By CHERYL THOMPSON
Special to the Citizen

The city of Senoia may soon be undergoing a dramatic transformation, thanks to Hollywood.

On Tuesday,a group of 32 Senoia area women met with Scott Tigchelaar and Paul Lombardi, President and CEO of Riverwood Studios and the owners of Historic Development Ventures at the Veranda Historic Bed and Breakfast.

Last week, the Coweta County School System tallied 21,111 students, and the enrollment shows no sign of slowing down.

The Coweta County Board of Education will hold three public hearings over the next two weeks (on August 24 and August 31) concerning its intention to leave the school system’s current ad valorem tax rate of 18.59 mills in place during 2006.

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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.

After hundreds of reports of illnesses from an accidental release of a pesticide odorant, Georgia Division of Public Health Aug. 15 announced plans to conduct a public health consultation for north Fayette and south Fulton communities.

Two developers seeking to annex more than 779 acres on the northwest boundary of Peachtree City and build 1,298 homes have filed their detailed applications with city officials.

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The Fayette County Commission is hoping that Peachtree City will not allow nearly 1,300 homes and more commercial development to be built on the west side of Peachtree City.

Fayette County Superior Court Judge Chris Edwards speaks to Oak Grove Elementary students Friday at a student assembly.

If 420 students don’t show proof of local residency by Friday, they will expelled from Fayette County schools.

That’s the word from schools spokesperson Melinda Berry-Dreisbach after doing an informal survey of the system’s tougher policy on out-of-county students.

A unique healthcare venture has opened its first store in Peachtree City.

Patients will enjoy the “after hours” walk-in convenience of Health-e-Station though they won’t be seeing a doctor eye-to-eye.

It went largely unnoticed when it happened, but to Fayette’s growing senior community, it’s a dream come true.

A controversial, privately-owned waste treatment plant bordering north Fayette County has been fined $100,000 by the state for environmental violations.

Students at McIntosh High School may soon have a lot fewer places to park.

A proposal before the Peachtree City Council would eliminate parking on Petrol Point due to safety concerns. The road runs behind the school and usually is lined with parked cars and some golf carts during school hours.

A Peachtree City mother was arrested Tuesday, accused of selling drugs in the presence of her two children, ages 2 and 5, police said.

Fayette County Superior Court Judge Chris Edwards knows just how to get the attention of local school children: He waves a wad of cash in his hand.

Judge: Program not for dealers, but those willing to kick the habit

Local court officials are putting together a special program designed to help drug users kick their addictions instead of heading to jail on felony charges.

Capt. Pete Nelms of the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services has been designated a Certified Emergency Manager by the International Association of Emergency Managers.

The stretch of road along Ga. Highway 54 west of Fayetteville is rapidly becoming a medical mecca.

The current and planned medical office facilities, other developments that might be proposed in the future and how that growth will be addressed will be a topic at Thursday’s meeting of Fayetteville City Council.

An historical marker will be unveiled this Saturday outlining the Civil War skirmish at the Shakerag community.

Just before dawn, July 30, 1864, a cavalry raid to cut the last two railroads supplying Atlanta was headed by Union Big. Gen. Edward M. McCook, who ordered the 4th Kentucky Mounted Infantry to halt near the Asa Mitchell house, on Ebenezer Road in the community of Shakerag, now Peachtree City.

Chick-fil-A, Inc. has started construction on a new stand-alone Chick-fil-A restaurant in Peachtree City which is projected to open in October.

The Fayette County Democrats will hold their monthly breakfast meeting on Saturday, August 19, 2006, with breakfast starting at 10 AM, at Chaps Restaurant in Tyrone. Discussion topics will include: efforts for 2006 general elections, upcoming voter registration drives, and air quality concerns in North Fayette County.

When PINES libraries open their doors - both physical and virtual - on Sept. 5, users will experience a new view of the PINES catalog and collections. A new, web-based PINES catalog will debut that day, featuring book covers, reviews, tables of contents and a variety of easy-to-use searches that will allow library users to locate materials quickly and efficiently throughout the system.

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.

A plan to build a community center off Willowbend Road for First Baptist Church will be considered tonight by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

Fulton County and Georgia Office of Public Health have weighed in again on the illnesses suffered by south Fulton and north Fayette residents after exposure from chemicals at the Philip Services Corp. waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92. And late last week, the growing group of affected and concerned residents formed the South Fulton/Fayette Community Task Force to keep the pressure on local, state and federal governments and to find answers to lingering questions relating to the widespread illnesses suffered after exposure to the onion-like smell of the chemical odorant Propyl mercaptan and pesticide MOCAP.

Palmetto moved ahead Monday with annexation plans for 900 acres as the City Council voted nearly unanimously to rezone and annex land on the northwest and southwest sides of the city. Unlike the atmosphere at the Planning Commission the week before, most of the 80 area residents attending objected to the annexations, though their stated objections were far fewer in number.

Union City council members Aug. 15 will hold a public hearing and likely approve the city’s $12.8 million general fund budget. Representing a 17 percent increase over the current fiscal year, the major differences on the revenue side reside in transfers from various enterprise funds and other sources. The city is considering a two mill property tax increase.

Every motorist traveling the roads of South Fulton County can attest to the tremendous increase in traffic congestion in the past few years. A prime example of that congestion is the intersection of I-85 and Ga. Highway 74. A new effort to tackle current and future congestion sprang to life Thursday with the South Fulton Freight Mobility Tour.

Southside Theatre Guild in Fairburn hosted the first-ever Metropolitan Atlanta Theater Awards last Sunday evening and walked away with a number of awards, including Best Play.