Brown says Logsdon would have won anyway

Incumbent Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown got an uneasy feeling Tuesday when he became a roadside attraction while waving to potential voters near the intersection of Peachtree Parkway and Crosstown Road.

Challenger gets 70 pct. of vote to oust incumbent Brown

Political newcomer Harold Logsdon manhandled incumbent Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown in his re-election bid, with Logsdon corralling 70 percent of the vote.

Defendant’s sons testify for prosecution

An Atlanta man suspected in the violent assault of an elderly Fayette County man has been arrested.

Arnold Bernard Wesley Jr., 23, of 3901 Campbellton Road is charged with armed robbery and kidnapping. Police said that he hit the victim in the back of the head and stole several firearms from the residence on Lady Carolyn Court after the attack Friday afternoon.

A task force studying traffic congestion in Georgia is recommending a radical change to fast-forward cost-effective projects that will improve traffic congestion in metro Atlanta.

U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland will host a town hall meeting Monday at 9:30 a.m. at the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce to educate and assist seniors seeking help choosing a prescription drug plan under Medicare. Sign up has begun and benefits are set to begin Jan. 1, 2006.

Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown sent an e-mail Tuesday night following his runoff election loss to Harold Logsdon. The following is the text of that e-mail:

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Move avoids termination hearing

Arthur English has resigned from his post as Chief Public Defender for the Griffin Judicial Circuit, which includes Fayette County.

The American Legion Post in Peachtree City is boycotting the city’s Hometown Holidays event Saturday because the city is calling its Christmas tree “The Grand Tree.”

More than 150 people piled into Booth Middle School’s gym Tuesday night to voice their opposition to the Fayette County Board of Education about new elementary school attendance zones that are designed to relieve overcrowding at three elementary schools.

Local residents who normally use Interstate 85 to and from Atlanta may want to seek out an alternate route this weekend as construction work continues.

Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown has denied any ethical wrongdoing relating to the state ethics complaint filed against him by Direct PAC, a political action committee.

A 14-year-old Peachtree City resident ran a golf cart into a parked SUV Thanksgiving night and had to be taken to the hospital, police said.

Chemicals used to keep weeds and bugs at bay on Peachtree City’s sports fields are safe as long as they are applied correctly, several agriculture experts said Tuesday night at a meeting about the issue.

A physician specializing in pediatric health issues has determined it is unlikely that the symptoms affecting about four soccer players in the past two years are related to exposure to chemicals used to treat Peachtree City’s soccer fields.

A panel of experts will be on hand at a workshop focusing on Peachtree City’s use of pesticides and herbicides on sports fields.

Peachtree City Childrens’ Librarian Janice Dukes shows off the new area for children at the library.

Reprimanded in May for ‘lecturing’ council on zoning issue

Clyde Stricklin has resigned from his position as director of developmental services for Peachtree City.

Candidates face off in Dec. 6 runoff for PTC mayor

In the days leading up to the Nov. 8 election, mayoral candidate Harold Logsdon continued to outpace incumbent mayor Steve Brown in terms of cash donations.

An elderly woman escaped an early morning house fire in Peachtree City Saturday morning despite the fact that her smoke alarm didn’t sound an alert.

Talks with a landowner in south Peachtree City that could lead to the realignment of Rockaway Road with the traffic light for Holly Grove Road are on hold until after the election, Mayor Steve Brown reported.