The Whitewater Lady Wildcats now have a region championship to go along with their top ranking in the state.

Whitewater relied on clutch hitting, scoring all its runs with two outs, and the right arm of Whitney Toler, who pitched a three-hitter, to defeat the Sandy Creek Lady Patriots 4-1 in the Region 5-AAAA championship game Friday at Starr’s Mill High School in Fayetteville.

Campaign signs in many contests for elected office are removed illegally with far more frequency than many people might imagine. But an incident Oct. 5 in Tyrone was one that resulted Fayette County School Board member Janet Smola accusing Tyrone resident Dick Shelley of being caught red-handed removing her signs for the November election from a location at Carriage Oaks Drive along Ga. Highway 74.

A shopping center developer is making a second overture for state approval of a new traffic light on Ga. Highway 54 West.

Peachtree City will be getting a new restaurant next month as Sushi Tomi takes the place of the former Sushi Yoshi restaurant off Ga. Highway 74 north near Wisdom Road.

Tyrone’s Planning Commission made a move Thursday to potentially adjust three overlapping development district boundaries currently on the books. The outcome of the Oct. 9 work session was designed to solve the issue of the overlapping boundaries of the Main Street District and Traditional Residential area included in the town’s Comprehensive Plan and the Town Center District included in the zoning ordinance. Currently under consideration is a proposal to do away with the Main Street District by wrapping it into and expanding the Town Center District while squaring off and expanding the Traditional Residential area.

A Tyrone man was injured Thursday afternoon in a traffic accident at Ga. Highway 74 and Ga. Highway 54. The man was life-flighted to Atlanta Medical Center with unknown injuries.

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. The free, two-hour program is sponsored by Heritage Bank and will include a question-and-answer session.

Whitewater softball coach Stacey Smith knew it was just a matter of time before Kaitlyn Johnson broke out of her hitting slump.

It is a venue designed to fill every culinary expectation.

The Georgia Dept. of Revenue has informed Coweta County that an additional levy of $108,173 in taxes is needed to correct property assessments the state claims are lower than the 40 percent of fair market value required by law. But the commissioners Oct. 7 decided to appeal the Dept. of Revenue Sept. 19 letter that said the county’s combined ratio was 35.94 percent. The commissioners said taxpayers should not be burdened with another tax bill unless completely necessary.

The Coweta County Commission is expected in November to consider to purchase a ladder truck for the county fire department. The item was on the Oct. 7 agenda but the board agreed to postpone discussion until next month. Fire Chief Bill Haynes recommended the purchase of a 2009 Sutphen Custom SPH-100 Aerial Platform from Williams Fire Apparatus for $1.058 million.

The Senoia City Council is expected to decide Oct.20 about a conditional use request that would allow a group home run by a religious organization on Stallings Road.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital (PNH) celebrated the first anniversary of the Rehabilitation Services, Outpatient Department with a breakfast for medical staff and outpatient rehab patients today.  Speakers included PNH CEO Michael Bass, Chief Operating Officer Nathan Nipper, Director of Rehabilitation Cynthia Finney, Outpatient Rehabilitation Coordinator Karen Barber and recently discharged outpatient rehabilitation patient Sally Taylor.

The second week of Region 5A-AAAA play features a rematch of a surprising game last year and a game pitting two teams looking for their first region win of the season, among others.

Crystal methamphetamine found in vehicle compartment

A quick-thinking Fayette County deputy sheriff is being credited for intercepting 100 pounds of crystal methamphetamine in Tyrone early Wednesday evening.

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 Sandy Creek volleyball coach Paul Collins and players Katie Davenport and Mallie Haumann.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Peachtree City police have released this sketch of the person who robbed the Music and Arts store at The Avenue in Peachtree City Sunday morning.

The suspect had a tattoo on his neck that says "Thug" in cursive or script writing, said Capt. Rosanna Dove of the Peachtree City Police Department.

The suspect also had a tattoo that began near his wrist, but the victim only saw a small part of it, Dove said.

Click HERE to view our photo gallery from the event this morning.

The second wave of World War II veterans from Fayette and surrounding counties are on their way to Washington, D.C. this morning for their day-long trip to visit the WWII Memorial.

The veterans and their guardians - who will assist them during the trip - departed after a spirited breakfast at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church that featured music from Peachtree Jazz Edition.

As they boarded the buses, a small crowd that braved the rain cheered the veterans and wished them well on their trip, waving flags and goodbye as they depart on their trip, which is completely free of charge to veterans thanks to donors to Honor Flight Fayette.

One of the primary reasons the Whitewater Lady Wildcats have reached, and remained, atop the Class AAAA rankings is ace Whitney Toler.

UPDATED Tuesday, Oct. 7
A Peachtree City man was charged Sunday after his two pit bulldogs escaped a fenced backyard and attacked a jogger and the jogger’s leashed dog in the area of Flat Creek Golf Club west of North Peachtree Parkway.

88-acre tract in West Village area sought by Wieland; also on tap: annexation of 35-acre ‘island’

This ‘Ultimate Fisherman’ is a woman named Georgia

Most contestants who participate on reality TV shows leave virtually empty-handed, walking away with little more than brief face time in front of a national audience.

You’re using a lot less water, so your Peachtree City sewer bill is about to go up.

If that doesn’t make sense, read on.

The third-quarter financial loss of a bank with several local branches added to the financial insecurity gripping Fayette’s residents over the last few weeks.

Saturday mornings are a good time to catch up the all kinds of chores, or maybe to go on a family outing. For others, it is a time to help clean up what others mess up. A dozen kids and adults did just that Oct. 4, combing the brush and banks of Morning Creek at Ga. Highway 314 in Fayetteville for trash that litters the area.

It may not be a topic that is foremost on most people’s minds, but it is a certainty that every home and business in Fayetteville uses its services.

The Fayette County Commissioners voted unanimously last week to proceed with a ZIP code change for residents in northern Fayette County, a development that has been talked about for decades.

Whitewater’s Lady Wildcat softball team has advanced in the region 5-AAAA softball tournament by defeating Starr’s Mill 16-0 in three innings.

Last week the Fayetteville Police Department received its state re-certification award at the City Council Meeting.

The department was originally state certified in 1998, re-certified in 2003 and now again in 2008. The State Certification Program is sponsored by the Georgia Association of Chiefs of Police and sets specific standards of best police practices.

The right lane of Peachtree Parkway south on the northbound side will be closed starting this week to make room for a path, tunnel and stormwater improvement project.