The centerpiece of a new veteran’s memorial in Peachtree City is getting the finishing touches on its new coat of paint.

The F-16 fighter jet will later be on display as part of the Veterans Memorial Park at Falcon Field.

Says funding, greenbelt protection among top issues

Peachtree City Councilman Steve Boone recently confirmed that he plans to run for re-election to his Post 3 seat.

EA2 Sean P. Heaton, a 2001 graduate of McIntosh High School, was recognized for his duty, above and beyond, helping his battalion as well as other battalions, to insure mission readiness during a ceremony in Iraq. He was presented the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Heaton is presently serving in Iraq with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24. Photo/Special.

A Thursday morning fire caused by a lightning strike at a residence on Laurelwood Drive in Tyrone resulted in the destruction of two garages and two vehicles.

It was a rare event July 21 as two long-serving family members stepped down from their positions of service to Coweta County. Assistant Administrator Roxie Clark retired after 35 years. She was joined by her husband Danny and by her father, Harold Hammond, who ended his service with the Coweta County Hospital Authority after more than 43 years.

One week ahead of schedule, Canongate Road will be reopened. The closure at Persimmon Creek will be opened on Friday, July 31 pending no significant delays due to weather.

Coweta County School Board in a meeting Tuesday responded to $4.036 million in state funding cuts by imposing a three-day furlough to nearly all school system staff, foregoing the purchase of school buses and using un-budgeted increases in property taxes to offset the shortfall.

A proposal to add a zoning category to Coweta County’s Zoning and Development Ordinance allowing commercial farms to incorporate sustainable agriculture, organic gardening and agritourism on less than 20 acres got the go-ahead from commissioners last week. The Planning & Zoning Department will move forward with drafting the potential amendment as a conditional use in the Rural Conservation zoning district.

Do you have electronics cluttering your basement or extra bedroom? Take care of that clutter. Bring your recyclable electronics to our special Electronics Recycling Day on Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. - noon at Thomas Crossroads Elementary, 3530 East Highway 34. Coweta County Environmental Management, Creative Recycling Systems of Georgia (CRS), and the Coweta County School System have partnered to provide a location for county residents to recycle obsolete and used electronic devices. Trailers will be set up in the parking lot to collect the items delivered that day.

An application for a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) on Creekwood Road on Fairburn’s south side for a biomedical waste treatment facility has been filed with Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).

Coweta County commissioners last week agreed to consider allowing indoor shooting ranges to be established in the county. The Planning & Zoning Department will draft an ordinance amendment that, if approved, would be subject to a case-by-case examination by commissioners as a conditional use in industrial zoning districts.

Unemployment rates in Coweta County jumped again last month. Though economically healthy compared to many counties in metro Atlanta, preliminary jobless figures for June showed an unemployment rate of 11.3 percent, up a full point over May.

July 27, 2009 (Newnan, GA) — The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce continues to accept applications for the 2009-2010 Leadership Coweta class through the end of this week.  Applications are due by 5pm Friday, July 31.

Peachtree City police say alleged suspicious activities on the cart path system in the Kedron Village area reported July 29 never happened. These incidents included an alleged robbery and assault, reports of which proved to be bogus.

There was little doubt that no one on the Fayette County School Board wanted to vote to impose a three-day furlough on most of the school system’s staff. But that vote Monday night came nonetheless after Gov. Sonny Perdue’s July 22 announcement of a three percent cut in Dept. of Education (DOE) funding and a three-day staff furlough to be taken before Dec. 31.

Camara Carter (front), Byron Davis and Noni Carter take to the water July 25 at Family Fun Day at Fayette Family YMCA on Huiet Road. The day’s many activities were part of a fund-raising effort by the Association of Village PRIDE to complete the construction and purchase books for a library in Umuaka, Nigeria. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Racers negotiate a curve during a preliminary heat in a regional competition at the William L. Davis BMX race track off McIntosh Trail in Peachtree City. Hundreds of racers, including some from out of state, took part in the Southeast regional event this past weekend. Photo/John Munford.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

County votes today on $16.5 million in water bonds to pay for Lake McIntosh construction

Three decades after it was first planned, a new lake is about to take shape on Fayette’s western border.

With construction on Lake McIntosh expected to begin this fall, Fayette County is planning to issue $16.5 million in bonds to pay for the remainder of the project.

An ethics complaint lodged against Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan over his arrest for misdemeanor possession of marijuana has proceeded past the first stage of the process.

On your mark, get set, shop!

With a built-in 7 percent discount, thanks to the sales tax holiday, area shoppers will be in overdrive as they hit Fayette retailers this Thursday through Sunday.

The addition of a traffic signal and associated improvements to Ga. Highway 85 South and Bernhard Road won’t take place until fall 2010 at the earliest, but it will have a significant impact when it does, county officials have said.

Peachtree City isn’t the first community to attempt to deal with business “mascots” and plain-clothed people taking to the roadside waving advertising signs.

An application for a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) on Creekwood Road on Fairburn’s south side for a biomedical waste treatment facility has been filed with Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).

Coweta-Fayette EMC says it has developed a new way to keep customers informed and save money. CFEMC Natural Gas has launched a new website that makes it easier for all Georgians on the Atlanta Gas Light distribution pipeline to get competitively priced natural gas service.

There is something for everyone at Market Day in downtown Fayetteville. With its first year in 2008 a success, Main Street Fayetteville continued the event this year and has three more dates set for venues that focus on fresh produce and include items from a variety of vendors.

No more cash pay-outs; employees retirement to be credited instead

Fayette County employees who are fully vested in the county’s defined benefit retirement plan will no longer be able to “cash out” their accrued sick leave.

The Fayette County School System more than a year ago implemented measures to reduce the amount of electricity consumed at its schools and other facilities. Facilities Services Director Mike Satterfield recently reported that a kilowatt-hour comparison study covering the period from May 2008 to May 2009 showed a savings of more than $43,000.

Plans to add significant landscaping along the northern tips of Ga. highways 85 and 74 may be pruned back due to the economy.

Retired U.S. Army Col. Andrew J. Jurchenko, a decorated Vietnam War veteran, anti-terrorism expert and criminal justice educator, has been hired as director of Brenau University’s new campus in Fairburn.