Peachtree City is looking into requiring city trash haulers to pay a quarterly fee to be allowed to provide service in the city.

Update - 4:40 - Despite seven fourth quarter points from Teesah Holt (17 total), the Lady Tigers could not stop Southwest DeKalb from hitting easy shots close to the basket. The Lady Panthers defeated Fayette County 59-46. It was the second year in a row Fayette fell to Southwest DeKalb in the Class AAAA championship.

Fine reduced, ‘points’ up from first proposal; Bill to close molestation loophole also going to Senate

A bill that would ban all cellphone use by drivers under 18 has passed its first major hurdle.

The measure was approved by the Georgia House of Representatives 138-34 Thursday and will be taken up by the Senate at a later date.

The bill mandates a $50-$100 fine and two point assessment on the driver’s license of any driver under 18 who is convicted of driving while using any wireless telecommunications device.

More than 60 Senoia area residents March 10 heard some of the details of the intent by Florida-based Charter Schools USA to establish a charter school in the city. Representatives held a public information meeting at the Freeman Sasser Building at Seavy Street Park to explain more about the proposal to create a K-8 school to serve up to 800 children. If approved by Coweta County School Board, the school would be Charter USA’s first in Georgia.

A large plot of ground at Wayside Park on U.S. Highway 29 in downtown Palmetto was transformed this week, as students from the University of Vermont spent their spring break helping students from Hill Country Montessori and Palmetto Elementary School’s Jr. Beta Club, along with Serenbe Organic Farms and a number Palmetto residents, to construct a community garden on property adjacent to the city’s community center.

Registration to secure a spot in next year’s limited-space Pre-K classes is ongoing in Coweta County’s elementary schools through March 20.

Coweta County elementary school teams swept the seven-county West Georgia RESA Academic Bowl Finals, held in Carrollton on February 26.

“Landscape Maintenance Week” proclaimed by Coweta County Commission has attracted the attention of nurseries and landscaping companies around the county. Also next week, fees will be waived March 21 at the C&D landfill when depositing yard debris.

Teachers of the Year for each of Coweta County’s 30 public schools have been chosen by their fellow classroom teachers. They will be honored as the county’s top teachers at the April 21 Coweta County Teacher of the Year Program, presented annually by Board of Education and the Newnan Pilot Club.

The Newnan Fire Department has completed their elevator training. Safety is at the core of the Society’s code for elevators and escalators, appearing right in the title – ASME 17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators. A17.1 covers all aspects of mechanical and electrical design and includes rules for installation and operation.

UGA Coach Mark Richt was the guest speaker at Christian City’s Night of Hope held at the Georgia International Convention Center on March 5th. Over 600 guests enjoyed inspiring words from Richt about his own life experiences and the joys he and his wife Katharyn have experienced while raising their four children. In 1999, the Richts adopted two children from an orphanage in the Ukriane and are raising them along with their two biological children. The evening was centered around Christian City’s Child Sponsorship Program where you can sponsor a child for less than a dollar a day. Coach Richt received a standing ovation when he announced he wanted to sponsor ten children! Following Richt’s lead, 70 guests signed up to become monthly child sponsors that evening. Sponsorships play a vital role in helping Christian City meet the basic needs such as food, clothing, medical attention and educational costs of the abandoned and abused children who live in the cottages at The Children’s Village.

A Fairburn man pled guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter for an assault that left another man dead outside a Peachtree City nightclub in June 2008.

A 17 year-old Fayette County school student was charged Tuesday with simple battery after rendering another student unconscious in the parking lot of Fayette County High School.

A south Fayette was in court yesterday, charged with sending pornography online to an undercover agent who he believed was a 14-year-old girl.

The Peachtree City Police Department is again warning residents to avoid leaving valuables in their vehicles, which can make them a target for thieves.

The Fayette County Historical Society will be honoring the originators of Honor Flight Fayette at its meeting this Sunday, March 15. It will be at 3 p.m. at its Margaret Mitchell Research building at the corner of Lee and Johnson streets.

Council may seek vote extending road tax on this November’s ballot

Peachtree City officials are hoping to convince their counterparts in Fayette County to allow voters to consider an additional special purpose local option sales tax in November.

Now, operators will help you manage an emergency while medics are still on the way

It is not uncommon for a motorist or passer-by to come across a wreck where the occupants are injured, or for a shopper to witness someone collapsing on the sidewalk outside a store. Many will stop to lend assistance and call 911.

A spry couple of 57 years, Oliver and Beverly Ferrill’s marriage nearly ended over an early dinner at Charlie’s restaurant on Ga. Highway 54 West in Fayetteville two days before Christmas.

As of Tuesday afternoon no arrests had been made in a shooting that injured two and killed a third victim in the aftermath of a party that got out of control in the Country Lakes subdivision in north Fayette County late Saturday night.

With the Fayette County School System having to make staff cuts and other reductions to offset a $14.5 million deficit during the coming year, part of the public conversation in recent months has been about the salary of the system’s top executive, Superintendent John DeCotis.

Peachtree City officials are seeking proposals from firms interested in running the tennis center instead of the current arrangement with the tourism association.

Fayette County animal control officials are looking into the possibility of adopting regulations on the tethering of dogs outdoors.

In an effort to battle litter in Peachtree City, officials are looking into requiring offenders sentenced to community service to walk the city’s streets, picking up litter.

When you think of Peachtree City, affordability might not be the first thing that jumps to your mind.

But BusinessWeek magazine has rated Peachtree City the “most affordable suburb” in all of Georgia.

Three teenagers were transported to a local hospital Friday evening after they were found to be highly intoxicated at a neighborhood park in Peachtree City, police said.

It does not pay to run stop signs. Two people were arrested on drug-related charges in Fayetteville March 6 after failing to stop at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 and Chase Drive.

Fayette Senior Services announced today that it will be hosting Mayors For Meals Day as a part of the March for Meals national campaign initiated by Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA), which seeks to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of the local community. Fayette County Mayors Harold Logsdon (Peachtree City), Ken Steele (Fayetteville) and Don Rehwaldt (Tyrone) will be participating in the event to show their support for the community’s homebound seniors. Fayette Senior Services delivers more than 40,000 meals annually to help seniors improve their quality of life and remain independent. The meals are delivered by a team of volunteer drivers who are often the only social contact a homebound senior receives each week.

All of Fayette’s middle and high school science students who advanced to the Griffin RESA Regional Science and Engineering Fair earned placements and two of their projects were selected to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week:

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office