Fairburn first candidate’s forum in recent memory was held Oct. 21 at Southside Theater. Sponsored by Fairburn Business Association, the event gave the 50 residents present an overview of what candidates knew about some of the current issues facing the city and what plans they had to address them.

Try as they might, Adams Homes cannot get approval of a project to construct single-family homes in the duplex community of Red Oak Walk near Christian City. The Union City Council voted unanimously Oct. 16 to deny the request.

Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson announced Thursday the details of the Reservoir Development and Drought Relief Act which will be introduced in the legislature this upcoming session.

Fairburn’s fiscal year began Oct. 1 and along with it came the adoption of the city’s $23.8 million budget.

Projected General Fund revenues totaling $8.148 million are a 9.4 percent increase over the previous year, and include $2.5 million in property taxes, $1.45 million in local option sales tax, $140,000 in motor vehicle tax, $233,000 in franchise tax, $350,000 in business and occupation taxes, $325,000 in insurance premiums, $1.9 million in non-tax revenues such as development and landfill tipping fees, $450,000 in other taxes such as alcohol, insurance and real estate and $725,000 in interfund transfers.

Palmetto lost a long-time public safety official Oct. 23 with the passing of Assistant Police Chief Fred Waddell.

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Waddell’s law enforcement career spanned 35 years, with more than 20 years in service in Palmetto.

The 2006 bond issue designed to upgrade some of Union City’s roadways received two more approvals Oct. 16, with the city council approving $346,407 in project expenditures.

A recent traffic stop initiated by an observant Tyrone Police officer led to the arrest of a Marietta man carrying a sawed-off shotgun.

Another auto parts store may be on the horizon for Tyrone. The Planning Commission Oct. 25 voted 2-1 to recommend a reduced setback for the proposed O’Reilly Auto Parts store on Tyrone Road east of Ga. Highway 74.

Cameron Willis and Donivan Tilley rehearse a scene from Bear Creek Middle School’s first production, Jack and the Beanstalk, November 2-3 at 7:30 at the Southside Theatre in Fairburn.

Three of Fayette County’s schools are among the tops in student test performance in Georgia, according to the Ga. Department of Education. Eleven others also were high on the charts in student performance.

Mike and Kevin take a break while their sports team counterparts Rock Manlington and Ace Sporto take over The Citizen Sports Blitz. Looking like they are straight off the set of “Anchorman,” Manlington and Sporto talk about the wins from Fayette County, Landmark, McIntosh and Starr’s Mill and the losses from Sandy Creek and Our Lady of Mercy.

VIDEO — The Our Lady of Mercy Bobcats are in the process of laying the foundation for a winning football program. It’s inevitable that the Bobcats are going to take their lumps along the way.

Landmark Christian suffered its first region loss in six years last week. The War Eagles wanted to bounce back this week and they did just that, defeating Mt. Pisgah 56-7 in front of a homecoming crowd.

Mike and Kevin make their football picks for the game scheduled for Friday, Oct. 26, 2007. Be sure to tune in tomorrow for their special “Halloween” episode.

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Sandy Creek’s Lady Patriots softball team has advanced further than any team in school history in the Class AAA softball playoffs.

The Peachtree City Planning Department and Comprehensive Plan Advisory Board hosted the sixth of seven public forums Thursday at City Hall in Peachtree City to discuss updating the city’s comprehensive plan.

Future may bring throwaway plates at school cafeterias, restaurants; county marshals now on 24 hour shifts for water ban patrols; county to increase fines and penalties for violators

Under an edict by Gov. Sonny Perdue, Fayette residents will have to become more judicious with their water usage, officials said Thursday night.

Perdue is ordering a 10 percent cut in water usage for the months of November through March based on the historical monthly usage figures from last year, Water System Director Tony Parrott told the Fayette County Commission Thursday night.

Katelyn and Kelly Walton of Senoia show a pumpkin grown in Fayetteville by their uncle Scott Power. Photo/Special.

Plunkett says city should look at building HQ elsewhere

In a bid to repair the moisture problem that has caused mold and mildew damage at the Peachtree City police headquarters, the City Council approved a $593,000 bid last week.

The Sany Corporation’s corporate headquarters campus with housing for corporate guests is on its way to formal approval.

Would link southside with industrial park; neighbors in Morallion Hills oppose design

Peachtree City is moving closer to completing a golf cart bridge that will link the south side of town with the city’s industrial park.

Another traffic signal is coming to Peachtree City.

Last week the City Council approved the low bidder to install a signal on Ga. Highway 74 north at Wisdom Road.

Road widening claimed trees, leaving others susceptible to fall

A gas station owner will be allowed to landscape a smidgen of city-owned property on the border of his new development at the intersection of Ga. Highway 74 and Crosstown Road.

The Peachtree City Fire Department will be presenting its annual Haunted House and Haunted Trail Friday and Saturday from 7 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. at their Leach Station. Leach Station is located at 110 Paschall Road just off South Highway 74.

For nearly a month, controversy has dogged the student newspaper, “Smoke Signals,” at East Coweta High School. Now, the issue heads to the historic Court Square in Newnan for a freedom of speech rally Sunday from 1-5 p.m.

Will Senoia’s proposed new library be built in the near future?

That’s an answer city administrator Richard Ferry hopes to get when he meets with Coweta County officials today.

Peachtree City police arrested three people Wednesday for cashing fraudulent checks.

Ironically it was one of the suspects himself who called police after the other two tried to shake him down, police said.