• A statewide shortfall of $5 billion has created a financial crunch for state transportation projects. Some state officials are urging for a regional or statewide 1 percent sales tax just to fund them.

A former Fayetteville woman employed by the Georgia Department of Family and Children Services was indicted earlier this month on charges that she beat her 8-year-old daughter with a belt multiple times.

A new plan is in the works for a 123-acre undeveloped site off Ga. Highway 74 south near Holly Grove Road.

While there would be a 21-acre area along the highway for commercial use, the new plan also includes a 26-acre site for a mix of duplexes, single family detached and assisted living residences as part of a development aimed at seniors, according to City Planner David Rast.

If Deborah Connell had her way, the city’s golf cart paths would have speed bumps to slow down speeding drivers.

Connell submitted her question at the Peachtree City Town Hall meeting on Tuesday. When Peachtree City mayor Harold Logsdon was asked if the city would install speed bumps on its cart paths, he responded, “It’s not likely we will be putting speed bumps on our golf cart paths.”

At Wednesday night’s budget workshop, the city council generally agreed to implement immediately a higher starting salary scale for police officers and coinciding raises for existing police officers. The scale allows for those salaries to increase 4.5 percent, and bilingual officers will get another 4.5 percent salary increase.

Starting Friday, the cart path crossing over Ga. Highway 74 at Willow and Paschall roads will be closed for several months to accommodate construction, officials have said.

Registration has closed for entries to this year’s July 4th parade in Peachtree City.

The parade is the kick-off for the July 4 festivities, as residents line on both sides of Peachtree Parkway to see decorated floats and golf cart entries.

Transportation funding to be an issue Peachtree City’s Town Hall meeting on growth, traffic and related issues drew an interested standing-room only crowd at City Hall Tuesday night.

Transportation funding to be an issue

Peachtree City’s Town Hall meeting on growth, traffic and related issues drew an interested standing-room only crowd at City Hall Tuesday night.

Officials from the Atlanta Regional Commission presented detailed information about plans for I-85 and east-west connectivity in the region, but they also noted that the state has a current shortfall of $5 billion for current approved road projects, so funding will be an issue that must be solved.

Police say suspect refused to exit home and threatened to shoot officers

The Peachtree City Police Department’s SWAT team forcefully apprehended a suspect who barricaded himself in a home in the Wynnmeade subdivision late Monday afternoon.

Officers went to the home of Tyler Ash, 20, at 205 North Meade to execute a search warrant for a residential burglary and forgery case, police said. Once inside, Ash was found hiding in the rear of the home, and Ash indicated to officers that he had a firearm.

Peachtree City residents may get a chance to vote on two expensive additions to the city’s recreation system this November.

It just had to be Peachtree City. So said two men from Henry and Spaulding counties eager to purchase a half-pound of “ice” methamphetamine at Home Depot.

A proposal from Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray would provide significant starting salary increases in an effort to lure more high-quality candidates to the department.

Widening crews will begin working on path tunnel under highway

The widening of Ga. Highway 74 will necessitate the closing of turn lanes on Paschal Road and Willow Road starting Thursday, June 21 at 8 p.m., according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

If the recent drought continues, the state Department of Natural Resources may increase outdoor watering restrictions across Georgia.

Starting Friday at 10 p.m. until 6 a.m. Monday, Ga. Highway 74 between Kelly Drive and TDK Boulevard will be closed as work progresses on the highway widening project, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

A Peachtree City man was arrested by police Wednesday after his 2-year-old son was found unattended on a cart path nearly a quarter-mile away from their home by a woman driving in her golf cart, police said.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon will host a town hall meeting Tuesday focusing on current and future growth, transportation and redevelopment issues.

A Fayette County Jury ultimately will determine whether or not a Powder Springs woman accused of killing her ex-husband in Peachtree City in October is competent enough to stand trial on criminal charges from the case.

State and federal grants are being secured to allow for the repair and crack sealing of the runway and terminal-area ramps at Falcon Field, officials said.

Cadets of Civil Air Patrol’s Newnan Coweta Cadet squadron recently spent the day on a special tour of Delta’s museum and facilities. William Ortiz, a dispatcher at Delta and a former cadet, guided the cadets on the tour as they explored many different parts of the Delta campus.

Official: Dad failed to call police after son went missing

A Peachtree City man was arrested by police today after his 2-year-old son was found unattended on a cart path nearly a quarter-mile away from their home by a woman driving in her golf cart, police said.

An assistant principal at Whitewater High School was arrested early Sunday morning and charged with DUI while driving a golf cart, police said.

The Peachtree City City Council will appoint a committee to recommend Scottish-themed names for Peachtree City’s West Village at the July 19 City Council meeting. The five-member committee will be chaired by former Peachtree City Mayor Fred Brown.

Police say speed may have played a role in a Friday afternoon wreck on Peachtree Parkway that seriously injured a Sharpsburg woman.

A witness told police that he saw the 2001 Toyota Corolla going “extremely fast” moments before the car crashed into a patch of trees in the median just south of Windgate Road, said Police Chief James Murray.

The following text is a news release issued by Peachtree City in reference to a waiver that will allow unregistered golf carts to be used in the city for the July 4 holiday.

A woman was seriously injured Friday afternoon when her car crashed in a patch of trees on Peachtree Parkway just south of Windgate Road.

The Peachtree City Council voted unanimously Thursday night to put the controversial TDK extension on hold indefinitely.

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Allows county to use money on other projects

The Peachtree City Council voted unanimously tonight to put the controversial TDK extension on hold indefinitely.

Kids ages 7-15 swam laps in the Glenloch pool Saturday as part of the annual Youth Triathlon.