F’ville police also find bulletproof vest, ski mask in car

A routine traffic stop helped Fayetteville police stop an accused drug dealer in his tracks early Sunday morning, police said.

Judy Jefferson makes a point echoed by a long list of others Thursday at the Tyrone Planning Commission meeting. Jefferson has concerns that the proposed commercial and residential development downtown does not account for the lack of sewer, an influx of traffic and others concerns.

Health, medical, public safety and emergency management staff from Fayette County and beyond assist community volunteers in Operation Rapid Response Thursday at Fayette County High School.

The emerging community of Serenbe is already known for its celebrations. The most recent came Feb. 17 with the opening of the Selbourne courtyard located adjacent to the Blue Eyed Daisy Bakeshop and Studio Swan gallery.

Friendship Village Project Manager and former Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy Executive Director Stacy Patton gives Chatt Hills residents a close-up view of the hill country’s first proposed village at a Feb. 20 town hall meeting at Cochran Mill Nature Center.

Tyrone planning comm denies downtown rezoning request

A move by the Tyrone Town Council to begin a new phase of commercial and residential development in the downtown area was met Thursday with a vote by the town’s planning commission that calls into question the Main Street District’s development plan adopted by the council in May 2006. Citing the lack of sewer and variables such as higher density and a significant increase in traffic that would accompany the proposed development, planning commissioners agreed with citizens and denied one of the rezoning requests. That move led Old Town Tyrone developer Burt Clark to request that the other be tabled.

The Union City Council Feb. 20 approved a $157,000 contract with Brentwood, Tennessee-based RPM Transportation Consultants, LLC Tuesday to develop the South Fulton Parkway Corridor Plan for the 6.5-mile portion of the parkway recently annexed by the city. The study will focus on land use and transportation in the 4,100-acre annexed corridor area. The three-part motion included hiring RPM, accepting business donations to help fund the study and allocating $25,000 from the city’s Capital Improvement budget to help address the balance of funding needed.

Traffic congestion from vehicles feeding onto I-85 in Fayette, Coweta and south Fulton counties just keeps getting worse. Attempting to address the bad dream destined to become a traffic nightmare, the Tri-County Alliance was born more than a year ago to address those problems and provide the impetus for solutions.

He was just the man for the job. Cliftondale resident Bruce Moody continues his service to the south Fulton community with his recent appointment by Commissioner Rob Pitts to Fulton County Planning & Zoning Commission.

There always seems to be some kind of celebration at Serenbe. Last weekend was no exception with the opening of the new Ryan Gainey-designed Selbourne courtyard adjacent to the Blue Eyed Daisy Bakeshop and the acknowledgment of the Daisy’s certification by Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDS).

It was a sign of the times. The familiar kiosk signs on the South Fulton Parkway denoting new residential development are about to be a thing of the past. At least in Union City.

Tyrone’s city leaders will outline the town’ future during today’s retreat in Peachtree City.

The all-day season begins at 9 a.m. at the Hampton In and starts with opening remarks from Mayor Sheryl Lee. Next, the Town Council will get an update on the city’s fiscal health, including a report from the recently completed audit.

The Fayette County Lady Tigers trailed Effingham County 12-0 in the first quarter but battled back to take a 19-17 lead at the half. They never relinquished the lead for the rest of the game, though the going was tough. The final score was 38-35. Tessah Holt led the team in scoring with 15 points, while Jasmine Facey and Anna Onyeuku each scored six.

Sandy Creek's Lady Patriots defeated the North Hall Lady Trojans 53-22 in the first round of the AAA state basketball playoffs on Friday night. Lynsey Paschal had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds.

Health, medical, public safety and emergency management staff from Fayette County and beyond assist community volunteers in Operation Rapid Response Thursday at Fayette County High School.

City attorney unsure if council has power to establish group

The Peachtree City Council has agreed to further study the possibility of creating an education commission comprising city residents.

What started as a typical underage drinking case for Fayetteville Police netted a suspect in a weekend shooting at a night club in Forest Park, police said.

Finance director: other revenues are up to cover deficits

Although Peachtree City’s hotel-motel tax and building permit revenues are down significantly, other fees and taxes are coming in ahead of projections to cover those deficits, City Finance Director Paul Salvatore told the City Council last week.

A Fayetteville man working in Tennessee on a construction job was stabbed to death early Saturday morning, police said.

This year’s version of The Great Georgia Air Show will feature quite a bit of military firepower, as America celebrates the 60th anniversary of the United States Air Force.

A Peachtree City man will not be allowed to build a bathroom over his new six-car garage.

Richard R. Van’t Hof said he wanted the facility so he wouldn’t have to leave his attic work area “to go out in the cold” and then into the rest of his home to use the restroom. But city Building Official Tom Carty said putting a bathroom up in the attic caused structural problems to the point where he couldn’t allow the construction to continue.

Coweta County’s residents continued to voice their opposition to new zoning districts during Tuesday’s County Commission meeting.

Will the far stretches of northern Coweta County and south Fulton County soon have their own WalMart?

residents should have a better idea after the Coweta County Commission hears a variance request from retail giant March 6. County zoning technician Michelle Ward said the store is seeing a variance on buffer requirements for the store that would locate on Sharpsburg-McCollum Road, next to Interstate 85.