Two office/warehouse developments in Peachtree City’s industrial park were given the thumbs-up by the planning commission Monday night.

Anyone who comes in to donate blood or platelets at a blood drive or donor center Sept 1st-30th can enter a drawing to win two roundtrip tickets from Delta for any International destination that Delta flies to.

The average score for Coweta County seniors taking the SAT 1 college entrance exam last year was 1504, compared to 1472 for the state of Georgia and 1511 for the nation as a whole, according to figures released by the College Board on Tuesday.

The Georgia Department of Transportation and its contractor, McCarthy Improvement, is advising motorists traveling through South Fulton County and Coweta County on Interstate 85, southbound and northbound, lane closures will be in effect beginning Tuesday, September 4, 2007, and continue through Friday, September 7, 2007.

Coweta County kicked off a new employee service award program this summer with a luncheon honoring all employees who had achieved a milestone anniversary from January through June of 2007. In addition, to help bridge the old program with the new program, all employees with more than 20 years service were invited to lunch as well.

Two high school students received $2,000 scholarships from the ABWA’s McIntosh Chapter earlier this month.

Jonah Barnhill has joined Neighborhood Community Bank as a Mortgage Originator at the Newnan Main Office. Barnhill’s previous employers include The Heritage School and United Financial Mortgage Corporation in Peachtree City where he served as a loan officer.

Tonight at 7 p.m. a citizen task force will learn what future plans John Wieland Homes has for an 89-acre undeveloped tract in the West Village.

Floor coating, HVAC changes to combat moisture problem

Fixing the moisture problem at the Peachtree City police station will cost an estimated $860,000, it was announced last week.

After nearly three hours of talks Monday afternoon. Senoia and Coweta County officials could not come to an agreement on the allocation of the city’s excess sewer capacity. But officials did agree to meet and try and hammer out a final agreement Sept.11.

Peachtree City officials have grown frustrated with the amount of time it has taken the Georgia Department of Transportation to approve making cart path connections to the new bridge spanning the CSX railroad tracks along Ga. Highway 54.

The emotion spilled over at the end of Thursday’s council meeting, as the project remains unfinished though the city had initially planned to open it this past April.

Two members of Senoia’s administrative staff got raises Monday night, thanks to the City Council.

After the regular meeting was over, the council went into executive session to discuss two personnel item.

A proposed rezoning for a 21-acre shopping center on Ga. Highway 74 across from Holly Grove Road was tabled by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

Two employees of the National Weather Service in Peachtree City have been honored with a national award for their “outstanding support” for NWS facilities affected by hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.

By next Friday afternoon, Peachtree City residents will have a clear picture of just who will seek election to one of two seats on the City Council.

East Coweta students were in mid-season form Monday night as East Coweta bested Northgate in a scrimmage game.

Peachtree City resident Don Haddix has formally announced that he will run for a seat on the Peachtree City Council in November.

If you like old cars, lively music, and yummy food, the third annual "Cruisin' to the Oldies" Car Show in Historic Downtown Senoia is a great way to spend a Saturday. This year's event on September 22nd from 2 to 10 p.m. is open to street rods, muscle cars, and motorcycles, as well as antique cars of all kinds.

A state-of-the art facility unveiled last week in Newnan now offers residents a one-stop auto shopping experience.

Senoia’s newest subdivision got the green light from the Senoia Planning Commission Tuesday night.

The Newberry subdivision, which will wrap around the old County Line Tavern on Ga. Highway 85, features 141 lots on 153 acres. The subdivision is being developed by Fayetteville-based developer Bob Rolader. Newberry also features 80 acres of open space and 4.5 acres of commercial property on Hwy.85.

A request to rezone a 3.82-acre residential tract so it could be subdivided into two separate tracts was denied by the Peachtree City Council last week.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon wants the city to consider increasing the size of the tourism association board from five to seven members.

A Monday meeting between Senoia and Coweta County officials about expanding sewer service in Senoia drew two interested parties from just across the county line.

The unranked McIntosh Lady Chiefs wanted nothing more Tuesday than to defeat one of the top teams in the state, the fourth-ranked Northgate Lady Vikings.

A proposed rezoning for a 21-acre shopping center on Ga. Highway 74 across from Holly Grove Road was tabled by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

Council also votes to avoid appeal of GRTA suit

The Peachtree City Council tonight narrowly approved doubling the salaries of the mayor from $9,000 to $18,000 a year and of council members from $6,000 to $12,000 a year.

While police and sheriff’s deputies were searching for the man who held up the Southcrest Bank in Fayetteville Wednesday morning, more than 2,200 homes and businesses in the vicinity of the bank were called with a recorded message warning them to use caution and lock their doors, officials said.

Imagine a time when people cared less about breast cancer. A time when October was not filled with breast cancer walks and pink-themed events; where breast cancer incidence was lower, but so was its survival rate. It is this time in which Janet Beebe, 57, was diagnosed with breast cancer, 24 years ago.

Three people arrested for being involved in taking pictures of a 3-year-old girl witnessing a sex act at a Peachtree City home were denied bond in court Tuesday, officials said.

Meeting set for Thursday at Falcon Field

Peachtree City residents are invited to participate in a public forum Thursday night that will help shape the city’s future growth and development.