A panel of experts will be on hand at a workshop focusing on Peachtree City’s use of pesticides and herbicides on sports fields.

Peachtree City Childrens’ Librarian Janice Dukes shows off the new area for children at the library.

Coweta and Fulton Counties became the latest jurisdictions to sign off on an agreement to try and better plan growth on the Ga. Highway 74 corridor.

Reprimanded in May for ‘lecturing’ council on zoning issue

Clyde Stricklin has resigned from his position as director of developmental services for Peachtree City.

Candidates face off in Dec. 6 runoff for PTC mayor

In the days leading up to the Nov. 8 election, mayoral candidate Harold Logsdon continued to outpace incumbent mayor Steve Brown in terms of cash donations.

An elderly woman escaped an early morning house fire in Peachtree City Saturday morning despite the fact that her smoke alarm didn’t sound an alert.

Talks with a landowner in south Peachtree City that could lead to the realignment of Rockaway Road with the traffic light for Holly Grove Road are on hold until after the election, Mayor Steve Brown reported.

A 10-acre tract on Senoia’s western border is now poised to become the city’s newest shopping center.

Seven Coweta County Title I elementary schools have been recognized as “High Performing Schools” based on academic achievement which helped the schools receive “Adequate Yearly Progress” (AYP) ratings in all categories under the No Child Left Behind act, and four of the schools received monetary grants in recognition of their achievements.

Members of the local American Legion Posts presented a wreath at the Peachtree City Veteran’s Day remembrance ceremony at the city’s veterans memorial Friday morning.

Judge rules football standout should play

Former Starr’s Mill football standout Reuben Houston, who has been indicted on federal drug conspiracy charges, still deserves to be on the Georgia Tech football team, a Fulton County judge has ruled.

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Best Buy will be opening its stores in Peachtree City and Newnan this morning at 10 a.m.

One vote.

For apathetic voters who say their vote doesn’t count, last Tuesday’s election in Senoia proved them wrong.

The Coweta County Courthouse Citizens Committee is now accepting applications from local non-profit organizations if they desire to be considered to relocate to the historic Courthouse in downtown Newnan.

Peachtree City’s Falcon Field is attracting more interest from corporate fleets, but there’s precious little room available at the airport for the larger planes ... at least for now.

A $500 reward is being offered to help Fayetteville Police solve the burglary of a local dry cleaning establishment.

The burglary occurred at the Fayetteville One Hour Cleaners at 110 Kathi Ave. between 7 p.m. Saturday and 7 a.m. Monday, police said.

Sponsors wanting to make a less fortunate kid’s Christmas wishes come true are being sought to participate in this year’s Santa’s Copilots program at Falcon Field in Peachtree City.

Experts believe that the recent increase in the number of intense hurricanes-such as Rita and Katrina-experienced by the United States is but one indication that we are entering a 40 year cycle of more severe weather patterns.

“Be it ever so humble, there's no place like home.”

In the nearly 200 years since those words were written — by John Howard Payne, for the opera “Clari” — they have become a comforting saying. But have you ever stopped to consider what they really mean? What makes a house a home?

Private mortgage insurance (PMI) programs have helped open a window of opportunity for a number of homebuyers-and analysts expect that window to open even wider.