Coweta commissioners maintained they had no choice last week but to follow a court order to approve a special use permit by T-Mobile to construct a 150-foot cell phone tower on Minix Road and another on Orren’s Pond Road. Commissioners heard concerns and objections by adjacent residents but voted unanimously to approve the permit.

Coweta County commissioners Dec. 11 signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Georgia Division of Public Health (DPH) District 4 to address aspects of the county’s participation to facilitate the planning, plan evaluation and future exercises relating to pandemic influenza. While not present in the United States, the H5N1 strain of influenza, commonly referred to as avian flu, has been slowly spreading among humans in Asia and Africa and has become one of the world’s most virulent killers.

It seems that some hunters are taking advantage of the situation on Chattahoochee Bend State Park property in north Coweta. And that is something Coweta commissioners believe should stop. Commissioners Dec. 16 voted to request that Georgia Dept. of Natural Resources (DNR) either eliminate hunting or limit the number of hunters and hunting days on the property.

The Optimist Club of Senoia hosted its annual Youth Appreciation Banquet on December 4, 2008 in recognition of students at East Coweta High School and Northgate High School. Senoia Optimist member David Gay was the chair of the event which was held at the Senior Citizens’ Center in Senoia.

Part-time temporary workers are being sought to help administer the U.S. Census starting next year.

Most of the positions require working evenings and weekends. Potential employees must take a test at a selected date and time.

The Christmas concert of the Centre Strings orchestra will be held at the Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County on Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. Admission is free. The repertoire will feature a variety of classical works for the Christmas season performed in a casual atmosphere. This concert will provide a great experience for the whole family and is a good way to introduce children to classical and chamber music and to celebrate the Christmas season.

Coweta County School Board Dec. 9 signed off on calendars for the next two school years. Calendars are posted on-line at www.cowetaschools.org

“I come in with a business approach. Mine is a community-based style of service. We need to be accountable to the citizens, giving the very best we can.” Those are the words of new Coweta County Fire Department Chief Johnny Teeters, who will begin work Jan. 1.

The Senoia City Council is expected Monday night to select an architectural firm to draw plans for the city’s new police headquarters.

The City of Newnan recently announced the recipients of the 2008 Service Anniversary awards. The Mayor and City Council recognized each loyal employee and awarded them a certificate, a pin, and savings bond.

The Optimist Club of Senoia sponsored its first-ever blood drive for the Senoia area on November 28.  The community drive, held at the Senoia United Methodist Church from 10:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m., had been targeted by American Red Cross officials to bring in 33 pints of life-saving blood.  The local effort exceeded this goal by bringing in a total of 38 pints. 

Have a happy, and a safe, holiday season. That is the word from Newnan Police, who recently provided a message to shoppers to take extra precautions during the holiday shopping season.

It is a different kind of work, one where lives are put at risk so that other lives might be saved. Seven Newnan firefighters who saved a life during 2008 have been honored with the Annual Life Saver Award.

It was a long time coming, but in the end Senoia City Council Dec. 1 denied the Rockaway Road annexation and rezoning request by Bogee Development, LLC that would have relocated their company headquarters to the 4 acre site that is surrounded by city limits on the east, west and south. Council members voted unanimously to deny the application.

One of Coweta County’s new businesses may not be the dime-a-dozen type, but it’s owner says it fills a need. Coweta resident and Starship CEO Kelly Rogers said the new Thomas Crossroads location that will sell “adult-oriented” and other items is expected to open in mid-January.

Let’s hope it is never needed. Coweta County commissioners Dec. 4 deferred a decision on a Memorandum of Agreement with Georgia Division of Public Health (DPH) District 4 to facilitate local and regional pandemic influenza planning, plan evaluation and the exercising of those plans.

Coweta said “yes” to Saxby Chambliss, with nearly 75 percent of voters Dec. 2 postured to keep him in Washington, as 42 percent of Coweta’s 70,758 registered voters went to the polls.

Senoia City Council made a minor change to the $2.11 million General Fund Budget that takes effect Jan. 1. Council members Dec. 1 voted unanimously to add $1,800 for historical preservation and reduce the Financial Administration portion of the budget to offset it.

Includes Rockaway Road realignment to traffic light

It should get worse before it gets better, but in the end it should be worth the wait. The project for the second phase of the widening of Ga. Highway 74 in west Fayette County is expected to be let in March and completed approximately two years later.

Police: Gunman shot another then killed himself

It appears that the murder/suicide at an east Coweta County residence last weekend stemmed from a domestic dispute. In its wake, 14 year-old Anthony Olbert was killed by his stepfather, Newnan resident Reginald Hines, who subsequently turned the gun on himself after shooting his wife’s uncle and chasing his wife Michella down the street.

Fruition can sometimes denote more than a cognitive state of attainment. In the case of Fruition Farm, the newly opened equine center sets the stage for mind to meld with matter in a pristine rural environment that inspires tranquil reflection and introspective learning.

Senoia officials are expected to add a modest budget in the city’s plans to help the city’s new historical preservation commission.

Toys And Food For Needy Children To Be Collected

 

All kinds of interesting things have happened in the history of Grantville. The latest concerns the famous Budweiser Clydesdale Horses, which were part of the plans for this year's Grantville Day festival.

The Rotary Club of Coweta-Fayette celebrates literacy by giving the Souns for Literacy program to the A. Mitchell Powell Jr.

On January 15, 2009, Coweta County will honor its next Citizen of the Year, and the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce wants your nominations by Friday, December 19. Nomination forms are available through the Chamber.

An armed Peachtree City man died Saturday evening after he was shot by Coweta County sheriff’s deputies investigating a suspicious person call on McIntosh Estates Lane, less than a mile due west of Falcon Field in Peachtree City.

Senoia Planning Commission Nov. 18 upheld the concerns of many residents present in recommending denial of a possible annexation and rezoning of 4 acres on Rockaway Road for use as the headquarters for Bogee Development, LLC. Most every seat in the council chambers was taken as residents of adjacent subdivisions came to hear the proceedings. The issue will go to the city council in December.

Housing crunch, drought affect city budget

Like just about everyone else, the City of Senoia has felt the pinch of the declining economy.

Habitat, Housing Authority join forces for grant effort

The Newnan Housing Authority and Newnan Coweta Habitat for Humanity are joining forces to apply for federal funding to purchase foreclosed homes which would in turn be sold to families at the discounted prices the homes were purchased for.

Requirement added by EPD

Senoia will have to pay an unexpected $57,344 on the new well and water tower system being installed to improve the city’s water production capacity.