Dozens of individuals and organizations gathered at Shakerag Knoll in Peachtree City last Saturday to have people try their chili at the annual Line Creek Civitans Chili Challenge.

By the time all the votes were counted in Fayette and Coweta counties, it was clear the blue tide sweeping the country stopped before it hit two of the southern suburbs of Atlanta.

State officials are reconfiguring the timeline for cities such as Peachtree City to file their comprehensive plans, City Planner David Rast told the Peachtree City Council in a special called meeting Tuesday night..

Dallas man arrested in undercover PTC sting

A Fayette County jury has convicted a Dallas, Ga. man for sending computer porn to an undercover Peachtree City police officer who he thought was a 15-year-old girl.

Larissa Romanow, a student at J.C. Booth Mid

Obscenity charge may be wiped from record after 10 years

A former Tyrone youth minister has pled guilty to using the internet for sharing obscene material with an undercover police officer he thought was 14 years old.

Two drug seizures by Grantville Police in the past week netted 82 pounds of suspected marijuana with a street value of $164,000. A controlled-buy Oct. 31 led to the arrest of two men from Fairburn and Union City. The subsequent seizure of 58 pounds of suspected marijuana came after two other UPS deliveries were made but no one arrived to pick them up at the residences.

Senoia City Administrator Richard Ferry unveiled the city’s budget next year during this week’s council meeting and said it’s a “very modest’ increase over last year.

There must be something intoxicating about the annual Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog Eating Contest because not only does the audience grow every year, both at the event and watching from home, but it inspires many people to take up the fork and give the sport of competitive eating a try. Two local men, Larry “The Legend” McNeil and Loren “Bubba” Yarbrough, both graduates of McIntosh High School (Mcneil graduated in 1989 and Yarbrough graduated in 1991) and current Newnan residents, were among those inspired by the spectacle, so much so that they entered a qualifying event for the contest at Zoo Atlanta the following year. Though neither won, Yarbrough did better than McNeil, the two were hooked and have continued to participate in International Federation of Competitive Eating events.

Members of the area's three veteran's organizations will memorialize the contributions of all U.S. military veterans during the second annual Veterans Day Remembrance on Saturday, Nov. 11 from 9:30 to 10 a.m. at the Veterans Memorial in Peachtree City.

Fire official: No hazardous chemicals involved

Three railcars carrying plastic pellets derailed at a Peachtree City business Thursday morning, injuring one employee, according to the Peachtree City Fire Department.

Developer wants $350,000 credit for building road

The Peachtree City Council has postponed consideration of a request to reduce the amount of impact fees owed by Ravin Homes on behalf of the Cedarcroft subdivision.

Peachtree City firefighters got some first-hand training this week using three small apartment buildings that are scheduled for demolition across from First Baptist Church.

2001 crash in PTC left speeding suspect a paraplegic

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to determine whether or not a Coweta County sheriff’s deputy should face a civil federal trial for using his patrol vehicle to ram a suspect’s car to halt a high-speed pursuit that ended in Peachtree City.

Suspect previously convicted of false imprisonment, assault on officer

Police are still searching for a man accused of kidnapping his ex-girlfriend at knifepoint from her Fayetteville home Monday morning.

Micah Fitzgibbon shows off his new bike with his father, Scotty.

When the dust settles next Tuesday night, Coweta county will have two new County Commissioners and could have up to two new school board members.

Peachtree City-based Falcon Air Services is making it easier for Coweta residents who want to learn to fly.

The company is opening a flight school at Newnan_coweta Airport later this month, and operations manager Andrea Van Buren said this is the latest expansion of the company.

It was not the usual type of trick or treat. A Union City man and a Fairburn man were charged Oct. 31 with trafficking in marijuana in a controlled-delivery drug bust in Grantville netting $70,000 in suspected marijuana.

The Senoia Library announces a huge book sale. The sale will be in the Freeman-Sasser Building at the Senoia Park on November 9-11 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. each day. Children's Books, hardback and paperback books, magazines, videos and cassette tapes will be featured at the sale. Come join us, browse and buy to your hearts content.

It’s that time again for motorcycle enthusiasts from Coweta and surrounding counties to join together for CORRAL Ride 2006 on Nov. 4. This will be the third annual Poker Run to benefit CORRAL, Coweta Organization for Riding, Rehabilitation and Learning, a not-for-profit organization operating out of the historic Sewell barn in Roscoe.

Police: 2 Quarreled Tuesday over custody issue

Teens to remain jailed pending further court hearings

When two men ran from the Wachovia Bank on Peachtree Parkway Tuesday afternoon, it caught the eye of Tyrone resident Lance McMillian as he went through the bank’s drive-through.

As National Fire Safety Month, October is the perfect time to help educate students about what they can do to help prepare their homes and families before a fire occurs.

Several more projects are in the hopper for south Peachtree City to coincide with plans to extend TDK Boulevard into Coweta County.

Solicitor: party host knew gun was present

A Peachtree City teen who hosted a party that ended in the shooting death of another teen in June has pled no contest to one charge stemming from the incident.

An alert north Fayette resident helped sheriff’s deputies collar three suspects while they were in the middle of burglarizing a home Wednesday afternoon, officials said.

Police cracking down on Halloween revelers who drink and drive

Peachtree City police and Fayette County sheriff’s deputies will be on the prowl early for Halloween Friday night.

A program to pay volunteer firefighters for responding to more calls in Peachtree City has been declared a success and will continue.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission has voted to recommend annexation of a 13-acre office project along Ga. Highway 74 between the southern city limits and Redwine Road.