It was a celebration for the ages December 1 as thousands visited Senoia for the annual Light Up Senoia festivities.

The Coweta County Board of Education office at 237 Jackson Street in Newnan will stay open until 7 p.m. on December 11 and 13, to help parents file affidavits of residency before the end of the first semester.

The Georgia Court of Appeals is sending a Coweta County ordinance back to the drawing board.

On Tuesday, the court sided with Georgia Carry.org in its case against the county.

This weekend kicks off the Christmas season in several towns, including Senoia.

Statewide program helps foster current and potential small businesses

Coweta County has been named one of the state’s newest “Entrepreneur Friendly” communities. The designation indicates the community has worked to develop an environment that is welcoming to small business and entrepreneurs.

A proposal to redevelop Crook’s Tire Center was tabled by the Senoia City Council last week so council could get a look at the elevations for the rear of the property, where a setback variance was requested.

Coweta County Schools showed the spirit of the season by raising more than ever before for the annual Coweta County Can-A-Thon.

Crime just does not pay. That fact of life was brought home only too clearly in recent days as Senoia Police made five arrests in two incidents only 10 days apart.

Nearly every time Chief Warrant Officer Michael Pruitt flies his Apache in Iraq, his brother, Capt. Joseph Pruitt, knows exactly what's happening to him, good or bad.

A Newnan man has pled guilty to transporting hazardous waste without proper documentation, in violation of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.

Peachtree City may soon allow Segways to be operated on the city’s cart path system after all.

The two-wheeled scooter was turned down by council in April, but the city is reconsidering the matter in light of a presentation from company representatives last week. Several council members indicated they wanted to see an age limit on the operation of the Segway similar to the age limit the city currently has for golf cart operation.

City soon to have water shut-off power for water ban violators

The location of the city’s new library is still up in the air, but there has been progress, it was reported at Thursday night’s City Council meeting.

The Coweta County Board of Education recognized 33 middle and high school students chorus students at their November Board meeting who had passed the first audition for Georgia’s All-State Choir.

The last major hurdle of the Lower Fayetteville Road improvement project is almost complete. The lanes of Lower Fayetteville shifted south, near the original location, over Sullivan creek near the Sullivan Road intersection November 19.

Residents and visitors who want an early start on the holiday season should head to Senoia this weekend.

Merchants are staging an open house in downtown Senoia from 1-5 p.m. Sunday and one of the highlights of the events will be an appearance from the world-famous Clydesdale horses.

A new development planned near Interstate 85 could dramatically alter the landscape in eastern Coweta County.

Two Atlanta-based firms,Diplomat Companies and Kennedy Capital Group, LLC, announced this week they have entered into a joint venture partnership to build a one million square foot, $150 million multi-use development on a 125-acre tract in Coweta County.

For the second time in two weeks, Northgate Vikings lady athletes took a ‘Walk of Champions’ around the Northgate campus to bask in the glory of a state championship.

Piedmont Healthcare this week signed a purchase agreement to acquire property for the new Piedmont Newnan Hospital. The agreement included two pieces of property located on Poplar Road at the I-85 overpass. With 95 acres on the west and 114 acres on east, the two parcels of land are split by the Interstate.

It was only a short wait Tuesday night before Senoia and Sharpsburg residents knew who would be their elected officials in the new year. Senoia Mayor Robert Belisle easily captured a second term and proclaimed the vote count as an affirmation that the city was headed in the right direction. Shortly after 7:45 p.m., poll workers taped the results to the door of the East Coweta Senior Center, where voters cast their ballots in the city's one precinct.

82 students at Newnan, Northgate and East Coweta High Schools have earned the designation of AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program exams.

Brown’s Pools & Spas, a full service pool company, recently celebrated their new location with a Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at 3285 Ga.

Canongate Golf Clubs would like to announce Ladies Demo Day, to be held this Saturday, November 10, from 1-4 p.m. at Canongate I Golf Club in Sharpsburg. This unique event will feature the top of the line in ladies golf equipment and apparel. The latest equipment from Nike, Taylor-Made, Mizuno, Titleist, Cobra, Callaway, Adams Golf and U.S. Kids will be available to test along with a presentation of the hottest fashions from Nike, FootJoy, Adidas and Cutter & Buck.

By next week, Senoia officials should have a better idea about where the city’s new library will be located.

During Monday night’s City Council meeting, city administrator Richard Ferry told city officials that four alternative sites had been identified for the building. The sites are a vacant lot next to City Hall on Main Street, a site near the city’s ballfields off Howard Road, a site near the city’s near park at the intersection of Ga. Highway 16 and Pylant Street and near the railroad bridge on Rockaway Road.

Operation Homefront-Georgia announces plans for a spectacular car and bike show this Veterans Day weekend. The event, Operation Then and Now will feature hundreds of antique and collector cars, bikes, motorcycles, military vehicles and military reenactors from around the southeastern United States. Proceeds to benefit Georgia military families dealing with financial crisis, deployment and injury.

Under a gorgeous October sky, proponents of free speech and the First Amendment took to the streets surrounding Newnan’s historic courthouse to show their support.

The Senoia Optimist Club met at the Catfish Hollow restaurant on October 18th for its bi-monthly club meeting. The club welcomed as its special guest Coweta County Sheriff Mike Yeager.

The Coweta County School System moved a step closer Tuesday night to moving forward on the construction of a new elementary school.

Residents in eastern Coweta’s municipalities head to the polls Tuesday to decide five races in two cities.

In Sharpsburg, voters will decide between Connie Turner and Larry Hyde for the Council Post 1 position and incumbent Standly Parten and Gordy Anderson in the Post 2 race. In Post 3, former Mayor Wendell Staley faces off against Polly Garlington.

If you’re eagerly awaiting the opening of Senoia’s new library, keep on waiting.

Last week’s meeting between Senoia and Coweta County did little to firm up a construction date for the city’s new library that was slated to open at the end of this year.

Katelyn and Kelly Walton of Senoia show a pumpkin grown in Fayetteville by their uncle Scott Power. Photo/Special.