Like many others in Coweta, county commissioners are intent on seeing an interchange constructed at I-85 and Poplar Road. A discussion at the April 7 commission meeting addressed that eventuality with the approval of funds for preliminary engineering to be paid with impact fees.

Jeff Fisher has been appointed to serve on the Senoia City Council to fill the vacancy left by councilman Keith Harrison who recently resigned the position. The term expires at the end of 2009.

Adesa Auto Auction agreed April 7 to clean-up the required portions of its 60-acre site along I-85 and to comply with all zoning requirements after the company leased the property to auto storage company APLS for the short-term storage of new vehicles. The site lost its grandfathered status when Adesa moved out.

Southeastern Site Development, Inc. was the low bidder for the installation of a proposed traffic light at Ga. Highway 154 and Glenda Trace at a price of $176,203.

Newnan Community Theatre Company (NCTC) is pleased to announce it is about to break ground for a Spring Beautification Project. A beautiful plant and flower bed arrangement at the corner of 1st Avenue and Long Street has been planned and is scheduled to be completed by April 25th.

The Rotary Club of Coweta-Fayette is proud to announce the induction of its newest member, James I. Pace III. Jimmy represents local development firm Group VI in the Club, and his classification is Commercial Real Estate Development. He was inducted at the Club's regular weekly meeting on Monday, April 6th, at the Peachtree City Tennis Center.

Three juveniles were arrested Saturday after taking a trip from one end of Peachtree City to the other on a series of stolen golf carts that they abandoned one after the other when the electrically-powered vehicles ran out of juice, police said.

MacDuff path to help Cedarcroft also gets good report

By next week, city officials hope to have a timeline for progress on building the cart path connections to the bridge that spans the CSX railroad on Ga. Highway 54 West.

Would allow weeknight hours to be extended, other changes

Peachtree City’s library may end up closing one full day a week so its schedule can be adjusted to better meet patrons’ needs.

Before unanimously approving an out-of-town business as the new concessionaire at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, Peachtree City officials felt they had some explaining to do.

A proposal to move the Publix-anchored Peachtree East shopping center inside the Peachtree City limits could cost the county big-time.

Despite concerns about a reduction in building safety and service levels, the Peachtree City Council tonight approved eliminating four positions from the city’s building department.

The move, combined with the retirement of Assistant City Manager Colin Halterman, will save approximately $400,000, officials have said.

By all accounts there is a recession sweeping the nation. But from the number of business projects currently in various stages of development across Coweta County, the recession locally could be a lot worse. In reality, Coweta is faring better than many of Georgia’s counties.

Barring unforeseen obstacles the widening of the remainder of Ga. Highway 74 South from Cooper Circle to Ga. Highway 85 is expected to be let in July. The nearly $41 million project will cover 3.3 miles and will align Rockaway Road with Holly Grove Road.

The City of Palmetto has been awarded a grant from Fulton County Arts Council for its upcoming cultural arts project, “Our Lives, Our Land, Our Legacy: A Photographic Expression of Life in Palmetto,” to be held May 2-June 13.

Mike and Chris McNeal, owners of McNeal Transit Group located in Newnan, established a non-profit organization in January, 2008 in order to be more strategic with their charitable giving. The McNeal Family Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to serving local families who have been affected by childhood cancer. The foundation was established in honor of their niece, Hannah, who was diagnosed with childhood leukemia at age four. In addition to serving families, the foundation supports several local organizations that fit within the McNeal Family Foundation’s mission and purpose.

A bill that its sponsor says will bring Georgia into the 21st century in terms of prosecuting child molestation cases is on its way to be signed by Gov. Sonny Perdue.

Emmy Award winning casting company Fincannon & Associates announced today that they are on a search for background talent for the upcoming television series "Drop Dead Diva," while being shot in and around Peachtree City, Ga. "We are looking for background extras of all ages and ethnicities to kick start our new series," said Mark Fincannon.

PTC finds $400K savings by cutting 5

Peachtree City officials are proposing to eliminate four staffers from the building department in a continuing effort to cut costs in advance of what was an estimated $3.5 million shortfall in next year’s budget.

Auto dealer ponies up $27K for program

With the click of a trigger and the crackling of electricity, Peachtree City police officers were introduced Wednesday to their Taser guns.

The first graduating class of McIntosh High School is planning its' 25th Reunion! The reunion will be held the weekend of June 26-28th.

A program to retrofit city-owned buildings with energy-saving equipment has paid off for Peachtree City.

The first year of the program netted a $100,000 savings for the city in one year’s time, Mayor Harold Logsdon said last week.

A Peachtree City woman was cited for driving under the influence after her golf cart crashed into a stone wall at the tunnel under Peachtree Parkway at the Braelinn ponds area Sunday afternoon, police said.

For business owners, 2009 Occupational Tax Certificate Renewals (formerly Business Licenses) are due to the City of Newnan by April 1st. 

Coweta County Commissioners last week unanimously adopted a resolution for an Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) required by Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA). The county and all municipalities are signatories on the EOP that must be in place to be eligible for disaster funding.

Things may have been quiet lately but they are far from resolved. Thomas Crossroads Starship Adult Novelties & Gifts CEO Kelly Rogers will have a mid-April business license appeal hearing in the county commission chambers before members of the Business Occupational Tax Rate and Appeals Committee. In diametric opposition to the county’s position, Rogers maintains that the quantity of sexually-oriented merchandise in the store will be below the 25 percent required by the ordinance in effect when he made the application, thus negating the stipulations of the new ordinance.

A major motion picture, "Zombieland," is scheduled for this weekend to shoot scenes in Newnan for the upcoming horror/comedy starring Woody Harrelson. Filming is scheduled to begin in downtown on Saturday. Shooting will take place on a portion of Greenville Street in the vicinity of East Broad Street and the Court Square. Shooting will also take place at a home on Wilcoxon Street and on LaGrange Street at the railroad overpass.

The faltering economy is taking another hit on the Panasonic operation in Peachtree City.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America recently announced it would cut 200 positions in the United States as demand continues to weaken for its products due to the decline in the automobile industry, said company spokesman Jim Reilly.

To replace 23 fired city workers, company will deploy 6 workers, plus 1 assigned full-time to litter pickup

Suspect who 'took money' for sex to be tried later

A Peachtree City man convicted of raping a woman at her Harmony Village apartment was given a 30-year prison sentence by Superior Court Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell Jr. today.