The sport of mixed martial arts, otherwise known as ultimate fighting, has won a lot of respect since its inception. What started as a renegade event relegated to warehouses has gained legitimacy. Televised events are huge hits on pay per view and a reality show about aspiring fighters is among the top rated shows on cable television. This acceptance hasn’t been easy. In fact it has been a battle, especially for fighters and promoters working on a more local level. Nobody knows this better than Palmetto resident Cory Nestlehutt, the promoter behind tomorrow night’s Southside Slugfest at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater and a professional fighter on the card.

Northside principal Dana Ballou celebrates with teachers after school at the announcement that Northside Elementary was one of only 15 Georgia Schools recognized in both categories for high student performance on Georgia’s Single Statewide Accountability System report.

Fire Dept. ready to scare

Starting tonight, the Peachtree City Fire Department will present its 2006 version of its haunted house for the Halloween season.

Peachtree City residents are being encouraged to help spruce up the cart path system in a special event Saturday, Nov. 4

Local grandparents who are raising their own grandchildren are being invited to participate in two public meetings in Peachtree City Thursday, Oct. 26.

Features council minutes back to 1959

Peachtree City’s web site has a new look and feel after an intensive redesign process aimed at making the site more user-friendly and interactive, officials said.

After years of waiting, work has finally begun on the widening of Lower Fayetteville Road.

The work on widening of Lower Fayetteville Road has started October 12 at Greison Trail and is working toward the east. County officials said the first stage is staking and installing minor drainage structures and cross drain pipes. The project adds two feet of asphalt on each side of the road, softens some of the curves, improves the shoulders and replaces the bridge over Sullivan Creek. Officials also said that three traffic lights will also be added, although they are not part of this GRTA funded project. They are at Mary Freeman Road, Lora Smith and Sullivan Road. The main portion of the project is being funded by the transportation agency after Coweta County agreed to let Xpress buses run in the county. The contract for this project is for $5,938,311.32 and the projected completion date is February 2008.

Coweta County officials are hopeful the county’s overhauling of zoning categories and land use plans will be done by the end of the year.

Rep. Lynn Westmoreland continued his attacks on the media during a feisty debate Wednesday night with Democratic challenger Mike McGraw in Newnan.

Deal requires land from Pathway, Planterra golf club

The deadline has come and passed for a federal grant to the Peachtree City Airport Authority that will pave the way for TDK Boulevard to be extended from Peachtree City into Coweta County.

Landscaping along highway coming soon

The latest big retailer to be coming to Peachtree City will be Petsmart.

Coweta’s four County Commission candidates gathered at the Central Education Center in Newnan Wednesday night to introduce themselves to the voters.

The American Red Cross - Coweta County Chapter has kicked off its 3rd annual HEROES fundraising campaign this month. The HEROES campaign, scheduled to run through Oct. 31 raises funds to support ongoing disaster relief and health and safety programs for Coweta County residents. The target goal this year is to raise $25,000 for needed services in the county.

Kedron Elementary School in Peachtree City has been named a national “Blue Ribbon” school by the U.S. Department in Education.

Chamber members and local businesses will showcase their products and services at BigExpo October 19. This 12th annual event takes place at the Coweta County Fair Grounds & Conference Center, 275 Pine Road from 4-8 p.m.

The City of Peachtree City is seeking volunteers for positions on the city’s recreation commission, airport authority and water and sewer authority for terms beginning in January of 2006.

Marc Stewart is coming in for a landing at Falcon Field in Peachtree City. The Newnan resident and award-winning aviation artist will exhibit his original paintings and limited edition prints during a personal appearance at the Oct.14-15 Great Georgia Airshow.

It was a glimpse into the future of regional transportation Oct. 3 as Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) hosted the Envision 6 Transportation Fair at Shannon Mall. For those weary of mounting traffic congestion in Fayette and Coweta counties, there is little end in sight since most of the solutions are years away.

Job by job, Peachtree City’s division and department directors explained the general duties of each city employee at a special called workshop meeting of the Peachtree City Council Tuesday night.

The upcoming Peachtree City Classic road race series helps the Peachtree City Running Club give back to the community.

Warrants have been issued for a Stockbridge man for the armed robbery of a downtown Fayetteville antique store, police said.

First graders at Landmark Christian School’s Peachtree City campus recently visited the Peachtree City police and fire stations.

No one was home at 7545 Bell Tell Road near Fairburn on Sept. 28 when Tri-Cities Narcotics Task Force came knocking. But what the agents found put a big dent in someone’s marijuana growing and dog fighting activities.

Senoia’s bustling Main Street should get even busier in the next few months.

The City Council unanimously approved granting a height variance to two proposed three-story buildings on Main Street Monday night. City administrator Richard Ferry said the buildings will be 42-ft. high, and exceed the current regulations by two feet.

East Coweta’s first meg-development received its first approval Monday night by the Sharpsburg Town Council.

The council voted unanimously to accept the first read for the rezoning and annexation for nearly 500 acres near the intersections of Reese Road, McIntosh trail and Ga. Highway 54.

A Peachtree City man was seriously injured early Friday afternoon when his bike collided with a golf cart on the city’s cart path system, police said.

The process of getting “Shubian’s Rift” from Joe Dwyer’s brain to the screen has taken 31 years. People will get to see the final results for the first time at theCentere for the Performing and Visual Arts in Coweta County this Saturday and Dwyer, a Coweta County resident and the writer/director of “Shubian’s Rift” couldn’t be more excited.

U.S. Congressman Lynn Westmoreland’s press secretary Thursday suggested legal action may be forthcoming against The Citizen over an online blog posted by an anonymous person on the newspaper’s Web site.

It will be lights, camera and action at Monday nights’ Senoia City Council meeting when Riverwood Studious embarks on its journey to transform the city’s downtown area.

Completion date slated for Oct. 2008

Work on the widening of Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City — from Ga. Highway 54 to south of Crosstown Drive — may begin as early as Monday according to state transportation officials.