Peachtree City’s Finance Department has been honored with a prestigious award for “excellence in financial reporting.”

Senoia’s quest for a new library site hit another stumbling block Tuesday night.

The City Council rejected a motion to place the facility in the city’s park on Seavy Street. The park location has drawn the ire of the local Boy Scout troop that uses a building in the park. The Scouts maintain they have a 99-year lease with the city to use the building, but a copy of the lease cannot be located.

Willis Road Elementary School held a "Pancakes with Santa" fundraiser on Saturday, December 17, to benefit the school gym.

“If my office closed and we all went home at five o’clock, I probably wouldn’t be up here,” said Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager to commissioners Dec. 15.

Coweta County commissioners Dec. 15 voted to sign a Memorandum of Understanding designed pave the way for construction of the PetSmart regional distribution center at Creekside Industrial Park. The MOU signatories include Coweta County Development Authority, PetSmart and the county commission.

On perhaps one of the busiest days of the holiday shopping season, northbound traffic on Ga. Highway 85 north backed up late Thursday morning due to another damaged water pipe.

The Fayette Board of Education heard the complaints of frustrated parents and decided Monday night not to change any of its elementary school lines.

Despite the not guilty verdict from a Fayette County jury last week, Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is still convinced that Eddie Robbins III killed Fayette resident David Mangham and Mike Fowler of Ellenwood in Mangham’s north Fayette home in April 2003.

Sgt. Ryan Coffield of Fayetteville is happy to be back stateside, awaiting the birth of his first son ... even though it’s not exactly the way he planned it.

Fayette County has its first candidate in the March special election to replace the late County Commissioner A.G. VanLandingham.

Despite the recent controversy over churches not holding services on Christmas Day (Sunday) this year, most Christian churches in the Fayette, Coweta and South Fulton areas will have Christmas services on Sunday morning, though some have scheduled only one service and have cancelled Sunday school classes and other normal Sunday activities.

The story of Christmas began centuries prior to the actual event. Prophets promised that a Savior and Redeemer, a King and Messiah, the Son of God would be born into the world. Prior to this blessed event, God sent the Angel Gabriel to the humble Jewish girl named Mary. She had been chosen to be the Mother of Jesus. With this heavenly announcement, the Greatest Story ever told began to unfold.

It’s about the future of transportation strategies and land use planning in south metro Atlanta. It includes six counties, 29 municipalities and two regional development centers. Its goal is to present a long-term vision for Southside transportation issues in a rapidly growing metro Atlanta population expected to add 2 million people in the next 25 years.

An alert citizen may have helped Fayetteville police prevent the theft of items from cars parked at the Tinseltown movie theater last week.

The Fayette County Branch of the NAACP has begun planning for the Second Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday Parade to be held Monday, Jan. 16, beginning at 10 a.m. in Fayetteville.

U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland's amendment to the Border Protection, Antiterrorism, and Illegal Immigration Control Act of 2005 easily passed the House Friday night, shortly before main bill was approved. The amendment caps financial penalties for businesses guilty of hiring illegal immigrants.

The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce is seeking nominations for its “Outstanding Business Person of the Year” award.

Gov. Sonny Perdue signed an executive order cutting in half the state sales tax on natural gas and liquid propane for residential heating. The executive order stipulates that Georgia’s sales tax on natural gas will be reduced during the peak home heating months of January through April 2006. Liquid propane will be reduced during the months of January through March 2006.

Hwy. 74 Alliance may change its moniker, but not its mission

The Highway 74 Alliance produced a tentative mission statement at its December meeting. Alliance members also said the initiative might be up for a name change but it will not deter their intent to successfully address future traffic congestion in the area.

It’s nothing short of a tradition along Hobgood Road and Rivertown.

Violators will soon be paying higher fines in Fairburn

Parking violations on Fairburn streets are on the rise. And so is the price of fines resulting from them.

Recent burglaries at residential construction sites in Fairburn were solved through the efforts of city police officers and detectives.

Stephanie Gaines has plans and the determination to see them through. Recently hired as Union City’s special projects coordinator, Gaines envisions a greater community participation geared to empower residents and unify and strengthen neighborhoods.

The customary Ga. Highway 74 gridlock at I-85 might ease a bit if Fairburn gets its way.

Everyone who travels Hwy. 74 in the vicinity of I-85 knows that traffic congestion is a mess. But that mess is not limited to the south side of the expressway. Fairburn has made a proposal to the Georgia Department of Transportation that would alleviate some of the congestion on the north side of I-85 for motorists traveling south by installing a right turn lane that would provide quicker access to southbound I-85.

Bear Creek Middle School will present its Winter Concert Dec. 20, featuring the students in the school’s band, orchestra, and chorus.

The constrcution project along I-85 is winding down but closures will be in effect this weekend.

Portions of I-85 northbound and southbound will be closed until Monday at 5 a.m.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn police between Dec. 7 through Dec. 13:

• Malissa Barber, 53, Union City, theft by receiving.

Fayette to be player in metro transit group

Fayette County will have a voice on the new regional Transit Planning Board that was announced Thursday.

Members of the Tyrone Town Council, the Tyrone Recreation Department and the Tyrone Youth Soccer Association gathered at Handley Park last Saturday morning to break ground where three new soccer fields will be built.