David Moore and Teddy Smyth, both 13 years old, plopped down on the floor in Alumni Hall gym at Gordon College and again checked their car before handing it to officials to be impounded.

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

Andre Allen, a student at Flat Rock Middle School, is the Fayette County winner in the fourth annual water conservation and preservation essay contest, sponsored by the Clean Water Campaign and the Water Use It Wisely Campaign.

Peachtree City residents can look forward to just one bill a year from the city’s fledgling stormwater utility.

That means, however, that the bill will be bigger than the $2.69 to $6 per month for single family detached homes because the bill will represent 12 months. So the actual bills themselves, once mailed to city property owners, will be in the range of $32.28 to $72.

Members of local Boy Scout Troop 309 recently went backpacking on the Appalachian Trail.

The owner of a large, mothballed building adjacent to Peachtree City’s Falcon Field Airport is suing the airport authority to enforce an airport access agreement so the property can be sold.

The Peachtree City Council is officially opposing a bill in the Georgia Legislature that would essentially give Fayette County veto power over annexations.

The Peachtree City Police Department was honored Tuesday afternoon with a resolution from the Georgia Senate for its efforts to arrest child predators who use the Internet to meet potential victims.

Out-of-city golf cart owners wanting to use Peachtree City’s paths will also be required to get a new golf cart decal this year, and every five years.

The Fayette Family YMCA in conjunction with arts&expressions magazine, the Endowment Committee for the Cultural Arts of Fayette County and the Peachtree City Rotary is planning a county wide Festival of the Arts April 22 and 23.

What does the future hold for Senoia’s Downtown Development Authority?

That was one of the questions the Senoia City Council tackled Monday night during their regular meeting.

Developers for the biggest housing project underway in Senoia hit a small roadblock Monday in their quest to keep building homes.

Sharpsburg Sharpshooters Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #1729 celebrates its 10th anniversary this month.

This year’s four Coweta County STAR students and their STAR teachers have been announced, and will be honored at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce Early Bird Forum February 28.

The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County will host Andrew Dietz, author of “The Last Folk Hero: A True Story of Race and Art, Power and Profit” February 28th at 7 p.m. for a lecture and reading. This is open to the public at no charge.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Winpak Films, Inc. is expanding its current operations in Senoia.

“Winpak is a respected international company that has found great success in Georgia,” said Governor Sonny Perdue. “I am very proud that this great company has chosen to expand in Senoia.”

A Fayetteville man has been appointed acting director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency.

Charley English was most recently the assistant director of the Georgia Office of Homeland Security, which is part of GEMA. He previously served as GEMA’s director of operations for seven years.

Early Wednesday afternoon, the Fayette County Commissioner's office announced that a controversial rezoning request would not be discussed Thursday night.

Peachtree City digs into uncharted wastewater territory with its decision last week to approve a 63-home subdivision just south of the Peachtree City limits to receive city-owned sewer service.

Area Cub Scouts gathered at Peachtree City’s Holy Trinity Catholic Church for the annual Pinewood Derby last Saturday.

It’s once again safe to put a yard sale sign alongside Peachtree City’s streets.

Yard sale signs and real estate directional signs were banned from city rights-of-way last June when the City Council adopted changes to the sign ordinance. That was fixed Thursday night when council approved new changes to the sign ordinance.

Call it Harold’s first stand.

Chalk it up as his first loss, too.

New Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon stuck to his guns for his proposed change to the city’s sign ordinance, but the rest of the City Council firmly rejected his proposal Thursday night.

The North Fayette Community Association welcomed candidates running for Post 1, Fayette County Commission during a political forum Feb. 18. They are running in the March 21 special election to fill the unexpired term of the late A.G. VanLandingham, who died Dec. 2, 2005.

Fayetteville Planning and Zoning commissioners Feb. 14 got their first look at a proposed mixed use medical office and residential development located near the southeast quadrant of Ga. Highway 54 and Burch Road. Across the intersection, Burch Road becomes Gingercake Road.

Fayetteville Council members Feb. 16 approved a measure that will use 2001 Bond Fund Project Account money to make improvements to The Villages Amphitheater and the Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House.

Several local restaurant owners have asked the Peachtree City Council to reconsider its restrictions for alcohol serving permits.

Longtime Peachtree City defense attorney Joe Saia has been named the chief public defender of the Griffin Judicial Circuit, which includes Fayette County.

The United States Postal Service unveiled 8 new stamps here depicting characters from children’s books. The event was held at the Fayette County Public Library, Fayetteville.

Peachtree City resident Kevin Madden has announced he will run against incumbent State Rep. Dan Lakly for the 72nd District seat this November.

This weekend will be your last chance to catch two well-known and very different plays.

Fayette Players and Community Theatre will present Neil Simon’s raucous comedy, “Barefoot in the Park,” at the Fayette Family YMCA, 215 Huiet Road, Fayetteville.