The Peachtree City Council will look into raising its salaries in what Councilwoman Cyndi Plunkett hopes will attract a more diverse field of candidates to run for office.

It was a done deal July 19 as Fayetteville City Council adopted the 2008 budget, approved rate increases for water and sewer services and approved conditions for residential parking. The council also heard the first reading of two annexation requests on Ga. Highway 54 West.

Even though Peachtree City is not planning to raise its millage rate this year, the net result will be a property tax increase for home and business owners whose assessed property values increased from last year to this year.

In a move that caught many by surprise, Peachtree City Councilwoman Judi-ann Rutherford announced last week that she was resigning as of July 31.

Fayette County’s government has turned to a former county commissioner to determine the best retirement system for its employees.

The fallout has started from the Fayette County Commission’s decision not to retain Bill McNally as county attorney.

Fayetteville Police have arrested two teens for robbing another teen at gunpoint near the Bank of America ATM at the Banks Station shopping center late Friday night, police said.

“I moved here for quality of life, not to live through this.”

The words of Eugene Jackson mirrored the sentiments of many of the 80 in attendance July 19 at Bethany United Methodist Church in north Fayette County.

The Fayette County Branch of the NAACP along with the Fayette County Board of Education and the Theta Lambda Lambda Chapter of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity is sponsoring an event to encourage adult men and young men ages 14-18 to endeavor to reach extraordinary heights in school, society and in life as they stand and operate in the full image of God. The conference also encourages young men to strive for excellence in academics; and help build stronger relationships between younger men and their adult role models and mentors.

The Peachtree City Police Department is looking for persons 18 and over who are interested in learning how to help themselves and the community after an emergency event.

A bolt of lightning touched off a significant house fire just before 2 p.m. Friday in the Wood Creek subdivision just south of Peachtree City, officials said.

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

UPDATE: Juvenile to be tried as adult

Fayetteville Police have arrested two teens for robbing another teen at gunpoint near the Bank of America ATM at the Banks Station shopping center late Friday night, police said.

July 13 is the occasion for a special surprise for a very special lady.

John Wieland’s River Oaks neighborhood on Ga.

Fayetteville’s Mike Faulklner appeared before Tyrone’s Town Council alst night and received a special exception to operate a storage facilty in an M-1 industrial zoning.

Tyrone Police are seeking information related to an armed robbery near midnight Monday at the BP/Amoco station on Ga. Highway 74 and Tyrone Road. No one was injured in the incident.

Mounting public concerns expressed at Union City council meetings during the past few months came to a head Tuesday night as Retina Dawson-Young called for Mayor Ralph Moore and Councilwoman Angelette Mealing to resign their elected positions, followed by an announcement by Anika Madden that a recall movement for removal of the two had begun.

The announcement came in October 2005 that Fairburn was closing in on negotiations that would locate nearly one million square feet of retail space on 110 acres along the east side of Ga. Highway 74 between Milam Road and I-85. The development has not materialized, but Fairburn City Administrator Jim Williams is anything but concerned.

Peachtree City’s World Air Holdings, Inc. announced the results of its special meeting of stockholders held Wednesday to vote on the amended merger agreement with Global Aero Logistics, Inc.

It was a gesture intended to lend a helping hand for those who need it. Representatives of John Wieland’s River Oaks development on Ga. Highway 74 presented Tyrone Police Monday with two bullet-proof vests as a show of support for local law enforcement efforts.

Arrests are pending in a July 14 incident that virtually destroyed and home at 304 West Broad Street in Fairburn and took the life of the family’s dog.

Union City conducted the third of several public hearings July 10, designed to solicit input for the city’s South Fulton Parkway Corridor Study. Expected to be completed later this summer, the corridor study is anticipated to provide a template for municipal decisions through 2027 that will directly affect the 6.5-mile stretch of the parkway annexed by Union City last summer.

The Peachtree City 11-12 all-star team lost its opening game in the state Little League tournament in Brooks Saturday afternoon.

TDK project still off despite GRTA requirement; city gets $200K refund from county

The Peachtree City Council isn’t anxious to appeal a judge’s decision that the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority has the power to require Peachtree City to build a four-lane bridge for the extension of TDK Boulevard.

"This Week in The Citizen" gets a tour of Bennett’s Mill from principal Rae Presley-King, looks at Southside Theatre Guild's production of "Crazy for You" and notes the weekend's upcoming events.

Members of the Southside Theatre Guild have long heard the tale of Fred, the theater ghost. It is said that when things go awry during a rehearsal or performance, or if you hear strange noises while working back stage or in the props or costume loft, it is just Fred making mischief. Though Fred is just a story, members of the Ghost Hounds network had heard several stories about strange occurrences at the Fairburn theater and asked if they could spend the night and do an investigation. Permission was granted and the results are in. Apparently, there is activity at the theater and it is not limited to the cast and crew of the current show.

A bolt of lightning touched off a significant house fire just before 2 p.m. Friday in the Wood Creek subdivision just south of Peachtree City, officials said.

When it came down to making a decision about Peachtree City's next fire chief, the Peachtree City Council decided to go with a candidate who knows the department well.

Last vote was against study of pay hike for council members

Judi-ann Rutherford’s last vote as a member of the Peachtree City Council was a no vote against the exploration of increasing salaries for city council members.