An early workshop meeting set for Saturday by the Coweta County Commission has been cancelled, but the county still plans to discuss the issues.

The Coweta County Nonprofit Coalition, made up of representatives from nonprofit and governmental agencies providing services in Coweta County met January 22 at the Newnan Coweta Habitat for Humanity ReStore, located at 1082 Highway 16 E.

The latest twist on Senoia’s effort to build a new library this week turned out to be a pleasant one.

City officials learned that $1.2 million has been earmarked by Gov. Sonny Perdue in his bond package to help improve educational opportunities in the state.

It is time to plan summer vacations, activities for the children and 4-H Summer Camp. Every year thousands of youth attend 4-H Summer Camp throughout Georgia. Coweta County 4-H, as a part of the Georgia 4-H Program, is offering camping opportunities at Rock Eagle 4-H Center for current fifth and sixth graders. This year Coweta County 4-H will be camping at Rock Eagle for Cloverleaf 4-H Summer Camp from June 23 – June 27.

February 3-9, 2008 is Burn Awareness Week, and the Newnan Fire Department has joined in the efforts with Shriners Hospitals for Children in using this week to kick-off a year-long campaign designed to help prevent gasoline burn injuries. Kids ages 13 and older are in the highest at risk group for gasoline and other flammable substances.

Coweta County School system spokesperson Dean Jackson confirmed this week that the system is down to missing just under 100 residency affidavits for its students.

No legal papers have been served to Coweta County over the issue of the County Commission chairman...yet.

Public Information Officer Patricia Palmer confirmed this week the dispute between Commissioner Leigh Schlumper and the rest of the County Commission remains at a standstill after nearly three weeks of debate and discussion.

In 2006 alone 1,400 dogs, puppies, cats and kittens were euthanized at the Coweta County Animal Control Facility.

Euthanasia occurs there up to three times a week if they run out of room for these homeless pets.

For the past few years, Senoia’s Downtown Development Authority has staged several events that have drawn thousands to the historic city. From Memorial Day to the city’s Light Up Senoia Christmas festival, the city has received positive grades and has embarked on an ambitious make-over of the city.

If you thought your property tax bill was bad, just be glad you didn’t have to pony up Georgia Power’s tax bill. The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recognized Coweta’s top 20 property tax payers, while honoring all of the county’s industries, businesses and utilities for their significant contributions to the property tax base. Public 2006 property tax records from the Coweta County Tax Commissioner’s office were examined to determine the top contributors.

Senoia’s newest subdivision got its final plat approval from the Senoia Planning Commission Tuesday night.

From left, Jamia Blackmon, daughter of new Habitat for Humanity homeowner Lyshon Ferrell, Leslie Merriman, Habitat executive director, Lyshon Ferrell, Bill Wood, president, Habitat Board of Directors and Deborah Kalish, Habitat Board Secretary and closing attorney celebrate another new homeowner in Coweta County. Photo/Special.

Senoia City Clerk Debby Volk swears in Councilmen Keith Harrison and Larry Owens to their new term during Monday night’s City Council meeting. Photo/John Thompson.

Last week’s re-election of Tim Higgins as Coweat County Commission chairman has one commissioner extremely miffed.Re: Commissioner Leigh Schlumper.

Interchange Justification Report approved by Feds

Coweta County officials received notification late Tuesday (January 8) that the proposed I-85 interchange at Poplar Road has cleared another hurdle. The interchange has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration division of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

After nearly three months of discussions and negotiations, Crook’s Tire Center in Senoia finally got a thumbs up from the Senoia City Council Monday night.

General Daniel Newnan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, members Karol Vella (left); Mary Effie Bridges (center), 2007 Americana Quilt Mistress; and Brenda Jessel, Past Regent, enjoy being wrapped up with Vella in her newly won quilt at the annual Christmas Tea. Photo/Special.

Audrey Terrell, left, receives a house-warming Bible at her Habitat home closing Dec. 27, from Leslie Merriman, executive director of Habitat. Photo/Special.

Pathway Communities plan for a new mega-community in eastern Coweta County could be resurrected nearly a year after the proposal was shelved in Sharpsburg.

The dirt has barely been turned yet already there’s a lawsuit in the works over the Fischer Crossing shopping center off Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road in Coweta County, a minute’s drive from Peachtree City.

The future of eastern Coweta County could have been determined by a vote of the Coweta County Commission in April.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital employee Betsy Jackson, has been awarded the 2007 Metro Atlanta Heart Walk Lifestyle Change Award from the American Heart Association. Jackson,who is director of risk management at Piedmont Newnan Hospital, was nominated for the award by Ginny Lyles, vice president of human resources.

The Coweta County School System should be extremely busy Jan. 3.

Since nearly 1,000 students missed Tuesday’s deadline of filing a residency affidavit, the first day of school promises to be extremely busy for front office workers at the county’s schools.

As Coweta County continues to grow, does the county need larger or different kinds of meeting space to accommodate that growth? And if so, what kind(s) of space would best suit the county’s needs? These are the questions to be explored by a new ad hoc meeting space committee of the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce, which is forming now to help the county as it plans for growth.

Preparation for construction activity is continuing for the Lake McIntosh reservoir that will be located along Line Creek between Fayette and Coweta counties.

Residents and visitors have stopped by the Justice Center in Newnan to view the poinsettia tree.

Could Senoia soon be the scene of Coweta County’s first pet parade?

On Tuesday night, the city’s Downtown Development Authority discussed possibilities of staging another big event in the city. Currently, the city holds a Memorial Day celebration, a car show on Labor Day and Light Up Senoia to kick off the holiday season.

Arnall Middle School Principal Rick Waggoner has been honored as the Outstanding Middle School Educator of the Year for 2007 by the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL).

Waggoner, a 36-year educator, has served as Arnall’s principal since 2005. He was chosen by his peers in GAEL’s Georgia Association of Middle School Principals for the state-wide honor. He was honored at this year’s GAEL conference in Savannah and at a recent Georgia state Board of Education meeting.

A special 8-week program entitled “Divorce and Beyond” will be offered at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Newnan beginning Jan. 28 and running through Feb. 26. Participants will meet Tuesday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. in the parish’s new facility Education Wing, room 105.

Newnan and Coweta residents are invited to a special Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along concert Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal