The Fayette County Board of Education gathered Thursday morning to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the school system’s latest project, Inman Elementary School.

The Fayette County Commission may soon undertake a review of its noise ordinance, which Commissioner Eric Maxwell said Wednesday may be too restrictive.

Program was axed in 2006 after abuse, but staff says greater control now available

The Fayette County Commission may vote Thursday to revive its purchasing card program, allowing select employees to spend up to $250 on goods and services instead of using petty cash and purchase orders.

Means tax increase for most, but city adds 6 firefighters and 3 cops

Peachtree City officials adopted the city’s 2007-2008 budget Thursday night, and with it comes a property tax increase for most city property owners.

Public gets one more shot at input Aug. 16; council likely to vote at same meeting

If any Peachtree City residents are upset about the mayor and city council perhaps doubling their salaries, they had a funny way of showing it at last week’s council meeting.

Medical alley along Ga. Highway 54 West continued its expansion Aug. 2 with approval by Fayetteville City Council of the annexation and rezoning of an existing facility and one proposed for medical office use.

A Fayetteville woman was arrested Sunday after chasing her husband out of their Knight Way apartment with a knife and stabbing his tire after he locked himself in his vehicle.

Fayetteville Mayor Kenneth Steele was elected Georgia Municipal Association’s (GMA) third vice president during the association’s recent annual meeting in Savannah.

Fayette has need for temporary housing of foster children

A local non-profit agency wants to recruit, train and support a network of Fayette County families to serve as foster care homes for children who are temporarily removed from their normal homes.

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

• 8/13/07: 2-7 p.m., Fayette County Public Library, 1821 Heritage Pkwy (Fayetteville)

• 8/15/07: 2-7 p.m., New Hope Baptist Church- Fayetteville, 551 New Hope Road (Fayetteville)

Red Cross Urges Type O Blood Donors To Donate Right Away

The American Red Cross is issuing an emergency call throughout Georgia for all eligible donors who have type O positive or O negative blood to give blood immediately. The supply of type O blood has fallen to little more than a half day and the Red Cross is currently able to fill only 30% of hospital requests for these crucial blood types, say Red Cross officials.

Friday, Aug. 17 will be an evening to remember as Dixieland Fun Park in Fayetteville hosts “Tracy’s Night” to help raise money for former park employee Tracy Russo, who desperately needs a brain tumor surgery. This back-to-school celebration will feature all-ride armbands for only $15 - half the normal price! The net proceeds will be donated to the Tracy Russo Medical Fund.

The Fayette County Board of Education met at a work session Monday, and it discussed possibly delaying the construction of a new elementary school at the Sandy Creek Road, Tillman Road school site.

The rolling hills of south Fulton County will be alive with the sound of music this fall as the first of what is expected to become an expansive annual music festival kicks off Oct. 12-14. Billed as an environmentally friendly event, The Echo Project will headline numerous bands and offer on-site camping with an emphasis on environmental awareness and eco-friendly attractions.

Chris Lumley, vice president of Magna Aftermarket, center, presents 25 donated clek booster seats to Sheltering Arms for distribution to families enrolled in its program. Accepting for the organization are Elaine Draeger, president and CEO, left, and Paige McKay Kubik, vice president of development and communication.

Starting up a new city involves a lot more than just taking a vote or electing a new mayor and council. Such is the case with the new City of Chattahoochee Hill Country, where city ordinances and a host of other municipal functions must be in place when the city begins operations Dec. 1. Stakeholders met Wednesday at Rico Cultural Center to begin a conversation designed to address the unique planning and zoning apsects of the new city.

Union City Planning Commission July 30 voted to recommend the rezoning of 58.53 acres on Buffington Road near Ga. Highway 138 from General Commercial (GC) to Residential (R-1). The move came after a lengthy discussion and a defeated vote to table the request.

The Southern cuisine found at Mrs. Winner’s Chicken & Biscuits is not new to south Fulton County. But what is new are two of the company’s four co-owners, Darryl Berry and James Beasley, neighbors who make their home in the Cascade area. Beasley and Berry joined Mrs. Winner’s in early 2007, bringing with them decades of sales, marketing, management and motivational experience.

There is a change coming to unincorporated south Fulton County. It is one that affects juveniles up to age 17.

Fulton County Commission has imposed a curfew for juveniles and began Friday posting signs outlining the new measure. In a move that will be strictly enforced, the juvenile curfew ordinance will be effective Sundays through Thursdays from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day. Restricted hours for Fridays and Saturdays run from 12:01 a.m. until 6 a.m. the following day.

The evening of August 6 at Duncan Park in Fairburn will be a time for families to enjoy food, activities for the kids and receive information on a variety of personal and family safety topics. Now in its second year in Fairburn, National Night Out provides a way for law enforcement and the community to share ideas in a family-fun environment.

Suspect believed to live in surrounding area

Peachtree City police are looking for a man who robbed the Home Town Dollar Plus store at the Wilshire Pavilion at gunpoint just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

State Sen. Ronnie Chance of Tyrone has been named the Georgia co-chair of the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign.

Chance will work with House Speaker Glenn Richardson, the other co-chair, to help build the campaign’s statewide organization.

A Tyrone business owner was denied an exemption to the town’s sign ordinance at Thursday night’s town council meeting.

Net result is tax increase due to reassessments

Tyrone’s Town Council unanimously approved keeping its current millage rate for the coming budget year at its regular meeting Thursday night.

Would give second option to current service with Fairburn

Tyrone officials have asked Peachtree City sewer officials if it is possible to hook up to Peachtree City’s sewer system for the treatment of up to 500,000 gallons a day of sewage, according to Larry Turner, general manager of the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform at Hutcheson Ferry Park Friday, Aug. 10. The free concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Joint Fulton-DeKalb Committee on Grady Hospital will meet at 3 p.m., Monday, August 6, 2007, in 4th Floor Conference Room 4056, Fulton County Government Center, 141 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta. The public is invited to attend.

The Gathering Place in Peachtree City will host a blood drive on Monday, Aug. 6 from 4-9 p.m. in honor of Fayetteville resident Kristen Allen. Allen, the mother of two children, will be having brain and spinal surgery on Aug. 13 and could possibly need blood transfusions. Allen’s blood type is O Positive, which means she can only accept O Positive and O Negative blood. There is a tremendous shortage of O blood in the state and the nation. The blood drive on Monday is seeking all types of blood though to make sure that it is available for the people who need it.