It is a sign of the economic times. The Fayetteville City Council Oct. 1 took the advice of city staff and approved the removal of several unfilled job positions from the personnel roster.

Commissioner on plea calendar for marijuana, tag offense

Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan is expected to appear in state court Oct. 22 to enter a guilty plea on charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and driving with an expired tag.

James Taylor, a chaplain with the Peachtree City Police Department, recently completed 20 hours in specialized in-service training offered by the Georgia Association of Law Enforcement Chaplains. Taylor, who also serves as a chaplain for Piedmont Fayette Hospital is a member of The Cathedral of Christ the King, Sharpsburg, Ga. where he serves as a Licensed Liturgical Minister.  He and his wife, Karen Romano-Taylor, are both active in the leadership of Peachtree City's Community Emergency Response Team.

The Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots will hold a Healthcare and Cap & Trade Town Hall meeting on Oct. 15 at 7 p.m. at Christ Church at Whitewater. Organizers said the emphasis will be on healthcare.

A new service free to job seekers has opened in southwest metro Atlanta. Fairburn resident Beverly Davis has launched HireNeighbors.com to assist area residents in the job search. The service recently conducted a job fair in Peachtree City and is currently working with local companies and county governments to help job seekers. for more information visit www.hireneighbors.com or to sign-up email careers@hireneighbors.com

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

This Tuesday night Peachtree City residents can do some one-stop shopping for City Council candidates as all are scheduled to appear at a question-and-answer forum at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.

The event runs from 6:45 to 9:15 and is sponsored by the Peachtree City Rotary Club.

Precision parachuting, gravity-defying jets, thundering jet trucks and vintage warbirds mark the 12 edition of The Great Georgia Airshow (GGAS) to be held at Falcon Field Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 10 and 11. The aviation festival, presented by the Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City and the Commemorative Air Force’s (CAF), Dixie Wing, will again showcase modern and historic military aircraft, thrilling aerobatics and activities for the entire family.

Fayette Citizens for Open Government (FayCOG) is gearing up to attempt to defeat the 1-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) initiative up for vote in November. The group held a planning meeting on the issue last week.

As sub-region play started for region 5-A AAAA, the county teams wanted to win and set the pace to make a run for a state playoff bid. The mission was accomplished for several teams.

Nearly three years after it was installed, the cart path bridge spanning the CSX railroad tracks on Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City is within weeks of being approved for construction.

Allows cost savings, better team structure

Peachtree City’s two select youth soccer organizations are merging, and all that’s basically left to do now is pick a new name and a new color scheme.

Canongate, the company that now manages Peachtree City’s Tennis Center, has won city approval to proceed with $152,000 in renovations that will be funded by the company.

Gerresheimer AG also expands production capability

A Peachtree City firm last week officially opened its new research and development center for medical plastic systems.

Gerresheimer AG, headquartered in Germany, now has complete product and process development for its specialized business in pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and medical technology. Previously such facilities were only available in Europe, company officials said.

An Atlanta man — accused of arranging a sexual tryst with an undercover Peachtree City police officer who posed as a 15-year-old — was convicted of several associated charges by a jury Friday morning.

Beth Primrose shares her frightening but hopeful story about living in the aftermath of a life-and death battle with an aneurysm. Her harrowing experience and long journey home will both humble and amaze you.

Newnan Police are still looking for the person or persons responsible for the Sept. 21 attack of a 90 year-old Newnan woman in her home on Pinson Street. Police are asking for the public’s help in locating the attacker.

Sitting at a table in the Redneck Gourmet in downtown Senoia, it was difficult for Scott Tigchelaar to contain his excitement. The animation in his voice and on his face was a dead give-away that something important was about to happen. And it did. Southern Living Magazine has named the 3.5-story brownstone to be built on the site of the Gin Property development as its Idea House for 2010.

The day finally arrived. The groundbreaking ceremony for the nearly 3,000-acre Chattahoochee Bend State Park, the newest entry in Georgia’s state park system, was held Sept. 29. The pristine site in western Coweta borders the Chattahoochee River.

The unemployment situation in Coweta is beginning to look a bit better. Rates in August decreased significantly in Newnan and across the county, dropping nearly three-quarters of a percent.

Help the Coweta County Fire Department kick off Fire Safety Week and support the Coweta Employee Relay for Life team’s 2nd annual yard sale, Saturday, October 3 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Hobby Lobby parking lot (the former Belk’s).

There is a little statement that most people remember from childhood. It says “Be Prepared.” And while short and simple, it is also to the point, especially today. Being prepared for any kind of emergency or disaster, often referred to as an All Hazards approach, is really only a matter of common sense. In nearly every type of emergency, sustainability and survivability always favors those who are prepared.

A host of officers from nine law enforcement agencies converged on Senoia Sept. 24 to participate in a night time road safety check. The operation netted five arrests and 17 citations.

At its September 17 meeting, the Senoia Optimist Club welcomed officers Michael Resmondo of the Senoia Police Department and Mike Kinsey of the Coweta County Sheriff’s Department as the civic club observed “Respect for Law”. 

An Atlanta man — accused of arranging a sexual tryst with an undercover Peachtree City police officer who posed as a 15-year-old — insisted in court this week that he thought she was “role playing” during their instant messaging sessions online.

A McDonough teen pled guilty today to a felony stemming from an armed robbery Jan. 23 at the Food Depot grocery store in Fayetteville. 

UPDATE: Arnold gets 20 years in prison; getaway driver found not guilty of burglary

The scream was more blood-curdling than one could imagine.

The FluMist seasonal flu vaccine is coming to seven Fayette County elementary schools Oct. 19-22. Parental consent forms are required to have the vaccine administered. The Flu-Free Schools vaccination program is a pilot program sponsored by the state District 4 Health Department.

More than 9,000 Fayette voters will be forced to travel to two different voting precincts in November, at least if they want to vote in their municipal election and also on the countywide SPLOST referendum.