Twilight Theatre Troupe Holds “Annie” Auditions

The Twilight Theatre Troupe is pleased to announce auditions for the second show of its inaugural season, “Annie.” Auditions will be this Monday and Tuesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 700 Ardenlee Parkway in Peachtree City. Children and youth may audition from 6 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. each night. Adult auditions will take place between 7:30 and 9 p.m. If necessary, callbacks will be held March 9.

New lead surfaces in Crook murder case

Coweta Sheriff’s Office has released a sketch of a man seen in the vicinity of a van still being sought in connection to the Sept. 30 murder of Senoia business owner Ken Crook. Investigators hope to identify the man, described as a white male with shoulder length hair and wearing glasses.

Progressive Dinner tickets on sale

The silver is being polished and the yards are being groomed as residents in Senoia get ready for their annual kickoff to spring.

Lauren Brown is STAR student

Lauren Brown

Newnan High School’s Lauren Brown was announced as the 2006 Coweta County STAR student, at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Forum on Tuesday morning.

Westmoreland defends vote

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland

U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland explained to the Fayetteville Rotary Club Monday why he voted against a bill that provides $52 billion in relief related to Hurricane Katrina.

Newnan names new director for Keep Newnan Beautiful

The city of Newnan has announced Cynthia Gill-Wall of Newnan as the new director for the Keep Newnan Beautiful Commission, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. The Commission completed its certification program on February 28 with a ceremony at the City Council meeting.

Fire extinguished in north Fayette

Fire at Princeton Chase

No one was injured when a house in north Fayette County caught fire Wednesday afternoon.

BoE’s dilemma: Overcrowded schools and nearby empty classrooms

Trailer days at PTC Elementary
When Tracey Flandermeyer heard about the school system’s redistricting plan, she thought her children’s overcrowded conditions would be solved at Peachtree City Elementary School.

PTC ‘not seeking sewer customers’ beyond city limits

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon said Monday that the city isn’t about to open up the floodgates and seek to extend its sewer service beyond the city limits.

Meth lab on Sims Road

Sims Road meth lab
Fayette County Sheriff’s Drug Task Force members seize the remnants of a methamphetamine lab late Friday night at a vacant house on Sims Road near Dogwood Trail after the owner found that the house had been entered.

County may lose bid to stop sewer

During last week’s Fayette County Commission meeting, Chairman Greg Dunn said he was “stunned” to learn that Peachtree City was considering providing sewer service to a development in unincorporated Fayette County.

PTC to change ‘big box’ rules?

Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council will consider significant changes to its “big box” ordinance in an effort to keep more massive retail stores from coming to town.

Rep. Westmoreland defends vote

U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland explained to the Fayetteville Rotary Club Monday why he voted against a bill that provides $52 billion in relief related to Hurricane Katrina.

Brechin Park residents object to Hwy. 74 median

A group of homeowners in the Brechin Park subdivision just south of Peachtree City is concerned with the design of the road widening project for Ga. Highway 74 South.

Nonprofit to make plea to City Council

Fayetteville Council members March 2 will hear a request from the non-profit Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence, Inc. for a $7,500 donation to assist in the provision of services to local victims of domestic violence and abuse.

PTC may opt to pay fire volunteers

Peachtree City volunteer firefighters may get a small financial incentive to respond to incidents on a trial basis, if the proposal is approved by the City Council at its regular meeting Thursday night.

Forum set for March 12

A forum for Fayette County Post One Commissioners candidates is set for March 12. The forum is sponsored by the NAACP branch in Fayette County and will be moderated by branch president Rev.

Senators Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp Speak in Fayetteville

Two candidates will be in Fayette County this Saturday to share campaign highlights, answer questions and share their goals if elected to office. Senator Casey Cagle, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and Senator Brian Kemp, candidate for State Agriculture Commissioner will speak to visitors and members at the Fayette County Republican First Saturday Breakfast meeting.

Arrests

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Booth PTO treats top readers

Booth Top Readers
J.C. Booth Middle School Reading teachers last month recognized 437 students who have read 14 books or more over the current school year.

Chorus performs at State Capitol

Brooks Elementary Chorus
The Brooks Elementary fourth- and fifth-grade chorus raised their voices to sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” during the National Anthem Project Road Show Press Conference at the Georgia State Capitol.

Eighth-graders learn about career options

John Janigan - Career fair
Nearly 2,000 eighth graders from J.C. Booth, Rising Starr, Flat Rock and Fayette Middle schools attended the second annual Middle School Career Fair at the Kiwanis fairground.

Cops seize 280 pounds of pot

Lt. Lee Brown and Agent Ken Hester
Union City Police have put the skids on a locally developing drug smuggling tactic, having netted 280 pounds of marijuana in the past three weeks valued at nearly $333,000.

Study says new cities are feasible

The details are not as complicated as many once thought. Recently unveiled feasibility studies by Georgia State University’s Dr. Robert Eger showed that the proposed South Fulton cities of Campbell and Chattahoochee Hills can make it on their own.

Police still searching for bank robber

A shoot out Tuesday morning between an armed robber and an armored car guard in front of a bank on Ga. Highway 138 in Union City resulted in a hail of gunfire and the robber fleeing.

Fairburn electric rates on the rise

Fairburn council members Feb. 13 voted unanimously to adjust the city’s electric rate structure. Expected to take effect in April, residential users will see an increase in rates while commercial and industrial users will see a mix of adjustments depending on their consumption rates.

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Serenbe storytelling
The Blue Eyed Daisy in Serenbe is packed to overflowing Feb.

Downtown business gets OK

A request designed to locate a general contracting and consulting business at 290 Arrowood Road was approved Thursday by Tyrone Planning Commission. Board members agreed to amend the Land Use Map to from Commercial (C) to Office (O) and to the rezoning of the one-acre site to OI (Office-Institutional) over the current R-48 (Residential) designation.

Planners turn down more office space

Tyrone Planning Commission voted 3-0 Thursday to deny a rezoning request that would have added office space to a two-acre tract on Dogwood Trail. Commissioners decision was bolstered by several neighbors that believed rezoning the property from residential to office would essentially move the Market Hill development in their back yards.

Tyrone home damaged in Monday blaze

Tyrone fire
No one was injured when a Tyrone family’s home caught fire late Monday morning in the Whispering Pines Mobile Home Park off Senoia Road.

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