Still lowest in metro Atlanta

Fayette County had the highest median household income in the 10-county metro Atlanta area in 2003, up 1.3 percent from 2000. With statistics like that, Fayette enjoys a reputation in the area as the home of corporate executives and other well-salaried employees.

Police: Vehicles may have been racing

Police are getting closer to filing charges stemming from a particularly violent crash on Peachtree Parkway Aug. 30 involving several local teens.

Fayette County fire officials are investigating a fire Wednesday afternoon that caused significant damage to a home on the county's north side.

Church offering to host seniors at planned community center

Peachtree City First Baptist Church is planning to build a community center, and who would’ve thought such a thing would be controversial?

The Twilight Theatre Troupe is pleased to announce auditions for the second show of its inaugural season, “Annie.” Auditions will be this Monday and Tuesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 700 Ardenlee Parkway in Peachtree City. Children and youth may audition from 6 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. each night. Adult auditions will take place between 7:30 and 9 p.m. If necessary, callbacks will be held March 9.

Coweta Sheriff’s Office has released a sketch of a man seen in the vicinity of a van still being sought in connection to the Sept. 30 murder of Senoia business owner Ken Crook. Investigators hope to identify the man, described as a white male with shoulder length hair and wearing glasses.

The silver is being polished and the yards are being groomed as residents in Senoia get ready for their annual kickoff to spring.

Newnan High School’s Lauren Brown was announced as the 2006 Coweta County STAR student, at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce’s monthly Forum on Tuesday morning.

U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland explained to the Fayetteville Rotary Club Monday why he voted against a bill that provides $52 billion in relief related to Hurricane Katrina.

The city of Newnan has announced Cynthia Gill-Wall of Newnan as the new director for the Keep Newnan Beautiful Commission, an affiliate of Keep America Beautiful. The Commission completed its certification program on February 28 with a ceremony at the City Council meeting.

Peachtree City residents can look forward to just one bill a year from the city’s fledgling stormwater utility.

That means, however, that the bill will be bigger than the $2.69 to $6 per month for single family detached homes because the bill will represent 12 months. So the actual bills themselves, once mailed to city property owners, will be in the range of $32.28 to $72.

Members of local Boy Scout Troop 309 recently went backpacking on the Appalachian Trail.

The owner of a large, mothballed building adjacent to Peachtree City’s Falcon Field Airport is suing the airport authority to enforce an airport access agreement so the property can be sold.

The Peachtree City Council is officially opposing a bill in the Georgia Legislature that would essentially give Fayette County veto power over annexations.

The Peachtree City Police Department was honored Tuesday afternoon with a resolution from the Georgia Senate for its efforts to arrest child predators who use the Internet to meet potential victims.

Out-of-city golf cart owners wanting to use Peachtree City’s paths will also be required to get a new golf cart decal this year, and every five years.

The Fayette Family YMCA in conjunction with arts&expressions magazine, the Endowment Committee for the Cultural Arts of Fayette County and the Peachtree City Rotary is planning a county wide Festival of the Arts April 22 and 23.

What does the future hold for Senoia’s Downtown Development Authority?

That was one of the questions the Senoia City Council tackled Monday night during their regular meeting.

Developers for the biggest housing project underway in Senoia hit a small roadblock Monday in their quest to keep building homes.

Sharpsburg Sharpshooters Sons of Confederate Veterans Camp #1729 celebrates its 10th anniversary this month.

This year’s four Coweta County STAR students and their STAR teachers have been announced, and will be honored at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce Early Bird Forum February 28.

The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County will host Andrew Dietz, author of “The Last Folk Hero: A True Story of Race and Art, Power and Profit” February 28th at 7 p.m. for a lecture and reading. This is open to the public at no charge.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced today that Winpak Films, Inc. is expanding its current operations in Senoia.

“Winpak is a respected international company that has found great success in Georgia,” said Governor Sonny Perdue. “I am very proud that this great company has chosen to expand in Senoia.”

Peachtree City is about to dramatically revamp its “big box” regulations so they can better withstand a legal challenge in court.

The design of a proposed package store has a number of residents in Peachtree City’s Lexington Park subdivision concerned.

What began in November as a field of 40 applicants for Fayetteville police chief led to the Feb. 10 hire of veteran Valdosta Police Major Steve Heaton.

Braelinn Elementary School had an academic fair this week for all of the students to participate in.

A Peachtree City man is recovering from a beating he received after confronting two men in a late-night altercation at the Starbucks in The Avenue shopping center three weeks ago.

A police stakeout at a local industrial building netted the arrest of two suspects for burglary and related charges early Sunday morning.

All interested parents are invited to attend a seminar on Internet safety for children at the Starr’s Mill High School auditorium Monday, March 6, from 7-9 p.m.