The centerpiece of a new veteran’s memorial in Peachtree City is getting the finishing touches on its new coat of paint.

The F-16 fighter jet will later be on display as part of the Veterans Memorial Park at Falcon Field.

Says funding, greenbelt protection among top issues

Peachtree City Councilman Steve Boone recently confirmed that he plans to run for re-election to his Post 3 seat.

Rockspray pond repair complete

Temporary repairs to the Rockspray Pond, located on Crosstown Road east of Peachtree Parkway, have been completed, city officials said this week.

EA2 Sean P. Heaton, a 2001 graduate of McIntosh High School, was recognized for his duty, above and beyond, helping his battalion as well as other battalions, to insure mission readiness during a ceremony in Iraq. He was presented the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal. Heaton is presently serving in Iraq with Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 24. Photo/Special.

It was a rare event July 21 as two long-serving family members stepped down from their positions of service to Coweta County. Assistant Administrator Roxie Clark retired after 35 years. She was joined by her husband Danny and by her father, Harold Hammond, who ended his service with the Coweta County Hospital Authority after more than 43 years.

One week ahead of schedule, Canongate Road will be reopened. The closure at Persimmon Creek will be opened on Friday, July 31 pending no significant delays due to weather.

Coweta County School Board in a meeting Tuesday responded to $4.036 million in state funding cuts by imposing a three-day furlough to nearly all school system staff, foregoing the purchase of school buses and using un-budgeted increases in property taxes to offset the shortfall.

A proposal to add a zoning category to Coweta County’s Zoning and Development Ordinance allowing commercial farms to incorporate sustainable agriculture, organic gardening and agritourism on less than 20 acres got the go-ahead from commissioners last week. The Planning & Zoning Department will move forward with drafting the potential amendment as a conditional use in the Rural Conservation zoning district.

Do you have electronics cluttering your basement or extra bedroom? Take care of that clutter. Bring your recyclable electronics to our special Electronics Recycling Day on Aug. 1 from 8 a.m. - noon at Thomas Crossroads Elementary, 3530 East Highway 34. Coweta County Environmental Management, Creative Recycling Systems of Georgia (CRS), and the Coweta County School System have partnered to provide a location for county residents to recycle obsolete and used electronic devices. Trailers will be set up in the parking lot to collect the items delivered that day.

An application for a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) on Creekwood Road on Fairburn’s south side for a biomedical waste treatment facility has been filed with Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).

Coweta County commissioners last week agreed to consider allowing indoor shooting ranges to be established in the county. The Planning & Zoning Department will draft an ordinance amendment that, if approved, would be subject to a case-by-case examination by commissioners as a conditional use in industrial zoning districts.

Unemployment rates in Coweta County jumped again last month. Though economically healthy compared to many counties in metro Atlanta, preliminary jobless figures for June showed an unemployment rate of 11.3 percent, up a full point over May.

July 27, 2009 (Newnan, GA) — The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce continues to accept applications for the 2009-2010 Leadership Coweta class through the end of this week.  Applications are due by 5pm Friday, July 31.

Residents asked to report suspicious cart path activity to 770-461-4357

Peachtree City police are asking residents in Kedron Village to be on the lookout for suspicious persons on the cart paths who have been “approaching golf carts and blocking the tunnels.”

Racers negotiate a curve during a preliminary heat in a regional competition at the William L. Davis BMX race track off McIntosh Trail in Peachtree City. Hundreds of racers, including some from out of state, took part in the Southeast regional event this past weekend. Photo/John Munford.

Peachtree City isn’t the first community to attempt to deal with business “mascots” and plain-clothed people taking to the roadside waving advertising signs.

Coweta-Fayette EMC says it has developed a new way to keep customers informed and save money. CFEMC Natural Gas has launched a new website that makes it easier for all Georgians on the Atlanta Gas Light distribution pipeline to get competitively priced natural gas service.

Council, planning commission to discuss regulations Thursday night

Peachtree City isn’t the first community to attempt to deal with business “mascots” taking to the roadside waving promotional signs.

Willowbend Road between Picnic Park and City Hall will be closed for three months this fall as a contractor replaces the culvert under the road with a larger one to alleviate flooding on the west side of the road.

A company has been hired by Peachtree City to stave off erosion problems that have endangered the spillway in the Battery Way Park.

Peachtree City residents have continued to express frustration about the lack of mowing and maintenance of the rights-of-way along Highway 74 south of Highway 54, according to city staff.

All Childrens Playground wins recognition; also honored are Partner's Pizza and Pascal's Bistro

Peachtree City's handicap-accessible playground recently was crowned the best playground in metro Atlanta by the website Atlanta.Momslikeme.com.

The Peachtree City Fire Department is offering “Vial of Life” kits to senior citizens as a way to make emergency medical information handy to EMTs and paramedics in case a resident becomes unable to speak for themselves during a medical emergency.

Country singer Erica Nicole‘s voice filled downtown Senoia and the ears of hundreds of fans July 23 as the Atlanta native sang selections from her debut CD. The event was sponsored by Senoia DDA, Scott and Charlie, 92.5 FM and Marketing Sense.

Newnan Police are asking for the public’s help in the apprehension of a man responsible for the armed robbery Tuesday morning of the Bank of Georgia branch at 471 US Highway 29 North in Newnan. The suspect is considered armed and dangerous.

Despite the sluggish economy, Senoia’s Winpak Films has had an uptick in its business and recently announced its latest expansion at its facility on Howard Road.

Charter Schools USA is continuing its bid to establish a K-8 charter school in Senoia. The board of Georgia Charter Educational Foundation, Inc. (GCEF), on behalf of Charter Schools USA, voted late last week to submit a petition to the Georgia Charter Schools Commission as an alternative approach to having the school approved. The move follows a June 25 vote by Coweta County School Board to deny the petition.

Fischer Crossing developer Scott Seymour has maintained all along that 800,000 square feet of commercial space was destined for the intersection of Fischer Road and Ga. Highway 34 in east Coweta. A national recession and a Chapter 11 reorganization for the developer notwithstanding, it seems Seymour was right. The deal on the development’s first anchor store, a 136,000 square-foot Sam’s Club, closed Tuesday and construction work is expected to begin in mid-August.

Newnan resident Judy Yvette Rosser has ben sentenced to nearly three and a half years in federal prison for embezzling more than $1.2 million from Wachovia Bank.

Brother, sister and inmate arrested; inmate serving time for drug, theft charges

Peachtree City police today announced the arrests of three people, including a brother and sister, in connection with a shooting and armed robbery at the Ridgefield Condominiums in January that left one man shot in the abdomen.