In an ongoing effort to provide congestion relief to motorists and efficiently maintain and preserve the integrity and safety of the interstate system, the Georgia Department of Transportation is reconstructing and resurfacing 28 miles of Interstate 85 between the Meriwether county line and SR 74/Senoia Road in Fulton County. The project will include an additional lane and the reconstruction of 17 bridges on I-85 from the Meriwether county line to SR 34 in Coweta County. The rest of the project from SR 34 to SR 74 in Fulton County includes rehabilitation and resurfacing. The pavement is in desperate need of repairs because this area has not been completely resurfaced or rehabilitated since it was originally built and opened to traffic in 1973.

Senoia’s City Council agreed Monday night to set its millage rate in late July, but expressed reservations about the short timeframe for the procedure.

Should Senoia let the city’s trash service also pickup yard debris?

That’s the question the city mulled over at length Monday night, before deciding to ask for the citizens’ input on the issue.

Coweta County commissioners June 17 unanimously approved a conditional use request by Billy and Jacquelyn Ponder for the construction of a 7,000 square-foot, 250-seat church with 113 parking spaces on a 4.219-acre tract located at 417 Chestlehurst Road. Director of Planning Robert Tolleson said the property is approximately one-half mile east of the city of Senoia.

It was a landmark day June 14 for Coweta County residents using emergency dispatch services. The occasion was the long-awaited open house for the new Coweta Record Retention and 911 Center located at 195 Walt Sanders Memorial Highway off Ga. Highway 34 in Newnan.

Pathway Communities said it wanted to make an adjustment to street frontage and lot width at the recently approved 694-home Twelve Parks development near Sharpsburg. Coweta commissioners agreed to the variances, voting unanimously June 17 to approve a minimum 60-foot street frontage and an average minimum of lot width of 70 feet.

Four people were taken to area hospitals after a SUV collided with an ambulance in downtown Fayetteville Thursday afternoon [June 19].

Traffic on Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City was shut down late Wednesday night while police investigated a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of Marketplace Connector, just east of the railroad bridge.

The Fayette County Branch NAACP is sponsoring a candidate’s forum on Tuesday, July 1 at the Fayette County Library starting at 6:30 p.m. and lasting until 8:30 p.m.

It is a one-stop shopping spree for fresh produce, a variety of plants, natural jams and jellies, potpourri, handbags, jewelry and crafts and plenty of food to satisfy any appetite.

Fayette County Commissioner Peter Pfeifer let it be known Thursday night that he could not support the county’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

1 nabbed, 1 sought in F‘ville kidnap, robbery

A person who purports to be the man robbed and kidnapped Monday near the busy Fayetteville intersection of Ga. highways 85 and 314 apparently tells his own story in a remarkable comment in The Citizen’s online edition.

Cylenthia Clark pleads guilty to child cruelty charge; job now in doubt

DFCS official Cylenthia Clark Tuesday pled guilty to child cruelty and received a 10-year probated sentence in Fayette Superior Court.

While former Fulton County Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) Assistant Director Cylenthia Clark was in court Monday on charges of first-degree cruelty to children, members of the Fayette County NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) were watching.

Nothing has changed in the past few weeks that might provide for increases in revenue for Fayette County public schools.

Elected officials from throughout the county gathered Tuesday morning to officially break ground on one of the county’s key transportation projects.

Changes in market conditions were cited as the reason for a rezoning request for the 38.15-acre Stella’s Place residential development located at 335 Grady Avenue.

Fayette County employees are in shock after one of their own was arrested Friday afternoon.

On Friday, the county issued a warrant for the arrest of a Fayette County government employee, Joyce Payne.

Tax Commissioner George Wingo is fighting back over a charge that he is not a currently licensed CPA.

On his political signs throughout the county, CPA — which stands for certified public accountant — is listed on the sign. But a letter writer in today’s paper wonders about the truth of that designation.

The Fayetteville Police Department is looking for local middle school students to attend its fifth annual Junior Police Academy July 28-31.

Two Coweta-Fayette EMC employees, Lanny Hammett and Chris Stephens recently spent several days in the Costa Rican community of Allemania helping wire a one room school house. Due to their dedication and hard work more children will now be able to attend school. Also, the line that is bringing electricity to this area was constructed in 2006 by a group of Georgia linemen, including two from Coweta-Fayette, through the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) International Foundation.

Fayette County resident, Rudjard Hayes received notice from the Office of Administrative Hearings that the challenge to his residency status as a candidate for District Attorney had been “removed from the hearing calendar and will be dismissed by order of the Judge,” without a hearing.

Mucklow's Fine Jewelry of Peachtree City recently presented Promise Place, the council on domestic violence, with a check for over $1,800. Much to the delight of local moms, the money was raised by children who lovingly handcrafted a piece of silver jewelry to present to them on Mother's Day.

Mike Muetzel was at the helm of the McIntosh varsity boys lacrosse program as it made its way all the way to the state championship game this season, but last Thursday he was dismissed from the position by the school.

The “Get Out the Vote Committee” of the Rotary Club of Peachtree City is sponsoring a public “Meet and Greet the Candidates Night” on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the McIntosh Ballroom at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center in Peachtree City.

The following statement was released early Friday evening by the Fayette County Commission:

Today, the County issued a warrant for the arrest of a Fayette County Government employee,. Joyce Payne. Mrs. Payne, an eleven-year county employee who was employed in the Human Resources Department, is suspected of falsifying documents during a period from February through September, 2007. The falsified documents enabled her to divert public funds in the amount of $6,218.00 for her own personal use.

Several Peachtree City government departments are teaming up to stop the recent proliferation of graffiti. In the past six months this form of vandalism has significantly increased in volume throughout the city and citizens are asked for assistance.

It was over quickly for long-time Tyrone Town Clerk Valerie Caldwell June 10 when an executive, or closed, session by the town council resulted in a unanimous vote to terminate her employment. Though no specifics were given, Mayor Don Rehwaldt after the meeting cited concerns by the mayor, council and town manager over job-related issues. Some in Tyrone have long-predicted Caldwell’s termination. It came Tuesday night but, in doing so a portion of the proceeding violated Georgia law.