Senoia’s newest subdivision got its final plat approval from the Senoia Planning Commission Tuesday night.

The Twilight Theatre will present a workshop production of “Broadway’s Leading Ladies” tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. This workshop, Twilight’s second this year, features eight ladies performing as some of Broadway’s most famous leading ladies.

50-foot undisturbed buffer contemplated with additional 25-foot impervious buffer

The Peachtree City Council will consider Thursday night adoption of an ordinance requiring a 50-foot undisturbed buffer along streams and an additional 25 foot buffer beyond that where no impervious surface could be built.

The latest plan to build a shopping center at the corner of Ga. Highway 54 and Planterra Way met with direct criticism at Monday night's meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

A Delta Air Lines pilot is flying off with a $1 million Georgia Lottery prize. John Huefner, 54, played Holiday Millionaire Raffle and won a million-dollar top prize.

“It’s very surreal,” said Huefner, a resident of Peachtree City.

From left, Jamia Blackmon, daughter of new Habitat for Humanity homeowner Lyshon Ferrell, Leslie Merriman, Habitat executive director, Lyshon Ferrell, Bill Wood, president, Habitat Board of Directors and Deborah Kalish, Habitat Board Secretary and closing attorney celebrate another new homeowner in Coweta County. Photo/Special.

Senoia City Clerk Debby Volk swears in Councilmen Keith Harrison and Larry Owens to their new term during Monday night’s City Council meeting. Photo/John Thompson.

Newly-elected state Rep. Matt Ramsey was sworn into office Monday morning by Fayette County Superior Court Judge Chris Edwards at the Georgia Capitol. Joining Ramsey was his wife Missy. Ramsey will serve on several committees including the judiciary (non-civil) committee. Photo/Special.

Despite the drought and outdoor watering restrictions, it’s possible that the soccer fields at Peachtree City’s baseball and soccer complex may be sprinkled again in the not-too-distant future.

Last week’s re-election of Tim Higgins as Coweat County Commission chairman has one commissioner extremely miffed.Re: Commissioner Leigh Schlumper.

Interchange Justification Report approved by Feds

Coweta County officials received notification late Tuesday (January 8) that the proposed I-85 interchange at Poplar Road has cleared another hurdle. The interchange has been approved by the Federal Highway Administration division of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

After nearly three months of discussions and negotiations, Crook’s Tire Center in Senoia finally got a thumbs up from the Senoia City Council Monday night.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission will get its new year off to a rousing start Monday night as several high-profile projects will be discussed.

Site in Wilksmoor Village zoned for industrial use

City residents are invited to attend a second planning charrette to address the future of an 89-acre parcel off Ga. Highway 74 north and across from south Kedron Drive.

Forms for qualifying senior citizens to register for the 2008 Senior Homestead Exemption are now available at City Hall.

The Peachtree City Council has postponed the idea of opening up a citizens forum on its website.

New Councilman Don Haddix, who proposed the idea, said last week that in the interim he will use his campaign website, www.donhaddix.com, to present information and observations to the public. Haddix will not host an online forum, however, as he wants to give his fellow council members a chance to see if they support having one hosted by the city.

The Peachtree City Council is considering a possible relaxing of its setback rules for homes that back up to city-owned greenbelts.

Peachtree City will be renovating and expanding its southernmost fire station.

Last week the City Council approved a $224,000 contract to renovate and expand Fire Station 83 in Braelinn Village. The facility, which originally opened in 1989, would include new sleeping quarters for up to seven personnel with individual partitions as opposed to the beds in a single open space room. The renovation will also modify space in the kitchen/dining area and make the existing “dormitory” a dayroom for meetings, personal study time and relaxation periods, according to a memo from Fire Marshal John Dailey.

The Peachtree City Council decided last week to avoid a moratorium on all retail development to allow an update of city ordinances.

Donations sought for family that ‘lost everything’

A Peachtree City family is now living temporarily in a hotel after the home they were renting was heavily damaged by a fire Saturday afternoon.

The Peachtree City Council decided tonight to avoid a moratorium on all retail development so city ordinances can be updated.

General Daniel Newnan Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, members Karol Vella (left); Mary Effie Bridges (center), 2007 Americana Quilt Mistress; and Brenda Jessel, Past Regent, enjoy being wrapped up with Vella in her newly won quilt at the annual Christmas Tea. Photo/Special.

Though it was bone-chilling cold outside, it didn’t keep Ayden Adams, 2, from the indoor pool at the Kedron Aquatic Center and Fieldhouse Wednesday afternoon. Temperatures today and tomorrow are projected to reach into the 50s with a milder weather system moving in. Photo/John Munford.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon is hoping to convince legislators that cities shouldn’t be forced to enact transportation improvements to benefit developments in neighboring jurisdictions, which was attempted with the now-abandoned extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County.

Audrey Terrell, left, receives a house-warming Bible at her Habitat home closing Dec. 27, from Leslie Merriman, executive director of Habitat. Photo/Special.

Pathway Communities plan for a new mega-community in eastern Coweta County could be resurrected nearly a year after the proposal was shelved in Sharpsburg.

As of late Wednesday, some 24 people have applied to be Peachtree City’s next police chief.

Mayor Harold Logsdon said he hopes to have the position filled by the middle of February. The city has not yet cut off the acceptance of applications.

Patrons of the Peachtree City Library now have online access to legal forms for documents such as wills, power of attorney forms, landlord, real estate or tenant forms.

Peachtree City residents will have several places Saturday to drop off their old Christmas tree for recyling.

Three separate locations will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday. Those include:

Longtime Peachtree City administrative services director Jane Miller died Monday.

Miller, 60, had long fought a bout with ovarian cancer, and she was known to take some chemotherapy treatments via IV while at her desk at City Hall.

In addition to her 24 years of service with the city, Miller was also active in the Peachtree City Kiwanis Club, having once served as its president. She also served on the board of directors of Tara Credit Union.