City notified Thursday of withdrawal for S74 rezoning

A commercial development company has withdrawn its bid for a controversial commercial rezoning on the south end of Ga. Highway 74 near Holly Grove Road for what would have been a 300,000 sq. ft. shopping center with a large home improvement store and a large soft goods store.

The old Fuddrucker's building at the Peachtree Crossings East shopping center is getting a makeover in preparation for a new tenant: Starbucks coffee company.

Today, Dr. Bertha K. Madras, Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) and President George W. Bush’s “Deputy Drug Czar,” addressed the third annual Judicial Council of Georgia’s Standing Committee on Drug Courts’ Drug and DUI Court Conference in Peachtree City, Georgia.

Abbott’s Ross Products Division has recalled three lots of two-ounce bottles of Similac Special Care 24 Cal / fl. oz. Ready-To-Feed (RTF) Premature Infant Formula with Iron because they do not contain as much iron as indicated on the label, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin announced today.

The Citizen pulled over 150 photos from its archives to create a slideshow of all the highlights from the 2006-07 high school sports season.

“Not one physical test was performed on a single person or animal in our community during the time of exposure or even now 11 months later.”

Authorities are trying to determine who was responsible for leaving a potentially deadly bomb that was discovered early Tuesday morning at a north Fayette gas station.

After four days of discussion, interim County Administrator Jack Krakeel is proud of his first budget.

“We’ve got a balanced budget, and they (the county commission) will make the final decisions during their last two meetings in June,” Krakeel said.

A Peachtree City man who hosted a party in June 2006 that ended with the fatal shooting of a teenaged guest has had his probation revoked a second time.

A large crowd attended Peachtree City’s annual Memorial Day observance Monday morning to honor those who have given their lives in service to the United States.

It turns out that Fayette Counseling Center can survive with a smaller budget increase than previously thought. But the center still needs help with finding alternative office space if an additional $32,000 over last year’s budget cannot be found. Fayette County commissioners considered the request at last week’s budget meeting and will make a decision sometime in June.

Starting Friday, June 1, sections of Ga. Highway 74 will be closed three weekends in a row as the contractor installs cross drains under the roadway, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

Fayette’s students used their power this spring to raise $41,000 to help children who have been victims of abuse or neglect.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced that he recommended and the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) Board of Directors has approved Peachtree City’s Chris Clark as the next Executive Director of the agency. Clark is the current deputy commissioner for global commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD).

The Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) has awarded the 2007 President’s Award to Fayette County School Superintendent John DeCotis.

Five of Fayette’s elementary, middle and high school principals have done it again; they are among the more than 100 principals across Georgia designated as “high performance principals.”

Bands from four Peachtree City elementary schools came together for their annual HUGE performance.

Over 170 students from Crabapple Lane, Huddleston, Kedron and Peachtree City Elementary gathered at JC Booth Middle on May 10 to perform together in a combined band. Selections included "Overture 1812," "Mack the Knife" and "Power Rock." The JC Booth Jazz Band was also featured.

Three Fayette graduating seniors are among the more than 2,200 students nationwide to receive Merit Scholarship awards financed by colleges and universities.

Fayette County School System employees have a new benefit that will help them save money on purchased goods and services.

Students who failed the previous administration of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) will have an opportunity to retake the test this summer.

Spincycle announces that the Georgia State Criterium Championships will be held on June 2 at Shannon Mall in Union City.

A small explosive device near a north Fayette gas station was safely disarmed shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The device was spotted at 7:30 a.m. near a dumpster outside the QuikTrip convenience store by an employee of the store, which is on Ga. Highway 85 north near the Fayette-Clayton county line, officials said.

(Click HERE to view our photo gallery of the Senoia Memorial Day ceremony) The quaint east Coweta town of Senoia was alive and kicking Monday as residents and visitors turned out in force for the annual Memorial Day festivities.

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From the showstopping to the heart-tugging, the inaugural graduation ceremony for Whitewater High School had something for everyone.

The final field has been set for the Ultimate Game at Wynn Las Vegas, and 40 golfers with varying backgrounds, including Peachtree City’s Dave Schreyer, will play for $2 million.

(Click HERE to view our photo gallery of the PTC Memorial Day ceremony)

A large crowd attended Peachtree City’s annual Memorial Day observance Monday morning to honor those who have given their lives in service to United States.

The city of Fayetteville held a traditional Memorial Day ceremony at the Fayetteville city ceremony. Guest speakers discussed the valor of not only local veterans and soldiers but the courage and bravery of U.S. soldiers serving around the world.

The Memorial Day commemoration Monday in Fairburn was set with a backdrop that featured the Old Campbell County Courthouse, more than 200 in attendance and countless American flags waving in the spring breeze.

Residents of north Fayette and south Fulton counties reported illnesses by the hundreds beginning in the spring last year and continuing into the fall after inhaling what they initially thought must have been wild onions growing in the area. They later learned they were breathing MOCAP wash water, a combination of the chemical odorant Propyl mercaptan and the organophospate pesticide MOCAP, or ethoprop, released from the Philip Services Corp. waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 in Fairburn.

A vote by Fairburn City Council in a called meeting Friday morning may have upset the apple cart of the remaining members of the South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority. The vote goes against the wishes of Palmetto and Union City, who wanted the refinancing of the authority’s $41.7 million bond to provide an additional $13 million of new money for the long-standing reservoir project.