited 650-acre Lake McIntosh dam and reservoir to be constructed on the Fayette-Coweta line.

Those itching to cast their vote for the Nov. 3 SPLOST and city elections will be able to do so in downtown Fayetteville starting this Wednesday, Oct. 14.

The Fayette County Commission gave approval Oct. 14 for two intersection improvement projects funded by 1-cent sales tax dollars.

Delta Community Credit Union is rolling out a new range of products for small businesses to provide low-cost, interest-bearing deposit products.

Georgia Division of Public Health (DPH) has expanded the priority groups able to receive the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine. Earmarked last week for toddlers, the vaccine is now available first come, first serve at county health departments for children and young adults ages 2-24 years, healthcare providers, emergency responders or caregivers of infants less than 6 months of age.

Fayette County was the setting Tuesday morning for the production of a training tape on administering the flu vaccines that will be part of the curriculum for paramedics and emergency medical technicians statewide.

Those itching to cast their vote for the Nov. 3 SPLOST and city elections will be able to do so in downtown Fayetteville starting Wednesday morning.

The Peachtree City Council is being asked to allow a development in unincorporated Fayette County to tap into city sewer lines along Ga. Highway 54 East.

More than 30 exhibitors will be showcasing their arts, crafts, and specialties at Fayette Senior Services (FSS) first Apples & ArtFest next Saturday, Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event is open to the public and there is no admission cost.

The Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots will hold a Town Hall meeting Oct. 15 on Cap & Trade and Healthcare Town Hall meeting Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Christ Church at Whitewater. Organizers said the emphasis will be on healthcare.

Peachtree City’s planning commission is expected to vote Monday on an annexation request that would allow a 177,000 square foot development in the unincorporated county to receive sewer services.

PTC, Tyrone, SPLOST elections crank up at county elections office

It will take a little ride, but Peachtree City and Tyrone voters itching to cast their vote for the Nov. 3 election will be able to do so starting Wednesday.

Due to safety concerns, police are asking parents and students at McIntosh High School to avoid using the Lexington Circle parking area directly across the street from the campus.

He may have been a surprise candidate when he qualified to run for Post 1 on the Peachtree City Council, but David Craig has apparently been giving it some serious thought.

Peachtree City’s Falcon Field Airport has been designated for $1.85 million in federal funding to construct an apron for its new hangar area currently under construction.

Each year there are approximately 15,600 residential structure fires caused by candles, which accounts for approximately 5% of all reported home fires in the United States. Some 1,270 civilians were reported injured and 150 perished. Property damage and loss is upwards of $550 million.

The following arrests were made by Tyone Police between Sept. 30 and Oct. 9. those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

The Men’s Ensemble at Sandy Creek High, made up of members of the Select Mixed Chorus, are $1,000 closer to funding a trip to perform with the Grammy award-winning group, Chanticleer, this spring in San Francisco.

An elderly north Fayette woman was forced by two phony female police officers to withdraw money from her bank account Wednesday, sheriff's detectives said.

After they drove her to Riverdale to do so, the suspects abandoned the victim at the Church's Chicken in Riverdale, detectives said.

Along with all the tasty fare there was a great selection of designer pumpkins at the Fall 2009 Taste of Newnan held Oct. 1. The bi-annual event draws a large number of restaurants from across the area and thousands of willing taste-testers.

East Coweta High School received academic honors Tuesday as a Region 4AAAAA winner in the statewide effort to improve SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) scores. The announcement was made by Gov. Sonny Perdue and state School Superintendent Kathy Cox.

Coweta County, like the remainder of the United States, is in a recession. But three public hearings scheduled for Nov. 12 include rezoning requests that could to lead to commercial and residential proposals that look more like the good old days of a couple of years ago.

Cookie, a national monthly lifestyle magazine for the modern mother published by Conde Nast, has included the Inn at Serenbe in its “3rd Annual Best of Travel” feature in the October 2009 edition. The feature heralds “eight dreamy escapes”: The Inn at Serenbe, The St. Regis in Bora Bora, Ardoor Art Camp in The Netherlands, The Greenbrier in West Virginia, Planet Baobab in Botswana, Mohonk Mountain House in New York, Natura Cabana in Dominican Republic, and The Ace Hotel in Palm Springs. Features editor Miranda Crowell dubs Serenbe the “best southern comfort” and says.

Low prices for residential and commercial natural gas customers will be featured at the Oct. 10 annual members meeting of Coweta-Fayette EMC.

Fayetteville police today filed criminal charges against an Atlanta man in connection with the Aug. 15 robbery of the Bank of America off Ga. Highway 314 in north Fayetteville.

Michael Ray Baskerville Jr., 33, of Washington Street, Atlanta is currently being held in the Cobb County Jail. He was arrested by police in Cobb Monday during the robbery of a SunTrust bank in Cobb.

Coweta County commissioners Tuesday night voted to authorize a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for a needs assessment and space analysis for a future expansion of the county jail. The board also voted to appoint a five-person committee to review the submittals. The expansion would be funded by a future 1-cent sales tax initiative.

The Coweta County Health Dept. has received a limited number of doses of nasal spray vaccine for the H1N1 flu to be administered only to healthy young children ages 2-4. Walk-ins are welcome but parents are asked to call before they come to the office.