PTC branch still hiring, with 51 jobs listed; Ga. officials not notified of any job cuts

NCR Corporation, which has expanded its campus and its employment in Peachtree City in the past year, has announced it will reduce its global workforce by 5 to 10 percent to cut costs.

The matter of property adjacent to the new 650-acre Lake McIntosh that might rest in a floodplain and require flood insurance appears to have been settled. Coweta County commissioners Tuesday were told that Fayette County had compensated Coweta and Fayette property owners years ago when Fayette purchased the lake property and easements.

The idea for creating a recreation advisory committee was initiated by Commissioner Randolph Collins at the Oct. 20 commission meeting. But the discussion ended as it began, with no conclusion reached.

Rain-filled skies Oct. 15 did not deter more than 160 people from Coweta, Fayette and surrounding counties from making their way to Christ’s Church at Whitewater outside Fayetteville for a town hall meeting on national healthcare reform and cap and trade efforts currently underway in Congress. The event sponsored by the Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots included a panel that was far from shy in insisting that government control of healthcare, and the sale of carbon emission credits, would only exponentially worsen situation that exists today.

New preliminary unemployment figures for September show Coweta County’s rate at 10 percent, up from the 9.8 percent revised rate for August. Unemployment in the Three Rivers area remained steady at 12 percent.

City of Newnan property tax payments are due Oct. 30. If you own property in the City of Newnan and have not received a tax bill, please call the Finance Department at (770) 254-2351. City tax bills were mailed September 22. A penalty of 1 percent will be added to all accounts not paid by the end of business on Friday, October 30, 2009, and an additional 1 percent per month is added until the tax amount is paid in full. Postmarks are not acceptable due to the volume of payments being processed. The payment must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday by the City of Newnan. No exceptions will be allowed.

A brief discussion at the Coweta County Commission meeting Oct. 20 led to the approval of a committee to review upcoming submissions for a future county jail expansion project. The committee will include representatives from the sheriff’s office, the county finance department and the county commission.

Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) has been named Vice Chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Budgets and Revenue Standing Committee. The appointment was made by NCSL President and Georgia Sen. Don Balfour. Seabaugh’s appointment now makes the sixth Georgia legislator in a national leadership role with NCSL.

Toyota of Newnan and Turner Network Sales (TNS) are partnering again this year to present truTV’s highly-regarded “Digital Fingerprinting for Kids” event, a service designed to help prevent crimes against children by offering parents and guardians practical tools that include digital fingerprints and safety tips. The Newnan event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Toyota of Newnan, 2 Herring Road. 

Two other streets switched to 1-way traffic only

Senoia residents will be facing a few minor traffic changes in town in an effort to improve safety and traffic flow.

A Senoia schoolbus driver was denied a variance to park her bus in the backyard of her Barnes Street home.

Instead, Mary Jane Story can meet the city’s ordinance by putting down a hard surface such as gravel and installing a carport to cover the bus, city officials said.

Motorists who have griped about speed limits on the three-lane stretch of Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City have won a small victory.

Judge orders $800 fine, forbids drug/alcohol use while on 12 months probation

Horgan attorney: he didn’t purchase nor grow the marijuana

Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan entered a no contest plea today on charges stemming from his May 23 arrest for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and driving with an expired tag.

Fayette County State Court Judge Fletcher Sams sentenced Horgan to 12 months probation (concurrent/consecutive), an $800 fine and 40 hours of community service. Also while on probation, Sams ordered Horgan to avoid any drug or alcohol use for which he will be tested during the probation period.

Rain-filled skies Oct. 15 did not deter more than 160 people from Fayette, Coweta and surrounding counties from making their way to Christ’s Church at Whitewater outside Fayetteville for a town hall meeting on national healthcare reform and cap and trade efforts currently underway in Congress.

It is a grant award that can be put to good use. Fayette Senior Services, Inc. (FSS) has been selected for a $62,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.

Supporters of the Georgia Organizing for America (OFA), a grassroots project of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) committed to supporting President Obama’s agenda for change, held simultaneous ‘Time to Deliver’ health insurance reform events Tuesday in Fayetteville, Roswell, Macon and Savannah. The local phone bank event was held at Fit 4 A New Life: Women’s Fitness Center.

20% of new SPLOST would go toward transportation

While the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax up for voters’ consideration Nov. 3 is not focused exclusively on transportation, such projects encompass more than $27 million of the anticipated $135 million the tax would raise.

Charter Bank in Tyrone was robbed shortly after opening Wednesday morning. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported.

Police Chief Brandon Perkins said a black male entered the Charter Bank branch in Tyrone on Carriage Oaks Drive at approximately 9:09 a.m. and brandished a silver semi-automatic handgun. The man forced employees into the vault after having the teller empty her drawer into a garbage bag.

Conversations have been held by the Fayette County School Board in past months over the upcoming state-mandated switch to the Investing in Education Excellence (IE2 and called IE-squared) model or whether to consider a charter system model or simply to have things stay as they are now.

Major motion pictures are understandably known for the actors starring in them, with the background and props accentuating various aspects of the film. But in the upcoming movie “Amelia,” about the life and disappearance of famed aviator Amelia Earhart, it was the presence on the film set of the 1936 Lockheed 12, exactly like the one Earhart flew on her last flight, that will make it special for aircraft aficionados and for its owner, Fayetteville resident Joe Shepherd.

A traffic stop early Monday morning in Fayetteville led to the discovery of approximately $2,000 in counterfeit bills and the arrest of eight people in the vehicle after no one admitted ownership of the bogus bills.

The following is a summary of responses from mayoral candidates at the Oct. 14 forum sponsored by the Peachtree City Civic Association.

The Fayette County Board of Education Monday night approved the placement of two orders, but not the purchase, for new school buses before Dec. 31.

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

It is a grant award that can be put to good use. Fayette Senior Services, Inc. (FSS) has been selected for a $62,000 grant from the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta.

Halloween isn’t just about ghosts and goblins! The Frederick Brown Amphitheater will host the “Not so Frightful” Storytelling and Halloween party on October 24 and even Pete the Cat promises to show up and provide fun for children of all ages! The party is scheduled to begin at 4 pm and is a free event.

381 pounds of coke seized after PTC chase in August; drugs were flown in via Falcon Field

Rene Perez, 31, of San Marcos, Texas, Adrian Perez, 23, of San Marcos, Texas, Jorge Olivo, 24, of Roswell, Ga., and Donald Fontana, 68, of Plano, Texas, were arraigned Friday by a United States magistrate judge on felony charges of conspiring to possess, and of possession with the intent to distribute, cocaine that had been couriered by flight from Texas to Falcon Field in Peachtree City, according to a news release from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Sandy Creek receiver Jarrett Davis gives it his all trying to catch a deep pass in the third quarter of a 31-7 win over Fayette County in Tyrone Thursday night. The rain kept both teams from advancing the ball much, keeping the punters busy. See Sports here. Photo/Stan Prophitt of KidzSportsPhotography.com.

PTC Council denies variance, meaning house addition must be demolished; builder alleges ‘good old boy decision’

Council turns down request to extend sewer line east of city limits

It didn’t take long, nor did it take much discussion, for the Peachtree City Council to sack a sewer request Thursday night.