PTC Council declines to vote on road fate

The Peachtree City Council declined again Tuesday night to vote on whether or not to extend TDK Boulevard into Coweta County despite projections that a development proposed for Coweta County will add 22,000 car trips a day to Ga. Highway 74.

Whatever is ultimately decided about the fate of the TDK Boulevard Extension into Coweta County, at least some Peachtree City residents have voiced their feelings that the project be cancelled.

Pathway Communities’ Twelve Parks at Sharpsburg planned community got an icy reception Monday night from the more than 200 people that packed the recreation center in the tiny eastern Coweta town.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission now knows more about two large subdivisions that are proposed as part of a 869-acre development, most of which must be annexed into the city limits — by John Wieland Homes and Levitt and Sons.

“We have no records,” admits the Georgia Environmental Protection Division.

The wheels are in motion for a possible criminal investigation into the chief detective of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office over the assignment of two detectives to a security detail for a local youth baseball team on a trip to Tennessee and allegations they were paid with money from the sheriff’s drug seizure fund.

County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn knew something like the current controversy surrounding Lt. Colonel Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriffs’ Department was going to happen.

It’s all for God and country. And it shows.

After the summer concert series at The Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater is over, some real heavy hitters will come to town.

It’s the time of year that parents and school administrators dread: Redrawing school boundaries for the opening of a new school.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is about to get tough with parking scofflaws on Christopher Road in front of Whitewater Middle School.

Lowe’s Charitable and Educational Foundation awarded a $50,000 grant to Whitewater High School. The funds will be used for several school improvement projects, including locker room construction and beautification of school grounds.

The Fayette County Women's Connection, a Christian fellowship organization, will meet Sept. 21 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Becoming the first to do something remarkable is a hallmark of greatness. In March 2007, 72 musicians from the Rising Starr Middle Symphonic Band, along with their director Steve Tyndall, will learn just how that feels when they go down in the history books as one of the first two middle school bands selected to perform at the Bands of America (BOA) National Concert Band Festival.

A group of Fayette elementary teachers got an up close and personal look at the inner workings of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) during a recent visit to the Big Apple.

Becky McQueen, a teacher at Fayette County’s Whitewater High School, was honored this summer by the Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) for service to education and to her professional association.

Dwight Smith, a member of the 1995 World Series Atlanta Braves, was arrested Friday on a drug charge after a traffic stop in Peachtree City, police said.

Will Tyrone ever have a new sewer contract with Fairburn?

That’s the question Councilman Grace Caldwell wants answered in a timely fashion. Town manager Barry Amos said at Thursday night’s council meeting that he had made repeated calls to his counterpart in Fairburn, Jim Williams, but said it must not be a high priority for Fairburn’s government.

The Sandy Creek Band debuted their new show last Friday as Sand Creek hosted McIntosh.

The Tyrone Town Council followed their counterparts in Fayette County and urged the closure of the Phillips Service Corporation plan in South Fulton County that released chemicals into the air this summer.

Workmen put up a new sign next door to The Queen’s Jewels for last week’s opening of: La Vie Boutique, owned by Marie Egan & Debbie Clark.

At long last, Shamrock Park is going to get a make-over, with help from the town of Tyrone.

The Town Council Thursday night voted to spend much of the $18,000 recently received from the county for recreation for upgrading Tyrone’s downtown park.

The Fairburn Business Association is once again increasing and diversifying its scheduled activities and involvement in the city with two events in September. On Sept. 18 at 6:30 PM the association will hold its first Social and Networking meeting at United Community Bank, 65 Washington Street. This gathering will give members and guests an opportunity to share information, ideas and issues in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. Refreshments will be provided. The meeting will be open to all business owners and others interested in becoming involved in support of the association and the City of Fairburn.

It was all Bill Edwards and his vision for South Fulton County. Shared with 40 Chattahoochee Hills residents at a Sept. 5 community meeting Rico Community Center, the Fulton County commissioner stressed the need for the area to forego establishing a new city next year and remain a part of unincorporated Fulton.

Union City’s summer of annexation continued Aug. 25 with recommendations by the Planning commission to rezone and annex eight parcels totaling approximately 64 acres along Buffington Road and Stonewall Tell Road.

Internal investigation to focus on security detail for youth baseball team

The chief detective of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office was placed on administrative leave Friday pending an internal investigation sparked by a TV news report about two deputies being paid to provide security for a local youth baseball team at a tournament in Tennessee.

It appears that the Peachtree City Council will determine whether or not to continue with the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County.

A masked man robbed a downtown Fayetteville antique store Friday afternoon, police said.

The man entered the back door of Brannon Antiques at 165 West Lanier Avenue around 1:50 p.m. and brandished a chrome revolver, police said. He demanded money from two employees and after he got the money he forced them to walk outside the store in one direction while he took off in the other direction on foot, police said.

A man shot and killed by police in Cobb County Tuesday is likely the same person who committed two armed robberies in Peachtree City last month, police said.