Three men who led sheriff’s deputies on a brief chase Monday evening have been charged with breaking into vehicles at New Hope Baptist Church just prior to the pursuit, officials said.

A Senoia man has been convicted for the armed robbery of the United Community Bank off Wisdom Road in Peachtree City May 1

Mix flu-like illnesses in with the first month of school, and you get double the usual student absentee rate, according to Fayette County School System head nurse Debbie King.

Capital City Development didn’t earn any praise Monday night for its latest development plan for a 14-acre site at the southwest corner of Ga. Highway 54 and Planterra Way.

Some city-dwelling Fayette voters will have to make two trips this Nov. 3 to enable them to vote in their municipal election and also on the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).

A hearing to determine whether Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan has violated the county’s ethics ordinance has been scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m.

A proposal to annex 48 acres into the city limits of Peachtree City was scrutinized Monday night by the city’s Planning Commission.

If voters renew a 1 percent sales tax in November, one of the items slated for funding is a college campus that could host two or more institutions here in Fayette County.

A proposal to rebuild a long-washed-out bridge over Whitewater Creek on Hood Road west of Gingercake Road is already creating opposition from homeowners on both sides of the creek.

“Today is about the bright future of Christian City.” Those were words of CEO Bob Crutchfield Sept. 10 as he announced plans for an enormous expansion of the Christian City campus in front of a packed assembly room at Sparks Hall.

An arrest was made over the weekend in a residential burglary in Fayetteville after police spotted the 18-year-old suspect in the neighborhood.

Tempers flared in two incidents over the weekend in Fayetteville. Both involved disputes over relationships and both ended in arrests, police said.

The Fayetteville City Council at the Sept. 17 meeting will hear the second reading of a proposed amendment to the alcohol permit ordinance. The changes relate to those serving alcohol.

A Senoia man has been convicted for the armed robbery of the United Community Bank off Wisdom Road in Peachtree City May 1

According to the American Cancer Society, prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer found in American men. September is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, and Piedmont Fayette Hospital (PFH) and the American Cancer Society want to help educate men about this disease which will affect one in six men in their lifetime. 

The Rotary Club of Peachtree City recently donated an automated external defibrillator (AED) to the Peachtree City Youth Football Association (PTCYFA) during a recent luncheon.

A bank manager told a Fayette County jury today that an armed gunman threatened to kill her if she didn’t put money in his black garbage bag during the May 1 armed robbery of the United Community Bank in Peachtree City.

This young deer became wedged in a backyard fence Saturday in the Southern Shores neighborhood.

The Fayette Master Gardener Association (FMGA) will hold an open public meeting Tuesday, Sept. 15, at the Fayette County Library community room at 6:30 p.m.  The speaker will be Ernest Koone who will speak on "Native Azaleas and Native Plants." 

The Fayetteville City Council at its Sept. 17 meeting will hear the second reading of a proposed amendment to the Alcohol Permit Ordinance. The changes relate to portions of the ordinance pertaining to those serving alcohol.

A request to increase the size of a new shopping center for Ga. Highway 54 W will be reviewed for the first time tonight by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

On a nice night for football, the results were good for some of the local teams and heartbreaking for others.

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Local residents are organizing a charity bike ride to benefit an Army lieutenant and McIntosh High School grad who was seriously injured while serving in Afghanistan Aug. 17.

To celebrate Peachtree City’s 50th anniversary, the public is invited to a birthday celebration at City Hall plaza Friday, Sept. 25.

A plan to add lighting to the practice field at McIntosh High School will be considered Monday night by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

No raises for city employees; concerts down to 1 per weekend

Last week the Peachtree City Council formally approved the city’s $26.53 million budget for the coming fiscal year.

Peachtree City is receiving a $9,000 homeland security grant that will be used to purchase chemical protective equipment.

Autumn is just around the corner. Why not squeeze in one more picnic and support the area scouting program by dropping by the 6th Annual Chicken-Q for your meal.

When Doug Dee traveled to the W hotel in DeKalb County May 1 with his girlfriend, he had at least an inkling he could get into trouble with the law.

Pair used Craigslist; busted in undercover sting in DeKalb Co.

The band and chorus directors at Whitewater High School resigned Thursday after school system officials learned of their earlier arrest in DeKalb County for soliciting prostitutes, a spokesperson confirmed.

Band Director Doug Dee and Chorus Director Kelly Butler face criminal charges for using the website Craigslist to meet up with whom they thought were two prostitutes but turned out to be undercover police officers, officials said.