A lawsuit over $1.5 million in outstanding debt owed by the Development Authority of Peachtree City may be headed for a settlement, according to recently filed court papers.

Fayetteville resident Anthony Ravenell hands Fayetteville Post Office employee Margaret Davis his income tax return Monday night.

When it gets around lunchtime on Saturday, April 22, you might want to be as far away from Fayetteville as possible.

That’s when the 2006 Georgia Police Memorial Ride will be hitting the area. Around 2,500 vehicles are expected to participate and officials guess that highway intersections along the route will be shut down for up to 40-45 minutes at a time.

It was a classic neighborhood struggle that pitted the interests of one north Fayette County subdivision against the other.

Cooper Lighting, a division of Cooper Industries, Ltd., recently presented a corporate gift to the local United Way. A corporate match of approximately $15,000 was added to the $30,000 in pledges made by local Cooper Lighting employees. The $45,000 total marks the fifth consecutive year that Cooper Lighting has been the largest United Way contributor in Fayette County. That total also amounts to 22 percent of the $207,000 raised in the Fayette community.

Allstate Insurance Company is proud to announce the opening of a new agency in Brooks. Owned and operated by Cindy Costello, the full-service agency offers a complete line of products and services, including auto, property, commercial and life insurance.

Four students representing Crabapple Lane Elementary School recently wonhighest honors in this year's WordMasters Challenge - a national language arts competition entered by over 225,000 students annually.

Most English teachers might have their students explain literary characters and themes through essays, but a teacher at Starr’s Mill High is trying a different approach, quilting.

Fayette County board of elections members got a sneak peek at the new voting machines that will be used in a pilot program in three Georgia counties.

The Fayette County Democratic Committee (FCDC) will conduct the qualification process for Democratic candidates for local offices to appear on the July 18 Democratic primary election ballot. The FCDC encourages all local Democrats to consider public service on behalf of our community.

The Fayette County School System’s Exceptional Children’s Services and ExceptionalOPS will sponsor a resource fair for families of children with special needs.

The City of Fayetteville is working to update its Comprehensive Plan which will provide a guide to everyday decision making for use by local government officials and other leaders. An important part of the update is finding out which issues are important to Fayetteville residents and businesses.

FACTOR, Fayette County’s Family Connection collaborative, Fayette Elementary Schools and our county’s public libraries have partnered to “Frame the Future”

It was a first time event for members of the Rico Community. And the April 9 Spring on the Green celebration brought several hundred area residents to the location at Campbellton Redwine and Rico Roads to enjoy food, races, rides, an Easter egg hunt and Easter bonnet parade, all geared to families and community spirit.

More than 100 residents of Oakley Township met April 11 with representatives of developer D.R. Horton and management company Access Management to state their concerns on a number of issues at the development. At meeting’s end, many left unimpressed with what they heard.

It is a new way of reporting crime, tracking its category and location and keeping city council members and the public informed. A component of Fairburn Police Chief Charles Long’s Accountability Policing model, the new, weekly statistical analysis was presented to council members April 10.

Anyone who has traveled the rolling hills of unincorporated South Fulton County in the past year has noticed the growing presence of residential communities in various stages of development. One of the more recent planned editions to the area is Hampton Oaks, being developed by KB Home in conjunction with television personality and entrepreneur Martha Stewart.

Fairburn council members April 10 voted unanimously to respond to a request to join the South Fulton Community Improvement District (CID). The request related to city owned tax parcels adjacent to existing CID boundaries. The 300-acre parcel, the former site of a proposed wastewater treatment plant and now designated as a city nature preserve, is situated in the unincorporated area southwest of city limits.

Creekside High School students take time from their duties to visit with Georgia Senators Kasim Reed and Ronnie Chance and Lt.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between April 4 and April 11:

Christopher Chadwick, 19, Fairburn, probation violation

Students of Lila Teal at Tyrone Elementary were the first children in the state to receive this year’s installment of the 2006 Ford Tour de Georgia educational booklet. They received this honor because Teal was an integral part of the booklet’s creation, writing content for the 18 page, full-color publication.

People are expected to line the streets along the route of the second stage of the 2006 Ford Tour de Georgia next Wednesday, as 120 cyclists from over 22 countries will ride from the start in Fayetteville, through parts of Coweta and South Fulton County, on their way to the finish line in Rome. This is the second consecutive year for the event to pass through Fayette, Coweta and South Fulton Counties and race organizers expect the crowds to be even larger this year.

Council to consider proposal Thursday night

Officials at First Baptist Church in Peachtree City have made significant changes to their proposal for a land swap for city-owned property to make way for a community center on Willow Road.

The Fayette County Board of Commissioners hasn’t made up its mind about starting its own countywide library system, a group of government officials was told Tuesday night.

For motorists sick and tired of driving in near-standstill drive time traffic on Ga. Highway 54 West, completion of the road widening project this summer will be a luxury.

The ever-expanding commercial area on Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City is getting another restaurant.

A site plan for an Applebee’s restaurant was approved Monday night by the Peachtree City Planning Commission. The restaurant will be located on the western side of MacDuff Parkway where it intersects with Hwy. 54.

South Peachtree City will soon have its very own Chick-fil-A restaurant.

Plans have been approved for a Chick-fil-A at the corner of Ga. Highway 74 and Holly Grove Road. The restaurant will be located across Holly Grove Road from the Eckerd drugstore.

Concert series to begin April 28

The director of the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater in Peachtree City has resigned from his position, officials said Wednesday afternoon.

Peachtree City's Fire Chief says its mosquito prevention program is limited, but "adequate."

Chief Stony Lohr briefed the City Council on the program last week at the request of Councilwoman Judi-ann Rutherford, who said she was concerned with the growing amount of areas along the city's cart path which have standing water.