If Walgreens is to locate in the building occupied by Ruby Tuesday’s, it needs to have a conceptual site plan approved by March 3.

Two juveniles involved in a gang-related “beat-in” fight at a Fayette County High School restroom in December received stiff jail sentences Tuesday evening in juvenile court.

Fayette County is not changing its watering restrictions for now, meaning there will be no "hand watering" of plants nor any watering of newly-installed landscaping, whether done by a professional or by the homeowner.

The Peachtree City Optimist Club held its annual Youth Appreciation Banquet on Monday, Feb. 11 at Flat Creek Country Club.

City can cover loss with fund balance from 2007

Sales tax revenues for Peachtree City are down about 8 percent from projections, but the city can make up the shortfall so far with an overage of cash on hand left from the end of the 2007 fiscal year, City Finance Director Paul Salvatore told the City Council last week.

Landmark Christian’s Lady War Eagles edged out Southwest Atlanta Christian 61-59 to capture the region 5-A championship Saturday night. Tiffany Hall scored 16 points for Landmark, while teammate Diamond Hunnicutt chipped in 15 points. The Lady War Eagles will host a Class A playoff game next Saturday.

The writers’ strike recently ended, but no matter who the writer, perhaps none could have written a better ending for the Fayette County Lady Tigers, who defeated the third-ranked Westlake Lady Lions 49-34 to win the Region 2-AAAA championship for the second straight season and their fourth region title in five years Saturday at Fayette County High School.

Sandy Creek’s Lady Patriots advanced to the 6-AAA final by defeating Central Carroll 43-31 . They will play Carrollton at 6 p.m. at Haralson County High School. The boys will also play in the 6-AAA championship game, facing Cartersville at 7:30 p.m. at Haralson County High School. The boys beat Carrollton 52-47 in the region semi-final.

Westlake's boys and girls have gotten the upper hand on Fayette County during both regular season match-ups, but the Lady Tigers and Tigers will hope that the third time is the charm tonight.

Fayette County did not look their best in the first half and the Creekside Seminoles led at the end of the first (17-13) and second quarters (33-28). Creekside still had the lead at the end of the third quarter, but Fayette had come alive, stealing the lead at several points and scoring 18 points.

Fayette County’s girls jumped out to a 15-3 lead by the end of the first quarter, but a lackluster second half let Woodward Academy climb back into the game. The Lady Tigers led 19-12 at the half and 29-21 at the end of the third quarter, but the Lady War Eagles kept chipping away at the lead, getting it down to one point with just under 30 second left.

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By now, trees should have been removed and grading started on a development that would transform East Coweta and West Fayette forever. Instead, the land just across the county line in Sharpsburg that is slated to be McIntosh Village looks like every other undeveloped tract in mid-winter.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission signed off on two conceptual site plans Monday night, but urged the developers to continue tweaking the plans.

Two juveniles involved in a gang-related “beat-in” fight at a Fayette County High School restroom in December received stiff jail sentences Tuesday evening in juvenile court.

One of the juveniles, who was found to be a recruiter for the Bloods gang, was sentenced to four years in jail while another juvenile, who was participating in the fight to regain his rank in the Crips gang, received a two-year sentence, said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard. Both were found guilty of felony charges that carry a sentence of up to five years.

Coweta-Fayette Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) recently honored Northgate High School with a 2006-2007 Cooperative Spirit Sportsmanship Award in recognition of exemplary sportsmanship exhibited by the student body, staff and school community at competitive events during the 2006-07 school term.

In celebration of Arbor Day, the Beautification Department of the City of Newnan, the Newnan Tree Commission, and Mayor Keith Brady are visiting each of the City’s five local elementary schools to meet with each schools’ kindergarten classes to emphasize the value of trees. This is the 7th year the program has been in existence.

Huey Lewis and the News - May 3 and 4

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - May 9 and 10

Kansas - May 16 and 17

The Outlaws and Poco - June 13 and 14

A former NFL player pled guilty today to one felony count of obstructing a police officer for biting a Fayetteville police officer and running into a house to avoid several officers who were trying to arrest him in February 2006.

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By the end of the first round of the Region 2-AAAA basketball tournament Wednesday, only one local team was left standing, the Fayette County Lady Tigers, who sealed a spot in the state playoffs with a 56-37 victory over the Creekside Lady Seminoles at Fayette County High School.

It was an nothing short of a meeting of the minds Wednesday night as the Fayette County School Board voted unanimously to adopt a four-part motion essentially identical to one proposed by the community.

City gets roads back if final site plan unapproved within 5 years

The Peachtree City Council voted 3-2 tonight to approve a development agreement that includes the city abandoning two roads at the southwest corner of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way so they can be sold to a shopping center developer.

The vote clears the way for Capital City Development to seek up to three stores of no more than 50,000 square feet each and a total combined size of 175,000 square feet for the entire development. But should CCD seek any store larger than 32,000 square feet or the entire development to be larger than 150,000 square feet, it will have to seek a special use permit under the city's current big box ordinance.

Feb. 13, 2008 — State and federal officials report that Fayette County schools are NOT involved in the investigation into possible bad meat sent to some school lunchrooms in 28 other counties.

A group of supporters of the Fayette Counseling Center are holding an organizational meeting tonight at the Heritage bank on Jeff Davis Drive in Fayetteville at 7 p.m.

In the days leading up to her death, Nancy Benoit told her best friend that she was afraid something bad was going to happen to her.

Wednesday's edition of the John and John Show podcast has been pushed back to Thursday because of all the late-breaking developments that are occurring today.

County says not enough water available for landscaping; will be reevaluated for summer months

Fayette County is not changing its watering restrictions for now, meaning there will be no "hand watering" of plants nor any watering of newly-installed landscaping, whether done by a professional or by the homeowner.

The matter of filling pools will be addressed at a later date, said Fayette County Water System Director Tony Parrott.