The Georgia General Assembly will crank up its lawmaking machine in January, and the Peachtree City Council is already thinking ahead as to what its priorities will be with state legislators.

Peachtree City resident Randy Gaddo has been named presidents of the Beirut Veterans of America.

The organization began in 1992 with one mission: to remember the 1983 terrorist attack on a U.S. barracks in Beirut that killed 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers, injuring hundreds more.

For most residents, yesterday’s feast feature turkey with all the trimmings. But for Sharpsburg’s Robin Merriman, the meal was probably closer to sushi and noodles.

Bill Harrison of the Coweta County Development Authority spoke to the Newnan Kiwanis about his recent visit to China.

On December 2, the city of Senoia kicks off its holiday festivities with “Light Up Senoia,” a colorful Main Street parade and celebration. The holiday spirit continues December 10 with a “Candlelight Tour of Homes”.

Luminary sand is available to Peachtree City residents courtesy of the city’s recreation department.

The sand is available for pick-up at the Glenloch Pool parking lot at 601 Stevens Entry and the Pebblepocket Pool parking lot, located at the corner of Willowbend and Willow Road.

Former chief sheriff’s detective Bruce Jordan, who was demoted three ranks in September for violating the department’s standards of conduct, said he retired Monday because he was “tired of waiting at home” for the sheriff to conduct the appeal hearing on his demotion.

Whitewater senior Tavoris Dixon crumples to the ground as the Brunswick Pirates celebrate their come-from-behind victory over the Wildcats Friday night.

Now what?

For nearly two months, many Peachtree City parents have been consumed by the Fayette County Board of Education’s redistricting efforts that will now send 125 students from Booth Middle School to the new Bennett’s Mill Middle School on Lester Road.

Fayetteville City Council Nov. 16 joined area cities, counties and organizations in addressing hundreds of Fayette and Fulton residents who argue that chemical emissions from the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant near Fairburn have resulted in illnesses since an onion-like chemical smell began permeating neighborhoods in May.

Kevin Dee (L) and Alex Walling, dressed for the occasion, chow down with parents and students gathered for a feast at Peeples Elementary School.

A Peachtree City resident has asked the City Council for help with the growing weekday traffic problem for Atlanta-area commuters.

Another shipment of flu vaccine has arrived at the Fayette County Health Department, and doses will be administered to the public on a walk-in basis beginning Monday, officials said.

They were sworn as child advocates Nov. 14 by Fayette County Juvenile Court Judge Tarey Schell. Their mission: To be a voice for the voiceless.

Everyday throughout Fayette’s schools innovative, creative and talented teachers are enriching the minds of future leaders.

Cleveland Elementary school was recognized as a 2006 winner of the School Bell Award by the GAESP (Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals) at their fall conference on St Simon’s Island on November 5. The award was presented to principal Jean Miller in recognition of the “Amigos” program.

Fund-raising is still ongoing for the Fayette County High School Marching Band as they prepare for their trip to perform in the 2007 Rose Bowl Parade over the New Year’s holiday.

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

Bruce Jordan, former chief detective of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, has resigned effective today, officials confirmed Monday afternoon.

A one-car crash on Helmer Road Saturday evening killed the driver of the car, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.

Coweta County Board of Education Chairman Asa Mitchell Powell, Jr., has died.

Powell, 53, was elected to the Coweta County Board of Education in July, 2004, and was elected Chairman of the Board of Education in January, 2005. He was a Mercer and Harvard-educated attorney, the Coweta County Board of Commission Attorney and a partner at Glover and Davis, P.A., in Newnan.

It was an event designed to present what Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards calls a little-referenced third option to the questions surrounding the future of south Fulton County. A town hall meeting Nov. 9 at Georgia International Convention Center provided the venue to Edwards to advocate for South Fulton remaining unincorporated.

Pam Cornelison’s K4 class at Landmark Christian School has been learning all about the Pilgrims, the Indians and the first Thanksgiving.

Although Tyrone will still have to return more than $60,000 in development fees to developers, the Town Council agreed Thursday night to conduct a feasibility study on building a new police station and town hall at their current sites.

A citizen’s action has helped spur the EPD’s actions against a Tyrone manufacturing company.

For the last two months, James Norton has implored the town’s leaders to do something about the dust problem emanating from Georgia Masonry in the town’s industrial park.

The Fairburn council Nov. 13 voted to postpone consideration of a lease of the old courthouse to the Old Campbell Historical Society over concerns raised by residents of St. John’s Crossing subdivision. St. John’s Crossing residents also wanted action from the city on issues such as area crime, clarification of the question over ownership of a greenbelt strip in the development and suggestions on ways to resolve shoddy construction problems faced by homeowners.

Two males were arrested and woman is being sought by Fairburn Police in connection with a Sept. 3 armed robbery at the Family Dollar store in Hudson Plaza.

A pair of Clayton County residents were charged on multiple counts in a Nov. 1 Union City home invasion. The arrests were aided by a camera at the residence that recorded the incident.

Tyrone’s annual tree lighting holiday celebration is set for November 28 from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Triangle Park Gazebo, across from the post office on Senoia Road.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police from Nov. 1-14:

juvenile, male, 14, Fairburn, theft by receiving stolen property