Family celebrates Christmas with medics who saved her life

Last month, Fayette County paramedics spent nearly an hour resuscitating a 20-month-old girl who had fallen into a pond and was on the brink of death.

Ryan Jordan and his sister, Katherine Jordan, along with Mom, Richelle Jarrett Jordan, purchased what may seem like an odd Christmas tree to honor their late father and husband, Scott Jordan.

140,000 sq. ft. ‘home improvement’ planned off Rockaway Road

A developer is seeking a commercial rezoning for a 51-acre tract off Ga. Highway 74 south in Peachtree City that would feature a 140,000 square foot “home improvement” store and a 65,000 “soft goods” store among others.

Tyrone requests not adopted; Fayette County sought denial of project

The Atlanta Regional Commission has signed off on the proposed “West Village” development plan, which includes a total of 1,574 homes in two developments from Levitt and Sons and John Wieland Homes.

PTC will hand delinquent accounts to agency Jan. 1, adding 27 percent fee

Anyone who’s late paying their 2006 stormwater bill in Peachtree City has until the end of the year to avoid a 27 percent markup when a collection agency assumes the bill collection process, officials said.

Thanks to art student, Trey Messman, Coweta-Fayette EMC was able to send out another very unique Christmas card this year to their fellow business associates. Students were asked to draw pictures for the card in Dana Siewert’s art class and Trey was chosen for this year’s design.

As high school students begin to look into furthering their education by going to college, the process can feel overwhelming. Not only is there a lot of information to find and then go through, but when thoughts turn to financing a college education, things can get a lot more stressful for both the sudent and his or her parents.

The Rotary Club of Fayetteville recently honored four local workers, each outstanding in their field.

Medical, dental care provided to needy residents

The board of directors for Fayette County’s free medical clinic is seeking financial support through tax-deductible donations.

The Third Annual Fayette County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade will be held Saturday, January 13, 2007. The annual parade, which is a celebration of the birthday and holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will begin at 10 am at Fayette County High School.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Mike Beatty recently called on Georgia families to make “environmentally-friendly” post-Christmas disposal plans by participating in the state’s 17th annual Bring One for the Chipper recycling program.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia was a months-long project involving the Georgia Humanities Council, in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia-GALILEO, the Office of the Governor of Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Technical Adult Education.

In planning for the 40th anniversary of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, we are not sure of the present location of these former presidents: 1974, John Hallberg, 1975, Robert Bivens, 1983, Betty Chafin, and 1985, Rick Sharp.

The Fayette Humane Society received a $10,000.00 grant this week to help with the pet overpopulation problem in the Fayetteville, Georgia area.

The Citizen has profiled Fayetteville resident John Parker and his “Shark Shower” on several occasions.

Parker constructed the outdoor shower that looks like a Great White shark for his lakeside home. The shark is 15 feet tall and is made of metal, foam, plexiglass and spray on bed liner.

Tyrone police are working to identify the person who held up the Subway restaurant at knifepoint Wednesday night, getting away with several hundred dollars in cash.

Fairburn Police are seeking an armed gunman in the Dec. 19 robbery at the Bank of Georgia on Ga. Highway 74 and Milam Road.

Fairburn Det. Ben Pace said a man wearing a black jacket, dark pants and an orange toboggan entered the bank’s front entrance at approximately 11:27 a.m. The man was described as a white male with dirty blond hair in his late 20s to mid-30s, 5’5”-5’8” in height and weighing 120-140 pounds, Pace said.

A deal that has been in the works for more than five years came to fruition Monday night as the Fayette County Board of Education decided to get out of the sewage treatment business.

Michael Plott continues his annual festiv

Visitors approaching Tyrone on Ga. Highway 74 will soon see new offices sprouting up on the busy corridor.

The Tyrone Town Council Thursday night approved a 45 acre rezoning for a tract on Ga. Highway 74. The tract is the first property in Tyrone approaching the town from Fairburn on Hwy.74.

The winds of change continue to blow around the Union Station area along Ga. Highway 138. A rezoning request to transition 30.74 acres near Goodson Road and Goodson Connector from General Commercial and Light Industrial to Town Center Mixed Use won approval Dec. 19 from Union City council members.

The Old Campbell County Historical Society presented a thank-you gift to its research room volunteers for their hours of volunteering.

Sometimes things just do not go as planned. That was all too true for a Fairburn man Dec. 12 who was arrested after he and three friends claimed he was the victim of a drive-by shooting.

Union City Council Dec. 19 unanimously approved a text amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance to include “inert waste landfill operations” in Light Industrial zoning areas.

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has a life-saving warning for motorists with travel plans for the Christmas and New Year holiday driving periods. “Over The Limit. Under Arrest,” declared GOHS Director Bob Dallas as he launched Georgia’s statewide Operation Zero Tolerance impaired driving campaign.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between Dec. 6-12:

Kenneth Martin, 40, Fairburn, burglary

Dexter Smith, 40, Fairburn, theft by taking

Bill Pritchett of Peachtree City gave blood Wednesday afternoon in a blood drive for the American Red Cross at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Peachtree City police believe a group of people may be behind the break-in of several cars last week at the Braelinn Golf Club.

Peachtree City is denying it is liable for the injuries suffered by a 13-year-old child who was hit while crossing in a golf cart crosswalk in September 2004.

The 2007-08 school year will begin August 6 and end May 25, following the adoption of new school-year calendars by the Coweta County Board of Education Tuesday.