Dana Ballou is the new principal of Northside Elementary School, beginning immediately, and retiring East Coweta High School Principal Kirk Stallings will be succeeded next year by East Coweta Middle School Principal Derek Pitts.

Arbor Springs Elementary School’s newsroom will soon have new equipment to work with, thanks to electronics retailer Best Buy.

Scouting for Food is a family event for Jerry Millar and his family, including Jimmy Hill and brother Johnny Hill.

After more than three months of debate, the Senoia City Council has decided on a site for its new library.

By a 4-1 vote, the council decided to place the building in the city’s Seavy Street park. The other option, supported by City Councilman Larry Owens, would have placed the library downtown next to City Hall.

A new water tower is under construction in Senoia’s Heritage Pointe subdivision.

The timeframe for this year’s Legislature will not be conducive to Senoia changing the terms for its elected leaders.

The Coweta County Board of Education is expected to name two new principals next week during its board meeting.

School system spokesperson Dean Jackson said Superintendent of Education Blake Bass is meeting with the school councils at Northside Elementary and East Coweta High early next week to discuss possible candidates.

The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts on Lower Fayetteville Road will hold a public opening of the artwork of international artist Bruno Zupan this Sunday at 2 p.m.

Current contract canned after dispute with county officials

State officials have pledged emergency assistance for the Peachtree City Library, if necessary, for this summer when the countywide contract with the Flint River Regional Library System expires.

According to Peachtree City Police, James M. Lourim went a little too far with his home-grown business.

Lourim used a bedroom closet to grow a significant amount of marijuana plants at his home in the Sandown Creek subdivision, said Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray.

Police: Sharpsburg couple could face numerous charges

More and more victims are turning up as the investigation into financial identity fraud continues on a Sharpsburg couple that used information pilfered from the Best Buy store in Peachtree City, police said.

Folks in Fayetteville, Tyrone and Senoia will be seeing a big boost for certain downtown projects thanks to some considerable state assistance.

Critics say a bill under consideration in the Georgia legislature could have drastic effects locally by making it cost-prohibitive to enforce zoning restrictions such as setbacks, buffers and tree preservation ordinances.

Peachtree City residents wanting more information about the widening of Ga. Highway 74 South can attend an open house hosted by the Georgia Department of Transportation on Thursday, Feb. 2.

Coweta County’s coffers could be nearly $127 million richer over the next six years if voters in March decide to approve the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax extension.

“It’s been a long process, but hopefully we won’t have to do this again for a while.”

The words of Coweta County Schools spokesperson Dean Jackson sum up the attitude of many Coweta parents as the massive redistricting effort of the schools ended this week.

How many police officers should the city of Senoia employ?

That’s one of the questions the city hopes to learn from a comprehensive assessment of its police department. At a called meeting last Friday, the City Council agreed its time to get an overview of one of the busiest departments in the fast-growing city.

When all is said and done, more than 2,500 students will be changing schools next fall.

The Coweta County Board of Education unanimously approved new boundary maps Tuesday for nearly all the county’s elementary and middle school students. But the board did decide a week to set boundaries for Ruth Hill, Western, Thomas Crossroads and Willis Road elementary schools after hearing more information from parents in the school districts.

Empty-nesters and active seniors will now have a place to call home in Senoia.

It had the feeling of an old-fashioned church revival.

Senoia’s new library will either be downtown or in the city’s park.

That was the verdict rendered Monday night during the City Council meeting as city administrator Richard Ferry outlined the city’s options.

The Sharpsburg Baptist Church will be honoring its minister, the Rev. Dr. Watson E. Mills, on his 25-year tenure with the church.

The Coweta County School System’s overhaul of the school attendance lines could be approved as early as next Tuesday’s board meeting.

Senoia is starting 2006 just like it finished 2005 — growing like a weed.

The City Council Monday night will consider a rezoning and variance request by Bob Adams Homes to build 193 homes on 214 acres on Seavy Street.

Where will Senoia’s new library be located?

That’s one of the major issues the new mayor and City Council will have to decide as the city gets back to work after the holidays.

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.

Senoia’s quest for a new library site hit another stumbling block Tuesday night.

The City Council rejected a motion to place the facility in the city’s park on Seavy Street. The park location has drawn the ire of the local Boy Scout troop that uses a building in the park. The Scouts maintain they have a 99-year lease with the city to use the building, but a copy of the lease cannot be located.