Coweta County’s massive new zoning ordinances won’t be totally finished for another six months.

On Tuesday night, the County Commission voted to not implement the new village center section of the ordinance until the fall after planning director Robert Tolleson suggested his staff might need some time to get used to many of the other changes in the zoning ordinances.

The new Chick-fil-A restaurant at Peachtree City’s Kedron Village shopping center became a tent city of sorts as residents camped out to be one of the store’s first 100 customers.

Ask and you shall receive. The Tyrone Planning Commissioners Thursday night approved a request by Abundant Life Church of God to have a five-acre tract adjacent to the church rezoned OI (Office/Institutional).

Union City Council has taken what it calls the next step in revitalizing the area around Union Station and Royal 85 Business Park, both located adjacent to I-85. Council members March 20 adopted a resolution to revise the Union City Town Center Redevelopment Plan and create a Tax Allocation District (TAD) in the two designated areas. The move awaits approval by the Fulton County Commission and Fulton County Board of Education.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital announced the successful completion of Math-A-Thon at Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Tyrone.. Math-A-Thon, now in its 28th year, is an educationally based fund-raising program in which students obtain sponsors for the number of math problems completed in special workbooks provided for students in grades Pre-K-8. The program is sponsored nationally by Six Flags Theme Parks, who provide free passes to their parks for every student raising $35 or more.

“This is wrong. It is not the ideology of the American dream. We took a bite out of that dream and woke up in a nightmare.”

A March 18 incident at a residence in Fairburn where two people were injured as approximately 100 rounds were fired into the two-story house came to a quick conclusion by March 22 with seven arrests on 70 felony charges and multiple weapons confiscated.

The squeeze is on. Again. Union City residents dissatisfied with high-density residential zoning have even less to look forward to.

The Blue and the Grey were sighted in Senoia last weekend.

City admits notice not posted for impact fee confab

Peachtree City officials say they didn’t intend to keep Wednesday’s meeting of the city’s impact fee committee secret.

Defendant faked death but couldn’t escape Fayette jury 2nd time around

A jury convicted a former Peachtree City man Wednesday of molesting the 12-year-old daughter of his fiancee in March of last year.

2 defendants plead after jury selection

An Atlanta man who attempted to run over several sheriff’s deputies and crashed into an innocent bystander while fleeing an undercover drug bust in Tyrone pled guilty Tuesday to several charges in the case.

More than 100 friends, family members and law enforcement officers from around the country took part Thursday afternoon in an emotional dedication of the “David G. Wilhelm OCDETF Strike Force,” a special cooperative drug task force named after the slain U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Assistant Special Agent In Charge, based in Atlanta.

The Coweta County Board of Education recognized East Coweta High School’s Advanced Placement (AP) Teachers at their most recent board meeting.

Arnco-Sargent Elementary School students had a chance to meet veterans of the U.S. war in Iraq last week, and get a close-up look at the equipment troops use to keep them safe.

Coweta County and the city of Senoia are working on a deal that could provide the county with some leverage for sewer capacity on the southeastern portion of the county.

Completion of Coweta County’s massive comprehensive land use plan and associated ordinance revisions is in sight. The comprehensive land use plan guides development by preserving some rural character while allowing for inevitable community growth over the next 20 years. The plan is meant to be a “living” document – open to changes and updates if necessary.

Senoia’s rapid growth is causing a space crunch at City Hall.

During last Friday’s work session at the city’s park, the City Council got an overview on how the city could proceed to alleviate the situation.

Jarred Hall, a fifth grader at Peeples Elementary, drives Torti Georgia with Mark Darrow, the owner of the Jittery Joe’s in Peachtree City.

These students competed recently at the first-ever Spelling Bee hosted by the Peachtree City Recreation Department.

John Todd, left, camp commander, Sharpsburg Sharpshooter Sons of Confederate Veterans, welcomes speaker William Brockington.

Council catches flack on cop shortage issue

Peachtree City will add three new firefighters to its staff April 1, bringing the total number of personnel on duty each shift to 15.

A north Fayette man accused of trying to take a deputy’s weapon during a scuffle in August walked away from court a free man Wednesday.

A jury was unable to agree on whether Wayne Marshall Williams, 52, was guilty or not of the criminal charge, which is a felony. The jury deliberated for roughly four hours before the foreman told Superior Court Judge Paschal A. English they were unlikely to resolve the issue.

Outgoing Fire Chief Stony Lohr was honored last week with a proclamation read in his honor at a meeting of the Peachtree City Council.

Goal: protect setbacks on commercial, industrial projects

Peachtree City will now require foundation surveys for all commercial or industrial construction projects to make sure they don’t encroach into restricted setback areas.

Volunteers are still needed to help clean up golf cart paths, parks and other areas in Peachtree City as part of the city’s Great American Cleanup Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m.

Senoia residents may soon to able to purchase a Happy Meal in their own backyard.

During Tuesday night’s meeting of the Senoia Planning Commission, city administrator Richard Ferry updated the commission members on the restaurant giant’s efforts to build a combination McDonald’s and gas station in Senoia.

Does the city of Senoia look too cluttered with signs?

That’s one of the issues the City Council will discuss today at an all-day work session at the Freeman Sasser Building in the city’s park. During Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, one planning commissioner made his thoughts quite clear on the issue.

Teachers of the Year for each of Coweta County’s 29 public schools have been elected by their fellow faculty members. They will participate in the May 22 Coweta County Teacher of the Year Program, which the Board of Education presents annually with the Newnan Pilot Club.

The retail giant Wal-Mart received its latest approval Tuesday night in its efforts to open a store at Interstate 85 and Sharpsburg-McCollum Road.