The Peachtree City Council Thursday night will discuss a proposal to lease up to four city-owned sites for construction of new cellphone towers for T-Mobile.

The Fayette County Board of Education Monday night got a glimpse into the future of learning. And it didn’t take a crystal ball to see that the future of the emerging 21st Century Classroom initiative is centered in technology.

The Peachtree City Council Thursday will consider a request to deannex a 10-foot wide strip of land at its northern border with Tyrone at the request of a developer.

A resident’s suggestion to allow fences higher than four feet in front yards will be discussed by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

The Fayetteville City Council will take up a variety of issues Thursday night, including the consideration of a proposal to increase parking downtown and another relating to the lighting of the privately owned soccer field at Tiger Trail and Hood Avenue.

Most areas of county have 25 percent of residents earning less than $1,200 a month

Newly-released data from the Atlanta Regional Commission shows that the lion’s share of Fayette County residents have jobs earning more than $3,400 a month.

That Atlanta Bread Company restaurant at the Fayette Pavilion re-opened Tuesday with a new look and an enhanced menu, both designed to follow the changing preferences of customers.

A massive law enforcement effort to target impaired drivers netted a total of 48 different charges being filed against motorists and others during several roadblocks in Peachtree City Friday night.

A Long Standing Tradition Continues in Brooks

Public schools throughout Fayette will recognize and honor the community’s veterans and active duty military personnel on Veterans Day (November 11) with breakfasts, special programs and receptions.

Later tonight tune in here at TheCitizen.com for continuously updated election results as they come in.

The Citizen will be reporting live from election central in downtown Fayetteville.

The health departments in Fayette and Coweta counties have a very limited supply of H1N1 shots available.

State health Communications Officer Hayla Hall said Monday morning the vaccine is available for pregnant women only. Those receiving shots are required to have either verbal or written consent from their obstetrician.

The Fayetteville City Council will take up a variety of issues Thursday night, including deciding on four alcohol violations from two restaurants, a grocery store and a convenience store. The board will also consider a proposal to alter parking downtown and another relating to the lighting of the privately owned soccer field at Tiger Trail and Hood Avenue.

Marist may have knocked several Whitewater teams out of contention for state titles in the past (soccer, baseball, softball) but the Lady Wildcat volleyball team came out strong and outlasted Marist the in the second and third games in their best of five series to capture the AAAA state title on Saturday afternoon.

In the final week of the regular season, a week before teams from the two sub-regions meet, the games were not close. Whitewater beat McIntosh 45-10, Starr’s Mill shutout Fayette County 34-0 and Sandy Creek deafeated Northgate 37-3.

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine is urging Georgians to change the batteries in their smoke alarms at the same time they change their clocks back to standard time Nov. 1.

But 2 have revealed preferences online

In Peachtree City politics, apparently it’s every man and woman for themselves. Or mostly anyway.

It’s just about all over except for the voting. Tyrone’s only contested council race pitting incumbent Grace Caldwell against former planning Commissioner Ken Matthews is down to the wire with votes coming Tuesday.

More public space, better golf cart access suggested

A group of Georgia Tech architecture students Wednesday revealed their ideas for the potential long-range future for redevelopment of Peachtree City’s village retail centers.

UPDATE: 2 suspects in custody

A man armed with a baseball bat stole an undisclosed amount of cash from another person at a home on Hillside Drive early this morning, sheriff’s detectives said.

Do you know who Billy Ray Cyrus is?  Well your local Police Department does, and they also knew who Lil’ Wayne, Lady GaGa and Avril Lavigne was!  But this year the Police fell a few points short in the 2009 Police vs. Teen Trivia Night.  Police Officers had to answer questions about Pop Culture (and some other random questions), and Teens had to answer questions about Law Enforcement, State and Local Law.  The final question was a pop culture question to keep it fair for both teams, but the Teen Team went “all in”.  The teams had to put 5 specific Ashton Kuetcher projects in chronological order.  Both teams got them all correct, so the Teens won the big trophy.  The turning point of the night was the Teen Team knowing the legal limit of BAC for a DUI for anyone under 21.  Their answer was correct at .02 or higher. 

Tyrone’s town clerk vacancy did not take long to fill and the person now in the position has been in municipal service for a large portion of the past two decades. But beyond experience it is her outlook on service that speaks volumes.

Peachtree City police are seeking information regarding an attempted theft of copper from the roof of the Peachtree Crossings shopping center.

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Police suspect no foul play was involved in the death of a man whose body was discovered today in a remote wooded area in south Peachtree City.

The rehabilitation of Newnan’s landmark 1904 courthouse is about half way complete. Those familiar with the building prior to the rehab, along with the county’s newer residents who have never been inside, are in for a spectacular treat once the project is completed. Inside and out, the old courthouse will soon dramatically alter the downtown landscape.

Anyone who has a passing knowledge of downtown Newnan knows it is a virtual showplace. The Georgia Planning Association (GPA) knows it, too. GPA has recognized downtown Newnan as the recipient of the 2009 “Great Places in Georgia” award.

It is all about giving back, no matter what. That is the idea and the mission behind the recent formation of the non-profit Business Women of Fayette and Coweta.

Newnan animal warden Cyndi Hoffman announced Tuesday there was a confirmed case of rabies in the city. There were no humans affected with the disease.

“A literate world will bring us closer to a peaceful world.” Those were the words of Rotary Club of Peachtree City Literacy Chair Brenda Erickson on the SounsAfrica project conceived and sponsored by the Rotary organization and the Interact Club it sponsors at Counterpane Montessori School in Fayetteville.

The announcement last month of the selection of one of the new brownstones about to be constructed in Senoia as Southern Living magazine’s Idea House for 2010 has provided an added boost to the Cattle Baron’s Ball fundraiser and the Coweta/Fayette chapter of the American Cancer Society. They will be the recipients of the charitable proceeds from tours of the home that is expected to draw up to 40,000 people from around the country.