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.

Due to storm damage on December 10, a small portion of Peachtree City’s golf cart path system is closed until further notice, officials said.

2 neighborhoods hit Monday; 2 others targeted in recent past

Peachtree City police are hoping the public can tip them off to the person or persons who stole mail from more than 30 mailboxes in the Hampton Green and Morallion Hills area Monday.

An undercover sting featuring an underage minor ordering alcohol Friday resulted in servers at seven Peachtree City restaurants receiving court citations, police said.

Threatened to shoot one man if he tried to leave

The owner of a Peachtree City jewelry shop was arrested last week for taking customer dissatisfaction to a new level.

$910K shortfall predicted due to economy; less spending leads to lower sales tax revenue

A plan to cut a total of $1.53 million from this year’s Peachtree City budget met with very minor changes suggested by the City Council at a workshop Tuesday night.

Changes may require more landscaping, other concessions

Peachtree City may change the way it handles requests for buildings eclipsing 35 feet tall.

City also changes policy for amphitheater operations

The Peachtree City Council approved a new $1.2 million budget for the city’s tourism association Thursday night.

Monday night the Peachtree City Planning Commission will consider changes to the city’s zoning ordinance for land designated as open space.

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.

A plan to cut $1.53 million from this year’s Peachtree City budget met with very minor changes suggested by the City Council at a workshop Tuesday night.

With local consumer spending on the skids, city takes hit in sales taxes, other collections

Reacting to reduced revenue estimates due to the downturn in the economy Peachtree City staff is suggesting cuts to departmental budgets of more than $886,000, along with a host of project cuts.

On paper, the annexation proposed by Brent Scarbrough and Company looks exactly the same as the annexation approved for the 400-acre site for another developer in May 2007 by the City Council.

If you want a say on what future roads are built and where, here’s your chance.

Fayette residents are being invited to consider the county’s transportation future, particularly for the next five years and onward, at a special meeting Tuesday, Dec. 9 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Fayette County Senior Center.

A night of partying in Peachtree City and an alleged sexual assault have led to criminal charges against a Fayette man.

Peachtree City police are seeing a rise in shoplifting, theft and fraud crimes likely tied to the holidays and the poor economy, and residents are being urged to protect themselves.

Peachtree City police are investigating a burglary that occurred at the Delta Community Credit Union sometime Sunday evening.

Sales tax, other revenues fall along with poor economy

Tuesday night the Peachtree City Council will be presented with a list of proposed budget cuts to address an anticipated $912,000 revenue shortfall this budget year due to the downturn in the economy.

Help may be on the way to soften the hard concrete vista provided by the sound buffering walls erected on the Ga. Highway 74 road widening project.

Dog will search for drugs, suspects in variety of situations

The Braelinn Kroger has historically made it a point to support law enforcement, and that effort has continued with a $500 donation that will go towards purchasing a dog for the department’s planned K-9 unit.

Council, planners to ponder tweaks to commercial zoning rules

Peachtree City’s City Council and Planning Commission will have a joint workshop Tuesday night to discuss changes to the city’s commercial and open space zoning ordinances.

The Peachtree City Fire Department will once again be a collection point for the annual Toys For Tots campaign. Fire Stations 82 located at 105 North Peachtree Parkway and Fire Station 81 on Paschal Road will both be collection points.

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.