Area developer John Wieland Homes is being taken to court as the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission pursues an investigation into the company’s hiring practices, officials said.

Peachtree City middle school students will have a fun after-school option starting in the fall instead of going home alone.

With hours to go before the county’s employees had to start searching for new doctors, the Fayette County Commission approved swapping the county’s health insurance plan to CIGNA.

A May request by Target to add more than 9,000 square feet on the front of its Fayette Pavilion store by extending the building 35 feet and decreasing the number of parking spaces was approved June 27 by Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission.

It was just an ordinary summer afternoon on the hot asphalt at Fayette Pavilion. But things got a lot hotter June 29 for three Atlanta men charged with attempting to traffic in marijuana.

It was a field of dreams that required no movie set and no Hollywood actors. This real-life field of dreams sits today behind Peeples Elementary School. It exists because a mother believed children attending the school should have a place to play soccer and have outdoor physical education activities. That starting point a few months ago grew into an effort that saw the field graded and grassed June 23.

The Fayette County Republican Party monthly breakfast will be July 8 at the IHOP in Fayetteville on Jeff Davis Drive beginning at 9 a.m.

A proposal to develop the initial phase of an 88-acre office park along the east side of Ga. Highway 74 between Jenkins Road and Sandy Creek Road received a recommendation June 29 from Tyrone Planning Commission. The board recommended amending the Land Use Map to change a 10-acre portion of the tract from Office to Highway Commercial and to rezoning those acres from Office Institutional (OI) to Limited Use Commercial (LUC).

Do you recognize this building under construction? It’s Tyrone’s new Legacy Theater and it is coming together quickly.

Three teenagers were arrested early Wednesday morning after a citizen reported suspicious activity in Tyrone’s Tullamore subdivision, police said.

William Thomas Overby was a Confederate soldier from Coweta County who entered service on May 31, 1861.

Chief Michael Isome announced this week the implementation of a community information line to assist citizens of Union City who wish to exchange ideas and information with the department.

It was quite the occasion. An endless list of South Fulton civic and political leaders, residents and guests took their places at the intersection of Rivertown Road and South Fulton Parkway June 29 for the grand opening of the South Fulton Parkway. Also attending were family members of decades-long parkway advocate, Bill Melear, who was honored during the ceremony and again after the ribbon cutting that opened the parkway. A sign marking the Bill Melear Parkway was unveiled along the roadway at the end of the ceremony.

Fairburn’s third hotel on the Ga. Highway 74 Corridor is under construction.

Palmetto is on the way to making its first acquisition in the summer of annexation. The city’s Planning & Zoning Board Monday voted to recommend the rezoning and annexation of 98 acres along Ga. Highway 154 for the potential development of a 144-unit subdivision.

Tragedy struck hard early Monday morning when two children died after the car they were traveling in hydroplaned on Roosevelt Highway, spinning out of control and colliding with a southbound vehicle.

Union City council members moved forward with the annexation of unincorporated islands June 20, holding 28 public hearings to consider the rezoning and annexation of a portion of those islands. There was only minor opposition to the moves that had been requested earlier in the year by Fulton County.

Union City voters have been given the go ahead to decide in November if a Tax Allocation District (TAD) should be formed in a portion of the city. If approved, funds to make needed improvements would come from tax revenue generated within the district. TADs such as Atlantic Station and Camp Creek Marketplace have been used for area redevelopment.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between June 14 and June 27:

Timothy Vaughan, 46, Atlanta, fugitive-Fulton County

English ‘didn’t fully consider’ ruling, court says

The Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that Fayette Chief Superior Court Judge Paschall English Jr. must reconsider his latest ruling in a dispute over the county’s sign ordinance.

Bob Todd, left, and Frank Oakley, who are both running for the Post 4 seat on the Fayette County Board of Education, attended a candidate meet and greet held Tuesday night by the Peachtree City Rotary Club.

Peachtree City residents can help shape the city’s future growth by participating in a survey that will steer the city’s plan for the next 20 years.

No commuter, cargo jets in plans

Although there are plans to lengthen the runway at Falcon Field sometime in the future, doing so will not allow larger aircraft to land there, officials said.

It’s one of those decade anniversaries that mean a little more than the ones in between. Just like the birthday associated with mid-life, it’s the one we’d just as soon skip.

A Peachtree City family is on the road to recovery after a Saturday night fire damaged their home and killed their three pets.

The O’Farrell family’s dog, C.J., plays peek-a-boo with some recently washed laundry.

Due to a generous donation from James and Kim Wingo, the Peachtree City Library has obtained a number of volumes on Marquis de LaFayette, and on the American Revolution. It was established in memory of James’ parents, Marvin and Della Wingo.

At long last, some traffic relief is coming to one of eastern Coweta County’s busiest roads.

County Public Information Officer Patricia Palmer confirmed the work to add two feet to each side of the road will begin in mid-July. Bridges will also be replaced on the road and the $6 million project is being funded by the county’s agreement with the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority.

The Senoia Library was overflowing Wednesday morning as parents brought their children for the library’s Storytime.

Board of Education member Mike Sumner, along with two other incumbent board members, made it official this week as they qualified for re-election.