Jackson Berkey and Friends are appearing next Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Centre for Performing Arts in Newnan.

Tickets are $12 adults, $10 students and senior citizens 55 and up are available at The Centre from 8 a.m-4 p.m.

A Peachtree City man has been arrested for bilking several victims for approximately $15,000 by arranging a celebrity golf tournament for charity that never occurred.

It was more like a war zone than a traffic accident just before the Interstate 85 South exit to Fairburn and Peachtree City.

A Peachtree City teen has been arrested for a rape that occurred at a party almost one year ago, police said.

Vincent Tyler Villella, 17, of Pinegate Road, Peachtree City was arrested Friday after an extensive investigation into the case which included DNA testing and numerous interviews, police said.

The southbound lanes of Ga. Highway 85 through Fayetteville had to be shut down temporarily just before 4 p.m. this afternoon while crews worked to free the victim of an auto accident who was trapped in the car.

Nearly 200 Fayette County students may be repeating grades this fall after a second try at passing the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT).

Bruce Jordan, the former chief detective for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, will have new duties when he reports for work Friday when his suspension ends, according to Sheriff Randall Johnson.

A long-time deputy who heads up courthouse security for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has been suspended for 15 days without pay after he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Coweta County more than a week ago, said Fayette County Sheriff Randall Johnson.

Boy number one was sleepy, tucked away in pleasant dreams. Being the first one to arrive was exhausting work, apparently.

Attorneys acting on behalf of affected residents of south Fulton and Fayette counties over illnesses said to originate from the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) plant near Fairburn are gearing up for a fight.

The Fayette County Health Department is waiting to hear when it will receive its full shipment of flu vaccine, officials said.

Peachtree City staff will be preparing new ordinances to address lake buffer violations along Lake Kedron and part of Lake Peachtree in addition to handling greenbelt violations for which rules already exist.

Just about anyone traveling Ga. Highway 85 through Fayetteville has noticed an increase in traffic during the past year or two. Plans to address the current and future flow of traffic came Sept. 21 with the approval by Fayetteville City Council to fund a downtown traffic study.

The fiancee of a Fayetteville City councilman was arrested last week for assaulting him during an argument, police said.

A Newnan woman has been arrested for using stolen credit card data to purchase gift cards at two Peachtree City restaurants, police said.

It has been more than a half a century in coming, but now Richard Dzio can officially say he is a high school graduate.

The Fayette County Branch of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) will host their Ninth Annual Freedom Fund Banquet October 14 at 7 p.m. at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center. The branch is inviting the community to join them as they salute the accomplishments of distinguished citizens in Fayette County.

Nearly 200 teachers statewide were accepted into the program this year. Among them are Kimberly Fisher, Fayette Middle; Christine Campbell, Fayette Middle; Cindy Hendrix, Kedron Elementary; Angela Boze, Kedron Elementary; Suzanne Givens, Kedron Elementary; Sonya Farr, Peeples Elementary; Margaret Counts, Rising Starr Middle; Ann Collins, Rising Starr Middle and Josephine Rouse, Rising Starr Middle.

The community is invited to join Fayette Middle as students celebrate their reading achievements with a special showing of the movie “Hoot.”

Allan Vigil, chair of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG) and trustee of the Clayton State University Foundation, presided over the inauguration of the University System of Georgia’s 11th Chancellor earlier this week. On the rostrum with Vigil were Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue and the Chancellor, Erroll B. Davis, Jr.

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

The summer of annexation has run smoothly, until Wednesday at the Fulton County Commission. The board voted 5-1 to oppose current annexation efforts by some South Fulton cities after hearing complaints about some of the approaches being used to prompt residents of unincorporated South Fulton to be annexed into existing cities.

An Atlanta man is being sought in connection with the Sept. 9 shooting of Palmetto resident Charles Shovell at Genesis Gardens Apartments. Shovell is recovering after being shot several times in the upper abdomen with a .45 caliber handgun.

Recent discussions on Fairburn’s proposed $22.5 million city budget may conclude Sept. 25 at the upcoming council meeting. The proposed General Fund budget totals $6.413 million while the various enterprise budgets total $16.118 million. Taken together, the total budget package represents a $207,643 increase over the 2005-2006 budgets. The millage rate is proposed to decrease from 5.448 mills to 5.0 mills.

Family and friends of Brandy and Riley Ressis will hold a fundraiser for the young mother and her four year-old son Sept. 30 at Wayside Park adjacent to the Palmetto Community Center on Roosevelt Highway. The purpose of the fundraiser is to help defray mounting medical expenses resulting from the incurable diseases suffered by Brandy and Riley.

Union City Council Sept. 19 approved the bid process to improve the first five streets identified in the 2006 Street and Road Improvement Bond Series. Construction should begin in the next three months.

James Heath will soon be a Tyrone resident.

The Tyrone Town Council voted 4-1 Thursday night to approve Heath’s request to be annexed into the town. Councilman Gloria Furr opposed the move because she was not sure if Heath would provide environmental protection on Trickum Creek.

“It’s going to be one of the most important meetings we’ll ever have.”

That’s what Tyrone Town Manager Barry Amos told the town council Thursday night about the town’s visioning session set for Oct.12.

Our Lady of Mercy wanted this one badly and they got it. The Bobcats scored the first two touchdowns of the game, had an extra point blocked and a two point conversion stopped to earn 12 points. They gave up a huge touchdown reception and a two point conversion right before the half and then stopped Towns County from adding anything else in the second half to secure the win.

Katie Dearing of Newnan displays her painting techniques