For more than 100 years, a member of the Hutchinson family has sold hardware in Senoia. But come March, the familiar blue building at the corner of Main and Seavy Street will be closed.

With no fanfare and almost no public notice, the Fayette County School System is undergoing a demographic sea change.

State Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (front left) hosted 20 students from the 28th Senate District at the Capitol Feb.

Dana Ballou is the new principal of Northside Elementary School, beginning immediately, and retiring East Coweta High School Principal Kirk Stallings will be succeeded next year by East Coweta Middle School Principal Derek Pitts.

Arbor Springs Elementary School’s newsroom will soon have new equipment to work with, thanks to electronics retailer Best Buy.

Scouting for Food is a family event for Jerry Millar and his family, including Jimmy Hill and brother Johnny Hill.

Yard sale signs may soon be allowed again in Peachtree City.

The City Council will consider a measure Thursday night allowing yard sale signs, and real estate directional signs, to be used on a temporary basis.

Yard sale signs may soon be allowed again in Peachtree City.

The City Council will consider a measure Thursday night allowing yard sale signs, and real estate directional signs, to be used on a temporary basis.

Third-grader sees mom in trouble, calls 911

One morning last month, Matthew Sparr was laying next to his mom in bed, watching cartoons while she took a nap.

Despite his status as a sex offender, a Peachtree City man was released from jail hours after his arrest for a misdemeanor charge of sexual battery, police said.

High school Kiwanis clubs helped at the Peachtree City Kiwanis pancake breakfast, delivering butter and syrup bottles to the tables.

A talent show fundraiser will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at McIntosh High School’s auditorium to help the American Red Cross with relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Fayette County will get nearly 15 miles of road upgrades in the coming fiscal year, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday.

Gov. Sonny Perdue has proposed a constitutional amendment to protect property owners from having their land seized by government for less-than-legitimate purposes.

A suspect in four Peachtree City burglaries, and another four attempted burglaries there, has been arrested, police said.

A forum on suicide prevention will be presented Sunday from 7-8:30 p.m. in the sanctuary at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Southern Regional Health System will sponsor its fourth annual “Heart of the Crescent” health fair Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

After more than three months of debate, the Senoia City Council has decided on a site for its new library.

By a 4-1 vote, the council decided to place the building in the city’s Seavy Street park. The other option, supported by City Councilman Larry Owens, would have placed the library downtown next to City Hall.

A new water tower is under construction in Senoia’s Heritage Pointe subdivision.

The timeframe for this year’s Legislature will not be conducive to Senoia changing the terms for its elected leaders.

The Coweta County Board of Education is expected to name two new principals next week during its board meeting.

School system spokesperson Dean Jackson said Superintendent of Education Blake Bass is meeting with the school councils at Northside Elementary and East Coweta High early next week to discuss possible candidates.

The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts on Lower Fayetteville Road will hold a public opening of the artwork of international artist Bruno Zupan this Sunday at 2 p.m.

Spurred by the suicides of two McIntosh High School students in one week, local high school students are anxious to roll up their sleeves and pitch in to help other young folks.

For the second week in a row, McIntosh High School is in mourning after losing another student to suicide.

Ashleigh Webster, 17, was found dead in her home late Friday evening, said her father, Bill Webster. A senior at McIntosh, she got good grades and her modeling career was just starting to take off, Mr. Webster said.

Peachtree City residents using Allied for trash pickup can expect some springtime sticker shock.

The company has issued notice that it is canceling the “preferred provider” contract with the city, which limits the rate increases the company can impose on residents. The contact will expire March 31, but the company will continue to provide trash pickup services in the city, contrary to a news report published elsewhere Friday morning.

The Peachtree City Council took a detour on its roundabout discussion Thursday night.

Instead, the group focused on golf cart safety as it currently exists at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Walt Banks Road ... and as contemplated in the roundabout design.

Peachtree City’s comprehensive plan advisory board will learn about the updating of the city’s land use plan at its regular meeting Monday at 7 p.m.

This dump truck overturned Wednesday morning while trying to negotiate a curve on Senoia Road near the intersection of Ga.

The lawsuit over $1.5 million in unpaid loans owed by the Development Authority of Peachtree City is still mired in the discovery phase.

Work is progressing on the widening of Ga. Highway 54 to four lanes.

Much of the work now has to do with the bridges over Line Creek and the CSX railroad track. The first half of the new bridge over the railroad track is already being used, and construction is well underway on the other half of the bridge, with 90 percent of the bridge deck complete, according to the state Department of Transportation.