Court hearing set for Tuesday; March wreck killed 2 men

A Fayetteville woman accused of causing the deaths of two men in a March auto crash in Peachtree City is scheduled to issue a guilty plea in Fayette County State Court Tuesday afternoon.

Architects report blames holes in exterior walls for moisture problem

An architectural firm’s investigation into moisture problems at Peachtree City’s police station found numerous construction defects and some design flaws have contributed to the problem.

Over 60 Scouts participated in the Pinewood Derby.

A proposal to allow residents whose homes back up to city-owned greenbelt apply for a variance to expand their homes met with some negative citizen feedback Monday night at the Peachtree City Planning Commission meeting.

Two teenagers’ retaliation for alleged bullying blew up and injured a postal worker last Saturday, police said.

An explosive device had been placed in a mailbox in south Peachtree City, the second such device made by the two teens who meant the bombs for a Starr’s Mill High School bully, police said.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission tonight unanimously denied a conceptual site plan for a shopping center at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way.

Bullying cited as reason for bomb placement

An explosive device placed in a mailbox in south Peachtree City injured a postal worker Saturday, police said.

Spc. Jonathan Colton of Peachtree City, a mortarman in Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, seeks cover and pulls security following a sniper attack at a pump station outside Kassipa, a village near Salman Pak.

Rebuffed more than two years ago from its initial plan to build in Peachtree City, Walgreens is looking at relocating to another parcel at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 at Peachtree Parkway.

Planners to vote on retail for 54 West, 74 South

Four significant development plans will be up for a vote at Monday night’s meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

Wednesday night, John Wieland Homes showed off its latest design schematic for an 89-acre site off Ga. Highway 74 at south Kedron Drive ... and an additional 66 acres to the north that extends up to the future location of MacDuff Parkway.

Answers will shape future recreation plans

Residents are being asked to fill out a new recreation survey to help shape the city’s 2007-2011 recreation master plan.

Representatives of Honor Flight Fayette made a presentation to the Peachtree City Council last week seeking promotional and financial support for the program.

Honor Flight will send local veterans of World War II on a free day-long trip via airplane to Washington, D.C. to visit the WWII memorial. The trip will be free of charge, and each veteran must have a “guardian” attend with them, who must pay their own way at a cost of $300.

The Peachtree City Building Department recently announced its annual builders awards winners for 2007.

Ravin Homes won the best industrial site award for the renovation of the Anderson 2000 building on Dividend Drive that now is home to Comcast. The project was redesigned inside and out.

Falcon Field's runway, FBO apron and taxiway A will be closed March 12-25 for pavement repairs.

The date will not interfere with the NASCAR race at Atlanta Motor Speedway, which is scheduled to end March 10, airport officials said.

Peachtree City will soon be able to irrigate all fields at the Hwy. 74 Baseball Soccer Complex with specially-treated sewage water, which is allowed under the current outdoor watering ban.

The Kiwanis Club of McIntosh Trail recently donated $250 to Promise Place, a local organization that helps victims of domestic violence.

Committee wants to add 120 acres to the 89 acre parcel

John Wieland Homes, which is working with a citizen’s committee to hammer out a plan for its 89-acre tract in Wilksmoor Village, will unveil its latest plan for the property at a public meeting Wednesday night at Peachtree City Hall at 7.

Contract also calls for cutting of some rec fields

Peachtree City is saving $95,000 on its landscaping services by replacing two vacant landscaping/grass cutting staff positions with the services of a private company.

American Red Cross officials are making an urgent plea for blood donors, as blood supplies have dropped significantly, creating a severe shortage of several blood types in the Atlanta area.

Would prevent big boxes from moving in

Peachtree City may soon change its industrial zoning ordinance to disallow all retail use on property zoned general industrial.

The Twilight Theatre will present a workshop production of “Broadway’s Leading Ladies” tonight and tomorrow night at 7:30 p.m. This workshop, Twilight’s second this year, features eight ladies performing as some of Broadway’s most famous leading ladies.

50-foot undisturbed buffer contemplated with additional 25-foot impervious buffer

The Peachtree City Council will consider Thursday night adoption of an ordinance requiring a 50-foot undisturbed buffer along streams and an additional 25 foot buffer beyond that where no impervious surface could be built.

The latest plan to build a shopping center at the corner of Ga. Highway 54 and Planterra Way met with direct criticism at Monday night's meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission.

A Delta Air Lines pilot is flying off with a $1 million Georgia Lottery prize. John Huefner, 54, played Holiday Millionaire Raffle and won a million-dollar top prize.

“It’s very surreal,” said Huefner, a resident of Peachtree City.

Newly-elected state Rep. Matt Ramsey was sworn into office Monday morning by Fayette County Superior Court Judge Chris Edwards at the Georgia Capitol. Joining Ramsey was his wife Missy. Ramsey will serve on several committees including the judiciary (non-civil) committee. Photo/Special.

Despite the drought and outdoor watering restrictions, it’s possible that the soccer fields at Peachtree City’s baseball and soccer complex may be sprinkled again in the not-too-distant future.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission will get its new year off to a rousing start Monday night as several high-profile projects will be discussed.

Site in Wilksmoor Village zoned for industrial use

City residents are invited to attend a second planning charrette to address the future of an 89-acre parcel off Ga. Highway 74 north and across from south Kedron Drive.

Forms for qualifying senior citizens to register for the 2008 Senior Homestead Exemption are now available at City Hall.