It was over before it ever started. A brief discussion by Coweta County commissioners April 17 ended in a 3-1 vote to approve a zoning request from Pathway Communities for the massive Twelve Parks development in east Coweta.

Hundreds of people are expected to visit Senoia for a host of events this weekend.

The latest event that promises to draw more residents and visitors to the historic downtown is"Art Senoia." The art show debuts April 25 with an opening reception from 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. at 20 Main Street in historic downtown Senoia. This is the first event of the newly formed Cultural Arts Committee of the Senoia Downtown Development Authority.

The military-to-civilian recruiting firm RecruitMilitary will present a free hiring event for job seekers who have military backgrounds in the Atlanta area May 8.

There is just no stopping Senoia. The Coweta County Commissioners April 17 approved an annexation request by the city on 36.91 acres originally submitted by Constantin Soulakos. The site on Ga. Highway 85 is zoned R-40 Conservation Subdivision and OI (Office Institutional).

One of the hottest teams entering the Class AAAA state playoffs is the McIntosh Lady Chiefs, who had won nine consecutive games before playing Northside, Warner Robins.

Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House listed in National Register

The Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House, located on Lanier Avenue West, in Fayetteville, Fayette County, was listed in the National Register on April 10, 2008. The city of Fayetteville prepared the nomination materials and sponsored the nomination.

The first round of the Class AAAA state soccer playoffs kicked off Tuesday, and one of the top contenders for the classification’s state title is the third-ranked McIntosh Chiefs.

Second graders raised money and helped mitochondrial disease sufferer Riley Peek, who made a guest appearance at Huddleston Elementary School in Peachtree City to meet the students and thank them for their donation.

A Decatur husband and wife have been arrested by sheriff’s deputies after she allegedly was paid to have sex with a man at a south Fayetteville home early Saturday morning, according to warrants for their arrest.

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A 16-year-old from Fairburn was arrested Tuesday morning after he wrecked a stolen vehicle in Peachtree City and bolted from the scene, sparking a school-closing manhunt, police said.

By JOHN MUNFORD and JOHN THOMPSON

Next week the political landscape for the upcoming primary elections will shape up as qualifying starts next Monday and ends the following Friday at noon.

Peachtree City’s new police chief has hit the ground running in his first official week in office.

Halifax C. “Skip” Clark said Monday that he’s been attending group briefings to learn about the how and why of department operations. He has also been holding “office hours” so he can meet one-on-one with all individual officers in the department. He also will do the same with individual non-sworn members of the administrative staff and even members of the auxiliary (volunteer) arm of the department.

Jessica Lakeman was 36 weeks pregnant, one week short of her scheduled C-section.

When she started hemorrhaging at the family’s Fayetteville home last April, she and her husband J.D. were ready for it.

Board of Education may ‘bank’ wetlands

Inman Elementary is currently on track to open its doors in August. Fayette County School Board got an update Monday on construction at the Ga. Highway 92/Inman Road school.

What is being billed by East Point-based Heritage Creek Development as an upscale retail and luxury residential development on 13.7 acres at Ga. Highway 54 and Lafayette Avenue in Fayetteville will have to wait a little longer.

For Commissioner Herb Frady, there’s really one main reason why he’s chosen to run for re-election to the Fayette County Commission.

A study of producers and consumers not only taught students the ebb and flow of economics but also the importance of giving back to the community.

Fayette’s deployed military personnel will soon receive a special gift from the Fayette County School System’s Transportation Department.

Donations still needed for Fayette’s first “honor flight”

Organizers, volunteers and veterans met at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church recently for their first meeting with Honor Flight Fayette in preparation for the upcoming May 14th flight to Washington, D.C., where they will tour the World War II Memorial.

The Kiwanis Club of McIntosh Trail is hosting a Classic Car and Golf Cart Show at the Peachtree City Home Depot parking lot Saturday, May 3 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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

Today [Wednesday, April 23] Fayette County residents will have an opportunity to engage in a public information session on the proposed transit vision for the metro Atlanta region, known as “Concept 3.”

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Jonesboro-based Heritage Bank, with two locations in Fayetteville, is reporting a half-million-dollar loss for the first three months of this year and describes “pressure” on earnings, due in part to delinquent real estate loans, representing about 6 percent of its outstanding loans.

The Starr’s Mill Lady Panthers placed second in the region track meet, losing to Westlake by 10 points (143-133). Whitewater, McIntosh and Fayette County finished seventh, eighth and ninth respectively.

It was not the Starr’s Mill Panthers finest game, but it was good enough for another region win and the season sweep of their county rivals.

Wednesday, Apr. 23

McIntosh Lady Chiefs (12-3-1) vs. Northside, Warner Robins Lady Eagles (9-5-1), 6 p.m.

McIntosh’s varsity girls team, the region champions from region 2-AAAA, has not lost in over a month. Since falling to Starr’s Mill 1-0 on March 10, the Lady Chiefs have won nine straight games and allowed only two goals in that span. In eight games against ranked opponents this season, McIntosh, ranked third in AAAA and 13th in all of Georgia, has a record of 4-3-1. They have posted eight shutouts this season and have outscored their opponents 69-14.

Following a multi-car police pursuit down Ga. Highway 54 that ended near Holy Trinity Catholic Church, police arrested three young men Sunday afternoon related to the discharge of an Air-Soft gun that looked like a “solid black gun with a big barrel” at an adjacent motorist at a stoplight.

Environmentalist says kids will be exposed to viruses

Peachtree City has entered a contract with the city’s Water and Sewer Authority to irrigate fields with treated sewage at the city’s Baseball and Soccer Complex on Ga. Highway 74 south.