The “Get Out The Vote Committee” of the Rotary Club of Peachtree City cordially invites the public to a “Meet and Greet the Candidates Night” to be held on June 17 from 7 -9 p.m. in the McIntosh Ballroom at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.

The Peachtree City Council was somewhat receptive toward asking its citizens to approve a proposal to build an ice skating rink and fitness center at the Highway 74 Baseball and Soccer Complex.

The following arrests were made by the Peachtree City Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A Peachtree City restaurant manager says her business is feeling the backlash from being erroneously associated with a controversial restaurant of the same name in Marietta.

Finishing off the new dock is the only work remaining at Huddleston Pond, and barring any weather delays it should be done by Friday, Peachtree City stormwater engineer Mark Caspar told the City Council June 3.

Cuts to expenditures from the proposed 2008-2009 Tyrone General Fund budget at the June 10 work session totaled $270,389. Council members started the meeting with $739,475 in proposed expenditures over revenues for the budget that begins July 1. Though the revenue side of the budget was not discussed at the meeting, a line item for “Funds Carried Forward” for the 2007-2008 budget and totaling $490,626 was left blank in the projected revenue budget for 2008-2009. The council will meet again June 19.

The Peachtree City Fire Department has released a map showing the 700-800 feet safety zone established for the annual July 4th fireworks show over Lake Peachtree.

Berta Mikulcik, 62, of Peachtree City died Wednesday of injuries received when she flipped over her bicycle while riding down a hill Tuesday morning in the north part of the city, police said.

The Coweta County Board of Education approved a final operational budget of $175.9 million for the 2008-09 school year at their regular board meeting on June 10.

Coweta County Airport Authority is looking for ideas that will spur quality economic growth.

“There has been a great deal of discussion regarding the future of the Newnan-Coweta County Airport,” said Coweta County spokesperson Patricia Palmer. “The Airport Authority welcomes any proposals that would benefit the airport and the community in terms of economic development consistent with the community’s vision for quality growth.”

It’s good-bye Goody’s. The Newnan clothing store at Newnan Pavilion on Ga. Highway 34 is set to close as a part of a corporate restructuring measure with the June 9 filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Though the closing date has not been set, the Newnan store is one of 69 across 20 states that will cease operation.

This week by appointment of Coweta Judicial Circuit District Attorney, Peter J. Skandalakis, Superior Court Judge Jack Kirby swore in Robert Stokely, Solicitor General of Coweta County as a Special Assistant District Attorney for the Circuit.

A large oak tree on the southeast corner of the historic Coweta Courthouse square will be removed this week. The tree was damaged in a May thunderstorm. The tree, a water oak, lost a very large limb in the storm.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital has named Patricia “Pat” Johnson, RN director of acute care services. As director of acute care services, Johnson is responsible for overseeing 61 acute care beds including orthopedics, medical and surgical units.

State loosens watering restrictions; it’s back to odd-even days, midnight-10 a.m.; explicit rules below

Nearly 20 years with the town of Tyrone came to an abrupt end Tuesday night for Town Clerk Valerie Caldwell, as council members voted 4-0 to terminate her employment with no explanation.

Businesses and parents to be held responsible

The Fayetteville City Council responded to concerns over juvenile loitering by voting unanimously June 5 to institute a curfew affecting juveniles, parents and businesses.

When sheriff’s candidate Dave Simmons kept hearing concerns from a number of citizens, he decided to embark on some private research.

Crosswinds Tuesday morning are thought to be responsible for causing a small private plane to become lodged in a tree as the aircraft was attempting to take off from a private airstrip on Ga. Highway 92 north of Fayetteville. No injuries were reported in the incident.

For the first time in at least two decades, there is no Mrs. Winner’s in Fayetteville.

It was a total loss with no injuries Sunday night as the Mrs. Winner’s restaurant on Ga. Highway 85 in Fayetteville burned to the ground. Three employees on duty were the only ones inside the building.

The congregation of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City is dealing with joy and sorrow as their senior pastor, the Rev. John Martin Weber, 62, retires from 34 years of service to the community, both through the church and through Peachtree City’s fire and police departments as chaplain.

Wrong address. Wrong delivery. For the homeowner of a Raintree Hill address in Peachtree City, the June 6 package he had not ordered and was not home to refuse led to the arrest of a Tennessee man minutes later after he entered the property and picked up the package containing 39 pounds of marijuana.

Residents who are curious about why the County Commission’s puts abbreviated versions of its meeting minutes on the county’s website need to look no further than the county attorney’s office.

What started as a trickle with the Fayetteville store’s closing has now grown into a full-grown river as Goody’s Family Clothing filed for bankruptcy this week.

With warning from city staff that next year’s budget cycle could face some service cuts, the Peachtree City Council began to dive into two possibilities June 3: both pool-related.

Consumers can keep companies from accessing data

Starting Aug. 1 local residents will be able to sign up for a security freeze to help combat identity fraud, one of the fastest growing crimes in the country.

“This has been one of the most difficult years I can remember for creating a budget.”

Those comments by interim Fayette County Administrator Jack Krakeel express the sentiments of many of the county’s government leaders during this budget cycle.

Boxer Evander Holyfield is currently off the hook on the foreclosure of his $10 million estate in north Fayette. But problems still linger with a $1.1 million promissory note reportedly owed to Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) and $6,000 for past due child support.

Peachtree City’s peaceful golf cart paths were filled with “strong-armed robberies” in the past week that culminated Monday night with the arrest of five juveniles and one adult.

On July 1, 2008, the Fayette Animal Shelter will begin offering new services and will be implementing a new fee schedule. Throughout the past 4 years, the shelter has revamped many of its shelter and field services and increased standards to attempt to raise the rate of pet adoption.