Permits granted for Lake McIntosh on Line Creek

Fayette County officials have received all necessary permits to build the Lake McIntosh reservoir along Line Creek in Peachtree City, County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn said Tuesday night.

Insurance and Fire Commissioner John W. Oxendine and Coweta County Sheriff Michael S. Yeager said a suspect has been arrested and charged with one count of first- degree arson in a Nov. 2004 fire that damaged a house under construction in Coweta County.

Fayette County law and school officials showed Wednesday just how serious they are about weeding out illegal students in the school system.

PTC Council declines to vote on road fate

The Peachtree City Council declined again Tuesday night to vote on whether or not to extend TDK Boulevard into Coweta County despite projections that a development proposed for Coweta County will add 22,000 car trips a day to Ga. Highway 74.

Dwight Smith, a member of the 1995 World Series Atlanta Braves, was arrested Friday on a drug charge after a traffic stop in Peachtree City, police said.

It appears that the Peachtree City Council will determine whether or not to continue with the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County.

A man shot and killed by police in Cobb County Tuesday is likely the same person who committed two armed robberies in Peachtree City last month, police said.

The Starr’s Mill Band performed during halftime of the Corky Kell Classic at the Georgia Dome last Saturday.

A legal dispute over an agreement providing access from Falcon Field to a privately-owned adjacent parcel is heading back to court thanks to a ruling from the Georgia Court of Appeals.

Norman “Zeke” Paschall remembers coming to visit Peachtree City in 1961 when there were only a few houses and a frozen foods plant.

Allows planes to fly through bad weather instead of landing elsewhere

The Peachtree City Airport Authority has received a state grant to install a precision approach system at Falcon Field.

The Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority will discuss its proposed 2007 budget at its regular meeting Monday night.

A convenience store in north Fayette was robbed at gunpoint Wednesday afternoon, police said.

Coleman’s, located on Ga. Highway 92 North, was targeted by a black male driving a red Chevy Blazer, said Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.

Commuters on Interstate 85 in Coweta County will soon be experiencing delays as a massive widening project begins by the end of the year.

Senoia taxpayers will see a slight increase in this year’s property tax bill.

This week, the Senoia City Council set the city’s millage rate at 6.1 mills, up from last year’s rate of 5.9.

If your property was reassessed this year, you’ll notice a change in your school tax.

The Coweta County Board of Education voted last week to set the 2006 ad valorem millage rate at 18.59 mills.

Online, mail best options to avoid line

City officials are worried that many residents haven’t yet taken the time to register their golf carts with the new numbered decals.

Fayette County school officials jubilantly released the school system’s Scholastic Aptitude Test scores Tuesday.

Fayette’s district-wide score of 1555 was third in the state for districts that had more than one high school. Only Cherokee County with a score of 1565, and Fulton with a 1580 scores surpassed Fayette.

Facility to upgrade circulation software

The Peachtree City Library will be closed Saturday through Monday as the library’s circulation system is upgraded, according to Librarian M.T. Allen.

Local runners and walkers are invited to participate in a 5K run/1 mile walk to benefit Promise Place, an organization that assists victims of domestic violence.

Former Coweta County Commissioner Vernon “Mutt” Hunter has always been a proponent of having good things happen for the eastern side of Coweta County.

For the first time in years, it will be a quiet election year in Senoia.

When qualifying had ended Wednesday afternoon, only two candidates had qualified for the two seats up for election this year.

New camp member Bill Byrom, left, is welcomed by John Todd, commander,Sharpsburg Sharpshooters Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Eastern Coweta County residents will probably receive a little sticker shock when they receive their tax bills in the late fall.

The average score for Coweta County students taking the SAT rose while test-takers nationwide did not perform as well on the college entrance exam, according to figures released by the College Board on Tuesday.

The new cart path bridge that will span the CSX railroad tracks in Peachtree City will be installed beginning Friday, Sept. 15, officials said.

Massive subdivision proposed on PTC’s western border

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon is curious to see how a proposed 3,100 home development just across Line Creek could possibly affect Peachtree City.

Road must wait for golf holes to grow; Bridge work can begin earlier

Design work is nearly complete for the extension of TDK Boulevard into Coweta County, according to Peachtree City officials.

Despite advertisements that have been published for months, Peachtree City has been unable so far to find a qualified person to hire as its stormwater engineer.