Avoids need to build new tower elsewhere

A plan to expand the footprint of a cell phone tower won the approval of the Peachtree City Council last week.

Peachtree City residents who failed to pay their annual stormwater fee will face a 27 percent surcharge if they don’t take care of the matter soon.

For many years, Crook’s Tire Center in Senoia has emphasized customer service and treating customers like family.

Chief: process helps improve service to citizens

For the fifth time in a row, the Peachtree City Police Department has earned its national accreditation.

What a difference a week makes.

Last Monday, Senoia residents were up in arms over the design for the new library in the city's park and looking for other architects to submit proposals.

The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce is a recipient of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) 22nd annual, coveted Award for Communications Excellence (ACE). The chamber's entry, the Genius Series, received an Award of Excellence, while the Be Something Different Campaign, received an Award of Merit. Entries receiving an ACE Award for Excellence surpass the fundamental standards and criteria for communications excellence.

Tonight's special called meeting of the Peachtree City Council is necessary to avoid a contract provision that would void the Airport Authority's recent land acquisition for its runway safety area, officials said.

Hwy. 74 at TDK to be slammed by new McIntosh Village with 3000+ homes; no money to widen roads in Coweta

A 3,000-home city-sized development proposed for unincorporated Coweta County will significantly affect peak-hour traffic on Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City, according to figures from the developer-funded traffic study of the development’s impact.

The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority Monday issued a conditional approval to the 3,000-home “McIntosh Village” proposed for eastern Coweta County, abutting Peachtree City on the west side of Line Creek, the border between the two counties.

It may be what the rest of the county is doing, but a proposal to limit the number of dogs and cats to a total of three per household did not sit well with two Fayetteville residents. The City Council will take up the issue on Jan. 4.

Jacob Andrew “Andy” Clifton graduated from Sandy Creek High School in 2003, and in the years since receiving his diploma, he has been a Marine and has spent time at Parris Island, 29 Palms, Camp Lejeune and Fallujah, Iraq. He is currently preparing for his second deployment to Iraq in March of 2007.

Fayette Holiday Helpers is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping DFACS families with toys and clothes for Christmas. They interview families sent with the proper paperwork from DFACS, Real Life Center, and the Fayette Samaritans, for instance.

Through his attorney, Sheriff Randall Johnson is defending his decision to demote former director of investigations Bruce Jordan three ranks and cut his pay by 35 percent.

When more than 30 uniformed Peachtree City police officers attended Thursday night’s City Council meeting, it was a show of force — union force.

The UPS delivery center in Peachtree City has adapted to its unique surroundings, using two golf carts for deliveries in nearby neighborhoods.

Serving alcohol to under age persons in Fayetteville comes with a penalty. That lesson was learned by license holders at Kiku and La Parilla restaurants and Marathon Food Mart when the City Council Dec. 7 added a $500 fine and warning letters on top of fines already imposed by city court.

Fayetteville City Council Dec. 7 voted to deny an amendment request from Summit Point subdivision builder Jeff Betsill that would allow the addition of vinyl siding as one of the exterior building materials allowed. The council voted instead to hold to the South Side Master Plan development agreement.

Cause believed to be accidental

A house off Adams Road in unincorporated Fayette County was heavily damaged by a Friday afternoon fire.

New Orleans cuisine is headed for Fayetteville in early 2007.

Popeyes Chicken & Biscuits, a division of AFC Enterprises, Inc. is planning to open a new fast-casual hybrid concept, Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.

With the hurricane season behind us and winter looming, the Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) says now is the time to restock the disaster supplies kit.

Starting Friday, law enforcement agencies in Georgia will join together to combat drunk and impaired drivers over the holidays.

Parents and expectant parents are invited to attend several informative classes offered by the new Maternity Center at Piedmont Fayette Hospital (PFH). For more information on the Maternity Center at PFH, visit www.fayettehospital.org. Community members are invited to take part in the following classes:

The Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS) has launched a new website, www.gateendrivereducation.com, for teens and parents to obtain information about the changes in Georgia’s driver education requirements. The website includes an online question and comment tool for specific inquiries.

Long, stringy white strands containing unique genetic codes are what students at Kedron Elementary saw as they participated in a DNA extraction experiment.

Cleveland Elementary recently held its annual spelling bee competition for fourth and fifth graders. This year’s contestants were (fourth grade) Sydney Ninneman, Hannah Thomason, Jada Williams, Rachel Haralson, (fifth grade) Lindsey Eckel, Catherine Delage and Faiz Aly. Although all of the students proved to be excellent spellers, Catherine Delage was declared the winner after a heated competition. From left, Principal Jean Miller with contestants Lindsey Eckel, Sydney Ninneman, Hannah Thomason, Rachel Haralson, Faiz Aly, Catherine Delage (school winner) and Jada Williams. Photo/Special.

As it embarks on the most growth-oriented period in the company’s history, Doug Mitchell, founder of Pathway Communities has promoted Peggy Sullivan from vice president of marketing to company president and Beth Thibo has been promoted to chief financial officer and general manager.

Employees of Dot Kite State Farm begin receiving items for its Toys for Tots campaign.

Students whose native tongue is not English will get some extra help learning the English language.

Whitewater Middle School was doubly honored as the recipient of two "Bright Ideas" grants sponsored by Coweta-Fayette EMC. Art teacher Melissa Raymer and science teacher Laura Hoeve both came up with innovative ideas to energize their classrooms and were rewarded for their efforts. Hoeve received $1,377 and will use the grant money to purchase a portable weather station which teaches students how to predict and explain weather patterns by measuring climactic conditions. With the $1,019 in grant funds that Raymer received, art students will design clockfaces for various academic subjects and will assemble the clocks with kits. When the clocks are completed, they will be displayed at a "Time for School" exhibit before they are given to teachers.

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