Tyrone turnout better than Fayetteville

Some 7,464 voters cast ballots in the Nov. 8 general election in Peachtree City, accounting for 35.87 percent of the city’s 20,810 registered voters.

A Peachtree City man was killed Friday evening in a four-vehicle auto crash at the intersection of Ga. Highway 74 and Senoia Road across from an entrance to Kedron Village, police said.

Get ready to gas up at two Kroger grocery supermarkets, the first-ever pumps within big retail parking lots inside Peachtree City.

Peachtree City’s Best Buy store just might be open by this weekend.

City Building Official Tom Carty said Monday that a final inspection for the store has been scheduled for Friday. The store has been allowed to move in its stock while it works on the remaining “punch list” of minor issues, Carty said.

Construction of Fayette’s newest middle school has been marked by a ceremonial groundbreaking lead by Fayette County Board of Education members, school leaders and those heading up the design and construction of the project.

The Peachtree City Council will consider adopting a new federal protocol for handing significant public safety emergencies at its meeting Thursday night.

The grand opening of the Peachtree City Library has been rescheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m., commencing with a ribbon-cutting in front of the newly-refurbished and expanded facility.

The North Fayette Community Association is holding its quarterly meeting Saturday, Nov. 19, at 10 a.m. at North Fayette Elementary School, 609 Kenwood Road in Fayetteville.

As a solution to transportation challenges that many senior citizens face, Fayette County residents 60 years of age and older can now get transportation assistance to go to doctor’s offices, beauty shops, banks, shopping centers, and regional medical centers thanks to the new FSS “Ticket to Ride” voucher program.

An employee of the Peachtree City Recreation Department has earned an award as one of the top administrative staffers in the state.

Hank Aaron Automotive Group has announced its donation to the American Red Cross to aid in the hurricane Katrina relief for victims.

In celebration of National Children’s Book Week, the Fayette County Public Library will feature several activities this Saturday at 2 p.m.

Kamie Ham was recently selected as Homecoming Queen at Georgia Southern University. Kamie graduated from Fayette County High School in 2002 and is a senior at GSU, majoring in education.

Rules for Georgia's Smokefree Air Act of 2005 are to take effect Nov. 17, the day of the Great American Smokeout. The rules were adopted by the Department of Human Resources Board Oct. 19, after the Act took effect July 1. Health officials say the law and the rules help assure Georgians that the places they dine, work and visit will be smoke free.

Oak Grove Elementary celebrated the importance of mathematics in everyday life with a daylong “Fall Into Math” celebration last month. The school’s Math Task Force, led by Instructional Support Teacher Lynn Shirley, sponsored the day.

In addition to being one of the world’s largest aquariums, with more than eight million gallons of marine and fresh water, the Georgia Aquarium will also serve as the leading facility for aquatic veterinary medicine. The Veterinary Services & Conservation Medicine Program, a cooperative endeavor between Georgia Aquarium and the University of Georgia, will be the largest facility to integrate a veterinary teaching hospital into an aquarium.

During the month of September, Brownie Troop #176 kicked off a “Share Some Care by Giving a Bear” service project which entailed collecting new and gently loved bears and other stuffed toys to donate to the Tyrone emergency services group.

The following arrests were reported by local public safety agencies for the past week:

Peachtree City Police

A Peachtree City man was killed Friday evening in a four-vehicle auto crash at the intersection of Ga. Highway 74 and Senoia Road, police said.

Members of the Atlanta Shakespeare Tavern visited Sandy Creek Friday to teach 10th- and 11th-grade students about “Julius Caesar,” which the actors from the Tavern will perform next Friday.

Grace Caldwell and Gloria Furr were voted onto the Tyrone Town Council Tuesday, but they won by varying margins.

A Georgia Tech student was arrested Thursday at the Peachtree City Library after arranging to meet a girl he thought was 14 years old for a sexual act, police said.

Next year could be a whole different ball game for the Tyrone Town Council as they look to deal with a host of growth-related issues.

It was quite a night Tuesday in Southwest Fulton. Local election results showed that voters’ preferences largely favored challengers.

Was it pre-election jitters or was it more?

Four male juveniles, ages 14-17, were charged Thursday with armed robbery and aggravated assault in an attempted robbery at Regal Jewelers in Shannon Mall.

Crew members from Image Master Productions install a camera on a vehicle near Shannon Mall used in the filming of commercial to run statewide for the Click-it or Ticket campaign.

Brown plots runoff strategy against Logsdon

Harvey Garcia, front, head landscape supervisor for Peachtree

The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce announced the 2005 Small Business of the Year recipient at their Annual Small Business of the Year Award Luncheon Wednesday at Glendalough Manor.