A local church’s faith has been tested — and strengthened — after it was looted early Friday morning.

Thieves broke into Antioch Baptist Church on Woolsey-Brooks Road early Friday night and got away with so much stuff that they likely used a moving truck and perhaps a trailer, according to the Rev. Jerry Garner, the church’s pastor.

Fayetteville police are trying to identify a man who accosted the manager of the Pizza Hut Sunday morning and took the store’s deposit bag from her.

PTC to pursue land swap for shopping center

Proposal would give city tract including lake at nature area

A Peachtree City man was convicted of criminal trespassing and acquitted on several other charges stemming from several domestic disputes at his ex-wife’s Fayetteville home in fall 2004.

The South Metro Advisory Board of the Atlanta Red Cross has kicked off its annual Heroes fund-raising campaign.

Dozens of volunteers in the community have pledged to raise $1,000 each for the Red Cross. All proceeds will aid local residents in the southern crescent counties who suffer the loss of their homes due to fire, flood, tornado or other disaster.

Starr’s Mill High has been listed by Newsweek magazine as being one of the top 1,000 high schools in the nation.

Periodically the magazine ranks the nation’s high schools by taking the number of Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate tests all students take in a given school divided by the school’s number of graduating seniors.

Three Fayette eighth graders have been named a TBS (Turner Broadcasting System) Goldstar student.

Caroline Winstead of Rising Starr Middle, Johnathan Richardson of Fayette Middle and Justin Matthew Greene of Whitewater Middle are among the 75 Georgia students recognized for their significant improvements in attitude, academics and/or attendance.

Edgar Chapman of Peachtree City has joined Coweta-Fayette EMC’s Operation Round-Up Trust Board. He will serve a three year term as one of nine members on the board. The Trust Board is the governing body that makes decisions on how the Operation Round-Up funds will be used.

One Rising Starr Middle student is going to get the summer vacation of a lifetime.

Parents who would like to receive their child’s CRCT scores over the summer can request a copy by mail.

A self addressed, stamped envelope with the child’s full name (first, middle and last) and grade level written on the front must be turned into the child’s school no later than May 26.

Law enforcement agencies across Georgia are conducting a crackdown on dangerous, aggressive and high-speed drivers.

The campaign is called “100 Days of Summer HEAT.” The acronym stands for “Highway Enforcement of Aggressive Traffic.”

Piedmont Fayette Hospital will host a blood drive for the American Red Cross Thursday, June 8 from noon to 5 p.m. on the third floor of the hospital’s 1279 building, located west of the main hospital campus.

The Peachtree City Rotary Club wants to give voters a chance to meet candidates who are seeking local offices. The club is hosting a “Meet and Greet” event Tuesday June 27 from 7-9 p.m. at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.

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

Tyrone’s lack of sewer capacity could have a devastating impact on the downtown area.

Town manager Barry Amos told the City Council Thursday night that he had recent discussions with the Fayette County School System about Tyrone Elementary School.

At long last, the Tyrone Town Council has come to an accord on Shamrock Park.

After months of bickering, the Town council voted unanimously Thursday to accept the Shamrock Park redevelopment plan, along with the Main Street concept into the town’s upcoming comprehensive plan update.

The prospects for more restaurants in Tyrone improved Thursday night as the Town Council voted to make a change in the alcohol ordinance.

Cindy Dale, president of the South Metro Rose Society, took Queen of Show honors at the Atlanta Rose Society’s annual show last weekend.

Tyrone Soccer is gearing up for their second season and they will have a select boys and girls team this year, either in U-14 or U-16, depending on tryouts. Tryouts will take place at the practice fields behind Sandy Creek High School, June 12-14 at 6 p.m. Players are asked to bring their equipment and water.

The summer of annexation really begins in the spring. Study plans and annexation efforts by cities in South Fulton County geared to a legislatively-imposed Oct. 30 deadline for annexation are largely under way. At stake are more than 11,000 acres adjacent to Palmetto, Fairburn and Union City and identified for possible annexation by those cities by October.

There is a real variety of fresh, farm grown fruits and vegetables each Saturday morning at Fairburn Farmer’s Market in front of the Old Freight Depot in downtown Fairburn.

For 40 years Christian City has amassed a rich history of providing care for children. Now poised to embark on its next four decades of service, the organization and the ministry stands at the threshold of providing those services in a way that may impact communities far beyond its campus in Union City. Joining the ministry to help meet those challenges is Special Assistant for Program Development Philip Kouns.

In a recurring series of appearances over the past few months, another High Point Road resident expressed her concerns May 16 to the Union City Council. Sylvia Floyd said she was concerned about Union City’s lack of community activities, especially the absence of recreational activities for youth. That concern were paired with others, including area crime and fast moving vehicles along High Point Road.

The anticipation of securing additional sewer capacity from Fulton County resulted in a May 16 vote by Union City Council not the extend the sewer moratorium on residential annexation, residential rezoning requests and preliminary plat approvals in existence since 2003.

The dream matchup between Starr's Mill and Parkview in the Elite Eight was dashed yesterday when Parkview lost to Kell, but the Starr's Mill Panthers won't be in the state quarterfinals either. The Tift County Blue Devils scored three runs in the seventh inning to defeat Starr's Mill 6-4 on Thursday afternoon.

Kay Seabolt has decided to appeal the recent ruling from the Fayette County Elections Board to disqualify her as a candidate for the Post 5 seat on the Fayette County Board of Education.

Owner considering sale for retail center

The Days Inn in Peachtree City has not been sold, but its owner said he is “in negotiations” to sell the tract to a commercial developer that wants to build an upscale shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 west.

Although representatives from Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse have met with Peachtree City planning officials, they have not submitted a site plan for a store here, according to City Planner David Rast.

Brother and sister, Andrew and Sofia, got to enter the bucket part of a Comcast Cable Truck at last Saturday’s Touch a Truck in Peachtree City.

The South Metro Rose Society will be presenting its 21st Annual Rose Show May 20 and 21 at Hood Avenue Elementary School in Fayetteville. The show is free and open to the public. In 2005, over 700 blooms and rose arrangements were entered into competition by area rosarians.