Developer says big box store necessary for Whole Foods

The Peachtree City Council declined to abandon two roads in the West Village Thursday night ... but a majority of council has said it would be willing to consider doing so if the right development plan was presented.

Could open industrial park to retail businesses

Peachtree City cannot deny a developer’s application to build a Lowe’s Home Improvement store on industrially-zoned land off Ga. Highway 74 and TDK Boulevard, a court has ruled.

Commercial, residential development also a concern, city says

While Aberdeen Village is the city’s oldest developed area, it is also changing in several ways as older homes are sold or converted into rental units, while others remain lived-in by long-time Peachtree City residents.

Peachtree City recreation officials are exploring the possibility of irrigating fields at the Hwy. 74 Baseball and Soccer Complex with specially treated water that’s reclaimed from the city’s sewer system.

A proposal to strengthen the city’s design guidelines ordinance for retail, commercial and industrial buildings was approved Monday night by the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

As a school fund-raiser, educators from J.C.

$30 million purchase will bring new ballroom, refurbished guest rooms to former Pitney-Bowes Center

If you drove by the Aberdeen Woods Conference Center in Peachtree City this weekend, you may have noticed something different.

A Fayette attorney seeking to fill the unexpired term of Ga. State Rep. Dan Lakly has signed two heavy political hitters to his campaign.

Residents and visitors who want an early start on the holiday season should head to Senoia this weekend.

Merchants are staging an open house in downtown Senoia from 1-5 p.m. Sunday and one of the highlights of the events will be an appearance from the world-famous Clydesdale horses.

A new development planned near Interstate 85 could dramatically alter the landscape in eastern Coweta County.

Two Atlanta-based firms,Diplomat Companies and Kennedy Capital Group, LLC, announced this week they have entered into a joint venture partnership to build a one million square foot, $150 million multi-use development on a 125-acre tract in Coweta County.

For the second time in two weeks, Northgate Vikings lady athletes took a ‘Walk of Champions’ around the Northgate campus to bask in the glory of a state championship.

Piedmont Healthcare this week signed a purchase agreement to acquire property for the new Piedmont Newnan Hospital. The agreement included two pieces of property located on Poplar Road at the I-85 overpass. With 95 acres on the west and 114 acres on east, the two parcels of land are split by the Interstate.

Developer still wants PTC to sell him 2 city streets for revised project

A retail developer still wants to buy part of two city streets near Planterra Ridge on Ga. Highway 54 on Peachtree City’s west side, but the company has abandoned plans for any “big box” stores, a company representative said Monday evening.

Two girls who admitted Friday to making threats on the Internet to shoot up McIntosh High School did not get any extra jail time beyond the 12 days they have already served, The Citizen has learned.

Secretary of State Karen Handel announced today that qualifying for the December 18 special election to fill Rep. Dan Lakly's seat is November 19 through November 21. Qualifying on Monday will run from 9 am until 5:30 pm; on Tuesday from 8 am until 5:30 pm and on Wednesday from 8 am until 12 noon.

Sports fields, Gathering Place expansion shot down by voters

Peachtree City voters will have to head back to the polls Tuesday, Dec. 4 to nail down the final open seat on the City Council.

Don Haddix was declared the winner of the post 1 seat Tuesday night, handily defeating incumbent Mike Harmon and challenger Tom O’Toole. Haddix, who has said he is “semi-retired,” took 57 percent of the nearly 3,000 votes cast in the race.

Members of the area’s three veteran’s organizations will memorialize the contributions of all U.S. military veterans during the third annual Veterans Day Remembrance Saturday, Nov. 10th, 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial in Peachtree City.

Peachtree City is accepting applications for seats on the Peachtree City Airport Authority, the Peachtree City Recreation Commission, and the Peachtree City Tourism Association. These are volunteer, non-paying positions.

Council may favor flat limit of 35 feet instead of up to 60 feet after review

The Peachtree City Council has kicked back for rewrite a proposal that would give the city some oversight of architecture on commercial buildings taller than 35 feet.

Fireworks banned from city property

It is now illegal to set off fireworks on city-owned property.

It was only a short wait Tuesday night before Senoia and Sharpsburg residents knew who would be their elected officials in the new year. Senoia Mayor Robert Belisle easily captured a second term and proclaimed the vote count as an affirmation that the city was headed in the right direction. Shortly after 7:45 p.m., poll workers taped the results to the door of the East Coweta Senior Center, where voters cast their ballots in the city's one precinct.

82 students at Newnan, Northgate and East Coweta High Schools have earned the designation of AP Scholars by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program exams.

Brown’s Pools & Spas, a full service pool company, recently celebrated their new location with a Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting at 3285 Ga.

Canongate Golf Clubs would like to announce Ladies Demo Day, to be held this Saturday, November 10, from 1-4 p.m. at Canongate I Golf Club in Sharpsburg. This unique event will feature the top of the line in ladies golf equipment and apparel. The latest equipment from Nike, Taylor-Made, Mizuno, Titleist, Cobra, Callaway, Adams Golf and U.S. Kids will be available to test along with a presentation of the hottest fashions from Nike, FootJoy, Adidas and Cutter & Buck.

By next week, Senoia officials should have a better idea about where the city’s new library will be located.

During Monday night’s City Council meeting, city administrator Richard Ferry told city officials that four alternative sites had been identified for the building. The sites are a vacant lot next to City Hall on Main Street, a site near the city’s ballfields off Howard Road, a site near the city’s near park at the intersection of Ga. Highway 16 and Pylant Street and near the railroad bridge on Rockaway Road.

Operation Homefront-Georgia announces plans for a spectacular car and bike show this Veterans Day weekend. The event, Operation Then and Now will feature hundreds of antique and collector cars, bikes, motorcycles, military vehicles and military reenactors from around the southeastern United States. Proceeds to benefit Georgia military families dealing with financial crisis, deployment and injury.

DA: photos of Eric Ulrich and fiancee may have 'set off' April Ulrich

A Powder Springs woman pleaded guilty today to killing her ex-husband back in October 2006 at a business in Peachtree City.

April Dawn Ulrich was sentenced to life in prison and will not be allowed to apply for parole for 30 years, said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard. The plea came just before opening statements were to commence in the trial, and it dramatically reduces the chance of a possible appeal, Ballard noted.

Woman accused of shooting ex-husband in PTC last year

April Dawn Ulrich, accused of shooting to death her ex-husband Eric Ulrich just over a year ago on the campus of NCR in Peachtree City will go on trial today on murder charges.

A jury decided Tuesday morning that Ulrich was competent enough to stand trial. During that hearing, the burden of proof was on the defense, which didn't offer testimony from either of the doctors who evaluated her mental fitness.

Former cheerleader was picked on by other students

One of the two girls jailed Monday for allegedly making online threats to shoot up McIntosh High School was a one-time cheerleader there, several sources said.

Star McIntosh soccer player Derek Farnsworth was arrested Tuesday for dealing marijuana out of his home on Greensway in Peachtree City, sheriff's deputies said Friday morning.