A proposal May 6 by CSX Railroad to Tyrone to close the Valleywood Road crossing at Senoia Road and extend Park Drive so residents can connect to East Crestwood as an alternative will be met with a counter proposal in the next two weeks.

A 23-year-old Senoia man was practically caught in the act of “tagging” part of the Flat Creek Nature Trail with graffiti Wednesday night, police said.

A proposal to build 80 homes, an event center and 12 villas on a 37-acre site near Falcon Field Airport was postponed this week to give more time for Peachtree City’s Airport Authority to weigh in on the development, city officials said.

Peachtree City has made the list of the 250 “most affluent” communities in the United States, according to a study conducted by bizjournals.com.

Thousands filled the Coweta County Fairgrounds May 1 for the 2009 Coweta County Relay for Life. A total of 66 local teams with 1,191 participants were joined by countless others for the 12-hour event. It was a time of celebration for loved ones that survived cancer and a time to remember those whose lives have been taken. To view all 77 photos click here. Photo/Ben Nelms.

The number of cases of H1N1 influenza present across a number of states and nations appears to be waning and has produced many fewer serious complications and deaths than originally considered possible. That notwithstanding, a group of officials from local and regional health agencies, government, school and business met in Newnan May 5 to discuss the current status of H1N1 and the type of response that might be indicated if the strain made its way to Coweta County. The discussion also had applications for any type of public emergency that might occur in the future.

Coweta County School System is poised to use its $6.5 million in upcoming stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to preserve 42 teaching positions that might have otherwise been reduced.

Coweta County commissioners gave unanimous approval to the 2009-2010 budget submitted by District Attorney Pete Skandalakis, who was acknowledged for holding the line on his upcoming expenditures.

Pursuit ran from Senoia to Fayetteville; charges filed

A Jefferson man was arrested Saturday night after he led Senoia police officers on a chase into Fayetteville, police said.

For those whose lives have not been touched by someone with the many forms of developmental disabilities it may not seem much of a change. But for some of the 150,000 in Georgia with those diagnoses and the families in need of long-needed services the recent substantial increase in funding by the General Assembly is a Godsend. Georgia previously ranked 50th in the nation in new funding for such services and now ranks 9th, yet with the dramatic increases the overwhelming majority of people still receive no services. State Office of Developmental Disabilities (DD) Director Dr. Steve Hall addressed service delivery opportunities and issues with more than 100 individuals, their families and caregivers April 14 at First Christian Church in Tyrone.

Adesa Auto Auction at the May 5 county commission meeting was given 7-10 days to show progress on a required clean-up of portions of its 60-acre property along I-85 in northeast Coweta or face possible citations. The company agreed April 7 to clean-up the required portions of its property and to comply with all zoning requirements after the company leased the property to auto storage firm APLS for the short-term storage of new vehicles. Adesa representative Brett Roland cited obstacles in having the work done but said it would be completed in a timely manner.

Senoia's 4th annual Memorial Day Celebration and Festival begins at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 25th in historic downtown Senoia. Make plans to bring your family for a fun day of patriotic celebration. Space is currently available for antique, handmade arts and crafts vendors (no resale items, please) as well as parade participants. Entry forms for vendors and parade participants are available at www.senoia.com.   

The six major Coweta County humane societies have entered into discussions to form a coalition to explore the benefits of working together while allowing each group to maintain its individuality and area of focus in animal welfare. Attendees at this landmark meeting were Michele Decker of For Paws Rescue; Barbara Grosse from Georgia Heartland Humane Society; Michelle Humphries of Georgia Humane Society; Luvana Dennis of Shelter Rescue; Kaye Phillips of Paws 911; and Jeanne West of The Good Shepherd Humane Society. Due to a scheduling conflict, LouAnn Jones of Newnan Coweta Humane Society was unable to attend.

Coweta Youth Named to Congressional Academy for American History & Civics.
Jon Landon of Senoia, a student at East Coweta High School, has been accepted to attend the 2009 Congressional Academy for American History & Civics.

People who develop flu-like symptoms are being asked to stay at home for a minimum of seven days and also until one full day after the symptoms subside.

The Georgia Legislature has amended the state's child molestation statutes to close a legal loophole, officials have said.

These purple-shirted cancer survivors were among the 570 who participated in the opening lap of Friday’s annual Relay for Life fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society at the former Kiwanis fairgrounds in south Fayette County. The event raised more than $360,000, which will go to local cancer victim support programs. 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:

Part of $3.7 million to pay for 8 teachers, 17 parapros for 2 years

The Fayette County School System expects to get federal money soon to hire eight teachers and 17 parapros, with the understanding that the money is good only for two years.

Woman follows 2 suspects, phones info to 911 dispatch

Peachtree City police quickly arrested two men minutes after they allegedly robbed the United Community Bank in Peachtree City at gunpoint Friday afternoon.

The Fayette County Water System has flunked one part of a quarterly inspection, but not to worry, says system Director Tony Parrott.

Despite the recent publicity about the global swine flu outbreak, Fayette County public school officials haven’t changed their policy about handling potential flu cases among students, staff and visitors.

Charter school system or IE2 (IE-squared) system? The Fayette County Board of Education held a brief discussion on the two possibilities Monday and decided that a side-by-side comparison of the two systems would be in order before taking up the conversation in depth.

There is a new grocery store coming to Fayetteville. Food Lion will open its first grocery store in Fayette County in mid-summer at Jeff Davis Drive and County Line Road.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT) made two seizures last week that netted nearly a half-ton of marijuana and 12,700 Xanax tablets.

In all likelihood, Delta pilot Michael William Ellicott will spend the rest of his days in prison for brutally assaulting his wife in their Peachtree City home.

The Fayette County Board of Education may need to re-consider a sewer agreement with Tyrone to use up to 45,000 gallons per day of capacity.

Fayetteville City Council members are expected to adopt a wellhead protection ordinance at the May 7 meeting. The board will also consider approval of the cemetery sidewalk project along Stonewall Avenue and the appointment of Vicki Turner to the Main Street Tourism Association Board.

Two men were arrested this morning after an alert resident called 911 to report a burglary in progress in the Northridge subdivision in north Fayette County, officials said.

A police chase that started in Senoia ended in Fayetteville Saturday evening, police said.

The pursuit began in Senoia when the car refused to stop after an officer attempted a traffic stop, said Fayette County Sheriff’s Lt. Belinda McCastle. Sheriff’s deputies joined the pursuit after it entered Fayette, and Fayetteville police successfully used stop sticks to disable the vehicle’s tires, police said.