The Coweta County Health Dept. has received a limited number of doses of nasal spray vaccine for the H1N1 flu to be administered only to healthy young children ages 2-4. Walk-ins are welcome but parents are asked to call before they come to the office.

The Georgia Department of Education (DOE) Oct. 1 announced that all 27 Coweta County Schools met the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act by achieving 2008-2009 Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements.

Three new employees of TSG-USA, Inc., Peachtree City, recently spent two afternoons volunteering at the Newnan Coweta Habitat for Humanity ReStore.
 
Kohei Fukuda, a mechanical design engineer; Kazuha Shoji, a software programmer; and Makoto Yamada, a design engineer, will work at TSG-USA’s facility in Japan, but came to the United States for two weeks of employee orientation. 

Newnan Police are still looking for the person or persons responsible for the Sept. 21 attack of a 90 year-old Newnan woman in her home on Pinson Street. Police are asking for the public’s help in locating the attacker.

Sitting at a table in the Redneck Gourmet in downtown Senoia, it was difficult for Scott Tigchelaar to contain his excitement. The animation in his voice and on his face was a dead give-away that something important was about to happen. And it did. Southern Living Magazine has named the 3.5-story brownstone to be built on the site of the Gin Property development as its Idea House for 2010.

The day finally arrived. The groundbreaking ceremony for the nearly 3,000-acre Chattahoochee Bend State Park, the newest entry in Georgia’s state park system, was held Sept. 29. The pristine site in western Coweta borders the Chattahoochee River.

The unemployment situation in Coweta is beginning to look a bit better. Rates in August decreased significantly in Newnan and across the county, dropping nearly three-quarters of a percent.

The Carnegie is presenting a ‘Brown Bag’ event which will take place on October 16th starting at noon. The public is invited to bring their lunch and enjoy a presentation by historical author Billy Kennedy.

Help the Coweta County Fire Department kick off Fire Safety Week and support the Coweta Employee Relay for Life team’s 2nd annual yard sale, Saturday, October 3 from 8 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the Hobby Lobby parking lot (the former Belk’s).

There is a little statement that most people remember from childhood. It says “Be Prepared.” And while short and simple, it is also to the point, especially today. Being prepared for any kind of emergency or disaster, often referred to as an All Hazards approach, is really only a matter of common sense. In nearly every type of emergency, sustainability and survivability always favors those who are prepared.

A host of officers from nine law enforcement agencies converged on Senoia Sept. 24 to participate in a night time road safety check. The operation netted five arrests and 17 citations.

At its September 17 meeting, the Senoia Optimist Club welcomed officers Michael Resmondo of the Senoia Police Department and Mike Kinsey of the Coweta County Sheriff’s Department as the civic club observed “Respect for Law”. 

Coweta dodges a bullet but not everyone was spared

“We dodged a bullet and that’s a good thing.” That was the assessment of Coweta County Emergency Management Director Jay Jones on the heavy rainfall amounts that plagued Coweta for nearly a week. And though the type of flooding in north metro Atlanta avoided nearly all of Coweta there were some near the Chattahoochee River that were dramatically affected by flood waters.

Newnan Police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating the person or person responsible for the attack and beating of an elderly woman Monday.

Council follows committee recommendation

An ethics complaint lodged against Senoia City Councilman Jeff Fisher was formally dismissed by the City Council Monday night.

The Senoia Downtown Development Authority and the city have struck a deal to have volunteers staff the city’s welcome center on a part-time basis.

It was a way to say thank you for the care he was given in a time of need and to raise money for wounded warriors. Tyrone resident Matthew Sanchez organized a fundraiser Sept. 15 at the Texas Roadhouse Restaurant in Newnan to benefit the Shepherd Center and the SHARE Initiative for injured soldiers. The fundraiser was an extension of the “We Ride for Shepherd” that had Sanchez, Fayetteville resident Marina Fleming and three others traveling more than 4,200 miles across the U.S. earlier this year.

Senoia rule disallows school buses in residential district

A Senoia school bus driver has won a temporary reprieve from the City Council.

Due to the recent rains, flooding conditions have occurred in some areas of northwest Coweta County. Coweta County Road Crews and Emergency Management have been and continue to monitor the situation. 

As technology and innovation advance through the years, the types of surgeries available to us expand. Piedmont Newnan Hospital invites Newnan and surrounding area residents to a Dessert and Discussion titled “The Latest Trends in Surgical Options” led by Sharon Davis, M.D., and Brad Battaglia, M.D., on Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 6 p.m. at the Newnan Country Club.

Planning continues for the 2009 American Cancer Society’s Cattle Barons’ Ball, which will be on Nov. 7 at Dolce Atlanta-Peachtree in Peachtree City.

First time home buyers can learn timely information about home buying by attending a free Homebuyers Seminar to learn what it takes to help make the dream of home ownership a reality.

The City of Newnan kicked off its Newnan Citizen Academy, a free six week course provided to city residents, business owners, and property owners, over the age of 18, to educate and inform the citizens of Newnan about every aspect of city government in Newnan. 

The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce is hosting a follow-up Coweta Core Industries Summit for several of Coweta’s core industries. The roundtable discussions include small business, big box retail and financial service and will be held on Wednesday, September 23, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Central Educational Center.

Work on Newnan’s historic courthouse continues, with county commissioners earlier this week approving several change orders and denying two others.

The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce will feature Chris Clark, Commissioner for the Georgia Department of Natural Resources, at its upcoming Economic Engagement Series Early Bird Forum on Tuesday, Sept. 29, at 7:30 a.m. at the Central Educational Center.  The event emcee is John Thrasher.

The proposal to construct an asphalt plant on Elzie Johnson Road off Ga. Highway 154 on the property of the Vulcan Madras Quarry received the approval of the Coweta County Commission at its Sept. 15 meeting.

It is all over but the vote. Coweta County commissioners held a budget hearing Sept. 15 and are expected to approve the $59.4 million budget at the Sept. 24 meeting. The price tag represents a decrease of more than $1 million over last year.

“We’ll keep watch on the wall.” Those were the words of Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager at the Patriot Day ceremony in Newnan that marked the anniversary of the Sept. 11 tragedy that rocked America.

It is a sign of the economic times. Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the budget Sept. 15 that is set to decrease by more than $1 million over last year. Budget adoption is scheduled for Sept. 24.