The Peachtree City Council is slated to meet Wednesday night with the Fayette County Board of Commissioners to discuss the issue of city residents paying for county EMS services.

Attorneys are still in negotiations over a possible settlement to the lawsuit filed by Peachtree National Bank seeking more than $1.5 million in unpaid loans from the city, its development authority and the tourism association.

There appears to be no stopping the powerful engine of growth that has run over Coweta County in the last decade.

In the recently approved five year plan of the Coweta County School System, officials are projecting 659 students to enter the schools during each of the next five years.

It was a Memorial Day for the ages.

Nearly 3,000 residents and visitors spent the day in Senoia Monday and celebrated the sacrifices made by America’s heroes.

As over 20,000 Coweta County students took their final exams, signed yearbooks, said their summer goodbyes and finished their last day of the school year, so many teachers and school employees also went about their very last day of school on May 26.

Author and Magical Storyteller, David Ginn, presents “Secret Tales from a Lost Castle” to kick off the summer reading program “Once Upon a Time…” for The Senoia Area Library.

OPINION

By CAL BEVERLY
editor@TheCitizen.com

So the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority wants to act like a for-profit business and wholesale its sewage treatment — OUR sewage treatment — to out-of-county Senoia users who have yet to move in next door.

A first for PTC, an OK would fuel growth machine in neighboring town; Senoia to get lower rate than PTC users.

It is getting to be a habit, and a bad one at that. Cinemark Tinseltown 17 movie theater in Fayetteville was hit again May 23 with yet another health violation. And again, it involves rodent urine and feces. The May 23 find has Tinseltown slated for an Aug. 22 appearance in Fayetteville City Court.

A large crowd turned out at Peachtree City’s Memorial Day ceremony Monday morning to honor citizens who have served in the military.

After spotting a burglar in his garage early Sunday evening, a Peachtree City man tackled the suspect as he tried to escape on foot moments before officers arrived on the scene in the Coventry subdivision, police said.

A developer wants to build a senior townhome development on a vacant site near the intersection of Petrol Point and Tivoli Gardens in the heart of Peachtree City.

Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission started on a path Jan. 10 designed to consider implementing a golf cart ordinance, the county seat’s first.

Members of the Fayette County High School Class of 2006 celebrate as they receive their diplomas Friday night.

The Peachtree City Council will again consider how to improve the intersection of Walt Banks Road and Peachtree Parkway at its regular meeting Thursday night.

Local seniors enrolled in the Medicare insurance program are invited to learn about a new plan that eliminates monthly premiums.

Students who failed the previous administration of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) will have an opportunity to retake the test this summer.

Staff Members Nominated for State Awards

Everyday Fayette’s school clinics help students and teachers perform at their personal best by protecting their health through prevention, maintenance and education.

The spring 2006 Georgia High School Graduation Test results show an increase in the percent of students scoring in the “pass plus” category for all subjects tested.

Fayette’s young scientists proved that they are among the best in the state after earning three top awards in the Elementary State Science Olympiad.

More than half of Fayette’s fifth graders have demonstrated that they can write clear, well-developed narratives that engage readers, according to reports from the Spring 2006 fifth grade writing assessment.

Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) Headquarters at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama has selected GA-20024 at Sandy Creek High to receive the 2005-2006 AFJROTC Distinguished Unit Award. This award recognizes AFJROTC units that have performed above and beyond normal expectations and that have distinguished themselves through outstanding service to their school and community while meeting the AFJROTC mission of producing better citizens for America.

Two of Fayette County’s top emergency officials have been awarded for their contributions to the field of emergency medical services.

Office Depot is opening its store in Peachtree City with a special donation to three area charities Thursday morning at 11:30.

Fayette County Clerk of Superior Court Sheila Studdard has been appointed to serve on a volunteer board by Ga. Gov. Sonny Perdue.

A Fairburn man died late Monday evening when his car ran off Sandy Creek Road, police said.

Terance A. Fancis, 20, was thrown from his 1994 Lexus GS 300 when it left the road and overturned around 11:25 p.m., according to Capt. Bryan Woodie of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department. A passenger in the vehicle, Omari Grey, 18, of Lawrenceville received minor injuries in the crash.

Tyrone’s proposed $5.3 million budget for next year has caused some serious pencil sharpening among the town’s staff.

Some 75 to 100 volunteers pitch in last Saturday to renovate Shamrock Park.

One of Tyrone’s most cherished events could soon come to an end, at least as a government-sponsored celebration.

During Wednesday night’s budget hearings, Tyrone Town Councilman Grace Caldwell advocated removing the $31,000 from next year’s budget for the festival known as Founder’s Day.

What began May 25 as a proposed site plan for a Millbrook office condo development took a step backward by meeting’s end. Tyrone Planning Commissioners voted to regard the proposal as a conceptual site plan after they expressed several concerns with the project.