The rezoning for what should be a physical landmark in Coweta and southwest metro Atlanta received approval May 13 as county commissioners signed off on what will become the eight-story Piedmont Newnan Hospital. Originally zoned RC Rural Conservation, the property is now designated O-I Office Institutional.

The city of Senoia is looking for a few good volunteers. Senoia stages the area’s largest Memorial day celebration, and during Tuesday’s meeting of the Downtown Development Authority, chairman Suzanne Helfman asked the authority members to see if they knew of anybody who would like to volunteer for the event. The city is also looking for some donated golf carts for the day to help shuttle the veterans to and from the parade area.

Carly Winstead, a 2nd grade teacher at Elm Street Elementary School in Newnan, was announced as the Coweta County 2008 Teacher of the Year Tuesday night, at the school system’s Werz Drive Central Office.

The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce is offering significant discounts on employee medical, dental and life insurance for companies with two-50 enrolled employees. Available discounts include:

The quarter-billion-dollar Fischer Crossing retail development just west of Peachtree City may be close to getting its stamp of approval from the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). That’s the final big barrier to beginning construction at this point. Coweta County has already approved the project.

A developer who wants to eclipse Peachtree City’s size requirements for shopping centers met some citizen resistance while making its case to the city’s Planning Commission Monday night.

Users of the Gathering Place will have to “pay to play” and development fees and business occupational taxes will increase if a staff recommendation is approved by the Peachtree City Council at its meeting Thursday night.

A Peachtree City woman is hopeful that someone will come forward with information leading to the person who shot and killed her kitten with an arrow last week. Her letter to the editor is on Page A5.

Fulton teen arrested hours later for crack distribution charge

Two men were arrested Friday afternoon for selling cocaine in the bathroom of the Mike and C's restaurant in Peachtree City, officials said.

A request to go over Peachtree City’s 150,000 square foot limit for shopping centers will be considered by the Planning Commission Monday night.

Youth baseball, soccer officials OK with plan

Peachtree City’s sewer authority is ready to pump specially-treated sewer water to irrigate fields at the city’s Baseball and Soccer Complex off Ga. Highway 74 south.

Four elementary schools were well represented at the Peachtree City Combined 5th Grade band concert recently at Booth Middle School and the Booth Jazz Band showed the younger students what they have to look forward to. The elementary schools included Crabapple Lane, conductor Jennifer Brinson; Huddleston, conductor Jennifer Brinson; Kedron, conductor Mitchell Birnbaum; and Peachtree City Elementary, conductor Leslie Minor.

Thanks to the generous contributions of local sponsors, organizers of the Peachtree City Memorial Day celebration have been able to offer food and beverages to spectators and participants for the past three years.

Coweta County Commission is set to hold two public hearing June 12 on proposed developments on Chestlehurst Road off Ga. Highway 16 just east of Senoia. One of the proposals seeks to rezone 8.459 acres from Rural Conservation (RC) to Light Industrial (LM) for offices, warehouses and shop space while the other seeks to rezone two tracts totaling approximately six acres to establish a church and Christian retreat facility.

A 27 year-old Palmetto man was arrested April 27, charged with the statutory rape of a 13 year-old girl at her home on the city’s south side. Police said the man had been living illegally in the United States for 16 years.

Relay for Life Coweta celebrated its 15th year on May 2 and 3 at the Coweta Fairgrounds in Newnan. With 364 cancer survivors registered to join 69 teams of volunteers who would walk for twelve hours to support the American Cancer Society’s efforts to raise funds for research and patient services, the scene was picture perfect as the sun set over the Opening Ceremonies.

If you are a subscriber to cable television through Newnan Utilities, you may have stumbled across a local cooking show on Channel 10 over the past two years. “Dishing With Mike,” hosted by Mike Hutcheson, a former executive chef in some very posh places, prides itself on showing local viewers “how to do fun food, fast.”

It was a while in the making, but a massive residential and commercial/office proposal is finally surfacing in Palmetto. The Foxhall Village proposal is billed as a 1,323-acre master-planned sustainable community located inside the Fulton County portion of Palmetto, according to a development of Regional Importance (DRI) application filed with Atlanta Regional Commission. The development application was filed by Merrill Trust Communities & Resorts, LLC. The proposed development is situated in the northwest portion of the city.

Northgate High School Assistant Principal Dr. Jan Franks was named as the new principal of Arnall Middle School by the Coweta County Board of Education on Tuesday.

Five stores at The Avenue Peachtree City shopping center were closed temporarily this morning by the city's fire department so electrical repairs can be made, officials said.

A lack of entries has led Peachtree City officials to cancel the planned Touch A Truck children's event in Peachtree City that was planned for Saturday.

Recycling center open today, tomorrow; path cleanup urged

Peachtree City’s annual Spring Cleanup is this weekend, and the city’s recycling center will be in full swing, accepting many types of items that normally aren’t.

Peachtree City will get a $96,000 shot in the arm thanks to a settlement over unpaid hotel-motel taxes with the company that previously owned the Aberdeen Woods Conference Center.

Legal action sought against Don Cobb and Associates of Peachtree City; Repair authorized by 3-2 council vote; city to pay Leslie Construction $177K for $345K work

Peachtree City’s police station will get a new exterior and other related repairs after the project was approved on a 3-2 vote of the City Council tonight.

Hundreds of visitors headed to Senoia last weekend for a variety of activities.

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland has drawn a Democratic challenger in his bid for re-election to the Third Congressional District. Newnan attorney Stephen Camp qualified this week for the position. As of noon, Thursday no Republican opposition had qualified for Westmoreland’s post. If Camp and Westmoreland remain the lone qualifiers, the will face off in the November 4 general election.

Senoia’s new reputation as a destination is giving some business owners a headache.

At the April 21 meeting, Albert Groce, who owns a video shop on Main Street, pleaded with the City Council to do something about the parking problem.

State Senator Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) has been appointed by Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle to chair the Senate Task Force on Value Government. The task force will look to determine how state government can provide services in a more effective and efficient manner to Georgia citizens. Ultimately, the panel will find ways to give taxpayers the best value possible in state government.

Piedmont Newnan Hospital has named Betsy Jackson as director of critical care services. As director of critical care services, Jackson will be responsible for the 12 bed intensive care unit as well as the 21 bed progressive care unit.

The Peachtree City Council may vote tonight to spend $720,000 to fix the city's police headquarters.

The matter has been added to the City Council's agenda for tonight's meeting at City Hall, which starts at 7.