More than 80 percent of security alarm calls in Fayetteville are false alarms. A measure to reduce those numbers was put on hold at the Aug. 6 City Council meeting at the request of Police Chief Steve Heaton to give the department time to amend the proposal.

Fayette County will consider conducting a study on the feasibility of implementing a stormwater utility to fund drainage improvements.

A Peachtree City man was arrested for DUI Saturday after drawing attention to himself, city police said.

A patrol officer saw Kevin M. Forkin, 41, urinating behind the Shell gas station at Ga. Highway 74 and Wisdom Road, police said.

A malfunctioning pump station along Landrum Road at Trickum Creek on Fairburn’s south side was responsible for the Aug. 5 release of nearly 128,000 gallons of raw sewage into the waterway that feeds into Line Creek. The spill was several miles from the Fayette County water intake site in south Peachtree City that was not in use at the time.

The Peachtree City Parks and Recreation Department again this year is offering an afterschool program for students at Booth Middle School.

Thursday, Aug. 13 at 7 p.m.
Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots Monthly Meeting
Peachtree City Library, 151 Willowbend, Peachtree City, GA (downstairs meeting room).

Being named Georgia’s Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL) has its perks: statewide recognition, a beautiful trophy and a brand new interactive SMART Board.

Donors needed ASAP to replenish blood supply

The American Red Cross has issued an urgent call for blood donors as blood supply throughout the Southeast has dipped to critical levels in the past week.

The bell has rung and thousands of local children are back in class, wishing they could be outside having fun. There is plenty of fun to be had after school hours though, for children and adults alike.

The agenda at Fayetteville Planning & Zoning meetings, like those in other area municipalities, has been largely dormant in past months due to the effects of the recession. But a small increase in proposed projects will heard at the Aug. 11 work session. Among those are development plans submitted by Fayette Pregnancy Resource Center.

The Fayette County Commission is expected Thursday to approve putting a one percent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot for voter consideration.

Voters will have final say over 1 percent sales tax

Peachtree City, Tyrone and Fayetteville have each approved an agreement that is expected to lead to voters considering a new 1 percent sales tax for Fayette County.

S74 annex proposal to be discussed

A proposal to annex 18 acres off Ga. Highway 74 south near Redwine Road will be discussed at Monday night’s meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

Nicholas Chandler of Fayetteville got his hands on a Peachtree City police ATV Tuesday night as part of the National Night Out crime prevention campaign. Hosted by the Peachtree City Target, Peachtree City and Tyrone police had several displays and were on hand to interact with the community about safety programs. Photo/John Munford.

Qualifying for two town council seats begins Aug. 31 and ends Sept. 4. Those interested should visit town hall on Senoia Road during the hours of 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

You or your organization are invited to nominate an individual for Tyrone’s “Citizen of the Year” for 2009. The deadline for submission is Aug. 31.

Small half-court extends into greenbelt, a PTC no-no

A resident of Peachtree City’s Centennial subdivision must remove about half of a small basketball court he built in his backyard because it encroaches into the city-owned greenbelt.

Will link homes with industrial park

Residents in south Peachtree City will soon be able to take the cart path to a portion of the city’s industrial park.

‘Adult’ subdivision shrinks by 2 homes

The Peachtree City Council has agreed to reaffirm its annexation of a 401-acre site on its northwest border abutting Tyrone.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between July 16 and Aug. 4. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

New school zones to help walkers

Peachtree City police will conduct “educational” enforcement of school safety zones for the first part of the school year, officials said.

An alleged sexual relationship between 11-year Newnan Police Officer Todd Lengsfeld and a 15 year-old female led to his arrest Tuesday by Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) agents on molestation charges and subsequently to his termination from the department for policy violations.

It will have the look of a bygone era, one that continues to embrace the increasing unique development in Senoia. The city council Aug. 3 approved the use of gas lights for the upcoming Gin Property development.

The long wait for the construction of what will become Senoia’s new $1.3 million police department/municipal court building near the ball fields on Howard Road is coming to an end. The council Monday voted to approve a $1,049,000 low bid by Triad Construction for the construction of the 8,310 square-foot building.

Fairburn Planning Commission voted Tuesday to deny the conceptual site plan from TreatMed, Inc. that would establish a biomedical waste treatment plant on 4.22 acres along Creekwood Road. The issue will go before the City Council at its Aug. 10 meeting.

Angela Brown, Teacher of the Year Coweta County 2009, was the guest speaker for the Coweta-Fayette Rotary Club.  Angela was selected as “Top Teacher” from among the Teachers of the Year from each of Coweta County’s 30 public schools.  Brown is a 5th grade teacher at Ruth Hill Elementary School in Coweta.

In partnership with the Peachtree City Police Department and the department’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), The Cathedral of Christ the King in Sharpsburg invites the community to attend a free 90 minute seminar on disaster preparedness.  The seminar will held on Sunday, Aug. 16 at 6 p.m. 

With children returning to school over the next few weeks, the Georgia State Patrol is reminding drivers to be alert when traveling in school zones and near school bus stops. Colonel Bill Hitchens, Commissioner of the Georgia Department of Public Safety, said Georgia State Troopers regularly patrol school zones as part of their normal duties and they will be keeping a close watch for school zone violations. He said troopers will also be watching for people who fail to stop for a school bus that is stopped to load or unload passengers.