The grass growing season is upon us and Coweta County has begun its yearly time of cutting rights of way to maintain the safety of our roadways. The Coweta County Road Department maintains a regular route that is followed, insuring that all county roads are cut on a regular basis, said county Public Information Officer Patricia Palmer. Four cutting crews, running three bush hogs each, cover the route. The crews cut rights of way on county roads from May through the end of October or early November.

Peachtree City police are hoping a $500 reward helps to get more information on two recent explosions of homemade bombs.

Seniors at Sandy Creek High School celebrate their graduation Friday night at Patriot Stadium. All five county high schools held ceremonies May 23 to hand out diplomas to 1,784 graduates. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Many Fayette County students will be taking classes this summer to get promoted to a higher grade after a less-than-stellar showing on state-mandated tests.

A Fayetteville woman who was attacked by a rabid fox last week said she was very thankful for the later intervention by police and the county’s animal control department. Two elementary schools are near the attack site.

Two of Fayette County’s largest law enforcement agencies stepped squarely into the middle of the race to succeed retiring Sheriff Randall Johnson.

The Fayette County Commission wants you to be able to turn your lawn sprinkler systems on again.

The commission agreed May 22 to file an application with Georgia Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to request that current Level 4 drought restrictions be downgraded to Level 2 status. Level 2 allows for outside water use three days per week.

Next week the Peachtree City Council is expected to rule on whether a proposed shopping center can exceed the city’s size guidelines by 25,000 square feet.

A Fayette resident has filed a complaint with the Georgia Secretary of State’s office claiming that a man running for district attorney of the Griffin Judicial Circuit may not live in Fayette County.

A Fulton County man visiting Weatherly Walk apartments in Fayetteville May 24 was later admitted to Piedmont Fayette Hospital after being attacked by the two men who had brought him to the residence. Warrants are being issued for the apartment resident and another woman for withholding facts in the altercation.

The crowd at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony in Peachtree City was vividly taken back to the moments before and after a deadly terrorist attack that killed 241 servicemen in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 23, 1983.

Opinions differed May 22 as Fayette County commissioners debated a request to amend the Estate Residential District (EST) to decrease the minimum square footage from 3,000 down to 2,500. In the end they voted 3-2 in favor of the proposal previously recommended by the Planning Commission.

Three of Fayette County’s five public high schools have received national recognition in Newsweek magazine’s listing of the top high schools in America. The honors went to Starr’s Mill, McIntosh and Sandy Creek.

Beating out a student from a state magnet school for agriscience, Jared Koenig of Fayette County High won first place in the Georgia Future Farmers of America (FFA) Proficiency in Diversified Horticulture.

No school is shinning brighter these days than Fayette County High; it has the “stars” to prove it.

Every high school in Georgia has a STAR (Student Teacher Achievement Recognition) student and teacher. The student is the one with the highest SAT score and the teacher is the educator the student selects who has had the most influence on his or her academic success.

The Metro Fayette Kiwanis has once again honored the most improved 5th grade student from each elementary school.

Sixteen students were selected and a reception was held for them, their families, teacher and principal was held at the Fayetteville First Baptist Church.

The key to any great summer is getting outside to enjoy the weather and fresh air, but you can’t be outside all the time. That’s where XPlayground in Peachtree City comes in. The gaming center boasts all types of gaming systems (Wii, PS3, XBox 360, etc.), pool tables, arcade games and a full restaurant. An all day pass to XPlayground this summer costs $20.

Pleas from family and friends was not sufficient to help Earnest Ray Toney avoid a lengthy prison sentence for a recent conviction on methamphetamine charges. Superior Court Judge Tommy Hankinson sentenced Toney Wednesday to 25 years for trafficking and five years for possession. The sentences will run concurrently.

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• Player of the year - Kyle Adams - Whitewater - Adams, who will play for Wake Forest University in the fall, was the Region 2-AAAA player of the year and the DiVarsity Student-Athlete of the Year. He scored five goals and recorded nine assists as a defender and made the first-team all-region team and the Class AAAA all-star team.

• Player of the year - Erin Emerson - Whitewater - Although she dazzled us with her speed as a freshman, assisting Whitewater to a state soccer title, Emerson excelled in her sophomore season with 27 goals and three assists. She is a tenacious player and extremely fun to watch.

• Player of the Year - Jake Tanis (SS) - McIntosh - Tanis had this award wrapped up halfway through the season. He swung a big bat and played solid defense for a Chiefs team that put up a fight in every game and made the state playoffs. Tanis had a .564 batting average, 44 RBI, nine home runs, 16 doubles, 15 stolen bases, a slugging percentage of 1.115, an on-base percentage of .641 and a fielding percentage of .975.

The Landmark Christian War Eagles are now only two victories away from winning the Class A state championship after sweeping Brookstone 5-2 and 15-4 in a doubleheader Monday.

The tens of thousands who have died fighting to protect America's freedom were honored today in separate services at the veteran's memorial in Peachtree City and at the city cemetery in Fayetteville.

It was hugs all around at all five Fayette public schools tonight as seniors spent their last official school event waiting ... in line ... for their diplomas.

(Click HERE to view our photo gallery of the McIntosh graduation)

(Click HERE to view our photo gallery of the Sandy Creek graduation)

(Click HERE to view our photo gallery of the Fayette County High graduation)

(Click HERE to view our photo gallery of the Whitewater graduation)

Peachtree City resident Frances Meaders was named the "Notable Woman of Fayette County" for 2008 recently by the Fayette-Starr’s Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Thompson hunts down violent criminals with special unit

A Peachtree City man was honored recently with the Georgia Heroism Award presented by Gov. Sonny Perdue.

A Hampton man convicted of trying to buy a half-pound of methamphetamine from undercover drug agents avoided sentencing Wednesday afternoon after claiming a medical malady.

Fayetteville, Georgia ñ Bank of North Georgia has created a new department to cater to the unique financial needs of the legal community in metro Atlanta. To lead the effort, Toni Nunn has joined the bank as Senior Vice President and Legal Practice Group Manager.