The Newnan-Coweta Historical Society announced today that a portion of the early American West will be traveling east in April when the Society hosts the traveling exhibit “Documenting the Corps of Discovery.” This exhibit features an extraordinary collection of primary documents, interpretative resources, art, and artifacts that provide a wealth of information about the Lewis and Clark expedition.

It’s going to take the contractor a little longer — at least a month — than initially planned to complete the widening of Ga. highways 54 and 34 from Peachtree City to Sharpsburg.

This Memorial Day promises to be one for the ages in Senoia.

Last week, the City Council approved a controversial proposal to fund $7,500 for a fireworks celebration during the Memorial Day weekend.

The Coweta County School System’s transportation system received a clean bill of health, after a weeklong annual inspection by the Georgia Department of Public Safety.

State Senator Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) has announced the appropriation of over $10 million in state funding that will benefit Coweta County. The funds were approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee as part of the Fiscal Year 2007 state budget.

By 9:30 p.m. Tuesday night, Coweta County officials were breathing a lot easier.

With all the votes counted, the county’s proposal to extend the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax easily passed by a 62-38 margin. Voters approving the proposal totaled 3,049, while 1,867 voted against it. Just under 9 percent of Coweta’s 55,813 voters cast ballots in the election.

With more than 200 upset residents staring them down, the Coweta County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to exempt churches and private schools from the county’s new impact fees.

The new Coweta County Justice Center was unveiled last Sunday, complete with a ribbon cutting and the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone by the Grand Lodge of Georgia F&AM. Nearly 500 people were on hand for the event.

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.

It’s been 40 years since “real” Ivory families told us “young-looking skin runs in an Ivory Soap family” in the 1960s generations ad campaign.

Brittany Smith makes a throw in for the Lady Indians (7-1).

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.

What does the future hold for Senoia’s Downtown Development Authority?

That was one of the questions the Senoia City Council tackled Monday night during their regular meeting.

Developers for the biggest housing project underway in Senoia hit a small roadblock Monday in their quest to keep building homes.

Sharpsburg Sharpshooters Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #1729 celebrates its 10th anniversary this month.

This year’s four Coweta County STAR students and their STAR teachers have been announced, and will be honored at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce Early Bird Forum February 28.

The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County will host Andrew Dietz, author of “The Last Folk Hero: A True Story of Race and Art, Power and Profit” February 28th at 7 p.m. for a lecture and reading. This is open to the public at no charge.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Winpak Films, Inc. is expanding its current operations in Senoia.

“Winpak is a respected international company that has found great success in Georgia,” said Governor Sonny Perdue. “I am very proud that this great company has chosen to expand in Senoia.”

A Peachtree City man is recovering from a beating he received after confronting two men in a late-night altercation at the Starbucks in The Avenue shopping center three weeks ago.

For more than 100 years, a member of the Hutchinson family has sold hardware in Senoia. But come March, the familiar blue building at the corner of Main and Seavy Street will be closed.

With no fanfare and almost no public notice, the Fayette County School System is undergoing a demographic sea change.

State Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (front left) hosted 20 students from the 28th Senate District at the Capitol Feb.