In a change of plans, the well-known charity organization Goodwill Industries has dropped its bid to construct a career training center on the east side of Banks Road and Ga. Highway 85 In Fayetteville.

The Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission at the Nov. 11 work session had a favorable reaction to plans by Piedmont Fayette Hospital to construct an oncology center adjacent to the hospital.

A woman getting a massage at Honey Hair, Skin and Body Nov. 14 contacted Fayetteville Police later that day, alleging that she had been sexually assaulted.

The Goodwill proposal to construct a retail store and career training center and Ga. Highway 85 and Banks Road took an unexpected turn at the Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission work session earlier in the week. Goodwill representative David Poer told commissioners the organization wanted to withdraw the training center component.

Peachtree City’s Lindee Link, 13, belted out “God Bless the USA” during last weekend’s Veterans Day event at the city’s veterans memorial plaza at City Hall. The emotional performance drove some in the crowd to tears. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Two men were found guilty Friday of all charges stemming from the kidnapping of a Griffin man at a Fayetteville convenience store June 18.

DOT approves power lines in right of way, reducing buffer encroachment

The proposed second phase of widening Ga. Highway 74 won’t cut into a landscape buffer in front of a new shopping center quite as bad as initially anticipated.

A new website has been created to highlight Fayette businesses and be the go-to place to find holiday events, bargains and shopping destinations in Fayette County, Fayette County Chamber of Commerce announced Friday.

A special delivery was made to Peachtree City Police Department last week by a women’s group called Peachtree City Comfort Quilters.

The contingent of quilters presented the police department with 25 Christmas quilts that will be given to children and adults who are caught in a traumatic or emotional situation.

Concert also on tap with Between The Trees, others

To Write Love on Her Arms, a movement that engages teen issues related to depression, suicide, and cutting is coming to Peachtree City in conjunction with a concert Saturday, Nov. 22 at Peachtree City Christian Church.

Newnan Police have issued an alert for 15 year-old Elizabeth Marie Campbell, who left her home Thursday. Her parents found an instant message on her computer indicating she was running away.

A rezoning petition to lift commercial rezoning restrictions from the former Old Mill Steakhouse site was denied unanimously by the Fayette County Commission tonight.

Senoia Planning Commission Nov. 18 will discuss a possible annexation and rezoning on Rockaway Road for use as office and community meeting space. The issue is being sent to planning commissioners after it was discussed Nov. 3 by the city council.

Some aircraft would remain at PTC’s Falcon Field

News that Falcon Aviation Academy was relocating a chunk of its operations from Peachtree City to Newnan didn’t surprise officials at Peachtree City’s Falcon Field where the flight school’s home base is currently located.

Freedom is not free.

Veterans Day is always a special occasion at Palmetto Elementary School. What began 13 years ago continued to expand into what has become a spectacular event complete with guest speakers, a student parade, JROTC color guard and hundreds of flags waved by excited students in the gym, private collections of vintage uniforms, flags, pictures and various military items near the media center and a 1943 Ford military jeep outside the school’s front door. And on Nov. 10 the tradition continued.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital today announced acquisition of the Newnan Hospital Health and Fitness Center from Newnan Hospital, Inc., effective Nov. 1, 2008. 

Just in time for Veteran's Day, new signs honoring veterans have been installed along Lower Fayetteville Road in Newnan. The city’s street department crew completed the installation of three signs on Monday. The signs are located just beyond the new roundabout and on either side of the intersection of Lower Fayetteville Road with Newnan Crossing Bypass.

Crossroads Chiropractic is joining forces with Soldiers of the Cross, Inc. this winter to gather new or gently worn coats, scarfs, mittens, hats, and blankets for the homeless and under housed in the downtown Atlanta area. For the last eight years Soldiers of the Cross (thanks to the generosity of local churches and individuals) have been able to bless many, many people that truly need these items. The distribution is always the Saturday after Thanksgiving. They usually are accompanied by 10 -15 people to assist in the effort.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital’s Sleep Center opened at its new location on Nov. 10 at 20 Francis Way, Suite 150 in Sharpsburg near Thomas Crossroads.

It was like down home in downtown. Crowds gathered around courthouse square in downtown Newnan Nov. 8 to hear local artists strum and sing at a free event: Pickin’ on the Square. And from the looks on their faces, no one was disappointed.

The Tyrone Police Department is organizing its second annual “Shop with a Cop” holiday program. This is a program designed to help underprivileged families purchase gifts as well as enjoy a Christmas dinner.

Citizens expecting the Fayette County Board of Commissioners to discuss the proposed defined benefits pension plan tonight will be disappointed, county officials indicated.

A Griffin man who was kidnapped at gunpoint in Fayetteville June 18 testified today that he was afraid for his life when he was forced into a car trunk by his two captors.

A third wave of World War II veterans from Fayette and surrounding areas set off to visit the national WWII memorial in Washington, D.C. this morning.

The veterans and their escorts were serenaded by music from the Sandy Creek marching band as they were fed breakfast and coffee for their early morning trip.

Heavy equipment assembly plant is put on hold due to economic downturn; company still hiring engineers, sales staff

The Fayette School Board ESPLOST (Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax) passed last week. So what does it mean for you?

Also, Goodwill Career Service Center set for Hwy. 85N in F’ville

The Fayetteville Planning and Zoning commissioners were scheduled at the Nov. 11 work session to get their first look at expansion plans submitted by Piedmont Fayette Hospital and a proposal to construct a Goodwill Career Service Center on Banks Road.

Plans for a 170,000-square-foot shopping center off Ga. Highway 54 and Planterra Way was unanimously approved by the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night.

The owner of the former Old Mill Steakhouse restaurant is seeking a rezoning to lift conditions on use of the property and also to rezone an adjacent residential parcel to the same commercial zoning.

An Atlanta man who held a woman against her will at a Fayetteville home entered a guilty plea Monday to false imprisonment, officials said.