Fayette Youth Protection Homes will host the annual Friday-Johnson Golf Tournament on Monday, May 14th at Whitewater Country Club. Proceeds from the event benefit the Friday-Johnson Home, a residential group home that provides a safe and loving environment for school-age children who have been the victims of abuse or neglect.

Report: 3 kids malnourished, slept on living room floor

Two north Fayette residents were arrested Sunday for allowing three children to live in an unsanitary environment in which they were malnourished, according to arrest warrants filed by a Fayette County sheriff’s deputy.

[Editor’s note: The following email press release was received Tuesday morning.] On Thursday, May 3, the Peachtree City mayor and Council will consider two annexation requests for the West Village area by John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods and Levitt and Sons.

A Roswell man connected to a 2005 shooting in Peachtree City has been arrested by Roswell authorities, police said.

Sadino Rivera, 29, of Frazier Street, Roswell was arrested Saturday when Roswell police responded to a domestic violence incident in which Rivera is accused of breaking into a woman's home after she refused to let him in, police said.

The Peachtree City Police Department is accepting applicants for its Citizen’s Police Academy course, which will begin Thursday, May 10.

A north Fayette man has been arrested for participating in an armed robbery at the Landmark Mobile Home Community in north Fayette County.

The Fayette County Development Authority announced Monday that Hollis Harris has been chosen to fill the unexpired term that Fayette County Commissioner Jack Smith left vacant when he ran for political office.

Armed suspect posed as customer

Fayetteville police are working to identify a man who posed as a customer just before robbing the Big Lots store at gunpoint Friday evening.

Fairburn City Administrator Jim “Cannonball” Williams shows off his pitching arm at the April 14 Opening Day ceremonies of South Fulton Little League at Duncan Park.

Fulton County Board of Commissioners April 18 signed off on a Local State Road Acceptance proposal from Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT) that will put South Fulton Parkway under state control.

The proposal by Minerva Properties to develop the 2,000-acre Friendship Village in south Fulton County moved one step closer reality April 17 when it gained approval by a slim margin from Fulton County’s Community Zoning Board (CZB).

He is a man who has seen much and forgets little. Lt. Col. Charles Dryden (USAF-retired) shared his experiences as one of the famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen with a group of more than 40 people April 15 at a meeting of the Old Campbell Historical Society in Fairburn.

A resident’s request to annex into Tyrone failed this week after the town learned the application violated state law.

Residents whizzing by on Ga. Highway 74 in Tyrone may soon see a new office building/ The Tyrone Town Council Thursday night approved a request by Abundant Life Church of God to have a five-acre tract adjacent to the church rezoned OI Office/Institutional.

Friday the 13th was the unluckiest of days for two cousins from the Savannah area who were charged by Fairburn Police with possession of firearms and counterfeit bills. One of the men was also identified in a March armed robbery at a Fairburn grocery store.

For most of his life, Mike Johnson has been in public service. For 25 of those years he worked with Fulton County Fire Department. Today, as the City of Palmetto’s code enforcement officer, Johnson supports the idea of helping people to help themselves in cleaning up the city and making it more attractive.

The 2nd Annual May Day Celebration at Serenbe will be held Sunday, April 29 from 1-8 p.m. in the rolling hills of south Fulton. The event is the culmination of the week-long Earth Week at Serenbe. More than 20 vendors will be featured, including Blue Eyed Daisy Bakeshop, The Farmhouse Restaurant, Bella Cucina, Serenbe Organic Farms, Olive Boutique, Tiffany Mooring and EcoMeme along with local barbecue and kettle corn vendors and local artisans.

Peachtree City won the Community Challenge of the BriarRose Grand Peloton cancer fund raiser for the Georgia Cancer Coalition.

The Georgia Department of Transportation and its contractor, McCarthy Improvement, is advising motorists traveling through Coweta County on Interstate 85 northbound that the outside lane will be closed Friday, April 20, and Saturday, April 21, and Monday, April 23 with locations and times varying. Two lanes will remain open.

Pat Murphy of Pathway Communities is slated to become the next chairman of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, according to an e-mail sent out April 20 by current Chairman Dennis Davenport.

McIntosh and Starr's Mill's girls lacrosse teams faced off at McIntosh High School on Thursday. The Lady Chiefs hung on in a tight contest for an 8-7 win. Kelly Polo scored four goals for McIntosh, while Britt LaPalm added two and Taylor Lugash added one. Starr's Mill's goals were scored by Sarah Risley (5) and Catherine Sanders (2).

David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and all heads of federal investigative agencies in the Northern District of Georgia announce that the 27th Annual Crime Victims Rights Week is scheduled for April 22-29.

Councilman Boone: 'Why bother?'

At the request of the developer, the Peachtree City Council Thursday night postponed consideration of a controversial rezoning on Ga. Highway 74 south near Holly Grove Road for a 300,000 sq. ft. shopping center directly across from the Wilshire Pavilion shopping center.

As Tour de Georgia cyclists race through the streets of Atlanta toward the finish Sunday, motorists on the downtown connector may need to seek alternative routes around two interstate ramps that will be closed for the event.

The McIntosh Lady Chiefs tennis team defeated Woodward Academy 3-1 on Thursday afternoon to capture their 13th region championship.

Volunteers from St. Paul Episcopal, Central Baptist, McIntosh High School and Starr’s Mill High School and many others made the kickoff build day of the Newnan Coweta Habitat for Humanity’s Foundation of Faith build a huge success.