The annual "Blessing of Animals" will be observed at Saint Mary Magdalene Catholic Church on Wednesday, Oct. 4, the feast day of St. Francis of Assisi.

Jackson Berkey and Friends are appearing next Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Centre for Performing Arts in Newnan.

Tickets are $12 adults, $10 students and senior citizens 55 and up are available at The Centre from 8 a.m-4 p.m.

Airport Authority involved to improve safety at Falcon Field

The real estate transactions that will provide land needed for the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County have not yet been completely finalized, officials said Thursday.

If you’re curious about what’s in store for west Fayette and Coweta counties transportation-wise, plan on attending a special event at Shannon Mall’s Community Room Oct. 3 from 6-8 p.m.

F-16 team, Bulldog Airshows highlight lineup

The Great Georgia Airshow, scheduled for October 14-15, always brings out of town guests to Peachtree City’s Falcon Field.

Among the participants at the Sharpsburg Old Towne Festival were Andrew Parten, 7, who enjoyed going through a fire truck.

If you like cars, music, great food, and fun, visit historic downtown Senoia tomorrow from 3-8 p.m. for the second annual "Cruisin' to the Oldies" Antique Car Show. Wesley Culpepper of WC Sounds will spin the oldies while The Car Guys, Scott Sargeant and Charlie Filkins, entertain and emcee.

East Coweta’s white-hot growth continued this week as the Coweta County Commission approved a major shopping center at the intersection of Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road.

During a rare Saturday morning meeting, the Coweta County Commission went to school on the county’s proposed new zoning classifications.

PTC teen died after incident at early-morning party

A Sharpsburg teen has been indicted for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the shooting death of a Peachtree City teen at a party July 20.

TDK deal nearly clinched

Nearby Coweta development would add 22,000 cars a day to Hwy. 74 corridor

Permits granted for Lake McIntosh on Line Creek

Fayette County officials have received all necessary permits to build the Lake McIntosh reservoir along Line Creek in Peachtree City, County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn said Tuesday night.

Insurance and Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine and Coweta County Sheriff Michael S. Yeager said a suspect has been arrested and charged with one count of first- degree arson in a Nov. 2004 fire that damaged a house under construction in Coweta County.

Fayette County law and school officials showed Wednesday just how serious they are about weeding out illegal students in the school system.

A man shot and killed by police in Cobb County Tuesday is likely the same person who committed two armed robberies in Peachtree City last month, police said.

A legal dispute over an agreement providing access from Falcon Field to a privately-owned adjacent parcel is heading back to court thanks to a ruling from the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Norman “Zeke” Paschall remembers coming to visit Peachtree City in 1961 when there were only a few houses and a frozen foods plant.

Allows planes to fly through bad weather instead of landing elsewhere

The Peachtree City Airport Authority has received a state grant to install a precision approach system at Falcon Field.

The Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority will discuss its proposed 2007 budget at its regular meeting Monday night.

A convenience store in north Fayette was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Coleman’s, located on Ga. Highway 92 North, was targeted by a black male driving a red Chevy Blazer, said Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.

McIntosh’s Nick Popeill goes in for a sack of Sandy Creek’s quarterback Jake Turing in the Chiefs 28-0 loss last Friday.

Commuters on Interstate 85 in Coweta County will soon be experiencing delays as a massive widening project begins by the end of the year.

Senoia taxpayers will see a slight increase in this year’s property tax bill.

This week, the Senoia City Council set the city’s millage rate at 6.1 mills, up from last year’s rate of 5.9.

If your property was reassessed this year, you’ll notice a change in your school tax.

The Coweta County Board of Education voted last week to set the 2006 ad valorem millage rate at 18.59 mills.

Online, mail best options to avoid line

City officials are worried that many residents haven’t yet taken the time to register their golf carts with the new numbered decals.

Fayette County school officials jubilantly released the school system’s Scholastic Aptitude Test scores Tuesday.

Fayette’s district-wide score of 1555 was third in the state for districts that had more than one high school. Only Cherokee County with a score of 1565, and Fulton with a 1580 scores surpassed Fayette.

Facility to upgrade circulation software

The Peachtree City Library will be closed Saturday through Monday as the library’s circulation system is upgraded, according to Librarian M.T. Allen.

Local runners and walkers are invited to participate in a 5K run/1 mile walk to benefit Promise Place, an organization that assists victims of domestic violence.

Former Coweta County Commissioner Vernon “Mutt” Hunter has always been a proponent of having good things happen for the eastern side of Coweta County.

For the first time in years, it will be a quiet election year in Senoia.

When qualifying had ended Wednesday afternoon, only two candidates had qualified for the two seats up for election this year.