Peachtree City will be getting a new restaurant next month as Sushi Tomi takes the place of the former Sushi Yoshi restaurant off Ga. Highway 74 north near Wisdom Road.

It is a venue designed to fill every culinary expectation.

The Georgia Dept. of Revenue has informed Coweta County that an additional levy of $108,173 in taxes is needed to correct property assessments the state claims are lower than the 40 percent of fair market value required by law. But the commissioners Oct. 7 decided to appeal the Dept. of Revenue Sept. 19 letter that said the county’s combined ratio was 35.94 percent. The commissioners said taxpayers should not be burdened with another tax bill unless completely necessary.

The Coweta County Commission is expected in November to consider to purchase a ladder truck for the county fire department. The item was on the Oct. 7 agenda but the board agreed to postpone discussion until next month. Fire Chief Bill Haynes recommended the purchase of a 2009 Sutphen Custom SPH-100 Aerial Platform from Williams Fire Apparatus for $1.058 million.

The Senoia City Council is expected to decide Oct.20 about a conditional use request that would allow a group home run by a religious organization on Stallings Road.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital (PNH) celebrated the first anniversary of the Rehabilitation Services, Outpatient Department with a breakfast for medical staff and outpatient rehab patients today.  Speakers included PNH CEO Michael Bass, Chief Operating Officer Nathan Nipper, Director of Rehabilitation Cynthia Finney, Outpatient Rehabilitation Coordinator Karen Barber and recently discharged outpatient rehabilitation patient Sally Taylor.

UPDATED Tuesday, Oct. 7
A Peachtree City man was charged Sunday after his two pit bulldogs escaped a fenced backyard and attacked a jogger and the jogger’s leashed dog in the area of Flat Creek Golf Club west of North Peachtree Parkway.

88-acre tract in West Village area sought by Wieland; also on tap: annexation of 35-acre ‘island’

You’re using a lot less water, so your Peachtree City sewer bill is about to go up.

If that doesn’t make sense, read on.

The right lane of Peachtree Parkway south on the northbound side will be closed starting this week to make room for a path, tunnel and stormwater improvement project.

The Music and Arts store at The Avenue in Peachtree City was robbed today, police said.

The suspect approached and followed an employee into the store from the back door and took an undisclosed amount of money, police said.

Update: Roderick Calvin Thomas was sentenced Friday morning to life without parole by Coweta County Superior Court Judge A. Quillian Baldwin in the murder of 17 year-old Heather Rhodes on March 30, 2004. Thomas was found guilty Thursday on two dozen counts related to Rhodes’ murder, the shooting of two men at a Newnan apartment and the attack on several others present.

First Baptist plans fun for all age groups at The Bridge

“The Bridge,” Peachtree City’s new community center has built a loyal following from the younger crowd, and that’s before the facility’s grand opening extravaganza this weekend.

Would add either $1.50 or $3 to average residential sewer bill

Peachtree City’s sewer authority will discuss two possible rate increase scenarios at its meeting Monday night.

Wiring stolen from lights at soccer field

The lights at the soccer field at Peachtree City’s Meade Field complex should be back up and running this weekend, officials said.

A company that produces a new style of artificial turf for sports fields is relocating its corporate headquarters to Peachtree City, it was announced this afternoon.

The Landmark War Eagles hosted the Fellowship Paladins for homecoming last Friday night and sent the large crowd away happy with a 35-0 victory. The homecoming week festivities included themed dress days for the students, a pep rally, and a special alumni dinner on the campus prior to the game. During halftime, the 2008 – 2009 Homecoming Court was presented.

The city of Senoia is in process of beginning the search for a new police chief. The search comes after the recent retirement of Police Chief Olitta Bennett. Senoia Police Officer Jason Edens has been appointed interim chief.

Senoia’s library employees are now county employees as the city rapidly moves towards ending its financial responsibility with the library.

Six Coweta County schools that were reported as having not met Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) requirements earlier this summer have been reported as having met AYP, in a revised report issued by Georgia Department of Education on Tuesday.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital has been selected as a winner of the 2008 VHA Inc. Georgia Regional Leadership Awards in the Operational Excellence category for their improvements in the operating room that increased patient care and improved patient and physician satisfaction. 

Peachtree City resident David Cree filed a complaint Monday with the Georgia State Ethics Commission, charging that state School Superintendent Kathy Cox violated state ethics statutes during an Aug. 18 visit to Minter Elementary School in Fayette County by openly lobbying for the upcoming 1 cent sales tax (ESPLOST) vote and explaining to those present in the cafeteria how a political action committee could be formed on behalf of the initiative.

When Peachtree City voters head to the polls this election season, they will be asked to consider whether the city should issue $9.95 million in bonds for “recreational facilities.”

Progress reported on 54W golf cart bridge

Peachtree City officials are still trying to convince the Georgia Department of Transportation to allow a traffic light on Ga. Highway 74 south at the city’s baseball and soccer complex.

The former president of the Booth Middle School Athletic Booster Club pled guilty in court Tuesday to taking money from the club’s treasury.

Peachtree City officials are re-tooling the “transition” plan that would provide a temporary location for Atlanta Christian College as it would build a brand-new campus on the northern end of the city.

DOT denied first request for intersection of Hwy. 54 West and Line Creek Drive

A developer wanting to build a 175,000 square foot shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 West at Planterra Way will make another overture to state officials seeking a traffic light for the development.

Fully-equipped unit given by Governor’s Office of Highway Safety

The Peachtree City Police Department won a fully-equipped police car at the recent banquet for the Governor’s Office of Highway Safety.

Towne Club, an luxury apartment complex aimed at seniors 55 and above, is about to open its doors in south Peachtree City.

A political forum will be held on Sunday, October 19th from 2-4 p.m. at The Gathering Place in Peachtree City sponsored by the Peachtree City Senior Adult Council.