Police have connected two Peachtree City teens to the theft of two golf carts in the city.

One of the carts was stolen from the Wilshire Estates subdivision and the other from the Morallion Hills subdivision, police said. Both were later found abandoned, which is a typical occurrence in the summer as the carts are stolen for “joyrides.”

A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of an escapee from a work release program in Hall County, Peachtree CIty police said.

“This is one of the greatest things that’s ever happened in my life.”

Those words spoken by County Commission-elect Eric Maxwell to a crowd of devoted supporters at the Longbranch Restaurant in Fayetteville brought one of the county’s hottest elections to a close, just before 11 p.m. Tuesday night.

The new traffic light on Ga. Highway 74 at Georgian Park and Ardenlee wasn’t up and running as expected Wednesday afternoon.

Litter is on the rise in Peachtree City, both along the 90-mile cart path system and along city streets, officials said.

Peachtree City has purchased a vacant parcel of land near the Fairfield subdivision in hopes of solving a flooding issue at a home in the subdivision, officials said.

A Peachtree City teen who passed out at the Twiggs Corner Condominiums late Tuesday night will face drug charges, police said.

“My goal is simply this. Since there is no answer and nobody knows anything, then let’s shut the plant down until we find some answers,” Edwards said. “This stuff is serious.”

Coweta County Commission Chairman was ousted Tuesday night, in the only locally-contested races.

Tarbutton lost to political newcomer Tim Lasseter, who stressed that he was a life-long Coweta County resident. When the unofficial results were tabulated Tuesday night, Lasseter received 792 votes to Tarbutton’s 705 votes in the western commission district.

Starting Monday, Coweta County and Senoia residents will see their outdoor watering times severely limited.

The Coweta County Commission voted Tuesday to impose level three drought water restrictions on county residents because of the lack of rain and Newnan Utilities implementation of the more severe restrictions.

Four Coweta County Schools are considered “Needs Improvement” schools under the federal No Child Left Behind Act, and will offer school choice options under some circumstances for the 2006-2007 school year.

Four linemen from the East Coweta football program won the truck push event at the Velocity Sports Lineman Challenge last Saturday.

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Attorney Eric Maxwell beat incumbent Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn in a Tuesday night squeaker by 256 votes out of 11,416 cast, with all but about a hundred military absentee ballots counted.

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Linda Wells (I) 5528 (48.33%)

Jack Smith 3268 (28.57%)

Sam Chapman 2643 (23.11%)
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State and local governments are saying little, but the number of residents in Fayette and Fulton counties who say they have been physically affected after exposure to pesticide component Propyl mercaptan has increased to a total of 218 persons, according to information tallied by The Citizen.

They came to tell their story.

Several dozen residents from Fayette and Fulton County packed the Fayette County Commission chambers last Thursday to tell of a health concern that has gripped an area with fear and left many residents ill after the pesticide Propyl mercaptan was released into the environment at a waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 in South Fulton County.

When would you like your child to start school — early August or a week later? You can vote, but start dates can’t be earlier than Aug. 6 or later than Aug. 13.

Motorists who travel the western leg of Ga. Highway 54 between Peachtree City and Coweta County may experience less traffic congestion Thursday morning.

Peachtree City residents hoping to avoid a property tax increase this year will be disappointed with the latest version of the city’s 2006-07 budget, which will be discussed at Thursday night’s City Council meeting.

By Friday, Peachtree City planning officials will close off accepting survey responses from more than 1,000 citizens randomly selected to help shape the city’s future for the next 20 years.

Let the shopping begin.

Peachtree City’s newest “big box” store, the Target in Kedron Village, opens today to the public. This kicks off the store’s soft opening period, which will be followed by a grand opening Sunday.

Jeremy Walker of Fayetteville takes time Tuesday afternoon to cast his primary vote at the south Fayetteville precinct in the county library.

Fayetteville Planning and Zoning commissioners July 11 heard a proposal to construct an amenity center on 3.12 acres along the Southside Connector, across the street from Clifton Lakes subdivision.

On June 19, , Peachtree City’s Tim Hannon and Group VI Corporation celebrated the groundbreaking of a 22,000 square foot building for Allspeed, a locally owned business, which specializes in automobile performance, DYNO tuning, repair and maintenance.

Local art student, Nicki Clark of McIntosh High School, received a $1,500 scholarship from award-winning actress Jane Seymour on behalf of The Creative Self-Expression Foundation June 26 at Seymour’s art gallery in Santa Monica, Calif. Clark’s artwork titled, “Austin,” was chosen among thousands of other works by a panel of judges. Her work was initially selected from the McIntosh High School juried artist exhibition at The Great Frame Up in Peachtree City.

On Monday, Gene Evans, dealer and Bill Miller, general manager were presented with the Triple Crown Award by Maria Fierros, District Manager of Ford's Customer Service Division and The President's Award by Roy Hernandez, Ford's District Manager Southeast Market.

The Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) announced today that Mike Smith, Assistant Principal at Sara Harp Minter Elementary, has been re-elected to a second term on the board of directors of the more than 65,000 member professional organization, the largest such group in Georgia. He will represent the group’s Sixth District.

Piedmont Healthcare, including Piedmont Hospital, Piedmont Fayette Hospital, and the 492-member Piedmont Clinic which includes the Piedmont Physicians Group, has signed an agreement with CIGNA HealthCare of Georgia to continue their participation in the CIGNA HealthCare provider network.

World Airways, a wholly owned subsidiary of World Air Holdings, Inc., (OTC: WLDA.PK) has been selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars for a third consecutive year to provide air transportation for the 2006 National Football League season. World, a leading domestic and international charter airline, will utilize its MD-11 wide-body aircraft for two pre-season and eight regular season games for the team, carrying the players and staff to all of their road games.