Peachtree City’s Water and Sewer Authority saved money on a recently-completed sewer rehabilitation project.

The final cost came $12,100 under budget, necessitating a change order outlining various credits for parts of construction that were budgeted but never needed.

Pathway Communities wants city permission to pre-clear three commercial lots on a six-plus acre tract on the north end of Commerce Drive.

The J.C. Booth Middle School band program had very good results at the first-round auditions for Middle School All-State band this year. The students auditioned on a statewide basis and were judged on merit against all other applicants from across the state. The students who passed their first-round auditions are Diana Massengale, Katie Atkinson, Brandon Smith, Tim Thornburg, Rebekah Anders, Zenia Zheng, Sarah Manley, Matthew Niebes, David Wonderley and Lloyd Anders.

When all is said and done, more than 2,500 students will be changing schools next fall.

The Coweta County Board of Education unanimously approved new boundary maps Tuesday for nearly all the county’s elementary and middle school students. But the board did decide a week to set boundaries for Ruth Hill, Western, Thomas Crossroads and Willis Road elementary schools after hearing more information from parents in the school districts.

Empty-nesters and active seniors will now have a place to call home in Senoia.

It had the feeling of an old-fashioned church revival.

Senoia’s new library will either be downtown or in the city’s park.

That was the verdict rendered Monday night during the City Council meeting as city administrator Richard Ferry outlined the city’s options.

The Sharpsburg Baptist Church will be honoring its minister, the Rev. Dr. Watson E. Mills, on his 25-year tenure with the church.

The Peachtree City Dog Park Association will meet 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18 at the city recreation building off McIntosh Trail.

Dispute rages over ownership of cars

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizen.com
and JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizen.com

The driver of a cement truck sustained minor injuries Tuesday morning after his vehicle flipped onto its side while attempting to turn south onto Ga.

An alleged drunken joyride through 10 yards in the Smokerise subdivision early Tuesday morning has netted some serious charges for a Fayetteville man, police said.

Proposed utility would bill homeowners

Peachtree City’s new city council members will need to get up to speed on a variety of issues.

A member of the Community Emergency Response Team, decked out in green, checks out two “victims” at a recent drill.

Children in grades 1-5 will be introduced to basic science concepts in a new monthly program being offered by the Peachtree City Library.

Are you looking for a New Year’s Resolution that can make a difference in your community? Become a volunteer at Fayette Senior Services.

The Starr’s Mill High School Wing Ensemble, Starr’s Mill High School Chanticleer, and Booth Middle School Band will perform a joint concert on Thursday, Jan.

The Coweta County School System’s overhaul of the school attendance lines could be approved as early as next Tuesday’s board meeting.

Senoia is starting 2006 just like it finished 2005 — growing like a weed.

The City Council Monday night will consider a rezoning and variance request by Bob Adams Homes to build 193 homes on 214 acres on Seavy Street.

Where will Senoia’s new library be located?

That’s one of the major issues the new mayor and City Council will have to decide as the city gets back to work after the holidays.

John Todd, left, camp commander, Sharpsburg Sharpshooters Sons of Confederate Veterans, gives a thank-you gift to the Rev.

Man faces drug, computer porn charges

A 34-year-old Marietta man arrested Wednesday in a Peachtree City Internet Task Force operation was hit with a $110,000 bond at his first appearance hearing in Fayette County Magistrate Court Thursday.

Jared Stauffer, 4, of Peachtree City, tried to decide if he wanted to climb on the fountain in front of City Hall Wednesday afternoon.

15-year-olds won’t be tried as adults, DA says

Four Peachtree City teens will remain in jail for the time being on charges they conspired to rob another kid at gunpoint on the cart path near Blue Smoke Park Thursday afternoon.

The Father Time Invitational Road Race got a big-time commitment on Tuesday afternoon when Sammy Nyamongo, a native Kenyan and the assistant cross-country coach at Augusta State University, announced that he would be running in the inaugural New Year’s Eve 4K in Brooks.

Logsdon got $2K from state senator

Given the results by which Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown was defeated at the polls, it should be no surprise that in the month leading up to the runoff election, challenger Harold Logsdon far outpaced him in the campaign finance department, too.

Goal to use less chemicals by improving turfgrass

Peachtree City officials are developing a program to improve pest and weed management of sports fields to help reduce the amount of chemicals used for control measures.

Peachtree City's amphitheater, commonly referred to now as "The Fred," is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, and officials are on the cusp of announcing the acts that will be in the annual summer concert series.

For the next month, Eighth District Congressman Rep. Lynn Westmoreland will try to juggle the duties of a new homeowner and a Congressman.

Madras Middle School Assistant Principal Jim Allen receives congratulations at the Dec.