A Fayetteville woman was arrested Friday by police for cruelty to children after a spanking left deep bruises on her 5-year-old son that lasted for two days.

Police say suspect refused to exit home and threatened to shoot officers

The Peachtree City Police Department’s SWAT team forcefully apprehended a suspect who barricaded himself in a home in the Wynnmeade subdivision late Monday afternoon.

Officers went to the home of Tyler Ash, 20, at 205 North Meade to execute a search warrant for a residential burglary and forgery case, police said. Once inside, Ash was found hiding in the rear of the home, and Ash indicated to officers that he had a firearm.

Steve Zombik, the head chef and co-owner of Sun Dried Tomato, never thought he would own, or want to own, a restaurant. Zombik had been an executive chef at hotels in New Hampshire, Boston, and Jamaica before moving to Peachtree City and serving as the executive chef at the Wyndham. His plan had been to keep moving up to bigger and bigger hotels but the desire to set down some roots proved stronger. After some time as the owner of Hangar 74, Zombik and his wife, Cindy, created Sun Dried Tomato and the rest, as they say is history.

Alex Smith is set to bring a unique and exciting sport to Fayetteville.

Looking to fulfill his requirements to earn the Eagle Scout rank, the highest advancement rank in Boy Scouting, Alex Smith, a Fayette County Boy Scout, came up with an idea that will provide hours of enjoyment for the citizens of the county: an 18-hole disc golf course at McCurry Park.

The Fayette County Public Library and Friends of the Library sponsored an old fashioned picnic on the grounds and book signing Saturday, June 16th.

The Senoia City Council decided Monday night against forwarding an annexation request for a 4-acre parcel to Coweta County.

Peachtree City residents may get a chance to vote on two expensive additions to the city’s recreation system this November.

A significant new service for domestic violence victims was recognized Monday afternoon as Promise Place celebrated the opening of its emergency shelter in an event at the Fayette County Justice Center.

It is a morning full of smiles and song and food Thursday as Fairburn Seniors Center celebrates Community Appreciation Day.

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The Tyrone Town Council will discuss this conceptual site plan for Shamrock Park at its July 5 meeting. This site plan was completed by resident Brian Hendry who donated his services to the town. Photo/Special.

Several Fayette residents spent an enjoyable Saturday night at the Black and Red Ball at the White Water Country Club.

Tyrone’s $6.1 million budget will have to wait until June 27 for its final approval.

The budget was set to be approved next Thursday, but Town Manager Barry Amos said the meeting had to be cancelled due to a lack of a quorum.

It was one of those back and forth things with everyone standing their ground. The South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority hit another impasse Tuesday over the question of what to do with the funds that will come from refinancing the authority’s $41.7 million bond. The 2003 bond is to be used to construct a reservoir and provide drinking water to Union City, Fairburn and Palmetto.

It was an interesting display for a municipal landlord June 8 when representatives of Union City gave Kreative Kidz youth enrichment program less than a one-day notice to cease serving more than 140 youngsters in the organization’s summer program. Discussed at the city council’s June 11 work session, council members established six criteria that would potentially allow the program to operate at the city-owned facility on a temporary basis.

Expansion plans for CSX Intermodal got the go ahead June 11 when Fairburn City Council approved the conceptual site plan for the phase two development that will add another 700 parking spaces for trucks, add two sets of railroad tracks and double the amount of truck traffic into the McLarin facility. Current and future traffic directly affects all traffic traveling along Ga. Highway 74 near I-85.

Palmetto Police and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) are seeking two men in connection to a June 8 armed robbery at RBC Bank on Roosevelt Highway. No one was injured in the incident.

Here we go again. Three men from Atlanta, Riverdale and Lumber City were arrested on multiple drug and firearms charges Wednesday evening in a drug deal on Ga. Highway 92 when they attempted to purchase 25 pounds of marijuana and one kilogram of cocaine from undercover agents. The men tried to convince agents to travel to Union City to complete the transaction.

It’s an upgrade intended to keep pace with the changing face of a city that has nearly tripled in size in the past seven years. Marketing consultant Pat Pallend June 11 gave Fairburn City Council a tour of the city’s newly expanding website. New to the site are city council agendas and meeting minutes, commonly used forms and applications and virtual tours.

Fayette's educators were probably smiling late Friday as the Department of Education rolled out the latest test scores for the 2007 Criterion-Referenced Competency Test.

The June 15 edition of "This Week in The Citizen."

It just had to be Peachtree City. So said two men from Henry and Spaulding counties eager to purchase a half-pound of “ice” methamphetamine at Home Depot.

A proposal from Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray would provide significant starting salary increases in an effort to lure more high-quality candidates to the department.

The Fayette County Bunny Busters placed second in the junior varsity division, grades 9-12, of the Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) Georgia Skeet and Sporting Clays State Championships.

Widening crews will begin working on path tunnel under highway

The widening of Ga. Highway 74 will necessitate the closing of turn lanes on Paschal Road and Willow Road starting Thursday, June 21 at 8 p.m., according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

The Georgia division of the Federal Highway Administration has recommended approval of the a Poplar Road interchange on Interstate 85 in Coweta County to the United States Department of Transportation in Washington, D.C. The Washington office must give final approval of this interchange because it is within the Atlanta Transportation Management Area. It is unclear how long it will take to receive a final decision from the Washington office.

The lingering fate of county attorney Bill McNally was left unresolved Thursday night, but one Fayette County Commissioner believes the issue will be decided June 28.

Charges are pending for two Hispanic males after they tried to sell two pounds of “ice” methamphetamine to undercover drug agents Thursday night at Banks Crossing shopping center.

If the recent drought continues, the state Department of Natural Resources may increase outdoor watering restrictions across Georgia.

The Coweta County Board of Education approved a record $166.5 million general fund budget that will keep the millage rate the same as last year’s.

Starting Friday at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday, Ga. Highway 74 between Kelly Drive and TDK Boulevard will be closed as work progresses on the highway widening project, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.