Thousands turned out last weekend for the Great Georgia Air Show.

The clearing of trees has already begun around the dam at Huddleston Pond, as root intrusion was part of the problem that damaged the spillway and ultimately forced the city to lower the pond’s level dramatically over the summer. The project is anticipated to be complete by the first of the year, and it is being funded by the city’s stormwater program.

A proposal to replace three homes on 14 acres with a 46-home cluster subdivision off Robinson Road will be considered by the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night.

With very little undeveloped residential and commercial land left in Peachtree City, the city will be getting more and more redevelopment proposals, officials said last week at a meeting about the city’s comprehensive plan.

Peachtree City voters have two more chances to learn more about the candidates for two seats on the City Council who are seeking election in November.

In advance of Peachtree City’s 50th birthday next year, city historians are issuing a clarion call for city-related artifacts and photographs.

Several weeks ago you may have noticed video cameras posted on Peachtree Parkway at the intersections of Crosstown Road and Walt Banks Road.

Members of the area’s three veteran’s organizations will memorialize the contributions of all U.S. military veterans during the third Annual Veterans Day Remembrance Saturday, Nov. 10th, from 9:30 - 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial in Peachtree City.

The new head of the DOT has some long-standing Coweta ties.

On Wednesday, The State Transportation Board announced Gena Lester Abraham as DOT Commissioner effective December 1, 2007. Abraham will become DOT’s 14th Commissioner and first woman ever to hold the state’s top transportation post overseeing 5,800 employees statewide and over $2 billion annual agency budget.

The new McDonald’s rising at the intersection of Ga. Highways 85 and 16 will have to comply with Senoia’s existing sign ordinance.

Coweta’s leaders gathered Monday morning to celebrate the opening of the county’s newest reservoir in northwest Coweta county.

Is a college campus slated for Coweta County?

Speculation heated up this week when Atlanta Christain College announced it was leaving East Point after 70 years.

Starr’s Mill Panthers (3-3, 2-2) at Whitewater Wildcats (5-2, 4-1)

Last week: Starr’s Mill was off, Whitewater defeated McIntosh 27-0.

The Fayette County Middle Schools finished their softball seasons last night. The Whitewater Wildcats placed first in the county and the J.C.

daily citizen 10-18 by Michael Boylan

Mike and Kevin preview the four local teams in the state softball playoffs, which start Friday, and touch on area volleyball tournament action, which gets underway this week.

daily citizen 10-17 by Michael Boylan

1 out of every 4 elementary students may be moved; E. Fayette to be closed

Fayette County’s elementary school redistricting committee may recommend to the school board Oct. 29 that more than 2,400 students change schools next year.

Outdoor watering ban drops local daily demand by 27%

Georgia’s total ban on outdoor watering has reduced water usage significantly for the water systems operated by the city of Fayetteville and by Fayette County, officials said.

Without city's land, developer can’t build big box on Hwy. 54 West

PUBLISHER’S OPINION: If council sells land to developer, it’s a perverted sell-out of the PTC vision — See Cal Beverly’s column in the right rail.

A rezoning for a proposed 376-unit senior living complex with condos, apartments and an assisted living facility will be considered by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

Despite being one of the more affluent counties in the metropolitan Atlanta region, Fayette is not escaping the foreclosure crunch that is tightening its grip on the region.

Georgia’s congressional delegation has entered the fray over alleged health problems at the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Atlanta Center in Hampton.

The Fayette County Board of Education is hiring a consultant to investigate the possible sale of 40 acres of land behind Whitewater High School.

The 2008 Enjoy the City coupon books benefiting the Fayette County Education Foundation are now on sale at the Fayette County Board of Education.

Two Fayette Middle School students have been selected to participate in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference (JrNYLC) this fall in Washington, D.C.

An Oct. 11 drug deal that just had to be done in Fayetteville cost two Riverdale men more than jail time. One of the men was seriously injured when he split a telephone pole on White Road, flipped his car and was pulled from the burning wreckage by local drug agents.

Two recent arrests in Peachtree City resulted in the seizure of a small amount of crack cocaine and five pounds of marijuana. One of the men arrested had been sought by Coweta County law enforcement on multiple warrants.