Chamber members and local businesses will showcase their products and services at BigExpo October 19. This 12th annual event takes place at the Coweta County Fair Grounds & Conference Center, 275 Pine Road from 4-8 p.m.

The City of Peachtree City is seeking volunteers for positions on the city’s recreation commission, airport authority and water and sewer authority for terms beginning in January of 2006.

The banning of the Confederate flag on clothing at Flat Rock Middle School has opened a racial chasm at the school and is setting the stage for perhaps a bitter battle over upcoming new school boundary lines.

Jake Fisher, 15, and Katie Simpson, 15, both of Fayetteville, enjoy a spin on the Scrambler at this year’s Fayette County Fair, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club.

A Peachtree City woman presented the City Council with a petition Thursday night urging the city to make significant changes to the proposed annexations for the West Village area.

A proposed national law that would allow property owners to file property takings cases in federal courts passed the U.S. House of Representatives nearly two weeks ago, with a favorable vote by local U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland.

Attorneys for Fayette and south Fulton residents alleging harm from chemical releases at the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant near Fairburn have amended the proposed class action lawsuit to include a broadened definition of the harm done to residents and their property.

What is needed is a hand up, not a hand out. And for north Fayette resident Larry Wicker and his family, that hand would be especially meaningful.

A little over a year ago, Pastor Glen Allen was heading from his home in New Orleans to deliver a sermon in Shreveport, La. He was bringing his wife, Carla, and two children, Glen Jr. and Zoe, with him for the weekend, but their journey would last a lot longer than a weekend and would take them much farther than Shreveport.

Thanks to Georgia lawmakers, Peachtree City has had to water down its sign ordinance.

A new statute passed by the General Assembly has forced the city to remove its time limit restrictions for political signs, according to City Attorney Ted Meeker. The newly amended ordinance was adopted Thursday night by the council.

Repairs to the spillway at Huddleston Pond won’t occur until the spring, according to Peachtree City officials.

The fix was initially projected for this month, but the problem was more extensive than originally thought and the pond level has been lowered at the recommendation of the consulting engineering firm to reduce the risk of a dam breach, officials said.

No one was seriously hurt early Thursday evening when a Doraville man sped briefly into oncoming traffic in Fayetteville as sheriff’s deputies tried to arrest him on drug charges stemming from an undercover sting.

Attorneys for both sides in the waste treatment plant class action lawsuit will be able to have their say after all. An Oct. 4 ruling in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia gave attorneys the ability to discuss aspects of the case with putative, or supposed, members in the class action case.

United Way has announced that the 2007 United Way Community Impact Fund grant process is now open to eligible participants. The Community Impact Fund awards one-year grants to local organizations with programs aligned with Fayette County United Way community priorities. Trained volunteers review applications, conduct site visits and award grants.

A Starr’s Mill High student will have a hand in advising State School Superintendent Kathy Cox about matters impacting the state’s educational system.

The Fayette Democratic Women will host Pat Pullar, Deputy Director of the Democratic Party of Georgia, on Saturday. The breakfast meeting will be held at the Cox residence in north Fayette County. The breakfast meeting begins at 10 a.m..

The Fayette County Women's Connection is holding its annual Country Fair Oct. 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost if $12.50 inclusive for the luncheon. There is a complimentary nursery.

The South Fulton and Fayette Community Task Force will hold a Citizens Rally Oct. 21 at Shamrock Park in Tyrone to address issues and questions surrounding the activities of the Philip Services plant in Fairburn and the symptoms and illnesses experienced by residents of both counties.

A Fayetteville native is helping prosecute insurgents in Iraq as part of his duties as an assistant staff judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force.

All students of the Fayette County School System will be dismissed from classes early on October 19 so that teachers can use the afternoon for professional training.

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

The future of Tyrone starts next week.

To address the issues surrounding the town’s growth, The Town of Tyrone has begun the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan. This plan will serve as the official long-range policy for guiding future decisions concerning land use, zoning and public facilities for the Town of Tyrone. In preparing this Comprehensive Plan Update, the town is soliciting input from local residents, business owners and other community stakeholders.

Members of the Sandy Creek Color Guard perf

Chattahoochee Hills residents are gearing up for the run to the ballot box in June and the formation of their new city. A group of nearly 90 area residents met Oct. 3 at Rico Community Center to begin the full-fledged initiative.

U.S. Marine Lance Corporal James Chamroeun was laid to rest Friday with full military honors at Georgia National Cemetery in Canton. The Union City resident died in the line of duty in Iraq on Sept. 28.

Members of the Sons of Confederate Veterans and the Sons of Union Veterans honored their ancestors at a grave marker dedication ceremony.

Union City will hold the 16th annual Fall Festival October 13, 14, and 15 at Shannon Mall. The three day event features fun, food, vending, parade and three days of non stop live entertainment, including a ‘battle of the bands’ competition. The city of Union City is partnering with Shannon Mall to host the three day festival.

It was all over in a heartbeat as the Palmetto City Council Oct. 2 approved the millage rate, holding steady at 4.5 mills.

Fairburn City Council Sept. 28 approved the conceptual site plan for a Chick-Fil-A restaurant, the city’s newest addition to the growing number of businesses along Ga. Highway 74 near I-85.

Democrat David Scott made good on his claim to stand by the residents of Fayette and Fulton counties Sept. 25 when he issued a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen Johnson calling for the temporary closure of the Philip Services Corp. waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 near Fairburn.