Union City Council Feb. 21 approved a Pay and Classification Study designed to help recruit and retain city employees. The study will be conducted by Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).

Students at West Elementary School recently participated in the Million Minute Reading Challenge. The school accomplished their goal this month. Photo/Special.

Students at Tyrone Elementary School got a surprise on Wednesday when Keith Brooking, a linebacker for the Atlanta Falcons and a graduate of East Coweta High School and Georgia Tech, addressed all of the students in a morning assembly.

Fayette County Sheriff’s Drug Task Force members seized the remnants of a methamphetamine lab Friday night at a vacant house on Sims Road near Dogwood Trail after the owner found that the house had been entered.

Peachtree City’s Big Box ban is gone.

In it's place are new regulations allowing the City Council to turn down any any store larger than 32,000 sq. ft. or any development with stores combining 150,000 sq. ft. or more.

Still lowest in metro Atlanta

Fayette County had the highest median household income in the 10-county metro Atlanta area in 2003, up 1.3 percent from 2000. With statistics like that, Fayette enjoys a reputation in the area as the home of corporate executives and other well-salaried employees.

Police: Vehicles may have been racing

Police are getting closer to filing charges stemming from a particularly violent crash on Peachtree Parkway Aug. 30 involving several local teens.

Fayette County fire officials are investigating a fire Wednesday afternoon that caused significant damage to a home on the county's north side.

Work continues on the third phase of the Kedron Village shopping center, anchored by a Target store.

Church offering to host seniors at planned community center

Peachtree City First Baptist Church is planning to build a community center, and who would’ve thought such a thing would be controversial?

The Twilight Theatre Troupe is pleased to announce auditions for the second show of its inaugural season, “Annie.” Auditions will be this Monday and Tuesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 700 Ardenlee Parkway in Peachtree City. Children and youth may audition from 6 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. each night. Adult auditions will take place between 7:30 and 9 p.m. If necessary, callbacks will be held March 9.

Coweta Sheriff’s Office has released a sketch of a man seen in the vicinity of a van still being sought in connection to the Sept. 30 murder of Senoia business owner Ken Crook. Investigators hope to identify the man, described as a white male with shoulder length hair and wearing glasses.

The silver is being polished and the yards are being groomed as residents in Senoia get ready for their annual kickoff to spring.

Newnan High School’s Lauren Brown was announced as the 2006 Coweta County STAR student, at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Forum on Tuesday morning.

U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland explained to the Fayetteville Rotary Club Monday why he voted against a bill that provides $52 billion in relief related to Hurricane Katrina.

The city of Newnan has announced Cynthia Gill-Wall of Newnan as the new director for the Keep Newnan Beautiful Commission, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. The Commission completed its certification program on February 28 with a ceremony at the City Council meeting.

When Tracey Flandermeyer heard about the school system’s redistricting plan, she thought her children’s overcrowded conditions would be solved at Peachtree City Elementary School.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon said Monday that the city isn’t about to open up the floodgates and seek to extend its sewer service beyond the city limits.

Fayette County Sheriff’s Drug Task Force members seize the remnants of a methamphetamine lab late Friday night at a vacant house on Sims Road near Dogwood Trail after the owner found that the house had been entered.

During last week’s Fayette County Commission meeting, Chairman Greg Dunn said he was “stunned” to learn that Peachtree City was considering providing sewer service to a development in unincorporated Fayette County.

Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council will consider significant changes to its “big box” ordinance in an effort to keep more massive retail stores from coming to town.

U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland explained to the Fayetteville Rotary Club Monday why he voted against a bill that provides $52 billion in relief related to Hurricane Katrina.

A group of homeowners in the Brechin Park subdivision just south of Peachtree City is concerned with the design of the road widening project for Ga. Highway 74 South.

Pitcher Tyler Betsill helps lead the Sandy Creek Patriots to a 9-7 win over Fayette County in the season opener on Monday.

Fayetteville Council members March 2 will hear a request from the non-profit Fayette County Council on Domestic Violence, Inc. for a $7,500 donation to assist in the provision of services to local victims of domestic violence and abuse.

Peachtree City volunteer firefighters may get a small financial incentive to respond to incidents on a trial basis, if the proposal is approved by the City Council at its regular meeting Thursday night.

A forum for Fayette County Post One Commissioners candidates is set for March 12. The forum is sponsored by the NAACP branch in Fayette County and will be moderated by branch president Rev.

Two candidates will be in Fayette County this Saturday to share campaign highlights, answer questions and share their goals if elected to office. Senator Casey Cagle, candidate for Lieutenant Governor, and Senator Brian Kemp, candidate for State Agriculture Commissioner will speak to visitors and members at the Fayette County Republican First Saturday Breakfast meeting.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

J.C. Booth Middle School Reading teachers last month recognized 437 students who have read 14 books or more over the current school year.