A Sharpsburg couple was arrested Thursday by Peachtree City police for financial identity fraud.

Charles Williams, 28, and Brenna Williams, 26, of Oxford Court in Sharpsburg were taken into custody after the Peachtree City Police Department received reports from others who said their identities had been used to apply for and receive credit cards, according to a written statement from the police. Each of the victims had applied for credit at the Best Buy in Peachtree City, which opened in November.

Peachtree City will not be adopting the franchise model for trash collection, the City Council decided Thursday night.

Peachtree City police arrested a Canton man at his dry-cleaning business Thursday morning for having explicit conversations online with an undercover police officer whom he thought was 13 years old, police said.

With Peachtree City’s 50th birthday coming up in 2009, there is a big push at the Recreation Department to get all its parks in tip-top shape.

Two Peachtree City teens escaped serious injury Friday afternoon when their golf cart pulled in front of an oncoming car on Peachtree Parkway, police said.

System in limbo after county contract halted by FRRLS board

The Peachtree City Library might continue receiving services from the Flint River Regional Library System, even though the FRRLS board has voted to halt a contract to deliver services to Fayette County.

The Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City will host its 14th Annual Pancake Saturday, scheduled for Jan. 28. This “All-You-Can-Eat” Pancake Saturday meal will be served in the McIntosh High School cafeteria on Walt Banks Road from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m.

Coweta County’s coffers could be nearly $127 million richer over the next six years if voters in March decide to approve the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax extension.

“It’s been a long process, but hopefully we won’t have to do this again for a while.”

The words of Coweta County Schools spokesperson Dean Jackson sum up the attitude of many Coweta parents as the massive redistricting effort of the schools ended this week.

How many police officers should the city of Senoia employ?

That’s one of the questions the city hopes to learn from a comprehensive assessment of its police department. At a called meeting last Friday, the City Council agreed its time to get an overview of one of the busiest departments in the fast-growing city.

Peachtree City police arrested a Canton man at his dry-cleaning business Thursday morning for having explicit conversations online with an undercover police officer whom he thought was 13 years old, police said.

Trash pickup in Peachtree City will go from a free-market version of multiple vendors to a city-chosen single-company monopoly, if a staff proposal gets City Council approval this Thursday night. Pickup fees also are expected to rise.

Peachtree City homeowners are about to get billed for the water that runs along street curbs into storm drains.

The Peachtree City Council will likely vote next month to create a new utility to address significant stormwater issues around town.

It will cost $12 every five years for Peachtree City residents to register their golf carts, if a staff proposal is approved by the City Council Thursday night.

Participants in Monday’s Martin Luther King Jr. parade

The Fayette County High School Marching Band is headed to the granddaddy of them all: the Tournament of Roses Parade in Pasadena, Calif., for New Year’s Day 2007.

They’ve confiscated cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana with a street value of $811,193,200, seized more than $14 million in cash and made nearly 1,000 arrests just in the past five years.

It’s going to be a competitive race to see who will replace A.G. VanLandingham on the Fayette County Commission.

When qualifying ended Friday, five candidates had qualified for the race. For the first time in many elections, the race will pit Democrats versus Republicans. The candidates are:

Ga. Highway 92 North will soon be home to hundreds more residents.

The Fayette County Commission on Thursday approved more than 140 lots that will be developed by John Wieland Homes. The property will be developed as a conservation subdivision, which allows homes to be clustered and maintain more green space.

In a county known for its golf-cart lifestyle, the county seat, Fayetteville, has no golf cart ordinance.

So, Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission started on a path Jan. 10 designed to consider implementing a golf cart ordinance. Board members said it was only a beginning and assigned no timetable to the consideration.

The Fayette County Board of Education kicks off the retreat season this Saturday with a short trip of about two blocks to the Lafayette Education Center in Fayetteville. Although it’s a short trip, the board plans to tackle many items during the open session that runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Fayette County Democrats will host its monthly breakfast meeting Saturday with breakfast starting at 10 a.m. at Chaps Restaurant in Tyrone. Three Fayette County Democratic candidates — Kevin Madden, Wendy Felton, and Rod Mack —will address the group.

Call it voter ID, part 2.

After a federal judge struck down the voter identification bill passed by the Georgia legislature last year, lawmakers are close to passing a bill that addresses the chief shortcoming outlined by the judge.

Dawn Burnette of McIntosh High School is one of 11 finalists for the 2007 Georgia Teacher of the Year award, according to state school superintendent Kathy Cox’s office.

The Peachtree City Dog Park Association will meet 7:30 p.m. tonight at the city recreation building off McIntosh Trail.

The Greater Fayette Republican Women will install new officers at their meeting Thursday, Jan. 19, at the International House of Pancakes in Fayetteville beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The Genius Series, sponsored by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, is an in-depth training program for business owners and employees interested in taking their business to the next level of success. The Series has been created to provide quality, affordable “how to” training in all areas of business. The curriculum is divided into quarterly areas of focus: Quarter 1, Marketing; Quarter 2, Finance; Quarter 3, Customer Service; Quarter 4, IT Organization.

Discussion of the possibility and implications of the incorporation of two new cities in South Fulton County continued Jan. 9 in Cliftondale. The setting was one of many similar meetings being conducted to introduce the first of its kind concept to area residents.

Gas station mgr. faces marijuana possession charge

Three employees of the Shell Food Mart in Palmetto were arrested on drug charges Tuesday in a joint operation by Tri-Cities Narcotics Task Force and Palmetto Police.

Hannah cites major accomplishments in annual address

The past year in Fairburn was, in many ways, a groundbreaking one in terms of growth, development and public safety. Those and other accomplishments were touted by Mayor Betty Hannah Jan. 9 in the annual State of the City address.