This summer 19 of Fayette’s elementary, middle and high school teachers will participate in a grant program aimed at increasing students’ knowledge of the colonial era.

The Chamber is getting ready for the 18th Annual "Tune Up for the Masters" Golf Tournament photos.

The Metro Fayette Kiwanis will be holding its 11th pancake breakfast March 25.

Hurricane Katrina brought sixth grader Mason Bonano to J.C. Booth Middle School last fall, where he was welcomed with open arms by students and teachers alike. During his time at Booth, Mason formed deep friendships with his classmates; he was showered with kindness and support while staying in Peachtree City. The Bonano family was able to return to their home in New Orleans, and now, Mason is finishing his year at his old school.

What is it like to be in charge of one of the top performing school systems in the state? Joey Curtin of Starr’s Mill High got a chance to experience first hand how it feels to be the person responsible for Fayette’s 29 schools and its more than 22,000 students.

Before the final bell rings on a Friday afternoon, many students are already planning what they are going to do with their two-day break from school. Returning to school on a Saturday for more learning probably is not among their plans.

The Fayette County High debate team finished third at the state debate tournament, despite predictions that they would fall short of a high ranking.

A group of third-graders shop at the Peeples Elementary Relay for Life bakesale to benefit the American Cancer Society.

Delta Community Credit Union recently received approval from the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance to amend its membership base to include the residents of Fayette County. Credit unions are not-for-profit financial cooperatives that return their earnings to members in the form of lower loan rates, higher deposit rates and lower fees.

Say bye-bye to those large yellow intersection warning signs that sprouted up last week on Ga. Highway 54 all the way from Peachtree City to Fayetteville.

It’s another business planning to open its doors along Ga. Highway 74 in Fairburn.

Palmetto council members earlier this month heard the first reading of two amendments to city nuisance ordinances. The change removes the requirement to issue a 30-day warning for violations at single-family residences, providing instead for potential of the immediate issuance of a citation by city code enforcement if conditions warrant. The initial vote on the measure was 5-1.

Members of South Fulton Democratic Committee are joined March 13 by Asst.

Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy has relocated its offices from Hutcheson Ferry Road to the heart of the Rico community. The decision to relocate, paired with other new community initiatives, took the old school and recreation center on Rico Road off Fulton County’s chopping block and put it firmly in the hands of the community.

The Tyrone Town Council drew a line in the sand Thursday night on the encroachment of office uses near residential areas.

The town of Tyrone gave thumbs up Thursday night to David Milliken’s plan for his consulting business.

Milliken owns a home at 290 Arrowood Road and asked the Town Council to rezone the property from R-48 Residential to Office-Institutional. Milliken owns a small consulting and construction company and wants to restore the home to its former glory.

Residents get first glimpse at newest cultural venue

Sandy Creek’s Robert Jaracz got the start against Starr’s Mill on Wednesday and was charged with the loss.

While some voters headed to the polls this week in the special election to fill the Post 1 seat on the Fayette County Commission, a political firestorm has erupted involving alleged complaints against one of the candidates.

Diane Ruane of Fayetteville casts her ballot Thursday at lunchtime during the early voting period at the Fayette County Board of Elections office.

Strangers making their way on Ga. Highway 54 in Peachtree City won’t have any trouble figuring out where to make their next turn.

Two new developments for the Lexington Circle mixed-use development were approved by the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night.

Tonight’s commute home will seem more like a NASCAR race to some local residents due to the race action starting at 7 p.m. at Atlanta Motor Speedway in nearby Hampton.

Peachtree City tourism officials want to make it easier for travelers coming from Florida to find their way to town.

So the city’s tourism association will spend $1,500 a month for six months for a billboard along Interstate 75, according to association executive director Lauren Yawn. The billboard will be on the left and is aimed at catching the attention of motorists going north on I-75, she said.

Middle and high school students are being invited to a special St. Patrick's Day "Teen Night" at the Kedron Fieldhouse tonight from 7-10 p.m.

Coweta voters head to the poll Tuesday to decide whether the county’s one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax should be continued another five years.

Residents can travel to the heart of downtown Newnan this weekend and learn what $35 million of taxpayers’ dollars looks like.

If you think the rush hours in Coweta County are getting more crowded, you’re right.

In figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday, Coweta County emerged as the 68th-fastest growing county in the country. The Census Bureau’s estimate for the county’s population on July 1, 2005 is 109.903, which is up 4.3 percent over the 2004 estimate.

Arnco-Sargent Elementary School was named a 2006 Georgia Schools of Excellence in Overall Improvement for the 8th Congressional District, at the state Board of Education meeting in Atlanta March 9.

The new intersection of Ga. Highway 54 and 34 in Coweta County opened for traffic Wednesday.