New process would save hauling, create fertilizer

Peachtree City’s Water and Sewerage Authority is looking for a different, and cheaper, way to handle sludge disposal.

Millions of students around the country are jumping rope and raising funds to fight against heart disease and stroke this spring. The 2008-2009 school year marks the 30th anniversary of Jump Rope For Heart, an American Heart Association event promoting the value of physical activity to elementary school children, while showing them they can contribute to the community’s welfare.

Employees are the Fayette County School System’s most valuable and important resource. In order to serve students in the best possible way, the system works hard to attract the most highly qualified, innovative and dedicated teachers and staff.

The TDK production facility in Peachtree City is not expected to be one of the four plants the global company is shutting down worldwide, a company official confirmed today.

It is not immediately known if any job losses will occur at the plant, which employed 177 early this fall. The company announced yesterday that it was cutting approximately 8,000 jobs worldwide, some of which are contractor positions.

Planning is now underway for the 5th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday Holiday Parade in Fayette County.

The Fayette County Branch of the NAACP is spearheading the plans to hold the 5th Annual Parade in celebration of Dr. King’s Birthday Holiday and would like to invite all community, civic, church, and other sponsored organizations to participate in the parade.

New Coweta Commissioners Rodney Brooks, L, and Al Smith attended their first meeting Tuesday night. They were welcomed to the board by chairman Paul Poole, and Poole also thanked the new commissioners’ spouses for the efforts they will be undertaking. Photo/John Munford.

New Coweta Fire Chief Johnny Teeters was introduced at Tuesday’s meeting of the Board of Commissioners. He said he was looking forward to working with the excellent staff of the fire department. Photo/John Munford.

County also scales back courthouse renovation

The downturn in the economy has Coweta County officials tightening their budgets as well.

A company has been selected to renovate the lecture hall facility at the Newnan campus of the University of West Georgia.

Senoia City Council at its first meeting of the new year Jan. 5 approved the job description for the incoming police chief. The city will begin advertising internally Jan. 12. Officer Jason Edens was appointed interim chief after the resignation of former Chief Olitta Bennett in September.

Coweta County staff planned today to open the proposals submitted by at least two and perhaps three different financial firms on providing services to issue the bonds that will raise money for improvements to the county’s firefighting capabilities.

Architect picked for library roof

Coweta County has selected an architectural firm to handle the proposed re-roofing of the A. Mitchell Powell Library.

Starting Thursday, January 8th, work crews will begin rehabilitating East Broad Street in Newnan from the Pinson Street/ Farmer Street intersection out to the new roundabout.

1 dealer brought 3 small children, left them in car during deal

Two men were arrested by undercover drug agents for selling crack cocaine at two different convenience stores Tuesday in Fayette County, officials said.

The Fayette County Commission is turning down a request to issue a new round of tax bills to cover a potential $3.5 million shortfall for the public school system created by a hold placed on the funds by Gov. Sonny Perdue.

It looked to be a case of attempted shoplifting. But it came with a twist. Two Florida men are in custody after exiting Best Buy at Fayette Pavilion Tuesday and being stopped by sheriff’s deputies on Ga. Highway 314 in a mini-van loaded with stolen merchandise.

A woman and her three children safely escaped a house fire late this morning in downtown Fayetteville immediately adjacent to Allan Vigil Ford, officials said.

Despite heavy winds that added to the danger of the fire, firefighters were able to keep the blaze from spreading to a nearby home to the east, said Fayetteville Fire Lt. Bill Rieck.

The mother did not remember where the fire was first started, as she panicked about getting the children out of the home, Rieck said. An investigation into the fire is underway and it was noted there were several space heaters inside the home though that is not an indication one of them somehow started the fire, Rieck indicated.

Rep. Ramsey says law against using a cell while driving a matter of ‘safety vs. inconvenience’

A local legislator who wants to outlaw cellphone use by drivers under 18 took his case to that very age group Monday night in Peachtree City.

Send out new, higher property tax bills, says Fayette County School Superintendent John DeCotis.

DeCotis is asking the Fayette County Commission to take the unprecedented step of re-billing taxpayers to make up an expected shortfall caused by a tax relief measure now in limbo until the Georgia General Assembly acts.

The pressure is on. The Fayette County Board of Education met Monday to continue the cost-cutting conversation that has been going on for months, including a request for a voluntary teacher give-back of promised raises.

A College Park woman was arrested the morning of Dec. 29 after deputies said she ran over her husband with her car in the parking lot of New Hope Baptist Church, a sheriff’s official said.

Peachtree City Councilman Don Haddix remains firmly opposed to the concept of approving a new traffic light on Ga. Highway 54 West at Line Creek Drive.

Fayetteville has a new executive director of its Main Street Program: Brian Wismer.

He replaces Nancy Price, who became director of the Fredrick Brown Amphitheater in Peachtree City last fall.

A former employee at Hoffman Tire on North Glynn Street in Fayetteville was caught red-handed by Lt. David Webb early Monday morning as he stole tires after gaining entry to the building and disarming the alarm, according to police.

Two Fayetteville teenagers were injured early Monday morning after the driver lost control of the vehicle on Ga. Highway 92. The car was airborne before crashing into nearby trees and coming to rest on the shoulder. Neither occupant sustained life-threatening injuries.

It must have been a good night for celebrating New Year’s Eve, and for staying in place after the celebrating was done. A holiday roadcheck in Tyrone and Peachtree City amid frigid temperatures resulted in few traffic violations.

The reduced hours at the Peachtree City Library and the Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center haven’t even been implemented yet.

“If I had a motto it would be, ‘Excellence is a journey, not a destination.’” That was the conclusion of new McIntosh High School Principal Lisa Fine, who assumed her role Dec. 1.

As the calendar turns to a new year, a number of city residents’ thoughts are turning to the city’s 50th anniversary celebration.

Peachtree City staffers are proposing a few changes relating to the appointment of volunteers to its various commissions and authorities.