The unranked McIntosh Chiefs were on the verge Friday of upsetting the state’s top-ranked team, the Westlake Lions, and handing them their first Region 2-AAAA loss of the season.

Fayette County played host to Whitewater on Friday night and dominated their county rivals.

The girls game featured a very low scoring first half with the Lady Tigers leading 11-8 at the break. The Fayette County offense picked things up in the second half and won 40-17. The Lady Tigers defense was the star of the game holding Whitewater scoreless for two straight quarters.

Mike and Kevin rank the seven area boys and girls basketball teams based on their regular season performances.

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Fayette School Board public hearings scheduled for Monday and Wednesday will likely be well attended. Correspondence to board members by Spring Hill Elementary PTO President Tom VanHoozer earlier in the week expressed concerns voiced by many of the parents whose 570 children make up the Spring Hill student population.

The weekend show 2-8 by Mike and Emily Click here

Decision postponed to meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m.

Though no vote was taken either way, the Peachtree City Council appeared tonight to inch its way toward approving the abandonment of two city roads to make physical room for a big box store to be built at the southwest corner of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way.

Mary Lou Vogt, volunteer coordinator for Newnan-Coweta Habitat for Humanity is painting hammers for tonight’s first Hammie Awards. The awards will honor the group’s outstanding 2007 volunteers. Gold, silver, bronze, copper, sapphire, emerald and pearl painted hammers will be bestowed to volunteers as a symbol of gratitude for all the hard work they have done for Habitat. Photo/Special.

New Georgia Dept. of Transportation Commissioner and Sharpsburg resident Dr. Gena Abraham is nothing if not plain spoken and down to earth. Those qualities served her well Feb. 5 at the annual South Metro Outlook at Georgia International Convention Center in College Park, as her remarks on state transportation challenges and opportunities came through as being both believable and forthright.

EPD: local water providers can sack rules if they deem necessary; lawn watering and car, pressure washing still off limits

Coweta County Administrator Theron Gay and other county staff will begin meeting with county municipalities to determine if the Coweta should maintain its affiliation with Chattahoochee Flint Regional Development Center or change that affiliation to Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).

A Feb. 5 discussion by Coweta County Commissioners on the topic of making the chairman a countywide position led to an agreement to identify and establish a committee to study the move and report back to the commission.

Coweta’s voters Tuesday were in line with the rest of the state when they chose former Governor Mike Huckabee and Senator Barak Obama as the nominees for their respective parties.

Parents can apply for slots at Coweta County School System Pre-Kindergarten classes from March 10 through 21 at their child’s district elementary schools.

Though Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray had been talking with city officials for 16 months about an orderly resignation process, he had no idea that a Nov. 5 meeting with City Manager Bernard McMullen would present him with a stark choice.

For now, Peachtree City homeowners will not have to worry about adding a fire sprinkler system to their home as originally proposed by city staff.

Hand-watering only allowed midnight-10 a.m. on odd-even schedule; ‘drought not over,’ governor says

John and John-Feb 6 by John Thompson Click here

A total 22 Fayette County student athletes signed scholarships today to play at the collegiate level. Click HERE to view the photos on The Citizen's sports pages

Democrat Barack Obama handily won Fayette County by a 2 to 1 margin while Republican Mitt Romney hung on for a slim victory over his two opponents in Tuesday's presidential preference primary.

Council to vote Thursday night on abandoning 2 city streets to permit a Kohl’s department store

The Peachtree City Council is expected to vote Thursday night whether to abandon a road to allow a commercial developer enough room to build a big box store.

There is something happening with Mike Pruitt. And it is a lot more than the terminal cancer with which he was recently diagnosed.

The long-time officer in charge of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Drug Task Force (DTF) has much more on his mind. It is the recognition of a reality that neutralizes fears of impending doom. It is the recognition of a reality that no human can guarantee. Peace.

The slowing economy is causing consternation at the Fayette County government complex, and last week’s budget hearing on the capital improvement program demonstrated the cautious approach towards spending the county is now adopting.

A number of new homes in Peachtree City would have to be built with expensive fire suppression systems — an indoor, pressurized water sprinkler system like the ones you see in hotels — if a proposed ordinance is adopted by the City Council.

Mounting traffic congestion is a daily and increasing reality in Fayette County. A move to lessen traffic impact is the purpose of the Fayetteville Bypass, with construction on the first of three phases of the West Bypass expected to begin in the spring and construction of the East Bypass tentatively set to begin in late 2011.

Fayetteville City Council Feb. 7 will hear the second reading and potentially vote on a proposed amendment to the city’s Loading Zone Ordinance.

A Fayetteville woman will serve 2 years probation and 1,000 hours of community service for a March auto crash that killed two local men in Peachtree City.

Flat screen TV burglars have struck again in Fayetteville, breaking into the Applebee’s restaurant and stealing two TVs early Tuesday morning, police said.

Walt Banks intersection would remain 4-way stop with increasing delays

The Peachtree City Council is being asked to sign off on a plan to add more turn lanes and a traffic signal to the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Crosstown Road.

When severe weather strikes, mere seconds could mean the difference between surviving a horrific tornado or heavy thunderstorm, emergency officials say, as Georgia this week recognizes Severe Weather Awareness Week Feb. 3-9.