The Twilight Theatre Troupe is pleased to announce auditions for the second show of its inaugural season, “Annie.” Auditions will be this Monday and Tuesday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church at 700 Ardenlee Parkway in Peachtree City. Children and youth may audition from 6 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. each night. Adult auditions will take place between 7:30 and 9 p.m. If necessary, callbacks will be held March 9.

Peachtree City residents can look forward to just one bill a year from the city’s fledgling stormwater utility.

That means, however, that the bill will be bigger than the $2.69 to $6 per month for single family detached homes because the bill will represent 12 months. So the actual bills themselves, once mailed to city property owners, will be in the range of $32.28 to $72.

Members of local Boy Scout Troop 309 recently went backpacking on the Appalachian Trail.

The owner of a large, mothballed building adjacent to Peachtree City’s Falcon Field Airport is suing the airport authority to enforce an airport access agreement so the property can be sold.

The Peachtree City Council is officially opposing a bill in the Georgia Legislature that would essentially give Fayette County veto power over annexations.

The Peachtree City Police Department was honored Tuesday afternoon with a resolution from the Georgia Senate for its efforts to arrest child predators who use the Internet to meet potential victims.

Out-of-city golf cart owners wanting to use Peachtree City’s paths will also be required to get a new golf cart decal this year, and every five years.

The Fayette Family YMCA in conjunction with arts&expressions magazine, the Endowment Committee for the Cultural Arts of Fayette County and the Peachtree City Rotary is planning a county wide Festival of the Arts April 22 and 23.

Peachtree City is about to dramatically revamp its “big box” regulations so they can better withstand a legal challenge in court.

The design of a proposed package store has a number of residents in Peachtree City’s Lexington Park subdivision concerned.

What began in November as a field of 40 applicants for Fayetteville police chief led to the Feb. 10 hire of veteran Valdosta Police Major Steve Heaton.

Braelinn Elementary School had an academic fair this week for all of the students to participate in.

A police stakeout at a local industrial building netted the arrest of two suspects for burglary and related charges early Sunday morning.

All interested parents are invited to attend a seminar on Internet safety for children at the Starr’s Mill High School auditorium Monday, March 6, from 7-9 p.m.

Yard sale signs may soon be allowed again in Peachtree City.

The City Council will consider a measure Thursday night allowing yard sale signs, and real estate directional signs, to be used on a temporary basis.

Yard sale signs may soon be allowed again in Peachtree City.

The City Council will consider a measure Thursday night allowing yard sale signs, and real estate directional signs, to be used on a temporary basis.

Third-grader sees mom in trouble, calls 911

One morning last month, Matthew Sparr was laying next to his mom in bed, watching cartoons while she took a nap.

Despite his status as a sex offender, a Peachtree City man was released from jail hours after his arrest for a misdemeanor charge of sexual battery, police said.

High school Kiwanis clubs helped at the Peachtree City Kiwanis pancake breakfast, delivering butter and syrup bottles to the tables.

A talent show fundraiser will be held tonight at 6 p.m. at McIntosh High School’s auditorium to help the American Red Cross with relief for victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Fayette County will get nearly 15 miles of road upgrades in the coming fiscal year, Gov. Sonny Perdue announced Wednesday.

Gov. Sonny Perdue has proposed a constitutional amendment to protect property owners from having their land seized by government for less-than-legitimate purposes.

A suspect in four Peachtree City burglaries, and another four attempted burglaries there, has been arrested, police said.

A forum on suicide prevention will be presented Sunday from 7-8:30 p.m. in the sanctuary at Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

Southern Regional Health System will sponsor its fourth annual “Heart of the Crescent” health fair Saturday from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Spurred by the suicides of two McIntosh High School students in one week, local high school students are anxious to roll up their sleeves and pitch in to help other young folks.

For the second week in a row, McIntosh High School is in mourning after losing another student to suicide.

Ashleigh Webster, 17, was found dead in her home late Friday evening, said her father, Bill Webster. A senior at McIntosh, she got good grades and her modeling career was just starting to take off, Mr. Webster said.

Peachtree City residents using Allied for trash pickup can expect some springtime sticker shock.

The company has issued notice that it is canceling the “preferred provider” contract with the city, which limits the rate increases the company can impose on residents. The contact will expire March 31, but the company will continue to provide trash pickup services in the city, contrary to a news report published elsewhere Friday morning.

The Peachtree City Council took a detour on its roundabout discussion Thursday night.

Instead, the group focused on golf cart safety as it currently exists at the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Walt Banks Road ... and as contemplated in the roundabout design.

Peachtree City’s comprehensive plan advisory board will learn about the updating of the city’s land use plan at its regular meeting Monday at 7 p.m.