Relocate-America.com has named Peachtree City one of its “Top 100 Places to Live” in the United States.

Peachtree City was selected for the honor after it and other nominated cities were parsed for a variety of factors including schools, people and neighborhoods, activities, economic health, environmental health and the beauty of the area.

A number of Fayette County high school students got a live peek at the legal system in action Wednesday morning.

A former Peachtree City resident stationed in Iraq is asking for various donations to help his company as they decompress in their off-time from patrolling central Ramadi.

One of the biggest developments in the history of the Southern Crescent received unanimous approval from the Coweta County Commission to move forward Tuesday night.

Developer Tom Reese doesn’t just have big ideas for Coweta County.

On Monday night, Reese unveiled his plans for a subdivision that would be in the city limits of Senoia, if the county agrees to letting Senoia annex the property.

On April 26th, the city of Senoia and the Downtown Development Authority will sponsor a Town Hall Meeting. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the East Coweta Senior Center on Howard Road in Senoia and will include a light meal.

At the request of the developer, the Peachtree City Council tonight is likely to postpone consideration of a rezoning on Ga. Highway 74 south near Holly Grove Road for a 300,000 sq. ft. shopping center directly across from the Wilshire Pavilion shopping center.

Pictured is the map that shows the Tour’s route through Peachtree City on Monday.

Sen. Mitch Seabaugh hosted a group of students from the 28th Senate District at the Capitol in February and March. The students served as pages for the Senate on their assigned day. They were granted access to the Senate Chamber for the day and were responsible for delivering messages to the Senators on the floor. The pages were also called on to run special errands. They received a certificate, $10 honorarium and enjoyed a “working lunch” with Sen. Seabaugh.From left, are Lydia DeMoss, Derrick Hunter, Sen. Seabaugh, Andrew Lambert, Caleb Peacock and Austin Gordon. Photo/Special.

Falcon Field in Peachtree City will host the start of a 13-day competition May 19 that will feature 53 airplanes competing for $1 million in cash and prizes.

Andrew J. Whalen Jr.: a family man with sense of humor

Fayette County’s legal community has lost one of its most respected judges.

The Newnan-Coweta Cadet Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is proud to offer the squadron’s volunteer color guard to the public. This color guard is trained to give a sharp, military style, presentation and retrieval of the colors. If you would like The Civil Air Patrol to present the colors for your church or civic group please call Steven Mellard at 770-251-7210 two weeks before the date you would like the demostration.

Musician Eric Litwin, winner of the 2004 Parents Choice Recommended Award, will be entertaining children with his songs and stories during Storytime at Peachtree City Library on Tuesday, April 17 at 10 a.m. Litwin will be presenting a program called “I Hear America Singing” in celebration of National Library Week.

Houses are being cleaned and the yards are being spruced up as residents in Senoia get ready for their annual open house to the community.

Although the calendar only reads April, the Coweta County Board of Education towards working on next year’s budget.

World Air Holdings, Inc, headquartered in Peachtree City, has entered into an agreement to sell the company to Global Aero Logistics Inc. for $315 million, company officials said.

World Air Holdings, Inc, headquartered in Peachtree City, has entered into an agreement to sell the company to Global Aero Logistics Inc. for $315 million, company officials said.

A proposed decentralized sewer system on the Coweta-Fayette border drew the ire of several residents during a heated meeting of the Coweta County Commission Tuesday night.

Department says goodbye to Chief Lohr at dinner

Peachtree City didn’t have to go far to select an acting fire chief to replace the retiring Stony Lohr.

The department’s assistant chief, Ed Eiswerth, was named Thursday to the position while the city completes a search process to name the next fire chief. City Manager Bernie McMullen appointed Eiswerth to the position.

Two men have died from injuries they received in a violent car crash in Peachtree City six days earlier.

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It was a mock exercise that had all the look and feel of the real thing. The empty halls at Flat Rock Middle School during spring break provided the venue for crisis training in hostage taking and negotiation designed to hone the skills of Fayette County Sheriff’s, Fire and EMS personnel.

Oratorical winners Gunnar Knight and Mara McGurl flank Optimist member Hal Sewell.

The Coweta County Board of Education approved several individuals to fill open school system administrative positions for the 2007-2008 school year, at a March 28 called Board meeting, upon the recommendations of Superintendent Blake Bass.

Parents who wish to pre-register their children for Coweta County Schools’ After School Program can do so on May 7-11 at the elementary school which the child attends.

The City of Peachtree City has scheduled a community-wide volunteer litter removal day on Saturday, April 7 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. as part of The Great American Cleanup. Individuals, families, and groups can volunteer to pick up litter in various sections of the City, along both roadways and paths, or to beautify parks or public areas throughout the City.

The city of Senoia could soon be the recipient of a $500,000 Employee Incentive Program grant.

Chattahoochee Flint Regional Development Center representative Lynn Miller told the City Council Monday night the money would be used to rework the plant expansion of Winpak Inc on Andrews Drive. The grant is used to benefit low and moderate income people, and Miller said the expansion and more than 60 new jobs would aid that community.

Coweta County’s massive new zoning ordinances won’t be totally finished for another six months.

On Tuesday night, the County Commission voted to not implement the new village center section of the ordinance until the fall after planning director Robert Tolleson suggested his staff might need some time to get used to many of the other changes in the zoning ordinances.

Crime spotted by officer on routine business check

A Peachtree City police officer foiled a burglary at the Kedron Village shopping center early Tuesday morning, police said.

The new Chick-fil-A restaurant at Peachtree City’s Kedron Village shopping center became a tent city of sorts as residents camped out to be one of the store’s first 100 customers.

Ask and you shall receive. The Tyrone Planning Commissioners Thursday night approved a request by Abundant Life Church of God to have a five-acre tract adjacent to the church rezoned OI (Office/Institutional).