A Peachtree City woman has taken it upon herself to fight for the jobs of 23 landscaping and mowing employees who are facing layoffs and replacement by private contractors.

Atlanta Police are still investigating the case of a 29-year-old Peachtree City woman found dead of a gunshot wound in a sport-utility vehicle in northwest Atlanta Sunday. Investigators are also attempting to locate the woman’s next of kin.

PTC may spend $14K to design connection, allow closing of problematic path

Drawing up a potential solution to cart path-related woes in the Cedarcroft subdivision will be up for a vote Thursday night by the Peachtree City Council.

Instead of raising taxes to cover a revenue shortfall next fiscal year, Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon wants to reorganize and streamline city operations to get by without a property tax increase.

Developer says path should be removed; city said ‘no’ in November

When Tim West moved his family into their home on St. Albans Way in Peachtree City in fall 2007, they were aware a cart path would be located next to their home.

In a statement issued earlier this week, the Fayette County Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People is urging “swift” apprehension of the person or persons who fired gunshots into two unoccupied churches in Fayette County last week.

Employee, video from Walmart lead to resolution

Peachtree City police arrested three people last week after one of them tried to use a fraudulent check at Walmart, officials said.

Will help advance governor’s legislative agenda at Capitol

Rep. Matt Ramsey, R-Peachtree City, now has even more responsibility in the Georgia legislature.

Residents of two homes in Peachtree City have had to find other living quarters following two smoky fires that were extinguished with no injuries, according to the Peachtree City Fire Department.

The attempt by Kelly Rogers to open his Starship Adult Novelties and Gifts location at Thomas Crossroads evolved to another level earlier this week when Coweta commissioners in a called meeting adopted ordinances on sexually-oriented businesses and obscenity. His store now stocked and having already applied for his business license, Rogers said he will not be deterred and will either be granted the business license or go to court.

“This is your forum.” Those were the words of Palmetto Mayor John Miller Jan. 24 as more than two dozen residents met for a Saturday morning town hall meeting at Mt. Pleasant AME Church. The meeting was the second of two held Saturday.

Senoia council members are considering changes to the solid waste ordinance as it relates to the location of trash containers and how long they can stay streetside before and after trash pick-up. Mayor Robert Belisle asked the council to make suggestions and forward them to city administrator Richard Ferry.

Senoia City Council Jaqn. 26 unanimously approved a new job description for the Downtown Development Coordinator position.

Northgate High School was honored as a 2008 Georgia School of Excellence on Friday, Jan. 23, at the Georgia Department of Education’s 2nd annual Excellence Awards banquet.

Council to vote on traffic light Feb. 5

A proposed new traffic light for Ga. Highway 54 West will come with a video camera that can zoom in either direction with the feed going straight to the area Georgia Department of Transportation office in Thomaston.

More cuts coming to address $3.5M shortfall next year

A little more than 10 percent of Peachtree City’s 324 full and part-time employees indicated in a survey that they would voluntarily accept 25 percent pay cuts, City Manager Bernie McMullen said Monday afternoon.

If a business such as Starship Enterprise tried to locate in Peachtree City, its options would be limited by zoning laws. By city ordinance, any store selling adult sex toys would be considered a “sexually oriented business.”

Peachtree City police are still investigating a shooting that damaged one of Fayette County’s oldest churches early Tuesday morning.

Peachtree City will be spending $16,600 to replace two thermal imagers for the fire department instead of paying almost $8,000 to repair them.

Majority of council wanted to keep ‘asset’

A local businessman informally offered late last year to purchase the city’s tennis center for about $1 million, according to Peachtree City Councilman Don Haddix.

The Peachtree City Police Department will be hosting a basic Community Emergency Response Team class beginning March 5.

$1,000 reward offered by police

Thirty-six year-old Philip Shawn Curl sustained non-life threatening injuries at a 1024 Ridgefield Drive residence Thursday morning after being shot by a man who fled the home on foot, police said. Peachtree City Police investigating the shooting are speaking with multiple individuals in relation to the shooting and the suspect seen running in an easterly direction. No arrests have been made in the ongoing investigation.

Georgia, like the rest of the United States is in a recession. But in Coweta County, things are simply not that bleak. Tuesday at his office, Coweta County Development Authority President Bill Harrison shared his thoughts on the Coweta’s experiences in 2008 and on what lies ahead in 2009 and beyond.

Coweta County commissioners Jan. 20 approved what will be the initial project for the 1,558-acre McIntosh Village development. The board unanimously approved a rezoning request for construction of the community’s wastewater treatment facility that will handle 1 million gallons per day. The 74.42-acre site is situated on the east side of the development. It is adjacent to the Fayette County line and borders the northwest side of Senoia.

Coweta County Commission Jan. 20 gave unanimous approval to a rezoning request for a commercial development on 9.067 acres at Ga. Highway 34 and Fischer Road. Only 1.25 acres on the site are suitable for development. The property is located just west of the northwest corner of Fischer Road and Ga. Highway 34 and is adjacent to the 800,000 square-foot Fischer Crossing commercial development already approved by the commission in June.

A Peachtree City woman was hospitalized Tuesday night after a domestic violence incident with her husband at their north Peachtree City home, The Citizen has learned.

A Peachtree City man was arrested Monday after he pulled out a knife and threatened his stepfather, police said.

Initially Cedric L. Blandburg was asked to leave his stepfather’s and mother’s house due to a family incident and he refused, police said. At one point he also threatened the stepfather with a pipe and the knife, police said.

Several gunshots were fired into a Peachtree City church in the city's industrial park between 11:30 a.m. yesterday and 7:30 this morning, police said.

Some 23 Peachtree City employees who were recommended to be "downsized" got a reprieve Thursday night ... at least for 30 days.

Instead the City Council directed staff to survey all employees and ask if they would be willing to take a 25 percent pay cut beginning next week.

The Peachtree City Council again postponed a decision Thursday on whether the city should apply for a traffic light on Ga. Highway 54 West at the intersection of Line Creek Drive.