It was a one of a kind event at Woodward Academy Wednesday as renowned Peruvian sculptor Margarita Checa addressed students and presented her creation, “Doors of Perception II,” on loan to Woodward by the new Le Jardin residential development in south Fulton.

Fairburn Planning & Zoning Commission Nov. 7 heard an update on a conceptual site plan for a 38-acre industrial park to be located on the southeast corner of Ga. Highway 92 and Oakley Industrial Boulevard.

The town of Tyrone staged its annual Pumpkin Walk and had several spook-tacular entries.

It was hard to tell if it was just a misunderstanding, but the proposed resolution to support an initial application for consideration of a Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) grant for future development planning ended Nov. 6 with Palmetto City Council members voting 4-2 against the measure.

Through the collaborative efforts of Mr. Joe Beasley and Reverend Terry Hightower the seventh grade students and teachers at Bear Creek Middle School in Fairburn, Georgia welcomed distinguished guest, Anna Atang Foncha, former First Lady of Cameroon, Africa.

A state-requested approach to encourage water conservation led to the adoption of a resolution Nov. 6 by Palmetto City Council. New rates affect only top end water usage by residential and commercial customers.

There will be a BBQ & bake sale benefit, supporting Rhonda Reece, on today at Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church. The cost for a BBQ plate is $7 and they will be serving from noon until 6 p.m..

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.

Late Friday afternoon, the Fayette County Board of Education released its agenda for Monday night's agenda and a vote on the controversial attendance zones is scheduled.

Police: Quick clothes change doesn’t help suspects

A well-dressed jewelry thief and his getaway driver were arrested by Peachtree City police Wednesday afternoon after stealing a $30,000 ring from a store at The Avenue shopping center, police said.

Dozens of individuals and organizations gathered at Shakerag Knoll in Peachtree City last Saturday to have people try their chili at the annual Line Creek Civitans Chili Challenge.

By the time all the votes were counted in Fayette and Coweta counties, it was clear the blue tide sweeping the country stopped before it hit two of the southern suburbs of Atlanta.

State officials are reconfiguring the timeline for cities such as Peachtree City to file their comprehensive plans, City Planner David Rast told the Peachtree City Council in a special called meeting Tuesday night..

Dallas man arrested in undercover PTC sting

A Fayette County jury has convicted a Dallas, Ga. man for sending computer porn to an undercover Peachtree City police officer who he thought was a 15-year-old girl.

Larissa Romanow, a student at J.C. Booth Mid

Obscenity charge may be wiped from record after 10 years

A former Tyrone youth minister has pled guilty to using the internet for sharing obscene material with an undercover police officer he thought was 14 years old.

Two drug seizures by Grantville Police in the past week netted 82 pounds of suspected marijuana with a street value of $164,000. A controlled-buy Oct. 31 led to the arrest of two men from Fairburn and Union City. The subsequent seizure of 58 pounds of suspected marijuana came after two other UPS deliveries were made but no one arrived to pick them up at the residences.

Hundreds of spectators showed up on Main Street in Senoia last Saturday to bid on items from Hutchinson’s Hardware store.

Senoia City Administrator Richard Ferry unveiled the city’s budget next year during this week’s council meeting and said it’s a “very modest’ increase over last year.

There must be something intoxicating about the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest because not only does the audience grow every year, both at the event and watching from home, but it inspires many people to take up the fork and give the sport of competitive eating a try. Two local men, Larry “The Legend” McNeil and Loren “Bubba” Yarbrough, both graduates of McIntosh High School (Mcneil graduated in 1989 and Yarbrough graduated in 1991) and current Newnan residents, were among those inspired by the spectacle, so much so that they entered a qualifying event for the contest at Zoo Atlanta the following year. Though neither won, Yarbrough did better than McNeil, the two were hooked and have continued to participate in International Federation of Competitive Eating events.

Members of the area's three veteran's organizations will memorialize the contributions of all U.S. military veterans during the second annual Veterans Day Remembrance on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial in Peachtree City.

Fire official: No hazardous chemicals involved

Three railcars carrying plastic pellets derailed at a Peachtree City business Thursday morning, injuring one employee, according to the Peachtree City Fire Department.

The Fayetteville Main Post Office will honor all veterans who he served in the military as a part of its Salute Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 10.

Teen and 2 others tried to check out Whitewater High student

A Morrow teen was arrested at Whitewater High School Wednesday after school officials found a handgun and a knife inside his car, police said.

A former Fayetteville man was convicted Wednesday afternoon of raping and molesting the 15-year-old daughter of his former girlfriend at the north Fayette home they shared.

Incumbent Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has jumped out with an early lead in his effort to return to the U.S. House for a second term.

Fayette election results (all precincts counted)

37 of 38 precincts reporting (including absentees but excluding provisional ballots, which is the 38th precinct)

After being inundated with facts and figures from school administrators, the Fayette County Board of Education could vote on new attendance lines for middle and high schools as early as Nov. 13.

If Mel Gibson made a movie about the unfolding drama concerning the new attendance lines for Fayette’s middle and high schools, he could easily title it “The Passion of the Parents.”

Voters at the Blackrock precinct face a bit of a wait to cast their electronic ballots at one of the six computers at 10 a.m.