Monday evening’s announcement that Delta Air Lines and Northwest will merge has now set off a guessing game for the impact on the local community.

Fayette has many talented student writers and eight of the best representing the elementary and middle school levels have been selected to participate in a statewide competition.

Co-defendant to stand trial this week

A Fulton County jury has convicted an East Point man of murdering a long-time north Fayette resident in College Park Dec. 22, 2006.

Students from J.C. Booth Middle, Rising Starr Middle and Bennett’s Mill Middle schools wrote about their ideas of democracy as participants in the 2007 Patriot’s Pen Essay Contest.

Three Fayette students are among the 28,700 winners nationwide receiving scholarships through the 2008 National Achievement Scholarship Program, a competition for African American high school students.

Honor Flight Fayette has taken off with students throughout the Fayette County School System.

A call went out to schools in March asking them to help the nonprofit organization in its efforts to send local World War II veterans to Washington, D.C. to visit their memorial. Honor Flight pays all the costs of transportation, including meals. It costs approximately $400 per person for the one-day excursion.

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One of the region’s biggest employers is going to get a little bigger.

Early Monday evening, Delta Air Lines Inc. and Northwest Airlines announced an agreement in which the two carriers will combine in an all-stock transaction with a combined enterprise value of $17.7 billion, creating the word’s biggest airline.

The Peachtree City Council Thursday night will officially swear in the city’s first new police chief since 1989.

Halifax C. “Skip” Clark, fresh from his long tenure with the 15-member Juno Beach, Fla., police department, will take over from Acting Chief Mike Dupree, who has been in charge of the department since the sudden departure of longtime Chief James Murray late last year.

“The most important reason I am running for reelection is that I believe we deserve a proven independent voice on the commission,” Post 3 Fayette County Commissioner Peter Pfeifer wrote in an email sent Sunday evening.

In his bid for a third term, Pfeifer pointed to his conservative values and said that he is a social, financial and security conservative.

Fayetteville’s Banks Crossing Shopping Center has a new owner, who has some big plans for the pre-Pavilion retail area.

Retail center turnaround specialist Lamar Companies has paid $23.15 million for the center, anchored by Kroger, JCPenney and Guitar Center, according to Crefeed.com, the Internet component of Commercial Real Estate Deal News.

Feds: Speer arrested after escape plan to Aruba was hatched

A Peachtree City man convicted of participating in a $3 billion securities fraud scheme has been placed in custody after federal officials learned he and three co-defendants were planning to escape to Aruba, federal officials said.

Peachtree City got some love from the national media last week when the New York Times’ real estate magazine featured a story on what usually draws the attention of out-of-towners: the city’s copious amounts of golf carts.

The City of Peachtree City is seeking volunteers for a term on the Peachtree City Library Commission and for an unexpired term on the Peachtree City Airport Authority.

Synovus (NYSE: SNV), the Columbus, Ga.-based financial services company, Friday announced plans to merge three Synovus banks — Citizens Bank and Trust of West Georgia, based in Carrollton, and Citizens and Merchants Bank in Douglasville — with Bank of North Georgia, headquartered in Alpharetta.

Parents wanting to make sure their child safety seat is installed correctly can now make an appointment for a professionally trained volunteer to do just that.

Mike and Kevin talk about baseball games played over spring break.

American Cancer Society Peachtree City

The American Cancer Society would like to invite women cancer patients in the Fayette County area to participate in a wonderful program called Look Good Feel Better.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between April 3-9. Those arrested are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Since The Last Time by Arrested Development

It went as smooth as silk. A public hearing April 10 at Coweta County Commission went like clock-work with only three public comments on plans by Pathway Communities for the 694-home Twelve Parks development on the county’s east side.

Fayette County deputies arrested four burglary suspects Thursday afternoon after they sped away from a Fayetteville police officer investigating a burglary call, police said.

East Coweta seniors celebrated birthdays and anniversaries at the March luncheon.

Developer Tom Reese’s ambitious plans for a new subdivision in Senoia cleaned a major hurdle Monday night.

The City Council signed off on a development agreement and approved the first read of an annexation request for 268 acres on Ga. Highway 16. Reese plans to build Fieldstone Estates, which will feature 265 lots and leave 142 acres as open space.

Once it is completed, travel along I-85 it will be smooth sailing through Coweta County. But until then, traffic back-ups will sometimes be the order of the day. This weekend will be no exception, with single-lane closures through Saturday near Exit 51 at McCollum-Sharpsburg Road.

Think you know your city? Join us as the City of Newnan celebrates Georgia Cities Week. April 20 – 26, 2008 has been selected as Georgia Cities Week the theme being ‘Living it Up Downtown.’ In Newnan, many activities are planned throughout the week to teach citizens about the role of local government and the importance of civic involvement.

The last weekend of April is going to be a busy one in Senoia.

The City Council Monday approved closing portions of two streets for the city’s first Motorcycle Meet April 26.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital has implemented two new services over the past month that will not only support the Emergency Department, but will also accommodate the majority of pediatric patients who have been historically treated at the hospital.

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