Coweta and Fulton Counties became the latest jurisdictions to sign off on an agreement to try and better plan growth on the Ga. Highway 74 corridor.

Reprimanded in May for ‘lecturing’ council on zoning issue

Clyde Stricklin has resigned from his position as director of developmental services for Peachtree City.

Candidates face off in Dec. 6 runoff for PTC mayor

In the days leading up to the Nov. 8 election, mayoral candidate Harold Logsdon continued to outpace incumbent mayor Steve Brown in terms of cash donations.

An elderly woman escaped an early morning house fire in Peachtree City Saturday morning despite the fact that her smoke alarm didn’t sound an alert.

Talks with a landowner in south Peachtree City that could lead to the realignment of Rockaway Road with the traffic light for Holly Grove Road are on hold until after the election, Mayor Steve Brown reported.

A 10-acre tract on Senoia’s western border is now poised to become the city’s newest shopping center.

Seven Coweta County Title I elementary schools have been recognized as “High Performing Schools” based on academic achievement which helped the schools receive “Adequate Yearly Progress” (AYP) ratings in all categories under the No Child Left Behind act, and four of the schools received monetary grants in recognition of their achievements.

Students lead the cheering as part of one of the largest crowds in the school’s history on hand to see the Starr’s Mill football team take on the Brookwood Broncos last Friday night for a shot to go to the state semi-finals. The Panthers fell short in their quest for a AAAAA state title, falling to Brookwood 28-19.

An assembly at Whitewater Middle School that featured facts about the Islam religion has raised some eyebrows of parents at the school.

Despite his commitment to avoid Thursday’s mayoral candidate debate at McIntosh High School, Harold Logsdon’s campaign materials were being circulated before the event — by his opponent, incumbent Mayor Steve Brown.

Fayetteville council members Nov. 17 voted 3-1 to amend the city’s solid waste ordinance to require that garbage customers remove their containers from the street by 7 p.m. on the day following garbage pick-up.

The Fayetteville City Council is considering implementing a three-tiered rate structure for residential water billing that will meet metro Atlanta requirements for water conservation.

Officials at Piedmont Fayette Hospital are urging patients with flu-like symptoms to seek treatment at the hospital’s Minor Emergency Care Center instead of the main emergency room.

Fayette County parents will have their first chance to speak out on proposed new elementary school boundaries next Tuesday.

Fayetteville police are working to arrest a city resident after a shooting that began with a confrontation over a business dispute Sunday afternoon, police said.

The Fayette County School System strives to ensure that all students receive the best education possible while arming them with the skills they will need to succeed in today’s competitive environment.

The first time for any new venture can be scary. What if nobody comes? What if too many people come? What if it rains?

The Department of Driver Services would like to remind its customers that all driver’s license Customer Service Centers will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Nov. 24-26) for the Thanksgiving holiday. They will reopen Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Three Fayette elementary schools have been named Title I Distinguished Schools by the Georgia Department of Education.

The Fayette County Animal Shelter will join paws with the Helen Woodward Animal Center, Iams and more than 2,000 other shelters in the 2005 “Home 4 the Holidays” campaign. The event, which will last the whole month of December, hopes to link more than 350,000 dog, cats, puppies and kittens, and other companions pets nationwide with loving adoptive families.

The Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty organization’s offices will begin accepting donations for the annual U. S. Marine Corps Reserve “Toys for Tots” campaign Friday, Nov. 25.

Children anticipate few things as eagerly as the holiday season. However, holiday decorations and gifts can cause accidental injuries if not used properly.

The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here and retailers will be rolling out the red carpet for shoppers. The retailers are prepared, but are consumers? The National Retail Federation 2005 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch for NRF, found that the average consumer plans to spend $738.11 this holiday season, up 5.1 percent from the previous year.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week:

Fayetteville Police Dept.

A Riverdale man is being sought by Union City Police in the shooting of five teenagers at Union Station Apartments on Flat Shoals Road Nov. 11.

Students at Palmetto Elementary School celebrated Veterans’ Day last week with a parade and reception for veterans.

It may well have been a landmark meeting as Fairburn council members Monday gave their approval to the first portion of a development that will draw shoppers to a nearly one million square feet commercial magnet on Ga. Highway 74.

Two cities in Southwest Fulton have said no to a proposed plan to split up Fulton County.

It’s another step along the way for the emerging community of Serenbe.