The Fayette County Board of Education is looking south for a site for the county’s newest elementary school.

Superintendent of Education John DeCotis said the system is in negotiations to purchase a 112-acre tract near the intersection of Ga. Highway 92 and Inman Road. The site would be used for an elementary school that would open in 2009.

Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown finds it “unbelievable” that a previous City Council purchased a five-plus-acre site in 1999 — and built a police station on it — even though a study revealed that the site was previously a trash dump.

Miss Manners would be aghast.

An ex-mayor shouting from the City Council audience to the current mayor, “And you are calling me a moron!”

Fayetteville council members Oct. 20 gave unanimous approval for a Georgia Department of Transportation (DOT) sidewalks project and heard the first reading of a proposed amendment addressing city garbage customers failing to remove containers in a timely manner after pick-up.

The Fayette County Republican Party will host the first annual Ronald Reagan Tribute Dinner Friday, Nov. 4, at the Palmer Course at Starr’s Mill.

The Peachtree City Youth Council and The Peachtree City Parks and Recreation Department is announcing their 2nd Annual Kids Halloween Party for children ages 10 and under. Some of the activities include fun games, costume contests, and plenty of candy for all.

Sally Raymond, a preschool diagnostician and teacher with the Exceptional Children’s Services Department, has co-authored “An Aesop Adventure,” a collection of fables, songs and activities for the elementary classroom.

The 2004-2005 McIntosh High School Legend has won a first place with special merit award in the American Scholastic Press Association's annual yearbook competition.

Community taking steps to fight meth

In the war to defeat the devastating effects of methamphetamine and other drugs, a growing group of Fayette County residents are taking position on the front lines. They are determined to make a difference.

They are a family that refuses to give up.

Believing convicted killer Jim Watson to be innocent of murdering his 33-year-old wife Beverley in 1997, his parents and children continue to speak up and speak out. Evidence of their tenacity was visible at a rally Oct. 15 at McCurry Park near Fayetteville, as nearly three dozen people poured through the large volume of documentation on hand and heard comments from family and friends who contend that Watson was placed behind bars based on circumstantial evidence and altered testimony by witnesses.

Lauren Yawn has been named executive director of the Peachtree City Tourism Association, officials announced Wednesday.

Peachtree City mayoral candidates Harold Logsdon and Dar Thompson are getting a tremendous amount of financial support, according to campaign financial disclosure statements filed by both candidates recently.

The Senior Adult Council held its first-ever candidate forum, and over 140 people were in attendance. It was held at The Gathering Place senior center last Sunday.

Looking for a scary good time, or maybe some thrills and chills to get in the Halloween spirit?

Then the place to go is the Leach Fire Station in Peachtree City, where the fire department will host its annual Haunted House fund-raiser from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. Oct. 21-22 and Oct. 28-29.

Peeples Elementary will host its annual Pumpkin Run Saturday, Oct. 29, rain or shine. The run will include a 5K run and a one-mile fun run/walk. Warm-ups will begin at 8 a.m. with the 5K starting at 8:30 a.m. and the fun run/walk event following at 8:40 a.m. Registration is $15 per participant through Oct. 28. Race day registration is $20.

The Spirit of McIntosh Marching Band won best overall in class at the Marching Classic at Brookwood High School Oct. 1.

Months of weekend traffic jams and long delays along I-85 may well be coming to an end sometime near Christmas, but the dreams of smooth flowing traffic will continue to be just dreams for the near-term. This weekend included.

September crime statistics provided Tuesday by Fairburn Police Chief Charles Long show a nine-percent decrease in serious crimes over September 2004, a 22-percent increase in total traffic accidents and a 52-percent increase in arrests.

For years, the City of Fairburn owned the fire station and equipment on East Broad Street but contracted with Fulton County for firefighting services. A recent vote by the City Council paved the way for the city to establish its own department and provide its own personnel. With that transition came the need for a chief. And Fairburn’s new chief is former Riverdale Deputy Fire Chief Jody Weller.

Coweta County Sheriff’s investigators are looking for a camper-type conversion van in association with the Sept. 30 murder of Senoia businessman Ken Crook.

Braking, handling requirements only for ‘06 carts and newer

A proposal to restrict the height of golf carts, and add special requirements for their braking and stability, will be considered by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

By the middle of November, Fayette County parents should have their first glimpse of new districts for three overcrowded elementary schools.

Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown is complaining that a state ethics complaint against him is trumped up just to get him out of office.

Starting Monday, Oct. 24, anyone can get a flu shot at the Fayette County Health Department between 8:30 and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

A pesky mold problem is causing the Fayette County School System to replace the carpeting at seven classrooms at Starr’s Mill High School.

Peachtree City’s sports fields have gone for more than a year without being sprayed with weed-preventing chemicals.

Photocircuits Corporation, which has reduced its presence dramatically in Peachtree City, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Fayette County is tightening restrictions on any employee who wants to travel to a conference or for other business reasons.

Fayetteville council members Oct. 20 will take up issues involving a Georgia Department of Transportation sidewalks project and a proposed amendment to the Solid Waste Ordinance relating to customers not removing garbage containers in a timely manner.

A LaGrange man has been arrested for robbing an elderly woman in her north Fayette home earlier this month.

Fayette County sheriff’s deputies arrested Brian Keith Hethcox, 32, of Bartley Road, LaGrange last week on a charge of felony robbery.