Road must wait for golf holes to grow; Bridge work can begin earlier

Design work is nearly complete for the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County, according to Peachtree City officials.

Despite advertisements that have been published for months, Peachtree City has been unable so far to find a qualified person to hire as its stormwater engineer.

PTC can override GRTA conditions if necessary

The Atlanta Regional Commission and the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority haven’t yet begun reviewing a proposal to build two large subdivisions with more than 1,600 homes in west Peachtree City, officials said.

Council denies setback variance for business on 3-2 vote

A mistake of inches is causing a big time headache for a Peachtree City company that recently expanded its building in the city’s industrial park.

But intersection fix near McIntosh will take 2-3 years

Fayette County paving crews are beginning to work on repaving two large sections of Peachtree Parkway, though wet weather this week has hindered them somewhat, officials said.

Senoia’s new library will be a state-of the-art facility that will be designed to resemble an old-fashioned train depot.

Bikers participating in a triathlon will slow down traffic on some local roads in Peachtree City Saturday morning.

The Tri-PTC Spring Triathlon will last from 7 a.m. until noon, with areas affected including Willowbend Road, Hip Pocket Road, Kelly Drive, McIntosh Trail, Robinson Road and Colonnade.

A proposed development on McIntosh Trail and Stallings Road in Coweta County could send nearly 10,000 people and more than 6,000 cars towards Peachtree City on a daily basis.

A plan submitted to build 3,164 homes on a 1,558-acre parcel across the border of Peachtree City in unincorporated Coweta County doesn’t surprise former Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown.

Peachtree City’s City Planner is worried about how quickly regional planners will handle a request from two developers to annex and rezone 859 acres and build more than 1,600 homes on the city’s west side ... despite the fact that the City Council hasn’t even voted whether or not to annex the parcels and rezone a third tract necessary for the project.

Peachtree City resident Emily Eagan, 5, takes on the climbing wall at Saturday’s Kidz Fest in Peachtree City.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is issuing a warning to county residents accustomed to using golf carts: Be careful to stay on county roads that have been specially approved for that purpose. (The list is published at the end of this article).

Students will have until Aug. 13 next year to enjoy their summer vacation.

The Fayette County Board of Education voted Monday night to start school a week later than this year. The proposal received the most votes of four options in an online survey and represents the latest date for the opening day of school in several years.

Students at McIntosh High School used to parking for free on Petrol Point will have until Sept. 15 to find a new place to park.

The Fayette County School System’s deadline for students to file an affidavit expired Friday and 140 students were “probably” withdrawn from attending schools.

Residents of Fayette and Fulton counties facing health issues they say were caused by the release of chemicals from the Philips Services Corp. (PSC) plant in Fairburn might have more to be concerned about than they first realized.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital is ready to show off its newly expanded medical campus.

A free community open house Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. will show off the new maternity center as well as the new cardiac catheterization lab and dining room. Visitors will also get a peek at the ongoing expansion of the hospital’s emergency department.

Fayetteville police responded to scene on noise complaint

Two Fayetteville parents were arrested Friday night after police received complaints of a loud party at a home on Running Bear Trail. The home is in the city’s northwest sector, off Hood Avenue.

Plans for a rezoning proposal at the triangle-shaped intersection of West Lanier and Stonewall Avenue was tabled until next month by Fayetteville City Council Aug. 17. The delay is so the developer could meet with the city’s Architectural Review Committee.

Peachtree City residents and visitors now have a new place to log onto the Internet: the city's tennis center and visitor's center.

Fayetteville City Council Aug. 15 gave the green light to an in-depth study of the developing medical mecca on the city’s east side along Ga. Highway 54. The council will join Fayette County staff and elected officials and property owners on the Hwy. 54/Hospital Corridor Task Force.

Fayetteville police are investigating an early morning shooting that damaged two homes in a residential area off North Jeff Davis Drive Saturday, Aug. 12. No one was hurt, and police said they don’t know what may have sparked the incident.

Join Piedmont Fayette Hospital as it hosts a Community Open House for the newly completed Clinical Expansion August 26 from 10 a.m.

A non-profit group helping make the holidays brighter for needy persons is in need of volunteers and warehouse space.

Fayette’s 2006 graduating seniors posted the county’s highest average composite score on the ACT – 22.5 – compared to scores from the last four years.

Former Governor Roy Barnes will visit Fayette County on Saturday, Aug. 26, to headline an event on behalf of Kevin Madden, candidate for the Georgia General Assembly (House District 72). The event will be held at Blue Moon Farm, the home of Dr. Richard and Judith Moore, in Fairburn (Fayette County) from 5-8 p.m.

Three Fayette elementary schools have been named National Citizenship Champions in the KC3 Citizenship in Motion Awards competition.

Delta Air Lines employees have created a unique way to support the needs of the children who live on campus at Christian City while doing something that is good for the environment as well. For the second year in a row a group of volunteers at Delta Air Lines collected used oil and anti-freeze from area Atlanta based employees to be sold to the Universal Environmental company in Peachtree City.

Welcome to Moe’s!” may soon be everyone’s three favorite words in Peachtree City as Moe’s Southwest Grill opened its newest neighborhood restaurant at 500 Circle Gate on August 17. A 2005 Inc. magazine top 25 company, Moe’s Southwest Grill is a burrito-lover’s paradise, serving fresh made-to-order burritos and southwest fare with attitude and flare.

Danny Dorsel did not take the most direct route to become a high school principal and yet the former consultant for Price Waterhouse Cooper was in the office last Monday when school started at Our Lady of Mercy. Dorsel majored in mechanical engineeering at the University of South Carolina and went to Virginia Tech to study environemental engineering in graduate school. Then one day, several years ago, he decided he needed to satisfy himself spiritually. His long term goal was to work with the Catholic Church and children, so Dorsel became a teacher and a coach at a Catholic school in Hilton Head, S.C. After two years there, he moved to Columbia, S.C. and taught and coached at Cardinal Newman, as well as creating a development office, specializing in public relations, fundraising and alumni relations, before serving as an interim principal for a year. Now, Dorsel finds himself at Our Lady of Mercy, an opportunity that he is excited to have.