Solicitor: party host knew gun was present

A Peachtree City teen who hosted a party that ended in the shooting death of another teen in June has pled no contest to one charge stemming from the incident.

An alert north Fayette resident helped sheriff’s deputies collar three suspects while they were in the middle of burglarizing a home Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Police cracking down on Halloween revelers who drink and drive

Peachtree City police and Fayette County sheriff’s deputies will be on the prowl early for Halloween Friday night.

A program to pay volunteer firefighters for responding to more calls in Peachtree City has been declared a success and will continue.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission has voted to recommend annexation of a 13-acre office project along Ga. Highway 74 between the southern city limits and Redwine Road.

More than 300 residents jammed the Willie Duke Auditorium at Starr's Mill Tuesday night and gave the Board of Education an earful about the proposed boundaries for next year.

East Coweta’s first mega-project will next head before Sharpsburg Town Council Nov.6.

Town Clerk Donna Camp said the first reading of the zoning and annexation ordinances to bring the massive development into the town would be at the November meeting.

A recent traffic crash profile study by the Atlanta Regional Commission confirms what many Coweta drivers already know; the worst stretch of highway for accidents in the county is Ga. Highway 34.

Two Coweta County high schools have been recognized by the Governor’s office for student achievements on the SAT.

More than 300 residents jammed the Willie Duke Auditorium at Starr's Mill Tuesday night and gave the Board of Education an earful about the proposed boundaries for next year.

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizen.com
and BEN NELMS
bnelms@TheCitizen.com

Atlanta – Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, in conjunction with Peachtree City Police Chief James V. Murray, announce the arrest Tuesday of Mohammed Silliam, age 19, and Gerald Wayne Lott, age 19, both formerly of Maryland, subsequent to yesterday’s armed robbery of the Wachovia Bank, located at 993 North Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree City, Ga.

From Starbucks at The Avenue to the Fayette Pavilion, the buzz in Fayette County this week has been the proposed new attendance boundaries for high schools and middle schools rolled out last Monday by the Fayette County Board of Education.

Non “The Phenomenon” Gyuinn faces Jerry Burns in one of the six pro fights last Saturday night at the Southside Slugfest held at the Frederick Brown Jr.

The complicated real estate transaction that will allow TDK Boulevard to extend into Coweta County and create a larger runway safety area at Falcon Field is nearly complete.

Congressman Lynn Westmoreland at a town hall meeting Oct. 19 in Peachtree City says he’s now on board to close the Fairburn waste treatment plant implicated in a release of chemicals that sickened hundreds last spring.

The five-month trek from onions to outrage continued in full force Oct. 21 with a large number of residents and some elected officials representing Fayette and Fulton counties maintaining the call for the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant near Fairburn to close its doors.

Fayetteville City Council appreciated the idea but said they expected more from the proposed residential development on Grady Avenue across from Fayette Middle School.

Every community changes with time. Tracking the many local changes and preparing to address the future was the mission of Fayetteville’s now-completed Comprehensive Plan. Now submitted to Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) for review, the multi-faceted plan presents a bird’s eye view of Fayetteville’s future needs and goals.

K.C.’s Medical Home Care Supplies, Inc. proudly announces its award of accreditation status by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. (ACHC) for the services of home medical equipment, clinical respiratory care, respiratory nebulizer medications, medical supply provider and post-mastectomy fitter.

A blood drive will be held Oct. 28 at National Heights Baptist Church at 103 Old Norton Road from 9 AM until 3 PM to benefit a Texas man who was struck Sept.

Pursuit reached 100 mph through Tyrone; halted by deputy's stop sticks

Two men involved in the noon-time armed robbery of a Peachtree City bank were arrested after they led police on a high-speed chase through Tyrone today, police said.

Fulton County Commissioners had their say on annexations of unincorporated land by south Fulton cities. The board recently adopted a resolution from Commissioner Bill Edwards saying the county will not approve any annexation proposals submitted after Sept. 30. The annexations are directly related to the passage of Senate Bill 552 earlier this year and the formation of the new City of South Fulton if approved by voters in June 2007.

A 13 year-old Fairburn boy was charged Sept. 22 in the molestation of an eight year-old College Park girl in the bedroom of his home. The Fulton County District Attorney’s office is requesting the juvenile be tried as an adult due to the charges.

Fayette and Fulton County residents committed to finding answers to illnesses they believe stem from Philip Services Corp. waste treatment plant in Fairburn will hold a Citizens Rally Oct. 21 at Shamrock Park in Tyrone from 1-5 p.m.

There’s a new adventure in store for The Real Life Center (RLC) in Tyrone.

There’s nothing like a parade to bring out the kid in everyone.

Palmetto Police are seeking two men wanted for aggravated armed robbery in an Oct. 9 hold-up at the Shell station at 400 Carlton Road. The men kicked the store clerk and struck him with a handgun after he complied with their order to lie on the floor.

Christian City becomes the site of endless family fun Oct.

A request by Gate City Elks Lodge No.54 to rezone 4.96 acres at 4900 College Street for use as the organization’s new Union City meeting place failed over concerns that traffic and noise might be a problem and that zoning changes from residential to Office-Institutional might pose long-term problems for the quiet neighborhood.

Congressman Lynn Westmoreland at a town hall meeting Thursday in Peachtree City responded to numerous questions about his commitment to assist the hundreds of residents of Fayette and South Fulton counties experiencing illnesses they say are directly related to emissions from the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant near Fairburn. Westmoreland’s call for the temporary closure of the plant came on the heels of a letter hours earlier to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) calling for the closure. He told the two dozen in attendance the decision just weeks before the November election was not a political one.