Two drug seizures by Grantville Police in the past week netted 82 pounds of suspected marijuana with a street value of $164,000. A controlled-buy Oct. 31 led to the arrest of two men from Fairburn and Union City. The subsequent seizure of 58 pounds of suspected marijuana came after two other UPS deliveries were made but no one arrived to pick them up at the residences.

Hundreds of spectators showed up on Main Street in Senoia last Saturday to bid on items from Hutchinson’s Hardware store.

Senoia City Administrator Richard Ferry unveiled the city’s budget next year during this week’s council meeting and said it’s a “very modest’ increase over last year.

There must be something intoxicating about the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest because not only does the audience grow every year, both at the event and watching from home, but it inspires many people to take up the fork and give the sport of competitive eating a try. Two local men, Larry “The Legend” McNeil and Loren “Bubba” Yarbrough, both graduates of McIntosh High School (Mcneil graduated in 1989 and Yarbrough graduated in 1991) and current Newnan residents, were among those inspired by the spectacle, so much so that they entered a qualifying event for the contest at Zoo Atlanta the following year. Though neither won, Yarbrough did better than McNeil, the two were hooked and have continued to participate in International Federation of Competitive Eating events.

Members of the area's three veteran's organizations will memorialize the contributions of all U.S. military veterans during the second annual Veterans Day Remembrance on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial in Peachtree City.

Fire official: No hazardous chemicals involved

Three railcars carrying plastic pellets derailed at a Peachtree City business Thursday morning, injuring one employee, according to the Peachtree City Fire Department.

The Fayetteville Main Post Office will honor all veterans who he served in the military as a part of its Salute Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 10.

Teen and 2 others tried to check out Whitewater High student

A Morrow teen was arrested at Whitewater High School Wednesday after school officials found a handgun and a knife inside his car, police said.

A former Fayetteville man was convicted Wednesday afternoon of raping and molesting the 15-year-old daughter of his former girlfriend at the north Fayette home they shared.

Fayette election results (all precincts counted)

37 of 38 precincts reporting (including absentees but excluding provisional ballots, which is the 38th precinct)

After being inundated with facts and figures from school administrators, the Fayette County Board of Education could vote on new attendance lines for middle and high schools as early as Nov. 13.

If Mel Gibson made a movie about the unfolding drama concerning the new attendance lines for Fayette’s middle and high schools, he could easily title it “The Passion of the Parents.”

Voters at the Blackrock precinct face a bit of a wait to cast their electronic ballots at one of the six computers at 10 a.m.

With little emotion, a Fayetteville girl calmly recalled in court Monday how her mother’s boyfriend had sex with her in the bedroom of her north Fayette home in March when she was 15 years old.

Don’t start the asphalt machines just yet, but the complicated land deal that will allow TDK Boulevard to be extended from Peachtree City into Coweta County has been consummated.

A commercial developer seeking to acquire a 6.6 acre tract owned by Peachtree City along Ga. Highway 54 West said Thursday the parcel is worth roughly $2.45 million based on the purchase price he recently paid for one parcel next door.

Larry “The Legend” McNeil, a McIntosh graduate and Newnan resident, drinks a large amount of water to stretch his stomach in preparation for a competitive eating contest.

A 13-acre parcel that will feature medical and other office uses on the south side of Peachtree City has been annexed by the Peachtree City Council.

Fayette County Administrator Chris Venice’s paycheck got a little heftier last week, thanks to the Fayette County Commission.

The move to develop one of Fayetteville’s last large tracts for residential use was postponed Nov. 2 when a rezoning request for the Stella Place subdivision on Grady Avenue was tabled until January. Fayetteville City Council voted unanimously for the delay.

Does Fayette County need a new elementary school in 2008?

That’s one of the tough questions the Fayette County Board of Education has wrangled with over the the last two weeks during lengthy school board meetings.

Few details released; no arrests yet

A federal investigation targeting illegal activity at Internet pharmacies has led authorities to investigate one business in Fayette County, officials said Monday.

Unforgettable, imaginative and fun are just a few adjectives students at Starr’s Mill High use to describe their U.S. History teacher Jon Gloer.

The Fayette County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will hold election of officers and the executive Board for 2007 through 2008 November 11. The election process will take place at Flat Rock AME Church located at 148 Old Chapel Lane, just off Highway 54 and Huiet Road, from 2 p.m.-6 p.m. All current members of the Fayette County NAACP are requested to please come out to the monthly meeting also scheduled on that day at Flat Rock beginning at 4 p.m.

The Whitewater Middle School Symphonic Band, under the direction of Bill Melton, has been selected to perform at the 2006 Southeastern United States Middle School Concert Band Clinic at Troy State University in Troy, Alabama.

Kedron Elemenatry School will be the site of an American Red Cross blood drive Nov. 12 from noon untl 5 p.m.. The school is located at 200 Kedron Drive in Peachtree City.

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

A former 12th-grader at Whitewater High School has pled guilty to bringing four guns, a sword and a knife on school property on the first day of school back in August.

Residents driving by Tyrone’s Town Hall Thursday night might have felt the heat emanating from the building on a cold November night.

The complicated real estate transaction that will allow TDK Boulevard to be extended from Peachtree City into Coweta County has been completed.