Teachers at Evoline West Elementary School in Fairburn recently kicked off the Million Minute Reading Celebration.

Malone Circle resident Ronald Smith is finished with the level of service he receives of Fairburn garbage contractor BFI.

One of a recent number of Fairburn burglaries was solved last week with the arrest of a Fairburn man wanted on prior charges for property crimes.

Two in custody, two more sought after store fight

A fight at the Circle K convenience store Oct. 1 in the vicinity of the annual Fairburn Festival turned out to be more than it appeared. In its wake, two Fairburn men have been arrested and two others are being sought.

Ongoing construction work will continue on I-85 again this weekend. The run up to the completion of the construction project anticipated for December will see work this weekend along I-85 between I-285 and Ga. Highway 74.

Landmark Christian School will be offering Heart Screens for Teens for middle and high school students Nov. 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Landmark’s Fairburn campus. This program provides affordable echocardiogram examinations for athletes in Georgia.

Palmetto Baptist Church had a Celebration Sunday Service Oct.

Voters will get the opportunity to help Union City attract up to 1,000 more jobs Nov. 8 general election by voting yes for the Freeport ad valorem tax exemption.

The former Higgins Funeral Home, located next to Holly Hill Memorial Park on U.S. Highway 29, announced this week that it has changed its name to Holly Hill Memorial Chapel.

Firefighter/EMT John Bruschetti of the Peachtree City Fire and Rescue Department

When Peachtree City voters head to the polls Nov. 8, they won’t just be picking a mayor and two council members for the next four years.

Peachtree City police acted swiftly Wednesday morning to arrest a suspect accused of soliciting sex online from an undercover officer whom he thought was a 15-year-old girl.

Despite a cosmetic shelving problem and the lack of computer furniture for the upstairs area, the Peachtree City Library will fully re-open to the public Monday

It’s another bad weekend if you want to get from Peachtree City and Tyrone to Atlanta.

Starting at 9 p.m. Friday through 5 a.m. Monday, the northbound on-ramp that leads from Ga. Highway 74 to I-85 will be closed, according to officials from the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Staffers at the Peachtree City Tennis Center have moved back into their downstairs offices this week, although the repairs from flooding several months ago won’t be made until the flooding issue has been fixed, officials said.

Peachtree City police are urging the little ghouls, goblins and other trick-or-treaters to use caution when going door-to-door Monday night.

Senoia City Administrator Richard Ferry is busy crunching the numbers for his first budget cycle.

When you’re confronted with the fact that Coweta County may soon have 200,000 residents, you start thinking about different strategies to manage the growth.

By next Sunday, Angela White will probably be taking a very deep breath.

Red Robin Gourmet Burgers, the casual dining company that serves up wholesome, fun, feel-good experiences by offering its guests an imaginative selection of high-quality gourmet burgers and innovative menu items in a family-friendly environment, opened its first Georgia restaurant in Newnan this week.

For the third year in a row, the Newnan Bon-L Manufacturing Company has sponsored a countywide donation of dictionaries to all Coweta County third-graders.

The first Central Eeducation Center Fall Car Show will be held Saturday, from 2-6:30 p.m. at the Central Educational Center in Newnan.

Coach Franklin DeLoach’s East Coweta softball team was impressive this past weekend in Tifton.

A Clayton County school bus driver has become the 10th man arrested for soliciting sex online

A 15 year-old Fayette County High School student has been charged with making terroristic threats and disrupting a public school resulting from a bomb threat made to the school Tuesday.

Fayette County’s sign ordinance cannot be enforced until after this year’s election.

Peachtree City’s ordinance about signs in the city-owned rights of way along roads is too restrictive, according to city staff and the city attorney.

Last Wednesday, close to 200 parents and players attended a meeting of the Peachtree City Youth Soccer Association.

Herbicide and pesticide spraying of Peachtree City’s grassy sports fields will resume, the City Council decided 4-to-0 last Thursday night.

All Judy Chastain wanted to do is protect her neighborhood.

But as the homeowner quickly learned, when you’re dealing with rezonings, there are all sorts of variables, including a forged deed and the arrest of a real estate agent, that come into play before the issue is voted on by the Fayette County Commission.