Members of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church observe Good Friday by carrying three large wooden crosses on a brief journey to recognize the persecution and crucifixion of Jesus Christ in advance of the annual Easter remembrance. The crosses were carried from the church along the golf cart path leading to Picnic Park behind City Hall in the center of Peachtree City. Photo/John Munford.

NCR unveiled the first phase of its newly-renovated facility Monday afternoon, but the company’s expansion is already paying dividends.

The company has added about 100 new hires since October as it undertakes an expansion to its parts distribution center and its customer service department in Peachtree City. NCR plans to hire an additional 150-200 people later this year, officials said, ramping up to an eventual total of 610 new jobs in Peachtree City by December 2010.

Residents would be forced to pay for recycling whether they use it or not

Peachtree City may soon require all garbage service companies to enter an agreement with the city in exchange for the privilege of serving city residents.

{NOTE: This article has been corrected to show that the proposal would only affect bar closing times on Saturday night/Sunday morning; the city does not have closing hours for any other day of the week for local bars)

It is TEA (Taxed Enough Already) time Wednesday at noon in Peachtree City and Newnan. Public TEA party rallies will be held at the city halls in both municipalities.

Peachtree City resident Shelby Barker has announced he will seek election to the post 1 seat on the City Council.

Barker, a business consultant, hopes to take the place of Councilman Don Haddix, who plans to resign from the seat so he can run for mayor in the November election. Whoever is elected to the Post 1 seat will serve the remaining two years on Haddix’s term.

Subdivision would also be near Falcon Field runway, Lake McIntosh

A plan to rezone 37 acres in Peachtree City’s industrial park for an 80-home subdivision and an event center with 12 overnight villas will be reviewed again Monday night by the planning commission.

The Peachtree City Development Authority is working to find a suitable tenant to fill the former “baby” Kroger location at the Peachtree Crossing shopping center.

Peachtree City’s Community Emergency Response Team won first place in a statewide competition among other specially trained volunteer groups, Chief H.C. “Skip” Clark recently announced.

City says it’s needed to protect new path

A new wall erected along Peachtree Parkway to protect cart path users has caught some flak from Peachtree City residents who think it is unsightly.

Three juveniles were arrested Saturday after taking a trip from one end of Peachtree City to the other on a series of stolen golf carts that they abandoned one after the other when the electrically-powered vehicles ran out of juice, police said.

MacDuff path to help Cedarcroft also gets good report

By next week, city officials hope to have a timeline for progress on building the cart path connections to the bridge that spans the CSX railroad on Ga. Highway 54 West.

Would allow weeknight hours to be extended, other changes

Peachtree City’s library may end up closing one full day a week so its schedule can be adjusted to better meet patrons’ needs.

Before unanimously approving an out-of-town business as the new concessionaire at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, Peachtree City officials felt they had some explaining to do.

A proposal to move the Publix-anchored Peachtree East shopping center inside the Peachtree City limits could cost the county big-time.

Despite concerns about a reduction in building safety and service levels, the Peachtree City Council tonight approved eliminating four positions from the city’s building department.

The move, combined with the retirement of Assistant City Manager Colin Halterman, will save approximately $400,000, officials have said.

A bill that its sponsor says will bring Georgia into the 21st century in terms of prosecuting child molestation cases is on its way to be signed by Gov. Sonny Perdue.

Emmy Award winning casting company Fincannon & Associates announced today that they are on a search for background talent for the upcoming television series "Drop Dead Diva," while being shot in and around Peachtree City, Ga. "We are looking for background extras of all ages and ethnicities to kick start our new series," said Mark Fincannon.

PTC finds $400K savings by cutting 5

Peachtree City officials are proposing to eliminate four staffers from the building department in a continuing effort to cut costs in advance of what was an estimated $3.5 million shortfall in next year’s budget.

Auto dealer ponies up $27K for program

With the click of a trigger and the crackling of electricity, Peachtree City police officers were introduced Wednesday to their Taser guns.

The first graduating class of McIntosh High School is planning its' 25th Reunion! The reunion will be held the weekend of June 26-28th.

A program to retrofit city-owned buildings with energy-saving equipment has paid off for Peachtree City.

The first year of the program netted a $100,000 savings for the city in one year’s time, Mayor Harold Logsdon said last week.

A Peachtree City woman was cited for driving under the influence after her golf cart crashed into a stone wall at the tunnel under Peachtree Parkway at the Braelinn ponds area Sunday afternoon, police said.

The faltering economy is taking another hit on the Panasonic operation in Peachtree City.

Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America recently announced it would cut 200 positions in the United States as demand continues to weaken for its products due to the decline in the automobile industry, said company spokesman Jim Reilly.

To replace 23 fired city workers, company will deploy 6 workers, plus 1 assigned full-time to litter pickup

Suspect who 'took money' for sex to be tried later

A Peachtree City man convicted of raping a woman at her Harmony Village apartment was given a 30-year prison sentence by Superior Court Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell Jr. today.

Peachtree City begins effort to help navigation, emergency response on cart path system

The concept of “pathfinder” takes on a yellow hue with Peachtree City’s plan to mark the city’s nearly 90 miles of paved golf cart paths with locator numbers every one-tenth of a mile, each marker tagged with GPS coordinates.

Private company to run Clover Reach, Pebblepocket

Peachtree City’s Clover Reach and Pebblepocket pools will be open this summer after all.

In an update to the Peachtree City Council Thursday night, the city’s development authority outlined a variety of tasks undertaken to help industrial and retail businesses in the city.

50-foot buffer now required when path darts between homes

Developers wanting to run cart paths between homes in the future will have to provide some more cushion thanks to a new rule adopted by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.