The much-anticipated $7.5 million adaptive re-use project planned for the Coweta County Courthouse will take a visible step forward this week with the removal of the hydrangeas and nandinas. Crews began trimming and removing the plants this week.

On Oct. 27, the Civil Air Patrol is hosting an open house meeting at 6:30 p.m. at the Newnan-Coweta county airport. The open house will extend until 8:30 p.m. There will be fun and educational activities for student. Families are invited. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the meeting.

On Tuesday, October 28, 2008, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. the Fayetteville Police Department will be sponsoring a “Personal Safety and Awareness Class” at the Fayetteville Police Department at 760 Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard.

McIntosh High School has had the top SAT scores among all AAAA-sized schools in Georgia over the past three years, officials announced today.

Halloween is one of the most exciting times of the year for children, but sometimes the most hectic for parents.

Nearly 94 percent of children between the ages of four and twelve participate in Halloween activities each year. The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) and the Peachtree City Police Department remind parents to take a moment to consider these basic safety precautions to make Halloween a safer night of fun:

The Senoia Optimist Club will be hosting a pork barbecue fundraiser (including brunswick stew) on Saturday, Oct. 18.  Serving time will be approximately 11 a.m.-2 p.m. (or until the food is sold out).

A small town torn apart by a tragic drowning and the devastating effect of the Great Depression is the setting for Jim Leonard Jrs. powerful, poignant, and deeply humorous play “The Diviners” opening October 22 at the Starr's Mill High School Willie Duke Auditorium. Under the direction of Mr. David Spearman, the play will be performed by the Starr's Mill High School Drama Department October 22, 23, and 25. All performances are scheduled at 7 p.m.

Peachtree City police have issued a warning on a person accused of fraudulent credit card use.

The suspect, Danyez Hines, 18, is going to hotels and motels and using a fraudulent credit card to charge rooms, police said. The hotels don't find out about the card until the next day when the suspect has left, police said.

Our Lady of Mercy’s boys won the Fayette County Cross Country Championships on Wednesday night at Sandy Creek High School. Starr’s Mill placed second and was followed by McIntosh, Whitewater, Sandy Creek and Fayette County.

Gov. Sonny Perdue Wednesday sent a letter to Georgia school superintendents announcing his intention for the state to grant school systems flexibility in how funds are spent during the state’s current spending reduction plans.

Avenue submits appraisal at five times value of city's appraisal; meeting set for Thursday afternoon

On this week's episode of The Citizen Sports Blitz, Mike Boylan and Kevin Wandra recap the latest sports news, make their picks for this Friday’s games and talk to Fayette County high school wide reciver Tayshawn Pettaway and Starr’s Mill cross country coach Zach Smola.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

More than 10,000 have voted early, as registration increases by 25% over 2004 numbers

The intense voter interest in the November General Election is being reflected in the unprecedented increase in registered voters — nearly 8,000 new voters have signed up in Fayette County since the July primaries just three months ago.

Peachtree City’s planning commission is recommending that a 35-acre parcel be annexed into the city despite there being no accompanying development plan.

Shaker Recruitment Consultants and The Citizen Newspapers of Fayetteville, Ga., along with seven other suburban Atlanta newspapers, have launched www.AtlantaJobs.com.

Fayetteville’s loss is Peachtree City’s gain.

Nancy Price, who has served as Fayetteville’s Main Street and Downtown Development Authority director, confirmed Monday that she will head to Peachtree City Nov. 3 to serve as the new director of the Frederick J. Brown Amphitheater.

196 townhomes proposed for 86-acre site

A newly-tweaked proposal to change an 86-acre tract from industrial to residential zoning for a 321-home subdivision was presented to the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night.

The Fayette County Commission wants a little more information before it signs off on Peachtree City’s latest annexation request.

Fayette County’s volleyball team went 2-3 over the weekend. They defeated Alcovy (25-10, 25-18) and Jackson County (25- 19, 25-15) but lost to Heritage, Conyers (25-21, 25-11), Rockdale County (25-15, 25-13), and Morgan County (25-22, 27-25).

Luis Martinez experienced the highs of an undefeated regular season and a run into the playoffs playing for the Fayette County Tigers last year and this Saturday he will be the kicker for the Forest Park Vikings, a semi-pro football team, in their Southern Football League championship game with the Warrior City Wildfire. For a young man with dreams of continuing his career in college and in the NFL, this is the first step he can take.

A Peachtree City man was arrested early Saturday morning after he threatened some people at the Red Room nightclub with a handgun, police said.

Our Lady of Mercy’s varsity football team got their first region win of the season last Friday by defeating Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy, 35-8.

Southern Community Bancshares, Inc. announced Oct. 10 that its bank subsidiary, Southern Community Bank, has agreed to the entry of a ”cease and desist” order with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance.

According to the news release, the bank’s holding company sold $2 million in common stock to inject new capital into the bank to comply with the order.

The buyers of the common stock are members of the bank’s board of directors and represent a Who’s Who of Fayette area businessmen.

The Landmark War Eagle offense couldn’t get off the ground in Friday night’s loss to Holy Innocents.

The lone touchdown came from senior defensive back Blake Wyatt who returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown. He had another interception later in the first half. Landmark got 66 yards rushing from Robert Waters and 58 yards rushing from Josh Gebhardt.

The FDIC (Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) and Clayton State University will provide a seminar of how Georgians can protect their savings in today’s tumultuous economic environment through FDIC insurance.

A tornado touched down briefly Oct. 8 at the Fayette Pavilion in Fayetteville, causing “moderate structural damage” in the busy shopping center, according to a revised storm report from the National Weather Service office in Peachtree City.

One of the longest-serving elected officials in Fayetteville’s history is dead.

Former Mayor Jack D. Dettmering, age 79, died Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008. He was born on Dec. 26, 1928 to Lindley O’Neal and Louvale Brown Dettmering.

Thomas Frierson had a night that was fit for a king Friday.

Frierson ran 10 times for 154 yards and scored on runs of 44 and 94 yards, and his defensive teammates played their best game of the season in a 28-7 victory over the visiting Starr’s Mill Panthers in a Region 5A-AAAA game on Homecoming Night in Fayetteville.

Sandy Creek came out fast against the McIntosh Chiefs, scoring 13 first quarter points with short touchdown runs from Derek Alexander and Alex Green. If their goal was to erase memories of last year’s loss at the hands of the Chiefs, mission accomplished. But McIntosh stayed close and made things interesting.

Sandy Creek - 34 McIntosh - 7

Whitewater - 28 Starr's Mill - 7

Northgate - 31 Fayette County - 13

Our Lady of Mercy - 35 SACA - 8