Question hangs: is council required to approve light?

A proposal to add a fifth traffic light on Ga. Highway 54 West between Ga. Highway 74 and the Peachtree City limits will at least sit on the shelf a little longer.

On Thursday morning, December 18, between midnight and 8:00 a.m. several residential mailboxes in the Planterra Ridge Subdivision were damaged, according to Peachtree City Police. It appeared that the mailboxes were possibly struck with a blue metal baseball bat. During the same time frame, numerous tires of vehicles parked on the streets were punctured, officers said. 

Corporal James “Jay” Hughes, was honored as the 2008 Peachtree City Rotary Club Officer of the Year, Saturday evening at a festive banquet. Each year the Rotary Club of Peachtree City selects an outstanding officer for this distiguished award. Corporal Hughes was selected for this award because he has proven himself a positive role model for others to follow.

Proposal would ban 17 and under from using phone while driving

A proposed law that would ban teens under 18 from using their cellphones while driving will be the topic of a special meeting of the Youth Council Serving Fayette County Monday, Jan. 5. at 7 p.m. at City Hall in Peachtree City.

A proposal could make its way through the Georgia Legislature this coming session which would allow Georgia cities and counties to hire private firms to handle their tax collection in lieu of the state Department of Revenue.

A one-car accident at approximately 11:30 a.m. occurred when a woman possibly hit the wrong pedal and drove through the front entrance of Huntington Learning Center on Ga. Highway 54 in Peachtree City.

Facing several questions about the potential addition of another stoplight on Ga. Highway 54 West, the Peachtree City Council postponed a vote on the issue tonight.

They are perhaps the most famous horses in the world. And they made an appearance in Senoia again this year. A few thousand people turned out Dec. 13 to welcome the Clydesdales to Coweta County’s hot spot for family entertainment. The event was a great opportunity for kids to get up close and personal with the equine icons.

The only thing left to do is start the new term. Coweta County commissioners sworn in Dec. 16 by Probate Judge Mary Cranford include (from left) new District 5 Commissioner Alphonzo Smith, returning District 1 Commissioner Paul Poole and new District 4 Commissioner Rodney Brooks.

The far-reaching recession encompassing the nation and metro Atlanta has hit a little closer to home. Officials with Piedmont Newnan Hospital have announced a delay in the beginning of construction of the $194 million Poplar Road facility.

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.

Vandals hit the Planterra Ridge subdivision in Peachtree City overnight, police reported.

Several mailboxes were damaged and a number of vehicles parked on the street had punctured tires, police said. The incidents occurred sometime between midnight and 8 a.m.

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.

Debbie Anderson of Peachtree City reports she was so impressed with the brightness of the full moon that she photographed it around 6 a.m. Dec. 12 as it was setting across Lake Peachtree. She used a Nikon D300 with a Nikkor 85mm/f1.4 lens. Turns out the moon was at its brightest and closest to earth in its full phase since 1993. Photo/Debbie Anderson.

Yet another traffic light may be coming soon to the traffic-choked commute on Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City, and the City Council’s hands apparently are tied from trying to stop it.

A Peachtree City man has been charged with 16 counts of fiduciary theft for writing $29,000 in checks from his homeowner’s association to himself and two of his companies.

Yet another traffic light may be coming soon to the traffic-choked commute on Ga. Highway 54 West on Peachtree City, and the City Council’s hands apparently are tied from trying to stop it.

The Peachtree City Police Department is preparing to assign one of its officers to the Drug Task Force operated by the Fayette County Sheriff's Department.

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.

Peachtree City Police are looking for a man who attempted to steal a flat-screen television and an Xbox 360 Wednesday from the Kedron Kroger grocery store. A flat-screen television was stolen three days earlier at the same store in a similar incident.

For the third year in a row, a Peachtree City man’s holiday labor of love has turned into a light and sound extravaganza ... and all on the exterior of his Peachtree City home.

Class aimed at curbing illegal activity at rental properties

The Peachtree City Developmental Services Division will present a landlord training seminar on Friday, January 30, 2009, from 1 – 4:30 p.m. at City Hall.

North American Airlines, a subsidiary of Global Aero Logistics Inc in Peachtree City is gearing up for the college football bowl 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.