A Newnan woman has been arrested for using stolen credit card data to purchase gift cards at two Peachtree City restaurants, police said.

It has been more than a half a century in coming, but now Richard Dzio can officially say he is a high school graduate.

The Fayette County Branch of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will host their Ninth Annual Freedom Fund Banquet October 14 at 7 p.m. at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center. The branch is inviting the community to join them as they salute the accomplishments of distinguished citizens in Fayette County.

Nearly 200 teachers statewide were accepted into the program this year. Among them are Kimberly Fisher, Fayette Middle; Christine Campbell, Fayette Middle; Cindy Hendrix, Kedron Elementary; Angela Boze, Kedron Elementary; Suzanne Givens, Kedron Elementary; Sonya Farr, Peeples Elementary; Margaret Counts, Rising Starr Middle; Ann Collins, Rising Starr Middle and Josephine Rouse, Rising Starr Middle.

The community is invited to join Fayette Middle as students celebrate their reading achievements with a special showing of the movie “Hoot.”

Allan Vigil, chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) and trustee of the Clayton State University Foundation, presided over the inauguration of the University System of Georgia’s 11th Chancellor earlier this week. On the rostrum with Vigil were Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue and the Chancellor, Erroll B. Davis, Jr.

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

The summer of annexation has run smoothly, until Wednesday at the Fulton County Commission. The board voted 5-1 to oppose current annexation efforts by some South Fulton cities after hearing complaints about some of the approaches being used to prompt residents of unincorporated South Fulton to be annexed into existing cities.

An Atlanta man is being sought in connection with the Sept. 9 shooting of Palmetto resident Charles Shovell at Genesis Gardens Apartments. Shovell is recovering after being shot several times in the upper abdomen with a .45 caliber handgun.

Recent discussions on Fairburn’s proposed $22.5 million city budget may conclude Sept. 25 at the upcoming council meeting. The proposed General Fund budget totals $6.413 million while the various enterprise budgets total $16.118 million. Taken together, the total budget package represents a $207,643 increase over the 2005-2006 budgets. The millage rate is proposed to decrease from 5.448 mills to 5.0 mills.

Family and friends of Brandy and Riley Ressis will hold a fundraiser for the young mother and her four year-old son Sept. 30 at Wayside Park adjacent to the Palmetto Community Center on Roosevelt Highway. The purpose of the fundraiser is to help defray mounting medical expenses resulting from the incurable diseases suffered by Brandy and Riley.

Union City Council Sept. 19 approved the bid process to improve the first five streets identified in the 2006 Street and Road Improvement Bond Series. Construction should begin in the next three months.

James Heath will soon be a Tyrone resident.

The Tyrone Town Council voted 4-1 Thursday night to approve Heath’s request to be annexed into the town. Councilman Gloria Furr opposed the move because she was not sure if Heath would provide environmental protection on Trickum Creek.

“It’s going to be one of the most important meetings we’ll ever have.”

That’s what Tyrone Town Manager Barry Amos told the town council Thursday night about the town’s visioning session set for Oct.12.

Katie Dearing of Newnan displays her painting techniques

Airport Authority involved to improve safety at Falcon Field

The real estate transactions that will provide land needed for the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County have not yet been completely finalized, officials said Thursday.

If you’re curious about what’s in store for west Fayette and Coweta counties transportation-wise, plan on attending a special event at Shannon Mall’s Community Room Oct. 3 from 6-8 p.m.

Dignitaries from throughout the county helped break ground yesterday on the new home for the Fayette Senior Center.

F-16 team, Bulldog Airshows highlight lineup

The Great Georgia Airshow, scheduled for October 14-15, always brings out of town guests to Peachtree City’s Falcon Field.

Among the participants at the Sharpsburg Old Towne Festival were Andrew Parten, 7, who enjoyed going through a fire truck.

If you like cars, music, great food, and fun, visit historic downtown Senoia tomorrow from 3-8 p.m. for the second annual "Cruisin' to the Oldies" Antique Car Show. Wesley Culpepper of WC Sounds will spin the oldies while The Car Guys, Scott Sargeant and Charlie Filkins, entertain and emcee.

The Tony-Award winning musical “Ain’t Misbehavin” will be performed at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County this Saturday at 8 p.m.

East Coweta’s white-hot growth continued this week as the Coweta County Commission approved a major shopping center at the intersection of Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road.

During a rare Saturday morning meeting, the Coweta County Commission went to school on the county’s proposed new zoning classifications.

PTC police lauded by Gov. for protecting children

A Georgia State University student was arrested by Peachtree City police Wednesday after he arranged a sexual encounter with a girl he thought was 15 years old, police said.

Days after he was brutally attacked by a young man he had employed part-time with his lawn-mowing business, Fayette resident Arthur Cardell — a former police officer — helped save the suspect’s life.

Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone hosted a large cross country meet on Saturday morning and nearly all of the local high schools were represented.

In less than a month, Fayette County parents will get their first glimpse at the new attendance lines for all the county’s high schools and middle schools.

Former Fayette County Sheriff’s Chief Detective Bruce Jordan is appealing his demotion and 10-day suspension and has hired noted criminal defense attorney Lee Sexton to represent him during the process.

U.S. Rep. David Scott Monday joined a growing list of local jurisdictions, elected officials and community organizations calling for answers to the illnesses experienced by more than 750 north Fayette and south Fulton residents.