PTC police to ticket drivers caught in middle of rush hour intersection at hwys. 54/74

Peachtree City police are warning motorists they are targeting drivers who obstruct intersections, particularly at Ga. highways 54 and 74.

HeroBox, a Peachtree City organization that supplies gifts to military personnel overseas, is inviting the public to participate in its monthly box packing.

Peachtree City police are warning motorists they are targeting drivers who obstruct intersections, particularly at Ga. highways 54 and 74.

One of Peachtree City’s corporate heavyweights is changing its name from Global Aero Logistics Inc to Global Aviation Holdings Inc.

The Peachtree City Airport Authority is inviting airport tenants to a special meeting to give feedback on airport service levels and potential improvements for the future.

Peachtree City officials are hoping to make it easier for vendors to serve alcohol at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater this concert season.

Wife recounts moment she escaped from alleged beating at couple’s PTC home

A Peachtree City woman testified today about numerous beatings she received from her husband over a period of about a year and a half.

Pamela Ellicott said she never told anyone about the physical abuse she received from her husband, Michael Ellicott, because she was afraid of what he might do.

“He told me, ‘If you ever tell anyone, if you ever go to the police I will hunt you down and kill you. It might take days, it might take months, but I will hunt you down and kill you.’”

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua Lowery (left) from Senoia, of 982nd Combat Camera Company, documents an interaction with an Iraqi man in east Baghdad Feb. 16 as soldiers of Bandit Troop, 5th Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, move through a market after hours during a night time dismounted patrol with Iraqi Police.
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Construction of the new Senoia Police Department and Municipal Court complex on Howard Road moved one step closer to reality last week when city council members adopted a resolution to work with Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) to complete the project.

Josh Vanderbush is a work in progress. Life for the soccer player and 2001 graduate of Starr’s Mill High School took a dramatic turn in mid-2005 after he sustained an injury that left much of his body paralyzed. Today, the Senoia resident has made significant progress on the road to having full utilization of his body. Now Josh is working with his father Rick and mother Linda to find the funds needed to defray the cost of the therapy he recently discovered, one that has him standing and taking his first steps in years after only a few weeks.

Spring planting is only a few weeks away. But this year in Palmetto, planting a garden is about to take on a whole new meaning. The city on March 8 is set to begin the week-long construction of a large community garden at Wayside Park on U.S. Highway 29. The citizen effort will include assistance from 10 students from University of Vermont’s Alternative Spring Break Program, Palmetto Elementary School Jr. Beta Club, Hill Country Montessori and Serenbe Organic Farms.

There has been a change in the commercial landscape in east Coweta County at Fischer Road and Ga. Highway 34. The northwest corner of the Fischer Crossing development is being sold to Bright-Meyers Peachtree City Associates, LLC. Development plans at this point are uncertain.

Keep Newnan Beautiful is joining national nonprofit Keep America Beautiful (KAB) in the Great American Cleanup as they campaign for a cleaner, greener America. This year Keep Newnan Beautiful has a goal of having as many volunteers as possible.

A proposal to rezone a 37-acre industrial site for an 80-home subdivision and event center faces some significant hurdles based on feedback from the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night.

Landscaping, mowing to be handled by contractor

Thursday night the Peachtree City Council voted unanimously to terminate 23 employees, eliminating their landscaping and mowing positions to save an estimated $840,000 next year.

Subdivision would also be near Falcon Field runway, Lake McIntosh

A plan to rezone 37 acres in Peachtree City’s industrial park for an 80-home subdivision and an event center with 12 overnight villas will be reviewed Monday night by the planning commission.

On a 4-1 vote Thursday night the Peachtree City Council approved the exploration of possibly annexing a 48-acre tract off Carriage Lane adjacent to the Peachtree City United Methodist Church.

Proposed laws would crack down on metal recyclers

As instances of dangerous metal theft continue to rise across Georgia, proposed bills in the State Senate and House of Representatives aim to crack down on criminals by strengthening regulations for recyclers.

Suspect caught Wednesday at PTC home

A citizen tip on a surveillance photo helped Peachtree City police identify and locate a local man now accused of attempting to rob the Kedron Kroger grocery store early Monday morning.

Peachtree City will celebrate its 50th anniversary Monday, March 9 at 11 a.m. at the city library as officials rededicate two rooms named after the city’s founding fathers.

PTC cops have got their Kedron Kroger robber, according to Chief H.C. “Skip” Clark II.

“On Feb. 18, 2009, at approximately 5:40 p.m., Peachtree City police officers and the department’s Special Response Team (SRT) converged on 301 Pinemount Drive in Peachtree City to serve an arrest and search warrant at that location. During the incident, David Franklin Alewine, 43, was identified and arrested.” That's off Golfview Drive, near Flat Creek Country Club.

Maguire’s Family & Friends co-owner Wendy Maguire was unanimously approved Feb. 17 by Senoia City Council to serve on the city’s Downtown Development Authority. Maguire was unanimously recommended for the position Feb. 10 by DDA board members to fill the unexpired term of John Barrow. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Like other tax levying entities across the state, Coweta County School Board members are waiting to see what happens with state funding and the local economy as they look to the next school year that begins in July. For the moment, Coweta is $3.3 million to the good on its $176 million general fund budget with $18 million in reserves. But that could change, as economic shocks from the recession could mean up to $9.45 million in lost revenues and increased costs.

It was not the usual winter storm Wednesday, as portions of south Coweta County were struck by a tornado and much larger areas of the county encountered high wind, torrential rain and hail. Two dozen homes suffered significant damage as the tornado moved eastward for approximately four miles in north Meriwether and south Coweta counties.

Senoia City Council conducted public hearings and made a few changes to proposed new ordinances Feb. 16 covering rules and regulations for park use, speed limits and miscellaneous offenses. The ordinances were posted for the first reading at the council that followed. The council postponed the solid waste ordinance until the next meeting so that portions of the ordinance could be reviewed.

Representatives of Vulcan Materials Company scored two victories in two months in appearances before Coweta County commissioners. Over the opposition of area residents, the board Feb. 17 approved a variance request to reduce the setback for the Madras Quarry located near Ga. Highway 154, U.S. Highway 29 and I-85. Commissioners in late December approved a Special Use permit that allowed the quarry to expand mining activities.

The Patrons of the Centre is a membership organization dedicated to supporting The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts of Coweta County. Its mission is to sustain a vision of artistic excellence for our community. Patrons of the Centre share their time, talents and resources to ensure that our community’s commitment to the arts continues to grow and prosper. Member generosity supports events presented by The Centre for Performing and Visual Arts, and in partnership with the Coweta County Board of Education increases student and community exposure to the arts.

The Peachtree City Council is expected to vote Thursday night on a recommendation to eliminate 23 landscaping and maintenance positions, all of which would later be replaced by services provided by a contractor.

A Peachtree City man accused of beating his wife left bruises “pretty much all over her body” from the neck down, a police detective testified in court yesterday.

Bonnie Buchanan has lived in one of Peachtree City’s oldest neighborhoods since 1985, off Hippocket Road.

In all that time she’s never had a problem with her private septic system, and neither have her neighbors. So she doesn’t understand why city officials are advocating a program to hook up about 80 homes west of Lake Peachtree, including hers, to the city sewer system at an estimated cost of $12,000 per home.