Piedmont Newnan Hospital is pleased to announce the appointment of Dwayne P. Hansberry as director of radiology services. Hansberry will be responsible for directing diagnostic imaging services and establishing production control and performance standards for administrative and technical diagnostic imaging activities.

The McIntosh Chiefs are on the search for a new head football coach.

Dwight Jones has resigned as McIntosh’s head football coach to take the same position at Jones County High School. He was expected to turn in a letter of resignation either Thursday or Friday, according to McIntosh athletics director Steve Cole.

John and John-Jan 30 by John Thompson Click here

Mike and Kevin present a big show - covering all of the weekend basketball games, the county swimming championships and several local wrestling tournaments.

Mercy for Life, a student pro-life organization at Our Lady of Mercy High School in Fairburn, took part in the annual Walk for Life in Washington, D.C., last week.

Emails, records indicate State Director Harvey pressured Fayette DFCS officials for favorable treatment of Fulton official arrested for child cruelty, tried to influence criminal probe, warned that local officials ‘will pay for what happened today’; Clark’s highly placed friends

During classes, there’s 1 locked bathroom for all 1,300 high school kids

If you attend Fayette County High School these days, you have to develop a strong bladder.

Two teenagers’ retaliation for alleged bullying blew up and injured a postal worker last Saturday, police said.

An explosive device had been placed in a mailbox in south Peachtree City, the second such device made by the two teens who meant the bombs for a Starr’s Mill High School bully, police said.

By the end of May, the last students to ever attend East Fayette Elementary School could be bidding the structure a farewell.

Tens of thousands of people took part last week in the annual “March for Life” rally marking the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s landmark Roe v. Wade decision that ruled that a woman has a constitutional right to have an abortion.

Fayette voters hoping to avoid long lines on election day next Tuesday have a chance through this Friday to vote early in the presidential preference primary at any one of three locations in Fayette County.

Several minor exterior modifications to a downtown business approved Jan. 22 by Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission will soon result in a spruced-up look to By Invitation Only, located at 119 South Glynn St.

A decision by Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission Jan. 22 on the approval of a proposed retail development across from Ingles on Ga. Highway 92 Connector and south of the Summit Point shopping center was tabled until February over questions about subdividing a building housing a convenience store to accommodate two additional businesses under the same roof.

The Fayette County Board of Education Monday night got an earful from Timberlake parents who felt they got a raw deal with the proposed new boundary lines for elementary schools.

National School Counseling Week and 8th Grade Career Fair, a Natural Fit

The impact Fayette’s 65 school counselors have on the county’s educational program is evidenced through the high academic achievements, awards and honors earned by students throughout the school system.

Students with disabilities in grades 9-12, and their parents and educators, are invited to attend a workshop, Transition to Post-Secondary Options, on February 5 at McIntosh High from 7-9 p.m.

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

Virginia Galloway, Grassroots Coordinator with Americans for Prosperity, will be speaking at the Feb. 2 meeting of the Fayette Republican Party at 9 a.m. at the International House of Pancakes in Fayetteville.

Sidelines - Jan. 29, 2008 by Mike and Kevin Click here

Starr’s Mill is the county champions of swimming once again. The Starr’s Mill boys placed third, while the Lady Panthers took first, good enough for a first place overall finish. McIntosh’s boys were first and the girls placed second, while Whitewater’s boys placed second and the Whitewater girls took third, putting Whitewater at third overall. McIntosh was 34 points away from defending county champion Starr’s Mill for the overall title.

Fayette voters hoping to avoid long lines on election day next Tuesday have a chance through Friday to vote early in the presidential preference primary at any one of three locations in Fayette County.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission tonight unanimously denied a conceptual site plan for a shopping center at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way.

In a dramatic move Monday night, the Fayette County Board of Education instructed Superintendent of Education to John DeCotis to schedule public hearings in February for closing East Fayette Elementary by August.

Bullying cited as reason for bomb placement

An explosive device placed in a mailbox in south Peachtree City injured a postal worker Saturday, police said.

the ben show 1-28-08 by Ben Nelms Click here

It was nothing short of a main event. And it was one that signaled a landmark statement about the need to protect Georgia’s injured wildlife. The Jan. 18 event was the Jack Hanna Gala Benefit fundraiser for the non-profit GROW (Georgia Rehabilitation of Wildlife) Center’s upcoming Wildlife Hospital and Clinical Research Center located at Cochran Mill Nature Preserve in Chattahoochee Hill Country. The fundraiser was held in the Oceans Ballroom at the Georgia Aquarium.

Fairburn City council met in closed session for more than an hour Thursday in a called meeting to discuss the reappointment of city clerk Nancy Faulkner, an appointment that was delayed at the council’s Jan. 14 meeting at the request of Councilman Mario Avery. The Thursday vote to reappoint was 4-2, with Avery and Councilwoman Elizabeth Hurst voting in opposition.

Despite 30 points from Brandon Boykin and 20 points from Noel Johnson, the Fayette County Tigers once again came up short against the Westlake Lions, 64-59. Outside of Boykin and Johnson, no Fayette County player scored more than three points in the loss. Boykin added eight rebounds and five steals, while Johnson added 11 rebounds.