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

A group of Chattahoochee Hills residents did what seemed at the outset to be unlikely, even improbable. They decided two weeks ago to forego the plans of having their own city and to link up instead with the City of Palmetto. In that two weeks, organizers said they obtained the signed petitions of more than 60 percent of the registered voters and 60 percent of property owners, the requirement for obtaining annexation. City officials are currently validating the petitions so that the mayor and city council can take up the issue.

Sandy Creek played Starr’s Mill last ni

“This is a huge partnership and a huge achievement,” said Fulton County Public Works Director Angela Parker at Thursday’s opening of the bridge between Oakley Industrial Boulevard and Ga. Highway 92.

Residents of Fayette and Fulton counties facing health issues they say were caused by the release of chemicals from the Philips Services Corp. (PSC) plant in Fairburn might have more to be concerned about than they first realized.

It was not exactly the average meeting of the South Fulton Community Improvement District, at least from Fairburn’s perspective. The Aug. 17 meeting brought the announcement that Fairburn is annexing large parcels owned by CSX Railroad along Roosevelt Highway and Hodges and Excel properties along Oakley Industrial Boulevard.

Fairburn City Council Aug. 14 continued its goal of establishing more industrial development with approval of the conceptual site plan for a 500,000 square-foot warehouse on Creekwood Road near Oakley Industrial Boulevard.

Diane Whitman, a business coach with Realized Potential Incorporated is one of a kind. She is the only person in the nation with memberships in three prestigious professional organizations; the PGA (Professional Golfers Association of America), LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association), and the International Coaches Federation. Serving as a Business Coach with Realized Potential Incorporated, Whitman prides herself on bringing the expertise derived from all three organizations to benefit her clients. Based in Tyrone Georgia, Realized Potential provides business coaching services to the sports, entertainment, and hospitality industries nationwide.

Georgia State University Police have arrested a man who shot a Gwinnett woman and opened fire on a Fayetteville police officer in an early-morning shooting Friday in the parking lot of Crumpton’s Furniture, police said.

A drug bust Thursday night at Publix grocery store in Tyrone resulted in three suspects arrested at the scene and a fourth shot before he fled the area, crashing into another vehicle minutes later north of Milam Road on Ga. Highway 74.

Massive subdivision proposed on PTC’s western border

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon is curious to see how a proposed 3,100 home development just across Line Creek could possibly affect Peachtree City.

Road must wait for golf holes to grow; Bridge work can begin earlier

Design work is nearly complete for the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County, according to Peachtree City officials.

Despite advertisements that have been published for months, Peachtree City has been unable so far to find a qualified person to hire as its stormwater engineer.

PTC can override GRTA conditions if necessary

The Atlanta Regional Commission and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority haven’t yet begun reviewing a proposal to build two large subdivisions with more than 1,600 homes in west Peachtree City, officials said.

Council denies setback variance for business on 3-2 vote

A mistake of inches is causing a big time headache for a Peachtree City company that recently expanded its building in the city’s industrial park.

But intersection fix near McIntosh will take 2-3 years

Fayette County paving crews are beginning to work on repaving two large sections of Peachtree Parkway, though wet weather this week has hindered them somewhat, officials said.

Senoia’s new library will be a state-of the-art facility that will be designed to resemble an old-fashioned train depot.

A Peachtree City man has been appointed to the Energy Policy Council created by Ga. Gov. Sonny Perdue.

One of the 18 members is Oscar C. Harper IV, 41, who is the vice president of resource planning and nuclear development for Georgia Power. Harper is responsible for economic evaluations of demand side programs, forecasting energy load growth and acquiring resources to meet current and future energy needs.

Bikers participating in a triathlon will slow down traffic on some local roads in Peachtree City Saturday morning.

The Tri-PTC Spring Triathlon will last from 7 a.m. until noon, with areas affected including Willowbend Road, Hip Pocket Road, Kelly Drive, McIntosh Trail, Robinson Road and Colonnade.

For many high school students, their relationship with William Shakespeare is a love him or hate him type of affair. The Atlanta Shakespeare Company is wooing more students to the love side, or at the very least, the like and understand better side with a workshop that will visit all five county high schools over the next five weeks.

A proposed development on McIntosh Trail and Stallings Road in Coweta County could send nearly 10,000 people and more than 6,000 cars towards Peachtree City on a daily basis.

A plan submitted to build 3,164 homes on a 1,558-acre parcel across the border of Peachtree City in unincorporated Coweta County doesn’t surprise former Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown.

Peachtree City’s City Planner is worried about how quickly regional planners will handle a request from two developers to annex and rezone 859 acres and build more than 1,600 homes on the city’s west side ... despite the fact that the City Council hasn’t even voted whether or not to annex the parcels and rezone a third tract necessary for the project.

Peachtree City resident Emily Eagan, 5, takes on the climbing wall at Saturday’s Kidz Fest in Peachtree City.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a warning to county residents accustomed to using golf carts: Be careful to stay on county roads that have been specially approved for that purpose. (The list is published at the end of this article).

Students will have until Aug. 13 next year to enjoy their summer vacation.

The Fayette County Board of Education voted Monday night to start school a week later than this year. The proposal received the most votes of four options in an online survey and represents the latest date for the opening day of school in several years.

Students at McIntosh High School used to parking for free on Petrol Point will have until Sept. 15 to find a new place to park.

The Fayette County School System’s deadline for students to file an affidavit expired Friday and 140 students were “probably” withdrawn from attending schools.

Residents of Fayette and Fulton counties facing health issues they say were caused by the release of chemicals from the Philips Services Corp. (PSC) plant in Fairburn might have more to be concerned about than they first realized.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital is ready to show off its newly expanded medical campus.

A free community open house Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will show off the new maternity center as well as the new cardiac catheterization lab and dining room. Visitors will also get a peek at the ongoing expansion of the hospital’s emergency department.