Scouting for Food is a family event for Jerry Millar and his family, including Jimmy Hill and brother Johnny Hill.

A Thursday afternoon blaze destroyed a barn and two nearby vehicles in north Fayette County.

It was not known how the fire started, but there were several different hot spots on the property, located at 160 Anderson Road.

One eastbound lane of Ga. Highway 54 was blocked for some time Tuesday afternoon when this truck lost control while turning off of Tyrone Road.

With no fanfare and almost no public notice, the Fayette County School System is undergoing a demographic sea change.

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In a politically stunning move, the Georgia House of Representatives voted down a bill Tuesday morning that would have dramatically changed how Fayette County elects its five-member county commission.

Tori Gentry is one of the lucky ones.

Removed from a difficult family situation 15 months ago, she was placed in the care of Fayette Youth Protection Homes. Since then, she has shaken a rebellious past and she has caught up in school so she can graduate this spring, on time, from Starr’s Mill High School.

John Wieland Homes has firmed up its annexation proposal for a 377-acre tract north of the Centennial subdivision off MacDuff Parkway.

Mike Brunette, Peachtree City, and daughter Samantha, 11, show off their dancing skills as dads and daughters spent an evening together during the Father-Daughter Valentine Dance held at the Gathering Place Saturday.

Yard sale signs just may make a comeback in Peachtree City after all.

Over the years, yard sale patrons have come to depend on the tiny beige signs, which point the direction to various yard sales throughout town.

Fayette County is a great place to live. But that does not mean it is free of the specter of drugs. Peachtree City and Fayetteville police brought 935 charges for marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine and other narcotics between 2001-2005. Undeniable that drugs exist in Fayette, the most troubling of this “high-inducing” cornucopia is methamphetamine.

A billboard company’s bid to strike down Fayette County’s entire sign ordinance was heard by the entire 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Tuesday morning.

You take ingredients like rubbing alcohol, engine starter fluid, lye, decongestants, antifreeze and acetone. Scrape the phosphorus off some matches and throw it in the mix.

The North Fayette Community Association’s first quarterly meeting will be held at Community Fellowship Christian Church Saturday, Feb. 18, at 10 a.m. Christian Fellowship Christian Church is located at 107 Highland Hills Road on the corner of Ga. Highway 314 North and Highland Hills Road.

Fayette City Council is scheduled to conduct a public hearing and first reading of a rezoning request on property located at 280 N. Jeff Davis Road from R-30 to O&I. The council will also consider authorization to use the 2001 Bond Fund balance for the Villages Amphitheater and Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House improvements.

Fayetteville City Manager Joe Morton recently announced that Eldridge Gunn is the city’s new director of planning and zoning.

Fayette Biking for Life is hosting an open meeting Thursday, Feb. 16, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Fayette County Public Library in Fayetteville.

Norm Cardilli didn't have to think twice when asked to help the Wellspring Home, which helps adult victims of sexual assault get their lives back on track in a house just outside of Peachtree City.

National School Counseling Week is here (Feb. 6-10) but Fayette’s school counselors got a jumpstart on recognition of their efforts with special visitors from the Georgia Department of Education.

To benefit Georgia Center for Children

Want a chance to win a vintage Classic Corvette and a brand new Harley-Davidson motorcycle while helping children in your community?

Yard sale signs may soon be allowed again in Peachtree City.

The City Council will consider a measure Thursday night allowing yard sale signs, and real estate directional signs, to be used on a temporary basis.

Yard sale signs may soon be allowed again in Peachtree City.

The City Council will consider a measure Thursday night allowing yard sale signs, and real estate directional signs, to be used on a temporary basis.

Palmetto council members Feb. 6 voted 5-0 to adopt a resolution joining Georgia Municipal Association’s opposition to two House bills related to municipal annexation. Resolution 06-01 opposes any legislation that restricts the rights of property owners seeking to annex into a city.

Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy has expanded its board to keep pace with the area’s growth. The conservancy announced Jan. 20 the addition of four new board members.

Eighteen-year-old Fairburn resident Larry Marco Elder was arrested at Fairburn City Court Feb. 8 for stalking a woman in the Meadow Glen area during a two-week period in December and January.

An Atlanta man arrested Feb. 4 on multiple charges after soliciting sex from an undercover Atlanta officer is a suspect two Jan. 31 business burglaries in Palmetto.

Bear Creek Middle School students show off their talent and creativity making masks as part of the recent Harlem Renaissance workshop.

South Fulton Senior Services, Inc., in conjunction with the “My Medicare Matters” mobile unit, will host a Medicare Part D registration session for older Americans Thursday, Feb. 23, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Palmetto Senior Center.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn police between Feb. 1-7:

• James Thames IV, 27, McDonough, suspended license.

The City of Fairburn has received a copy of Tyrone’s recently approved sewer contract and should take up the issue at a February meeting.

From left, state Sen. Ronnie Chance of Tyrone, Peachtree City Mayor and Mrs.