The renovation of Peachtree City’s police headquarters is proceeding very well and also on time, according to City Engineer David Borkowski.

So far, all of the necessary drywall has been knocked down and removed along with ceiling tiles, Borkowski said. And most of the work on the heating, ventilation and cooling system has been completed, he added.

Allegations, employee identity kept secret for now

The Peachtree City Council has authorized seeking an outside counsel to investigate allegations filed against a current employee, city officials have said.

The dirt has barely been turned yet already there’s a lawsuit in the works over the Fischer Crossing shopping center off Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road in Coweta County, a minute’s drive from Peachtree City.

Red Cross: Donors especially needed over holidays

Officials with the American Red Cross are hoping many Fayette residents will donate blood at a day-long drive on Friday, Jan. 4 at the Gathering Place community center in Peachtree City.

Need to know how to change your car’s oil? Or how often you should change your spark plugs?

Thanks to a partnership with Gale, the Peachtree City Library is the place to go for quick online access to repair, maintenance and service information on the most popular cars, trucks, vans and SUVs on the road today.

Area residents can now drop off Christmas trees that will be chipped into mulch or used as a wildlife habitat at this year’s “Bring One for the Chipper.” The event educates the public on recycling and environmental conservation. It also allows communities to put discarded Christmas trees to good use. The program assists local governments in complying with Georgia’s yard trimmings ban implemented in September 1996.

The future of eastern Coweta County could have been determined by a vote of the Coweta County Commission in April.

Residents and visitors saw dramatic changes in Senoia during the last 12 months.

The biggest physical change occurred as a four-story building was nearly completed in downtown Senoia. When the building opens early next year, it will house Redneck Gourmet restaurant, an Irish pub and several other businesses.

It was a special occasion Dec. 14 as Peachtree City VFW Post 9949 members, their wives and guests announced the winners of the 2007 Patriot’s Pen Contest awards banquet. Middle school students penned an essay entitled “Why I am an American patriot,” while high school students completed a written and video presentation entitled “My role in honoring America’s veterans.”

Piedmont Newnan Hospital employee Betsy Jackson, has been awarded the 2007 Metro Atlanta Heart Walk Lifestyle Change Award from the American Heart Association. Jackson,who is director of risk management at Piedmont Newnan Hospital, was nominated for the award by Ginny Lyles, vice president of human resources.

It began in the middle of the night and was over by early afternoon. And for central Peachtree City residents who found themselves without water Thursday morning it was a timely reminder that many things in life are taken for granted all too often.

The Peachtree City Fire Department is resuming its mandatory fire training and device testing this month, which had been on hold for some time to help conserve water.

Behind-the-scenes progress is being made on finishing the golf cart bridge that spans the CSX Railroad tracks parallel to Ga. Highway 54, officials reported this week.

Peachtree City officials want to help individual landlords keep rental units safe and free of illegal activity.

The Peachtree City Council Dec. 6 narrowly approved entering a development agreement with a company for a senior living complex off Rockaway Road.

West Village no more.

Peachtree City’s fifth village has a new name — Wilksmoor.

The name was selected by a citizen-led committee and ratified last week by the City Council.

The Coweta County School System should be extremely busy Jan. 3.

Since nearly 1,000 students missed Tuesday’s deadline of filing a residency affidavit, the first day of school promises to be extremely busy for front office workers at the county’s schools.

As Coweta County continues to grow, does the county need larger or different kinds of meeting space to accommodate that growth? And if so, what kind(s) of space would best suit the county’s needs? These are the questions to be explored by a new ad hoc meeting space committee of the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce, which is forming now to help the county as it plans for growth.

Fayette County Water System crews working to repair the water main break on Flat Creek Road were hoping final repairs to a burst main would restore water pressure to hundreds of residences, many businesses and one elementary school by early afternoon.

Preparation for construction activity is continuing for the Lake McIntosh reservoir that will be located along Line Creek between Fayette and Coweta counties.

Three public safety employees were honored last week for their work in teaching basic emergency response techniques to ordinary citizens.

Peachtree City planning officials are looking at ways to tighten up zoning ordinances to prevent obvious retail uses from occurring on industrially-zoned property.

Peachtree City has joined a chorus of voices against a plan to eliminate property taxes for local governments, replacing them with revenues from an increased sales tax.

Residents and visitors have stopped by the Justice Center in Newnan to view the poinsettia tree.

Could Senoia soon be the scene of Coweta County’s first pet parade?

On Tuesday night, the city’s Downtown Development Authority discussed possibilities of staging another big event in the city. Currently, the city holds a Memorial Day celebration, a car show on Labor Day and Light Up Senoia to kick off the holiday season.

Arnall Middle School Principal Rick Waggoner has been honored as the Outstanding Middle School Educator of the Year for 2007 by the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL).

Waggoner, a 36-year educator, has served as Arnall’s principal since 2005. He was chosen by his peers in GAEL’s Georgia Association of Middle School Principals for the state-wide honor. He was honored at this year’s GAEL conference in Savannah and at a recent Georgia state Board of Education meeting.

A special 8-week program entitled “Divorce and Beyond” will be offered at St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Church in Newnan beginning Jan. 28 and running through Feb. 26. Participants will meet Tuesday evenings from 7 to 8 p.m. in the parish’s new facility Education Wing, room 105.

Newnan and Coweta residents are invited to a special Handel’s Messiah Sing-Along concert Dec. 14 at 7 p.m. at St. Paul’s Episcopal

No one was seriously injured when these two cars collided at the intersection of Ga. highways 54 and 74 Thursday night, fire officials said.

It was a celebration for the ages December 1 as thousands visited Senoia for the annual Light Up Senoia festivities.