Fayetteville’s three city council races in November will be races indeed, while in Tyrone the political climate has calmed down compared to recent election cycles.

The worst-case scenario is not expected in regards to the circulation of the novel H1N1 virus in Fayette County.

But if that scenario develops, and a mass inoculation site is activated to administer vaccines to thousands of people, local officials are ready to make it happen.

Non-residential uses now required to participate

New homes in Peachtree City will now be subject to a higher impact fee, but not the maximum amount that was originally under consideration by the city council.

To help improve traffic flow on Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City, the Georgia Department of Transportation has installed live feed video cameras in two locations.

For a town that has become famous as a political hot-bed, the qualifying process for the two council seats on the November ballot has become a relatively lonely one. As of press time at noon Friday only one challenger had qualified.

Regardless the words used by Senoia Councilman Jeff Fisher, the ethics committee formed to hear the complaint by Heritage Pointe subdivision resident Don Rehman decided Thursday night that there was no intention to cause harm.

President to address kids nationwide via TV Tuesday

A plan by President Barack Obama to address schoolchildren across the country Tuesday by television has upset some local parents, who then phoned and emailed the Fayette County public school system, officials said Friday.

A Sharpsburg man is celebrating a mega win. Wayne Reese, 54, matched all of the winning numbers in Tuesday's Mega Millions drawing and won a $12 million jackpot.

Area bikers showed up at Big Daddy’s in south Fayette Aug. 29 for the Bikers for Bazooms fundraiser to lend support for the Susan G. Komen for The Cure Fundraiser to raise dollars for breast cancer research. The event took riders to Great South Harley in Newnan and on to Big Daddy’s Oyster Pub in Peachtree City. The event was organized by Kelli Leatherman and Casey Kemmerer.

Newnan Police detectives on Aug. 31 issued an arrest warrant for Albert R. Griffin, 36, for the April 19 murder of Antonio Ellis. Griffin is currently in Coweta County Jail on unrelated charges.

Members of Coweta County Board of Zoning Appeals heard both sides of the argument Tuesday on the request for a Conditional Use Permit and a height variance related to the construction of a proposed asphalt plant by Marietta-based Baldwin Paving Co. on the property of the Vulcan Madras Quarry on Ga. Highway 154. The board took the advice of the county’s planning staff and voted unanimously to recommend the project for approval by the county commission on Sept. 15.

Georgia’s annual air quality ban on outdoor burning, mostly in the northern half of Georgia, will end at midnight on September 30, 2009. The annual restrictions have been in place since May 1st in 54 counties statewide. Burn permits can be obtained from the Georgia Forestry Commission (GFC) beginning October 1st.

A 30-year-old woman has been arrested for fabricating a story Aug. 27 that she had been sexually assaulted by a man on the Peachtree City golf cart path system near Lake Kedron.

Commissioner Horgan's arrest not connected to official duties; criminal case to be heard

A court ruling Friday quashed the efforts of a citizen’s group trying to get Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan kicked out of office.

With a blue-sky backdrop, crews worked this weekend to mount an authentic and newly-painted F-16 fighter jet at Falcon Field. The aircraft will be the centerpiece of the new Veterans Memorial Park at the airport, complete with landscaping and brick pavers commemorating those who have served in the armed forces and also the families who supported them at home. The memorial will be dedicated at a public ceremony Sept. 26. Photo/Vern Darley.

A police chase through north Peachtree City Saturday evening is connected to the interception of a large quantity of illegal drugs that were flown into Falcon Field on a private 8-passenger twin-engine aircraft earlier that day, The Citizen has confirmed.

With property tax notices going out next week, your individual bill is likely to be $70 to $280 more than 2008

Perhaps you’ve missed the recent headlines about Georgia’s financial doldrums due to the economy.

More than 200 people filled the council chambers at Peachtree City Hall Aug. 26 for an educational town hall on healthcare. And a no-frills, fact-laden education is what they got. The only emotion displayed was the applause for the speakers. The town hall meeting was sponsored by the Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots.

Thursday night the Peachtree City Council is set to significantly increase residential impact fees.

The same action would also require impact fees from non-residential development, a first for the city. Impact fees are one-time only and are collected from developers once a parcel is under construction.

There were no surprises when it came to the millage rate adopted Aug. 24 by the Fayette County Commission where the rate was kept at the current 5.4 mills.

Peachtree City police are continuing to investigate the sexual assault of a woman on the city’s cart path system but no further details of the incident early Thursday morning are being released at this time.

Performing well on the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) is nothing new for Fayette County high school seniors, and this year was no exception. Georgia SAT scores are sliding but Fayette test scores for 2009 continued their upward climb. All but Fayette County High School scored well above the state average for public schools.

Unemployment in Fayette County continued to rise in July with an 8.9 percent rate recorded by Georgia Department of Labor. A similar situation applied to Peachtree City where, for the first time, the rate climbed above 8 percent.

If flu strikes a business’s work force, what is the company to do?

To answer that, Summit Healthcare companies sponsored a flu pandemic preparedness conference for businesses Aug. 26 at the Coweta County Fairgrounds that was attended by companies from Coweta and Fayette counties.

The Fayetteville City Council at the Sept. 3 meeting will consider extending the use of temporary business signs to help offset problems caused by the recession. The council will also hear the first reading of a proposed amendment to the alcohol permit ordinance.

Feds: Golf pro drove to N. Georgia to meet with young child

A Peachtree City man was arrested Sunday in north Georgia after traveling there to meet with a person he thought was a minor child, federal officials said.

The Fayette Samaritans is a non-profit organization dedi- cated to the food and clothing needs of Fayette Countians. Their needs for September are as follows:

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

The “Find it in Fayette!” Community Expo is coming up on September 15, 3-7 pm at New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville, GA.

Square Foot Ministry is in the final stages of completing the Fayette Counseling Center on Bradley Avenue and hopes to be completed before Christmas. The ministry has some specific needs and would like to ask the community for help with these. Paint, paint, paint... 90 gallons of primer and 90 gallons of flat wall paint. Primer can be in a light color or regular primer and flat wall paint can be any brand but needs to be a specific color which donors can call me about, said ministry representative Beth Barron.