A Peachtree City woman has taken it upon herself to fight for the jobs of 23 landscaping and mowing employees who are facing layoffs and replacement by private contractors.

Atlanta Police are still investigating the case of a 29-year-old Peachtree City woman found dead of a gunshot wound in a sport-utility vehicle in northwest Atlanta Sunday. Investigators are also attempting to locate the woman’s next of kin.

The Fayette County Branch of NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) held a press conference Jan. 31 in Fayetteville to focus attention on two recent church shootings at Flat Rock A.M.E. Church in central Fayette and Bethlehem Baptist Church in Peachtree City. Gunshots struck the two churches while they were unoccupied. The FBI is investigating the mid-January shootings.

PTC may spend $14K to design connection, allow closing of problematic path

Drawing up a potential solution to cart path-related woes in the Cedarcroft subdivision will be up for a vote Thursday night by the Peachtree City Council.

Fayetteville City Council will have a short agenda Thursday night, but it will be one with an uplifting beginning. City employees Timothy Bolton and Karen Austin and E-911 operator Carmen Rivera will receive a proclamation for helping save a life.

For Fayetteville Water Department employees Timothy Bolton and Karen Austin, it was not work as usual.

But their efforts Jan. 26, and those of E-911 dispatcher Carmen Rivera, saved the life of a man who collapsed in his yard in full cardiac arrest.

Reading and memorizing a poem is one thing, but making it come alive in front of an audience is a real feat and that is exactly what Fayette’s elementary students did at the county’s annual Recitation Festival.

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

The Quality Assurance Review Team of AdvanceED has recommended the Fayette County School System for District Accreditation as a quality school system.

The team has been undefeated in the past two seasons.  The McIntosh Academic Team competed in five Regional Academic Bowl events to finish first in the 8 county Griffin RESA area. The top 5 Varsity and Jr.

Fayette’s middle schools had the most placements at the Griffin RESA Regional Academic Bowl, resulting in the teams securing three of the top five.

Parents of students who are eligible to attend the Fayette County School System’s pre-K program can register their children for the 2009-2010 school year in February-March.

Increase needed to fund $15M for Lake McIntosh reservoir

Faced with borrowing an estimated $15 million to complete the Lake McIntosh reservoir, Fayette County officials will be considering an increase in water rates this year and next.

***Update-4:52 p.m.*** Atlanta Police have confirmed that they are working with Peachtree City Police in an attempt to locate relatives of the 29-year-old woman found dead Sunday in a vehicle in northwest Atlanta, according to Atlanta Police spokesperson Officer James Polite.

Changes include hike in medical premiums, shrinking building staff and no pay raises

Peachtree City City Manager Bernie McMullen will propose a number of other areas to cut as the city tries to whittle down an anticipated $3.5 million shortfall in the coming fiscal year’s budget.

Instead of raising taxes to cover a revenue shortfall next fiscal year, Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon wants to reorganize and streamline city operations to get by without a property tax increase.

Bill would outlaw cellphone use for drivers under 18

The Youth Council Serving Fayette County is asking legislators to put a halt on a potential law that would ban all cellphone use for drivers under 18.

Developer says path should be removed; city said ‘no’ in November

When Tim West moved his family into their home on St. Albans Way in Peachtree City in fall 2007, they were aware a cart path would be located next to their home.

In a statement issued earlier this week, the Fayette County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is urging “swift” apprehension of the person or persons who fired gunshots into two unoccupied churches in Fayette County last week.

Employee, video from Walmart lead to resolution

Peachtree City police arrested three people last week after one of them tried to use a fraudulent check at Walmart, officials said.

Will help advance governor’s legislative agenda at Capitol

Rep. Matt Ramsey, R-Peachtree City, now has even more responsibility in the Georgia legislature.

The Georgia House of Representatives today approved a bill that would ultimately fund the full obligation of a tax relief grant to all local governments.

Residents of two homes in Peachtree City have had to find other living quarters following two smoky fires that were extinguished with no injuries, according to the Peachtree City Fire Department.

The attempt by Kelly Rogers to open his Starship Adult Novelties and Gifts location at Thomas Crossroads evolved to another level earlier this week when Coweta commissioners in a called meeting adopted ordinances on sexually-oriented businesses and obscenity. His store now stocked and having already applied for his business license, Rogers said he will not be deterred and will either be granted the business license or go to court.

“This is your forum.” Those were the words of Palmetto Mayor John Miller Jan. 24 as more than two dozen residents met for a Saturday morning town hall meeting at Mt. Pleasant AME Church. The meeting was the second of two held Saturday.

Senoia council members are considering changes to the solid waste ordinance as it relates to the location of trash containers and how long they can stay streetside before and after trash pick-up. Mayor Robert Belisle asked the council to make suggestions and forward them to city administrator Richard Ferry.

Senoia City Council Jaqn. 26 unanimously approved a new job description for the Downtown Development Coordinator position.

Northgate High School was honored as a 2008 Georgia School of Excellence on Friday, Jan. 23, at the Georgia Department of Education’s 2nd annual Excellence Awards banquet.

The Georgia Department of Transportation announces a southbound traffic shift on Interstate 85 beginning at Exit 51 (State Route 154/McCollum-Sharpsburg Road) and extending to Exit 47 (State Route 34) beginning Sunday, February 1. This traffic shift is subject to change based on weather conditions.

The Carrollton physician indicted in May on charges of illegally dispensing prescription drugs from 2002 until his arrest in 2007 pleaded guilty today in federal court in Newnan to all 175 charges in a superceding indictment. Dr. Philip C. Astin III was the personal physician for wrestler and Fayette County resident Chris Benoit.