Fayetteville police responded to scene on noise complaint

Two Fayetteville parents were arrested Friday night after police received complaints of a loud party at a home on Running Bear Trail. The home is in the city’s northwest sector, off Hood Avenue.

Plans for a rezoning proposal at the triangle-shaped intersection of West Lanier and Stonewall Avenue was tabled until next month by Fayetteville City Council Aug. 17. The delay is so the developer could meet with the city’s Architectural Review Committee.

Peachtree City residents and visitors now have a new place to log onto the Internet: the city's tennis center and visitor's center.

Fayetteville City Council Aug. 15 gave the green light to an in-depth study of the developing medical mecca on the city’s east side along Ga. Highway 54. The council will join Fayette County staff and elected officials and property owners on the Hwy. 54/Hospital Corridor Task Force.

Fayetteville police are investigating an early morning shooting that damaged two homes in a residential area off North Jeff Davis Drive Saturday, Aug. 12. No one was hurt, and police said they don’t know what may have sparked the incident.

Join Piedmont Fayette Hospital as it hosts a Community Open House for the newly completed Clinical Expansion August 26 from 10 a.m.

A non-profit group helping make the holidays brighter for needy persons is in need of volunteers and warehouse space.

Fayette’s 2006 graduating seniors posted the county’s highest average composite score on the ACT – 22.5 – compared to scores from the last four years.

Former Governor Roy Barnes will visit Fayette County on Saturday, Aug. 26, to headline an event on behalf of Kevin Madden, candidate for the Georgia General Assembly (House District 72). The event will be held at Blue Moon Farm, the home of Dr. Richard and Judith Moore, in Fairburn (Fayette County) from 5-8 p.m.

Three Fayette elementary schools have been named National Citizenship Champions in the KC3 Citizenship in Motion Awards competition.

Delta Air Lines employees have created a unique way to support the needs of the children who live on campus at Christian City while doing something that is good for the environment as well. For the second year in a row a group of volunteers at Delta Air Lines collected used oil and anti-freeze from area Atlanta based employees to be sold to the Universal Environmental company in Peachtree City.

Welcome to Moe’s!” may soon be everyone’s three favorite words in Peachtree City as Moe’s Southwest Grill opened its newest neighborhood restaurant at 500 Circle Gate on August 17. A 2005 Inc. magazine top 25 company, Moe’s Southwest Grill is a burrito-lover’s paradise, serving fresh made-to-order burritos and southwest fare with attitude and flare.

Danny Dorsel did not take the most direct route to become a high school principal and yet the former consultant for Price Waterhouse Cooper was in the office last Monday when school started at Our Lady of Mercy. Dorsel majored in mechanical engineeering at the University of South Carolina and went to Virginia Tech to study environemental engineering in graduate school. Then one day, several years ago, he decided he needed to satisfy himself spiritually. His long term goal was to work with the Catholic Church and children, so Dorsel became a teacher and a coach at a Catholic school in Hilton Head, S.C. After two years there, he moved to Columbia, S.C. and taught and coached at Cardinal Newman, as well as creating a development office, specializing in public relations, fundraising and alumni relations, before serving as an interim principal for a year. Now, Dorsel finds himself at Our Lady of Mercy, an opportunity that he is excited to have.

A drug trafficking suspect in Gwinnett County opened fire on a cadre of drug agents before dawn Friday morning, including some from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department’s Drug Suppression Task Force, officials said.

Philip Services Corp. and Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) entered into an Aug. 11 Consent Order tightening the plant’s Solid Waste Handling permit and payment of a $100,000 negotiated settlement. That announcement came with a new study to be conducted by Georgia Divison of PUblic Health came at a South Fulton/Fayette Community Task Force Aug. 14 public meeting at Sandy Creek High School.

Georgia Division of Public Health Aug. 15 announced plans to conduct a Public Health Consultation for north Fayette and south Fulton communities in response to health concerns voiced by residents after exposure to odors generated from the Philip Services Corp. plant on Ga. Highway 92. The announcement came during the Aug. 15 public meeting of the South Fulton/Fayette Community Task Force. To date, 325 residents of the affected communities believe their illnesses are due to exposure to the chemical odorant Propyl mercaptan and the pesticide MOCAP received by the plant.

A Fairburn man was charged Aug. 11 with child molestation and aggravated sexual battery against a six year-old Fairburn girl over a period of six weeks.

The time is fast approaching for this year’s celebration of Fairburn Festival of Arts, Antiques & Music. Festival organizers said this years’ event will have an accentuated focus on local, live music and no shortage of family fun.

Sandy Creek’s drill team is enduri

Residents hoped for much but received little Tuesday in the way of new information on the response by state and federal agencies on the growing controversy over illnesses in Fayette and Fulton counties, illnesses alleged to have accompanied the chemical odors emanating from the Philip Services Corp. waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 near Fairburn.

James Heath’s request to be annexed into Tyrone met with some stern objections from the Fayette County Commission.

Heath wants to annex a 16-acre tract on Trickum Creek Road into the city. The tract is currently zoned Agricultural-residential in the county, which requires a five-acre minimum lot. In his annexation request, Heath asked the property to rezoned to R-42 in Tyrone, which calls for a one-acre minimum lot. He stated he plans to build one home on the land.

The Fulton County School System’s Contracting Department has received the 2006 Excellence in Procurement Award from the National Purchasing Institute and Institute of Supply Management.

The South Fulton Special Services District is healthy and financially strong with a $14 million dollar reserve fund. District 7 Commissioner William “Bill” Edwards made that declaration during a Thursday, August 10, 2006, breakfast meeting at the Georgia International Convention Center.

Fulton County Public Works Department announces Bulk Trash Amnesty Days on August 26 and November 4. Residents can drop large items of waste at three locations without paying for disposal.

First Baptist to build community building

Peachtree City First Baptist Church has received the official go-ahead to build a 25,000 square foot community center just to the west of its main campus.

The trumpet section of Starr’s Mill High School’s Marching Panther Pride give their parents a sneak peak of this year’s band program entitled, “Ode to Joy,” on their last day of summer band camp.

Wieland density same with or without townhomes

One of the main overriding community concerns about the two proposed west side annexations in Peachtree City is density.

A higher number of homes brings lots of cars, lots of traffic and other considerations. But The Seasons at Peachtree City, the “active adult” community proposed by the Levitt and Sons company, shouldn’t impact the school system in terms of additional students, as it will be restricted to persons ages 55 and up.

But moisture likely coming from ground, consultant says

To little surprise, recent air quality tests at the Peachtree City Police Headquarters confirmed the presence of mold.

A Peachtree City mother sold narcotics she had bought online in the presence of her two children ages 2 and 5 Monday at the Camden apartments, police said in court Wednesday afternoon.

On Saturday, September 23rd, vintage street rods, hot rods, and motorcycles will converge on Historic Downtown Senoia from 3:00 to 8:00 p.m. for the second annual "Cruisin' to the Oldies" Antique Car Show.