An eerie fog rolled into Peachtree City this week and was photographed by one of our loyal readers.

The Fayette County Health Department still has flu vaccine in stock and is offering it to the general public on a walk-in basis for $20. Flu vaccine will be offered between the hours of 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last.

Newly-elected Coweta County Board of Education member Harry Mullins and returning board member Brian Roy were sworn into office by Probate Court Judge Mary Cranford Wednesday morning.

Third juvenile arrested on separate marijuana charge

Two 15-year-olds were taken to the hospital Wednesday after police determined they were intoxicated, police said.

Kroger held a grand opening for a new and enhanced store at 1751 Newnan Crossing Boulevard East.

Representatives from Kroger held a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Dec. 14 and presented checks to local Newnan schools. The store offers a variety of services to Newnan residents. Customers can now look forward to the convenience of having the following in easy reach:

Peachtree City residents have been very generous during the holiday season, according to the Peachtree City Fire Department.

The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations through January 5, 2007 for the annual Citizen of the Year Award. Applications can be picked up at the Chamber Office, 23 Bullsboro Drive in Newnan, or by calling 770-253-2270, or emailing info@newnancowetachamber.org.

World Airways, headquartered in Peachtree City, is gathering artwork from school children this month to display onboard its wide-body aircraft carrying U.S. military personnel returning from the Middle East for two-week rest and relaxation visits.

Former PTC man faked death to avoid trial; found at homeless shelter

A former Peachtree City man who faked his own death last month — just before his scheduled trial on child molestation charges — was found in Miami Wednesday morning authorities said.

It is the opening conversation into the future of the heart of Fayette County. County commissioners Dec. 14 voted unanimously to approve the concept plan of the Ga. Highway 54 Task Force.

Coordinated by Fayette County and the city of Fayetteville, the master plan encompasses a 2,060-acre area in the county’s midsection situated along the burgeoning medical/office corridor and largely north of Hwy. 54 between Fayetteville and Tyrone Road.

Peachtree City has filed an appeal with the Georgia Regional Transportation Agency seeking to overturn requirements for transportation improvements in the city for a proposed 3,000-home development just across Line Creek in Coweta County.

Rushed to make a decision before a midnight deadline, the Peachtree City Council voted 3-2 Thursday to accept the right-of-way road path for the extension of TDK Boulevard.

Members of The Citizen staff gather for a Christmas party at Whitewater Creek Country Club.

A Fayetteville man is facing numerous criminal charges, some relating to bilking thousands of dollars from persons in his Sunday school class at First United Methodist Church in Fayetteville.

The Fayette County Commission Dec. 14 gave approval for the rezoning of 41.785 acres from A-R to R-50 along the west side of Ga. Highway 279 between Morning Springs Walk and Imperial Way.

A man accused of kidnapping and robbing his former girlfriend in her Fayetteville home will serve five years in prison after pleading guilty to reduced charges in the case.

Donor need urgent over holiday period

The American Red Cross is making an urgent plea for blood donors to cover the typical holiday shortage.

It was quite a party to remember. But not for the usual reasons. Fayetteville police responding to a loud music complaint Dec. 13 at Cobblestone Apartments came away with 12 people arrested on drug or alcohol charges.

Residents at Landmark Village mobile home park on Milam Road are far from content over the recent sewage spill that filled their homes with nauseating smells and triggered concerns for public health.

New students moving into Fayette County will soon have a one-stop center for registering for school and discovering pertinent information about the school system.

Approximately 100 pounds of chocolate has been sent to troops fighting in Iraq as a token of appreciation from Fayette’s school bus drivers and transportation staff.

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

The bodies of a Fayette County man and woman were found Monday night on the property of Excel distribution center at 7300 Oakley Industrial Boulevard in Fairburn. Involved in what has been called a murder/suicide, the two were found a few feet from the roadway with man found partially slumped over the woman with a handgun lying next to him.

Santa Claus brought up the rear at Tyrone’s first ever night time Christmas parade.

Congressman David Scott in September asked U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to close the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant near Fairburn until answers to hundreds of illnesses in Fayette and south Fulton counties could be found. EPA’s answer? No.

Two male juveniles in Palmetto with pending criminal charges were caught Wednesday morning while burglarizing a home on Carlton Drive.

It was not exactly what home builder Jay Knight wanted. But when the discussion was over and the vote taken, Fairburn City Council Dec. 11 delayed until late January its decision on the request to build three townhomes on one-half acre in the city’s historical district.

Paula Hyatt, owner of the new Merle Norman Cosmetics Store/ Kedron Village shopping center (across from Target), held a grand opening/chamber ribbon cutting this week with chamber board members, ambassadors, friends and family.

Customers will come for auto parts but it is the landscaping that will set off the new Auto Zone now under construction on Ga. Highway 74 adjacent to Black Jack Motorcycles. The store is located south of Milam Road near the Fayette County line.