There was plenty to see and plenty to buy June 10 at Fairburn’s annual citywide yard sale at Duncan Park.

They have not been as visible lately as when the group formed last year, but the newly re-named Tri-County Alliance is back and determined to find a way to alleviate the growing traffic concerns in South Fulton, Fayette and Coweta counties.

South Fulton Regional Municipal Water and Sewer Authority board members June 9 received an audit report outlining the authority’s current financial status. A cash analysis by authority Financial Manager Dan Post in connection with the issuance of $42 million in Series 2003 Bonds showed that the authority has spent $7.185 million as of Dec. 31, 2005.

Due to overwhelming opposition by residents of the Fife neighborhood the City of Union City has amended its Annexation Map to remove approximately 220 acres of property centered at the intersection of Spence Road and Fayetteville Road. The Annexation Map illustrates areas of close proximity to Union City’s existing limits that have been considered for annexation in response to recently passed Senate Bill 552 which gives existing municipalities until October 30th to annex property prior to setting the potential boundary for incorporation of South Fulton.

The next meeting of the Fairburn Business Association takes place June 19, 2006 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairburn Annex, 40 Washington Street in Fairburn. Barkley Russell will be the featured speaker.

Peachtree City’s newest restaurant has fully re-opened after its kitchen was shut down due to ventilation problems.

The Peachtree City Council has officially removed City Manager Bernie McMullen from supervising the police department.

Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council denied a request to consider rezoning a 7-plus acre parcel from general commercial to multi-family for high-end townhomes aimed at empty-nesters.

Jenny Lyon and Megan Fox slip and slide in Fox’s backyard in Peachtree City while ushering in the summer season. Photo/Special

Council spends $303K to add turn lanes; store to open July 23

A traffic light will help handle the onslaught of vehicles on Ga. Highway 74 north that will flock to the new Target shopping center in Peachtree City.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon may have taken over the supervision of the police department, but it hasn’t had any effect on police operations, officials said.

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizen.com
and JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizen.com

The Fayette County Board of Elections plans to notify the county board of education that BOE member Greg Powers is no longer eligible to serve on the board.

The proposed Chick-fil-A restaurant to be located on the southeast corner of Peachtree Parkway and Ga. Highway 74 at Kedron Village received a unanimous nod June 12 from Peachtree City Planning Commission.

Chief: Officer shouldn’t have been involved

The Peachtree City Council has upheld a written reprimand issued to a police officer for several infractions stemming from the pursuit of a hit-and-run suspect into Coweta County in January.

Video, samples from blaze under review

A fire that destroyed a home in one of Peachtree City’s older neighborhoods Sunday afternoon is being investigated by the Peachtree City Fire Department.

XPlayground in Peachtree City has long been a favorite of the gaming crowd, but the popular establishment on Dividend Drive may find new fans in the coming months. While they continue to be at the forefront of gaming, offering play on various gaming systems on big screen, high definition televisions, there is now a restaurant inside the facility that also features pool tables, an air hockey table, several old-school arcade games and numerous televisions, including a 146” screen hooked into a stereo surround sound system. XPlayground has been showing every game of the World Cup thus far and will have NFL Ticket in the fall, showing every football game this season.

An Atlanta man who worked at a Peachtree City company has been arrested on outstanding warrants for an incident involving a child in College Park, police said.

Accused murderer Richard Nelson Brown has pleaded not guilty in the Sept. 30 murder of Senoia businessman Ken Crook. No trial date was set at the June 13 arraignment in Coweta Superior Court in Newnan.

The Coweta County Board of Education is projecting it will have to use more than $3.4 million in reserve funds to balance next year’s budget.

Board of Education member Mike Sumner made it official Tuesday night with the announcement that he will seek a fourth term.

Newnan High School’s Air Force JROTC program has been recognized for excellence by the U.S. Air Force with a Distinguished Unit Award for the 2005-06 school year.

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizen.com

A fire that destroyed a home in one of Peachtree City’s older neighborhoods Sunday afternoon is being investigated by the Peachtree City Fire Department.

Counselors Kaitlin McNally (rear) and Mary Beth Secor swim with children at Glenloch Recreation Center’s Around the World in 10 Days summer camp in Peachtree City Monday.

During the last week, the county’s two races for school board got a lot less crowded.
Late last week, Fayette Superior Court Judge Tommy Hankinson ruled that both incumbent board member Greg Powers and candidate Kay Seabolt were ineligible to run in two July 18 Republican primary races.

The Peachtree City Council has eliminated the expansion of the city’s senior citizens center from the upcoming year’s budget.

Could Peachtree City soon be the home of more multi-family developments in the heart of town?
That’s one of the questions the Peachtree City Council will answer during a busy meeting tomorrow night.

The ongoing dispute between Piedmont Hospital and Blue Cross Blue Shield health insurance company has left many of the county’s residents angry and confused over their healthcare options starting July 1.

The proposed “gateway” cart path bridge that would span Ga. Highway 54 West near the entrance to the Wynnmeade subdivision may not get past the design stage.

Fayette County’s highways and byways won’t be seeing any new billboards in the near future.
On Friday, the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected outdoor advertising company Tanner Advertising’s request to allow more billboards and reject the county’s 1998 sign ordinance.

For more than two hours last Wednesday, the Fayette County Commission and the Peachtree City Council butted heads over the city’s allegation that city residents are being double-taxed for EMS services.