The Rotary Club of Peachtree City shows their support for the Boy Scouts organization by donating funds with a check presentation at a recent luncheon. Rotary is a volunteer organization of 1.2 million business and professional leaders united worldwide to provide humanitarian service and help build goodwill and peace.The Rotary Club of Peachtree City, chartered in 1967, is the oldest service club in Fayette County. This charitable giving organization supports local, national and international communities through member‘s “Service Above Self” volunteerism. Weekly meetings are noon - 1:00 P.M. at the Wyndham. For information about Rotary membership call 678.884.9556 or visit: www.peachtreecityrotary.org

Fayette County District Attorney’s Office on Sept. 12 successfully petitioned the court to try 16 year-old College Park resident Robert Eugene Crawford as an adult for the August 30th aggravated assault on a police officer at Tinseltown Theater at Fayette Pavilion. Crawford pulled a handgun and attempted to fire it at the officer.

Was that a hole-in-one? Coweta comes out on top at the 2nd annual Fairburn Golf Tournament held Sept.

Coweta County Commissioners Tuesday night approved Pathway Communities rezoning request to establish Twelve Parks retail and office component to complement the larger residential project previously approved near Sharpsburg. Commissioners approved the RC (Rural Conservation) zoning category change to O-I (Office – Institutional) and C-7 (Commercial Major Shopping District).

Fischer Crossing developer Scott Seymour says the payment now due one of the three parcels included on the large retail development at Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road in east Coweta will be resolved by the end of the month. Bank of Coweta last week called in the loan on the parcel situated in the northeast corner of the retail center. Work on the other two parcels will begin before the end of the year, Seymour said.

Coweta County commissioners Sept. 16 held a public hearing on the county’s proposed $60.5 million General Fund budget that will take effect beginning in October. The increase of approximately $900,000 in the proposed 2009 budget represents an increase of just over one-percent. Commissioners are expected to adopt the budget Sept. 23.

It is one more step along the way. Coweta County Commission Sept. 11 unanimously approved a Special Use Permit request by Piedmont Newnan Hospital for the installation of a heliport adjacent to the new hospital that was approved for construction in the spring.

The Senoia City Council decided to spend just over $12,000 Monday night to upgrade three police vehicles with digital recording equipment.

Maybe they should have been in church instead of burglarizing someone’s home. Two juveniles and two adult males were arrested and warrants issued for a fifth suspect in a Sept. 14 burglary at a north Fayette residence. One of the men escaped and was apprehended later by Sheriff Randall Johnson.

Fayette County Tigers (0-3) vs. Luella Lions (2-0), Friday, 7:30 p.m.

It doesn’t get any easier this week for the winless Tigers. Fayette faces an undefeated Luella team that is averaging a whopping 40.5 points per game. Running back Richard Barnes, who is drawing interest from Memphis and Eastern Kentucky, among others, and quarterback Kyle Dickey have provided the sparks for Luella’s high-scoring offense.

In the third episode of the new school year, sports editor Michael Boylan and staff writer Kevin Wandra talk about the latest results of all the fall sports and preview this Friday's football games.

Their guests in this week's episode are Our Lady of Mercy head football coach Chad Flatt and McIntosh cross country runners Carl Eifert and James Breest.

Click here to watch this week's episode.

Losing to Blessed Trinity 2-1 in the Class AAA state championship game last season still stings for the Sandy Creek Lady Patriots.

Smith, Smola line up against write-in candidate File on system’s school buses used for Great Georgia Airshow

Things are heating up between Fayette School Board Post 1 write-in candidate Nicole File and Post 1 board member Janet Smola.

Looking for some extra money, Logsdon, McMullen go into renovation business together

Peachtree City’s mayor and city manager have gone into business together to remodel homes.

[Editor’s note: Miriam Fulton, a true pioneer in the state’s first planned community, died Sunday at the first home built in the fledgling Peachtree City. This is a remembrance by The Citizen’s Carolyn Cary, whose first association with newspapers in Fayette County began nearly 40 years ago.]

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It’s one-stop shopping at the 2008 “Find it in Fayette!” Community Expo. Over 100 exhibitors will showcase their products and services at the Fayette Chamber’s annual trade show, offering show specials and give-away items to visitors.

Local officials Monday laid out their plans to entice Atlanta Christian College to relocate its campus from East Point to Peachtree City.

The Fayette County School Board Monday decided to say thanks but no thanks to an offer by Fayette County to buy 49.4 acres of surplus wetland property at the Goza Road school complex.

Maybe the third time’s the charm?

When the Peachtree City Council meets Thursday night, they will address for a third time the issue of approving a sewer connection to a shopping center just outside the city limits off Ga. Highway 74 South.

Circuit split would cost $1M to county, state combined

The four Superior Court judges in the Griffin Judicial Circuit, which serves Fayette County, are asking the state to consider creating a fifth judgeship for the circuit.

The state’s fiscal crisis has a chance of hitting Fayette’s residents in their wallets.

Governor Sonny Purdues’s pledge not to send local governments Homeowner Tax Relief Grant money is sending a shiver through tax offices across the state as tax commissioners are trying to figure out how the loss of funds would affect the county’s coffers.

She is back in the news. But this time on lesser charges. The Fayetteville woman that previously gained notoriety as the “Deadly Magnolia” was arrested Sept. 12 for possession of Vicodin (hydrocodone) without a prescription.

It should be smooth sailing for an annexation and rezoning request by Piedmont Fayette Hospital to include 17.85 acres north of the hospital for future use as a day care center, parking spaces and for stormwater detention.

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

A Peachtree City resident was seriously injured when a large tree fell on a golf cart Monday afternoon, city fire officials said.

When injuries take a toll on a team, backups are expected to fill in and play admirably.

The fifth-ranked Sandy Creek Patriots played without two key starters Friday, standout running back Rajion Neal and fullback/defensive tackle Alex Green, but they didn't miss a beat as Lucky Charleston ran 29 times for 146 yards and three touchdowns in his first career start in a 28-7 victory over Alexander.

Local officials are making their formal pitch today to lure Atlanta Christian College to Peachtree City.

Fayette County Elections Supervisor Tom Sawyer confirmed Monday afternoon that residents can do advance voting for the November 4 election starting September 22.

In the Class AAAA division of the Carrollton Invitational, Starr’s Mill’s girls placed first, while McIntosh placed fourth and Sandy Creek placed eighth.

In their first region game of the season, Landmark Christian School rolled to a 40-7 win over Pace Academy.

The War Eagles first score came when junior defensive end Josh Gebhardt recovered a fumble and ran it back 44 yards for a touchdown. Gebhardt recovered another fumble later in the game and ran it back 71 yards to the Pace two yard line.