UPDATE: Suspect stopped at lights, signs and used turn signals

A Fayetteville man led deputies on a brief low-speed chase Friday afternoon in north Fayette County, but he gave up after encountering a roadblock of law enforcement vehicles, police said.

A small handful of residents addressed the Peachtree City Council Thursday night about a potential doubling of the salary for the mayor and council members.

Fayetteville Police will join thousands of law enforcement agencies across America Tuesday night for the observance of National Night Out, an annual event designed to provide communities with relevant information and strengthen community understanding of law enforcement.

Police release detailed description of gunman

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

Chattahoochee Hill Country stakeholders met Wednesday at Rico Cultural Center to begin a conversation designed to address the unique planning and zoning aspects of the new city.

Though the thermometer still shows readings in the 90s, Coweta County students are headed back to school Monday.

Now that Senoia has obtained up to two million gallons a day in sewerage capacity from the EPD, the tough decision making process starts.

In about a year, Peachtree City residents will have a 12-screen movie theater in their backyard, just across the county line in Coweta.

The Fayette County Board of Education attended the Inman Elementary School groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital is ready to expand ... again.

State officials have approved the addition of 37 beds to the facility which will be in the intensive care unit and acute care inpatient areas, hospital officials said Thursday.

The Fayette County Commission will determine next week if it wants to revive its purchasing card program, allowing select employees to spend up to $250 on goods and services.

The Fayette County Board of Education unanimously voted Tuesday night to renew its contract with Dr. John DeCotis, the school system's superintendent, for another three years.

In about a year, Peachtree City residents will have a 12-screen movie theater in their backyard, just across the county line in Coweta.

For first time since 2001, Fayette County decides to raise rate; increased assessments mean higher tax bills

Fayette taxpayers — inside cities and out in the unincorporated areas — are facing a barrage of increased taxes this fall, courtesy of all five local governments, from city councils to school board.

The Peachtree City Council is expected to adopt its 2007-08 budget at its regular meeting Thursday night.

Council will also hold a public hearing on a proposal to double the annual salary for the mayor and city council members. The mayor’s salary would double from $9,000 to $18,000 and council members’ salaries would double from $6,000 to $12,000.

The relatively new Fayette County Commission is putting its own unique stamp on how it conducts business.  

For years, the County Commission has held its regular retreat at Aberdeen Woods Conference Center in Peachtree City and a citizen would occasionally wander in to see what the board was discussing.  

Peachtree City will have two new city council members starting in January.  

City Councilman Stuart Kourajian has announced that instead of running for re-election this November, he will run for the Post 3 seat on the Fayette County Commission in 2008, which is currently held by Peter Pfeifer.  

The 2008 presidential primaries will be held Feb. 5 next year in Georgia, and local Republicans in leadership roles are satisfied with the field of candidates their party has generated.

While applications continue to trickle in for the vacant county attorney’s position, the number of applications for the county administrator’s position is zero.  

Georgia’s sales tax holiday is this weekend, which should make for crowded stores with parents getting ready for back to school.  

Kenny Melear, owner of Melear’s Barbecue in Fayetteville, celebrated the 50th anniversary of the restaurant on Saturday. It was a festive day filled with food and frivolity.

Fayetteville City Council will hold public hearings Aug. 2 at 8:30 a.m. and again at 7:30 p.m. on the 2007 millage rate. The council is expected to adopt a 2.99 millage rate which amounts to a net increase in taxes even though the millage rate remains the same as in 2006.  

Residents have one last chance to sound off on the Fayette County Board of Education’s call for a tax increase.  

It was a bizarre incident with no apparent explanation. But in its wake two men landed themselves in jail July 28 after being arrested by Fayetteville police on charges of first-degree forgery.  

The Peachtree City Planning Department and Comprehensive Plan Advisory Board hosted the first of seven public forums Thursday night at City Hall to help plan the future of the city for the next 20 years.

Peachtree City Councilman Stuart Kourajian has announced he will not seek re-election to his council seat in November.

The town of Tyrone this summer became the first municipality in the county to give back money to builders who do business in the town.