Coweta County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is hosting and the National Weather Service (NWS) is presenting a SkyWarn Storm Spotter class November 10th from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at South Metro Ministries located at 3935 Ga. Highway 34 East 34 iin Sharpsburg.

Peachtree City police are investigating several reports of thieves stealing purses from automobiles throughout the city today.

An Oct. 29 agreement between the Federal Reserve System and Georgia Bancshares, the holding company of Bank of Georgia (BOG), stipulates that the company will not declare or pay dividends and will not incur debt or buy or redeem shares without Fed approval.

If all goes well, Sany Corporation’s assembly facility in Peachtree City will be up and running by November 2010.

The Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer already has its U.S. corporate offices in Peachtree City with 72 employees. Once the assembly plant is online, there will be an additional 150-200 employees added to the mix, according to Sany America’s Jack Tang.

A woman was assaulted on a cart path near Huddleston Pond in broad daylight Sunday afternoon, police said.

The incident occurred at approximately 1:45 p.m. The suspect is described as a white man in his late 50s wearing a yellow shirt and gray running shorts with a green stripe.

The Peachtree City Council Thursday night will discuss a proposal to lease up to four city-owned sites for construction of new cellphone towers for T-Mobile.

The Peachtree City Council Thursday will consider a request to deannex a 10-foot wide strip of land at its northern border with Tyrone at the request of a developer.

A resident’s suggestion to allow fences higher than four feet in front yards will be discussed by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

A massive law enforcement effort to target impaired drivers netted a total of 48 different charges being filed against motorists and others during several roadblocks in Peachtree City Friday night.

The health departments in Fayette and Coweta counties have a very limited supply of H1N1 shots available.

State health Communications Officer Hayla Hall said Monday morning the vaccine is available for pregnant women only. Those receiving shots are required to have either verbal or written consent from their obstetrician.

But 2 have revealed preferences online

In Peachtree City politics, apparently it’s every man and woman for themselves. Or mostly anyway.

More public space, better golf cart access suggested

A group of Georgia Tech architecture students Wednesday revealed their ideas for the potential long-range future for redevelopment of Peachtree City’s village retail centers.

Do you know who Billy Ray Cyrus is?  Well your local Police Department does, and they also knew who Lil’ Wayne, Lady GaGa and Avril Lavigne was!  But this year the Police fell a few points short in the 2009 Police vs. Teen Trivia Night.  Police Officers had to answer questions about Pop Culture (and some other random questions), and Teens had to answer questions about Law Enforcement, State and Local Law.  The final question was a pop culture question to keep it fair for both teams, but the Teen Team went “all in”.  The teams had to put 5 specific Ashton Kuetcher projects in chronological order.  Both teams got them all correct, so the Teens won the big trophy.  The turning point of the night was the Teen Team knowing the legal limit of BAC for a DUI for anyone under 21.  Their answer was correct at .02 or higher. 

Peachtree City police are seeking information regarding an attempted theft of copper from the roof of the Peachtree Crossings shopping center.

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Police suspect no foul play was involved in the death of a man whose body was discovered today in a remote wooded area in south Peachtree City.

The rehabilitation of Newnan’s landmark 1904 courthouse is about half way complete. Those familiar with the building prior to the rehab, along with the county’s newer residents who have never been inside, are in for a spectacular treat once the project is completed. Inside and out, the old courthouse will soon dramatically alter the downtown landscape.

Anyone who has a passing knowledge of downtown Newnan knows it is a virtual showplace. The Georgia Planning Association (GPA) knows it, too. GPA has recognized downtown Newnan as the recipient of the 2009 “Great Places in Georgia” award.

It is all about giving back, no matter what. That is the idea and the mission behind the recent formation of the non-profit Business Women of Fayette and Coweta.

Newnan animal warden Cyndi Hoffman announced Tuesday there was a confirmed case of rabies in the city. There were no humans affected with the disease.

The announcement last month of the selection of one of the new brownstones about to be constructed in Senoia as Southern Living magazine’s Idea House for 2010 has provided an added boost to the Cattle Baron’s Ball fundraiser and the Coweta/Fayette chapter of the American Cancer Society. They will be the recipients of the charitable proceeds from tours of the home that is expected to draw up to 40,000 people from around the country.

The 2009 property tax bills for City of Newnan residents are due today and the city would like to remind citizens that anyone owning property in the City of Newnan should have received two separate tax bills, one from the City of Newnan and one from Coweta County, each payable to the appropriate party.

The “Ideas for Life” Senior-Boomer Expo 2009 will be held Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Conference Center Building at the Coweta County Fairgrounds on Pine Road.

Peachtree City police and some of their law enforcement brethren will be on patrol Friday and Saturday in a special Halloween DUI crackdown event.

A 17-year-old Peachtree City teen was arrested Tuesday for having intercourse with a 13-year-old female, police said.

Viral email rumor campaign is just plain wrong, candidates vow

Political emails have been circulating in Peachtree City, alleging that two candidates in the Nov. 3 election plan to dump City Manager Bernie McMullen and replace him with former Mayor Steve Brown.

Polls are open all this week at the Peachtree City and Tyrone libraries and at the county’s elections office in downtown Fayetteville from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The early voting period ends Friday at 5 p.m. and there will be no early voting Monday, Nov. 2.

The following is a list detailing campaign contributions for each mayor and city council candidate in Peachtree City. By Georgia law, candidates are required to disclose the identity of any contributor who gives more than $101 in cash or in-kind donations.

A Peachtree City man remained in jail Tuesday, one week after he was arrested for violently assaulting his wife the evening of Oct. 19.

Developer sought action to nullify citizen lawsuit over 2007 PTC annexation

Despite a plea from Peachtree City resident David Worley, the Fayette County Commission last week voted to de-annex a 10-foot-wide strip of land at the request of a developer.

Motorists who have griped about speed limits on the three-lane stretch of Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City have won a small victory.