New loitering rule would put parents on the hook for children caught ‘hanging out’

The Fayetteville City Council agenda promises to be packed July 17, with consideration of the 2009 budget, a proposal for Sunday alcohol sales, the third of three water and sewer system rate increases, items relating to the proposed Villages at Lafayette retail/office/residential project, proposed changes to the Stella’s Place residential development and a proposed ordinance on loitering.

A local businessman’s plan to have Peachtree City build and lease to him an ice rink and fitness center will be considered by the City Council Thursday night.

Doctors and scientists say the heart is one of the strongest muscles in the human body.

But Fayetteville’s Sam Corallo knows that one thing can tear the heart apart, no matter how strong: the end of a lifetime love affair.

Cops have put a crimp in copper and metal thieves’ damaging activities last week.

Four north Fayette 17- and 18-year-olds have been charged by Fayette County Sheriff’s Office with multiple counts of theft, ranging from five to 52 counts of felony theft each.

By Gwen Hughes
Special to The Citizen

It seems that Fun Dip is making quite a comeback.

So are Skybars, Chuckles, Abba-Zaba bars, and Atomic Fireballs. These, along with rows of other nostalgic treats, can be found in Suzie-Q’s Sweet Shop located on the Square in Fayetteville.

A Fayette man has been arrested for allegedly molesting a girl when she was between the ages of four and seven at a home in south Fayette County, officials said.

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

Two armed men robbed the Ruby Tuesdays restaurant in Peachtree City late Sunday night, holding a gun to one employee’s head and forcing another to open the manager’s office and safe, police said today.

The owner of the Red Room bar in Peachtree City is disputing a witness’s account that his security personnel didn’t intervene when a Hampton man was struck outside the bar June 28 in what turned out a week later to have been a deadly blow.

Hearn fights back against charges

Former Fayette County Public Works Director Lee Hearn wishes the last days of his campaign for County Commissioner wouldn’t have turned out like this.

It was practically an exercise in civility, except for a question about open warrants. Candidates for sheriff, district attorney and probate judge attended the Fayette County Republican Party forum Thursday night at the Fayetteville Library, responding to questions posed before a standing-room only crowd.

Peachtree City’s newest police cruisers are sporting a different look thanks to the efforts of several police officers to design the new style, said Police Chief Skip Clark.

In an extraordinary move less than a week before the election, Fayette County Commission Chairman Jack Smith decided he could not sit on the sidelines any longer.

Peachtree City’s annual July 4th parade is indeed quite the spectacle.

But after the crowd has gone, there’s still work to be done, as trash is left behind to be cleaned up.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between June 12-July 2. Those arrested are presumed innocent unless proven guilty.

There’s nothing like taking a bite out of crime. In the case of four north Fayette men arrested Thursday night, it was a pretty big bite.

The July 15 primary election may not come with a packed house of candidates but it will come with a sprinkling of contested races that will provide a preview of things to come in November.

A Senoia man was arrested Monday by Peachtree City police in connection with an investigation into an assault outside a nightclub June 28 that led to the death of a Hampton man.

James Armond Blackmon, 23, of Peeks Crossings, was charged with making false statements and writings.

The Newnan Police Department has received an armored personnel vehicle. The carrier will be used by Newnan Police Special Response Team. It will help the special response team gain entry to barricaded residences and against armed gunmen. It is added protection for the Special Response Team during standoff and hostage situations. Photo/Special.

Senoia’s skyline should be a little bigger by the first quarter of 2009.

During the City Council meeting Monday night, developer Scott Tigchelaar said his company was ready to proceed with a new building on Main Street.

A little rain, even a lot of rain, could not stop the hundreds that poured into Hutcheson Ferry Park in Chattahoochee Hill Country July 5 for the 4th Annual Atlanta Symphony Orchestra concert. A part of the Starbucks Coffee Free Parks Concert Series, the outdoor event was followed by a fireworks display.

The Coweta County Board of Education raised school meal prices in response to rising food prices for school system cafeterias.  The prices will allow the school system’s cafeteria’s to continue to be self-supporting.

The Coweta business owner accused of killing a Norcross construction worker Gaston Gonzales outside a work site June 28 on Trammell Road was granted bond June 7. A bond of $100,000 was set for Jason Veitch who is accused of murdering the Senoia Drywall sub-contractor. Veitch maintains the death was not intentional, saying that the shotgun he used to jab Gonzales went off.

It was as if a new day had dawned July 10 as Fayette County Dept. of Family & Children’s Services (DFCS) board members heard from new interim Director Bobby Cagle, the state DFCS Family Services Director temporarily filling the position left vacant after former Director Mary Davis was “reassigned” in June.

Bond issue to be decided in Superior Court

A Fairburn man accused of murder for assaulting a Hampton man outside a Peachtree City nightclub June 28 will remain in jail.

Jeremy Scott, 22, of Elder Street, Fairburn appeared in Fayette County Magistrate Court Wednesday afternoon. Chief Magistrate Charles R. Floyd Jr. bound Scott’s case over to Superior Court, as magistrates by law cannot set bond for murder.

Redistricting, out of county students among questions at Republican forum

The three incumbents and four challengers for seats on the Fayette County School Board answered questions Tuesday night at a candidate forum sponsored by the Fayette County Republican Party at The Gathering Place in Peachtree City.

Fayette County’s long-time number one lawman has tapped his department’s number two man to succeed him.

The winner of the four-man race next week will replace retiring Sheriff Randall Johnson, who Monday endorsed Lt. Colonel Wayne Hannah as his replacement. Johnson has served for 31 years in the top post.

PTC's Fraker sets sights on a gold medal at Beijing Olympic Games

Benn Fraker has been paddling in the water for a very long time. There were the trips on Lake Peachtree early on, and these were soon followed by more arduous adventures, and then races around the region, the nation and the world on the junior circuit.

County Commission candidate and former Fayette County Public Works Director Lee Hearn is refuting charges of wrongdoing during his tenure in Fayette County.