2001 crash in PTC left speeding suspect a paraplegic

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether or not a Coweta County sheriff’s deputy should face a civil federal trial for using his patrol vehicle to ram a suspect’s car to halt a high-speed pursuit that ended in Peachtree City.

Suspect previously convicted of false imprisonment, assault on officer

Police are still searching for a man accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint from her Fayetteville home Monday morning.

Micah Fitzgibbon shows off his new bike with his father, Scotty.

When the dust settles next Tuesday night, Coweta county will have two new County Commissioners and could have up to two new school board members.

The softball girls from Senoia Little League visited Gordon College in October and were treated to a double-header and a softball clinic by the Lady Highlanders.

Peachtree City-based Falcon Air Services is making it easier for Coweta residents who want to learn to fly.

The company is opening a flight school at Newnan_coweta Airport later this month, and operations manager Andrea Van Buren said this is the latest expansion of the company.

It was not the usual type of trick or treat. A Union City man and a Fairburn man were charged Oct. 31 with trafficking in marijuana in a controlled-delivery drug bust in Grantville netting $70,000 in suspected marijuana.

Firefighters Eric Pierce and Brad Haralson from the city of Newnan Fire Department accepted the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Certificate of Award for Excellence in proper use, correct display and patriotic presentation of the flag of the United States of America at the September 26 meeting of the Newnan City Council meeting. Jane Petsch, flag chair, General Daniel Newnan Chapter, presented the award together with flag lapel pins to fire fighters Pierce and Haralson, Captain Ben Johnson and Fire Chief David Whitley as well as members of the City Council and Mayor Keith Brady. From left; Jane Petsch, Captain Ken Johnson, firefighter Eric Pierce, firefighter Brad Haralson and Fire Chief David Whitley. Also pictured are Brenda Jessel, past regent, and registrar/membership chair Jeannine Jackson. Photo/Special.

The Senoia Library announces a huge book sale. The sale will be in the Freeman-Sasser Building at the Senoia Park on November 9-11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. each day. Children's Books, hardback and paperback books, magazines, videos and cassette tapes will be featured at the sale. Come join us, browse and buy to your hearts content.

It’s that time again for motorcycle enthusiasts from Coweta and surrounding counties to join together for CORRAL Ride 2006 on Nov. 4. This will be the third annual Poker Run to benefit CORRAL, Coweta Organization for Riding, Rehabilitation and Learning, a not-for-profit organization operating out of the historic Sewell barn in Roscoe.

Police: 2 Quarreled Tuesday over custody issue

Teens to remain jailed pending further court hearings

When two men ran from the Wachovia Bank on Peachtree Parkway Tuesday afternoon, it caught the eye of Tyrone resident Lance McMillian as he went through the bank’s drive-through.

As National Fire Safety Month, October is the perfect time to help educate students about what they can do to help prepare their homes and families before a fire occurs.

Several more projects are in the hopper for south Peachtree City to coincide with plans to extend TDK Boulevard into Coweta County.

Solicitor: party host knew gun was present

A Peachtree City teen who hosted a party that ended in the shooting death of another teen in June has pled no contest to one charge stemming from the incident.

An alert north Fayette resident helped sheriff’s deputies collar three suspects while they were in the middle of burglarizing a home Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Police cracking down on Halloween revelers who drink and drive

Peachtree City police and Fayette County sheriff’s deputies will be on the prowl early for Halloween Friday night.

A program to pay volunteer firefighters for responding to more calls in Peachtree City has been declared a success and will continue.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission has voted to recommend annexation of a 13-acre office project along Ga. Highway 74 between the southern city limits and Redwine Road.

More than 300 residents jammed the Willie Duke Auditorium at Starr's Mill Tuesday night and gave the Board of Education an earful about the proposed boundaries for next year.

East Coweta’s first mega-project will next head before Sharpsburg Town Council Nov.6.

Town Clerk Donna Camp said the first reading of the zoning and annexation ordinances to bring the massive development into the town would be at the November meeting.

A recent traffic crash profile study by the Atlanta Regional Commission confirms what many Coweta drivers already know; the worst stretch of highway for accidents in the county is Ga. Highway 34.

Two Coweta County high schools have been recognized by the Governor’s office for student achievements on the SAT.

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizen.com
and BEN NELMS
bnelms@TheCitizen.com

Atlanta – Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, in conjunction with Peachtree City Police Chief James V. Murray, announce the arrest Tuesday of Mohammed Silliam, age 19, and Gerald Wayne Lott, age 19, both formerly of Maryland, subsequent to yesterday’s armed robbery of the Wachovia Bank, located at 993 North Peachtree Parkway, Peachtree City, Ga.

Battle with PTC over unpaid bills slated for January

The Peachtree City Council has filed a counterclaim against Group VI, claiming shoddy construction work led to drainage problems that ultimately caused the bottom floor of the tennis center to flood on several occasions.

The Fayette County cross-country championships were held at Sandy Creek Wednesday.

Authority contracting with firm to design sketches for Lexington Circle

The Development Authority of Peachtree City is trying to encourage some creative thinking for a high-profile undeveloped area on the city’s east side that’s actually zoned to have a significant amount of commercial space.

Crews worked to clear trees Wednesday afternoon just north of Dividend Drive to make way for two additional lanes that will be built on Ga.

A Peachtree City boy scout is undertaking a campaign to provide bags and other "comfort" items to U.S. troops who have been injured while serving in the Middle East.

The Coweta County Board of Education and Evans Middle School dedicated the school’s new administrative wing to former principal Jerry Davis.