Andre Allen, a student at Flat Rock Middle School, is the Fayette County winner in the fourth annual water conservation and preservation essay contest, sponsored by the Clean Water Campaign and the Water Use It Wisely Campaign. Allen, a sixth-grader, received a $25 cash prize. Allen was presented with an award Dec. 12 by Tyrone Mayor Sheryl Lee.

Man faces drug, computer porn charges

A 34-year-old Marietta man arrested Wednesday in a Peachtree City Internet Task Force operation was hit with a $110,000 bond at his first appearance hearing in Fayette County Magistrate Court Thursday.

Jared Stauffer, 4, of Peachtree City, tried to decide if he wanted to climb on the fountain in front of City Hall Wednesday afternoon.

15-year-olds won’t be tried as adults, DA says

Four Peachtree City teens will remain in jail for the time being on charges they conspired to rob another kid at gunpoint on the cart path near Blue Smoke Park Thursday afternoon.

The Father Time Invitational Road Race got a big-time commitment on Tuesday afternoon when Sammy Nyamongo, a native Kenyan and the assistant cross-country coach at Augusta State University, announced that he would be running in the inaugural New Year’s Eve 4K in Brooks.

Logsdon got $2K from state senator

Given the results by which Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown was defeated at the polls, it should be no surprise that in the month leading up to the runoff election, challenger Harold Logsdon far outpaced him in the campaign finance department, too.

Goal to use less chemicals by improving turfgrass

Peachtree City officials are developing a program to improve pest and weed management of sports fields to help reduce the amount of chemicals used for control measures.

Peachtree City's amphitheater, commonly referred to now as "The Fred," is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and officials are on the cusp of announcing the acts that will be in the annual summer concert series.

For the next month, Eighth District Congressman Rep. Lynn Westmoreland will try to juggle the duties of a new homeowner and a Congressman.

Madras Middle School Assistant Principal Jim Allen receives congratulations at the Dec.

When Senoia’s new council and mayor meet in January, one of the issues facing them in the short term will be the question of an historic overlay district.

Winter is the time for crisp air, crackling fires and, family gatherings. It is also the busy season for firefighters, the Sheriff’s Department and other public safety workers.

Four Peachtree City teens have been arrested for armed robbery after they executed a plan to rob another kid at gunpoint on the cart path near Blue Smoke Park Thursday afternoon.

If you’ve seen one “Rockin’ New Year’s Eve,” you’ve seen them all, but have you ever seen scores of runners run a race that starts in the old year and finishes in the new year?

Time Magazine has called them Fruit Tattoos and stated that they are one of the Best Inventions of 2005.

Before he resigned last month, the Georgia Public Defender Standards Council was preparing to fire Arthur English IV, Fayette’s chief public defender, on several charges that he used his office for personal gain, according to public records reviewed by The Citizen.

Organizers are very close to opening up Fayette County’s first free medical clinic, which will provide basic medical care to local uninsured residents.

They are a determined group that is committed to solving a continuing problem. It is a problem that transcends academic accomplishment, income level, gender or race. The problem is the growing use of methamphetamine in Fayette County. And the members of the Fayette Meth Task Force say they intend to be a part of the solution.

Dr. Shelly Lakly, the daughter-in-law of Fayette state Representative Dan Lakly, is the vice president of education and conservation at Zoo Atlanta and her goal at the zoo is to create events for children and their families that stress the importance of conservation and empathy towards animals.

Candles are being blamed for three fires in Fayette County over the past two weeks, one of which completely destroyed a home at Marnelle Mobile Home Park on Ga. Highway 54 West between Fayetteville and Peachtree City.

Before Sara Harp Minter Elementary School students enjoyed a Christmas-themed concert from their chorus, Principal Kathy Corley made a presentation about the school’s fundraising efforts to help the relief effort for Hurricane Katrina.

The Fayette County School System’s CARE (Children at Risk in Education) Program has published its first cookbook to help raise money for less fortunate students and their families.

If ever there was a time to be more careful and alert when on the road, this is it, according to local police agencies.

Scores just released from the Fall 2005 writing portion of the Georgia High School Graduation Test show that Fayette’s 11th graders have mastered strong writing skills.

A workshop on transition to postsecondary options for students with disabilities will be held in the media center of McIntosh High School Feb. 7 from 7-9 p.m.

The Holiday Inn Hotel & Suites Peachtree City was recently awarded the prestigious Quality Excellence Award at the annual Holiday Inn conference in Las Vegas. This award is given to hotels that consistently score in the top 5 percent in the brand, and have maintained the highest standards in product quality, hotel operation and customer satisfaction.

Kim Frederking has been named southern region outreach director for The Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, one of Metro Atlanta’s largest philanthropic institutions. The Community Foundation (TCF) makes contributions to hundreds of charitable organizations throughout a 23-county area. Frederking will be responsible for building relationships with donors (philanthropists), financial advisors, and nonprofits in Clayton, Fayette, Spalding, Carroll, Coweta and Douglas counties.

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs Commissioner Mike Beatty called on Georgia families to make post-Christmas disposal plans for their Christmas trees by participating in the state’s 16th annual “Bring One For The Chipper” recycling program.

Effective Jan. 1, individuals, who purchase a motor vehicle outside Georgia from a business and desire to title and register the vehicle in Georgia must pay the sales taxes due or show proof that the applicable sales and use tax has been paid on the vehicle before a Georgia title and license plate will be issued.

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