State Sen. Ronnie Chance of Tyrone has introduced legislation on behalf of Gov. Sonny Perdue which aims to protect Georgia’s HOPE Scholarship in future years.

Parked cars should be moved fourth Sunday of month on certain roads

The city of Peachtree City has launched a new street sweeping program, with monthly sweeping of city-owned parking lots and selected commercial streets beginning this past weekend.

The Peachtree City Library will be presenting a program celebrating Black History Month Feb. 11, at 2 p.m. called, “Together We Make One World.”

Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Newnan) is pleased to announce the 2007 Page Day at the State Capitol. There are 20 spots available, on a first come-first served basis.

The deadline has passed and Coweta County schools will now determine how many residents have not sent in residency affidavits for their students.

Senoia officials may have a better idea about the expansion of their sewer system after next Tuesday’s meeting of the Coweta County Commissioner.

Fayette schools dodge icy bullets

Fayette County got wet but not icy Thursday morning as a wintry mixture slid past the south metro area without the temperatures falling below freezing.

A column of Opinion -- More than two decades ago, I wrote an opinion column I called, “The dreamers versus the dream.” This was back yonder when there was only one newspaper published in the county.

Students who park on campus or participate in extracurricular activities could face mandatory mouth swabs; no police would be involved

The Fayette County School System could soon implement a random drug test for students who participate in extracurricular activities or park on campus.

Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council will consider changing its rules to allow a Peachtree City woman’s request to raise a small flock of chickens in her backyard.

After last fall’s attendance boundaries hearing that left many parents feeling exasperated and left out, the Fayette County School System has decided to do things a little differently this year.

Fayette County’s school population could double within 20 years and that’s causing some consternation for the schools system’s leaders.

Sheriff’s drug agents raided an east Fayette home recently, arresting two people for possession of the designer drug ecstasy with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, police said.

Tour de Georgia bicycle racing officials released maps of this year’s course earlier this week.

A Peachtree City business is starting up a free golf cart shuttle service for senior citizens three days a week.

It is a little bit of Fayetteville history, reborn for the 21st century. That history is arriving as the Burks Square development takes shape on Ga. Highway 85 South across from Fayetteville City Hall.

Visitors to the Fayette County Justice Center are often in awe over the scope and size of the facility. But if visitors look closely, they’ll notice that the third floor of the center is vacant and unfinished.

It will be mainly housekeeping duties Feb. 1 at Fayetteville City Council. The council will conduct public hearings on the second reading of amendments to the Proportionate Share Ordinance and the Development Impact Fee Ordinance.

Four homes in the new Clifton Lakes subdivision off Jeff Davis Drive were burglarized over the weekend, with appliances taken from all four, Fayetteville police said.

Helicopter helps apprehend man who fled traffic stop

Sheriff’s deputies caught a man who bolted on foot early Tuesday afternoon after he was pulled over for a traffic stop, police said.

Katherine Higgins, a seven year-old home-schooler, was honored at the Fayette County Public Library for reading 2,000 books in one year.

The Fayette County Republican Party will host its First Saturday breakfast meeting on Saturday, February 3, 2007, at the International House of Pancakes Restaurant in Fayetteville, beginning at 9 AM. The special guest speaker for the meeting will be Sue Everhart, First Vice Chairman, and candidate for State Chairman, of the Georgia Republican Party. Everhart will speak about the 2007 Republican convention process and her candidacy for state chairman. The meeting is open to the public. All those who are in agreement with the principles of the Republican Party and who want to make a difference in the community are encouraged to attend.

The academic success of students at Whitewater High has earned the school a membership in the Successful Practices Network.

An unprecedented 36 students at Fayette Middle qualified for the state-level auditions for the Middle School All-State Band sponsored by the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA).

Traffic has been heavy at Fayette County School’s new Welcome Center since its official opening January 3.

The center, which serves as a centralized location for new families to register their children for school, enrolled over 300 students during the first two weeks of January. On average, the center registered 41 students per day with an approximate wait time of 45 minutes.

After months of memorization and practicing pronunciation, enunciation and diction, not to mention the countless hours spent rehearsing voice inflexions and facial expressions, Fayette’s elementary students put on quite a show at the 2007 Fayette Recitation Festival.

A near sweep of the Griffin RESA 2007 High School Math Contest shows that Fayette’s students really know how to crunch numbers.

Seven Fayette elementary schools have been designated “distinguished” and awarded more than $10,000 combined from the Georgia Department of Education.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past two weeks:

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

A development proposal received by Tyrone official late last week could be the first step in revitalizing the town’s aging downtown.