A large tree that fell near Peachtree City's baseball and soccer complex this morning knocked out power for less than five minutes for more than 5,100 Georgia Power customers this morning.

John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods Inc., and John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of the Carolinas Inc., based in Atlanta and with a significant presence in Fayette County, have agreed to pay a $350,000 civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Water Act, federal officials announced today.

Planning Commission to discuss Hwy. 74S proposal tonight

A proposal to annex 18 acres into Peachtree City’s southside to enable a sewer connection for a shopping center will be discussed tonight by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

Anything relating to business development in Fayetteville has been practically non-existent in the past year due to the recession. But the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission is expected to hear two small proposals at its Nov. 10 work session.

Sandy Creek won their second straight region title with a 21-9 win over Banneker. Starr’s Mill will return to the state playoffs as the third seed from the region after a win over Villa Rica.

Peachtree City will continue to deflect any rezoning applications for multifamily housing per an annual moratorium adopted Thursday night.

Residents upset, wanted ‘no’ vote from City Council

Much to the dismay of several vocal audience members, the Peachtree City Council decided Thursday to further explore the possibility of allowing cell towers to be built at city-owned parks and recreation sites.

A resident’s request to change the minimum front yard fence height in Peachtree City from four feet to six feet will go unconsidered for now.

The 30 employees of Osmose Utility Services on Greencastle Road in Tyrone have a reason to celebrate. Having been in operation in Tyrone for three years the company is celebrating its 75th year in business. Osmose, Inc. has also operated a facility in Griffin for the past 25 years, with a total of 60 employees.

Insurance Commissioner John Oxendine and former Fair Tax State Director, Gene Key, will be in Peachtree City from 1-2:15 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9 to conduct a Fair Tax Town Hall. They are traveling the state raising awareness about this important issue that impacts every aspect of life, including healthcare. The Town Hall will take place in the Peachtree City Library Committee Room.

The Fayette County Health Department has just received another 400-dose shipment of the H1N1 flu vaccine nasal spray.
The spray is also known as Live Attenuated Influenza Vaccine (LAIV).

Council wants to wait for Court of Appeals to rule in West Village annexation lawsuit

The Peachtree City Council punted a developer’s request to deannex just over an acre of land to help nullify a lawsuit filed challenging a 648-home annexation along the Tyrone border that was approved in May 2007.

Incumbent Senoia City Council members Larry Owens and Jeff Fisher retained their seats Nov. 3 in a three-way race that included Rockaway Road area challenger Harry Ramos.

Newnan Police Tuesday afternoon arrested Columbus bank robbery suspect John E. Johnston at a traffic stop after he had exited his home where a search warrant was about to be served.

The bond for north Coweta resident Alec Bryant McNaughton accused of killing his wife in February was set at $3 million last week by Coweta Superior Court Judge Quillian Baldwin. McNaughton had been denied bond earlier in the year.

The Senoia City Council Nov. 2 agreed to allow Scott Tigchelaar of Historic Development Ventures (HDV) to purchase a $50,000 Certificate of Deposit in lieu of acquiring a Maintenance Bond for the first five brownstones to be constructed on the Gin Property. Tigchelaar explained that such bonds are not available in the current economic climate.

Coweta County commissioners gave the go-ahead Nov. 3 for needed roadwork rehabilitation work on three-dozen county streets and roads. The work will likely be bid out rather than using inmate labor due to the size of the project.

The response to heavily involved accidents and emergencies in Coweta will soon be more easily facilitated with the acquisition of a heavy duty rescue vehicle approved Nov. 3 by the county commission. The half-million dollar budgeted purchase is funded with impact fees.

The Carnegie will be open this Saturday for Main Street Newnan’s Market Day crowd. Market Day is the best home grown, handmade or homemade products this side of Atlanta. 

Coweta County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is hosting and the National Weather Service (NWS) is presenting a SkyWarn Storm Spotter class November 10th from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at South Metro Ministries located at 3935 Ga. Highway 34 East 34 iin Sharpsburg.

A McDonough attorney who defrauded people in Peachtree City, Fayetteville, Newnan and other Georgia cities in a Ponzi scheme was sentenced to more than five years in federal prison today.

Peachtree City police are investigating several reports of thieves stealing purses from automobiles throughout the city today.

Peachtree City voters, your job is not done yet.

Candidates in three races failed to win 50 percent of the vote, there will be a runoff election Tuesday, Dec. 1.

An Oct. 29 agreement between the Federal Reserve System and Georgia Bancshares, the holding company of Bank of Georgia (BOG), stipulates that the company will not declare or pay dividends and will not incur debt or buy or redeem shares without Fed approval.

Retired Army Colonel Ben Malcom, author of “White Tigers – My Secret War in North Korea,” will be guest speaker at the Peachtree City Veterans Day event on Saturday, Nov. 7th, 10 a.m. at the new Falcon Field Veterans Memorial.

The Line Creek Civitan Club hosted their annual Great Chili Challenge at Shakerag Knoll last Saturday.

Answers: $16.2 million in 300 locally funded positions; 100 extra bus drivers, lots of non-state-paid parapros; 5th-grade band at every elementary school

If all goes well, Sany Corporation’s assembly facility in Peachtree City will be up and running by November 2010.

The Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer already has its U.S. corporate offices in Peachtree City with 72 employees. Once the assembly plant is online, there will be an additional 150-200 employees added to the mix, according to Sany America’s Jack Tang.

A woman was assaulted on a cart path near Huddleston Pond in broad daylight Sunday afternoon, police said.

The incident occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. The suspect is described as a white man in his late 50s wearing a yellow shirt and gray running shorts with a green stripe.

The Metro Atlanta YMCA leadership is merging the Fayette Family YMCA with the Summit YMCA in Coweta County. The merger was initiated in late 2008 and will not result in any loss of programs. The only change to date is the loss of Fayette’s long-time executive director and the possible merger of the two local boards.