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2 guilty pleas for flying 173 lbs. of cocaine into PTC airportDefendants face mandatory minimum sentences of at least two decades Jorge Olivo, 24, of Roswell, Ga., and Rene Perez, 32, of San Marcos, Texas, both pleaded guilty in federal court in Newnan Jan. 12 to felony charges of conspiring to possess with the intent to distribute 173 kilograms of cocaine that had been couriered by flight from Texas to the Peachtree City’s Falcon Field airport. PTC defers decision on church cellphone towerA proposal to rezone St. Paul Lutheran Church to allow for a new cellphone tower off Ga. Highway 74 North was tabled by the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night. Planners table rezoning for 74N cell towerA proposal to rezone St. Paul Lutheran Church to allow for a new cellphone tower off Ga. Highway 74 north was tabled by the Peachtree City Planning Commission tonight. Verizon wants new cell tower off 74NVerizon Wireless is asking Peachtree City to rezone St. Paul Lutheran Church so the company can build a new cell tower on the site. Annexation request for Carriage Lane deniedA proposal to annex 48 acres near Carriage Lane and Old Stagecoach Road was denied by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night. Southside path bridge nearly completePath rebuild necessary once bridge is finished A cart path bridge that will connect homes in south Peachtree City to part of the industrial park is expected to be completed by the end of the month, barring any issues with the weather, city officials said this week. Candidate cries foul at Governor’s appointeeA Peachtree City man who’s running for the Secretary of State’s office in the 2010 election is miffed at Gov. Sonny Perdue. Seniors can apply for PTC tax breakStarting this week Peachtree City residents 65 and over can pop by City Hall to register for the senior homestead exemption. PTC woman arrested for hitting stepsonA Peachtree City woman was arrested Wednesday, Jan. 6 for striking her stepson, police said. Nicole Fannin, 32, of Larkspur Turn, was charged with cruelty to children in the first degree and battery (family violence). PTC denies 54W store upsize requestWithout taking any public input, the new Peachtree City Council unanimously voted down a developer’s request to upsize one retail building for a new shopping center off Ga. Highway 54 West from 50,000 to 65,000 square feet. Legislature to slash budgetsRamsey hopes to pass cellphone ban for drivers under 18 With state revenues continuing to fall short, the upcoming legislative session will be dominated by budget cuts, according to Rep. Matt Ramsey, (R-Peachtree City). Lights, camera, council!PTC to broadcast Thurs. meeting on web Peachtree City residents can avoid the cold Thursday night and watch the first City Council meeting of the new year from the comfort of their easy chair if they want. PTC to consider larger store for 54WA proposal to upsize a “big box” store for a new shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 West at Planterra Way is up for a vote by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night. PTC modifies permit process for outdoor burningOnline form must be filled out, printed before fire is lit; Those without computers must visit fire station Hwy 54E landscaping under way, two year delay overCrews from Piedmont Landscaping recently began installing median landscaping on Ga. Highway 54 East in Peachtree City stretching from Peachtree Parkway to the city limits. PTC needs right of way for Paschall/74 tunnelPeachtree City officials are still working to acquire the necessary right-of-way to allow the cart path tunnel underneath Ga. Highway 74 at Paschall Road to be completed. NCR to add more parkingPlans to add 600 more parking spaces to Peachtree City’s NCR campus were approved recently by the city’s planning commission. Christmas tree recycling offeredBy now the wrapping paper, boxes and most of the Christmas detritus have left the home. Except for the Christmas tree, of course. To solve that dilemma, local volunteers and Peachtree City will accept Christmas trees for recycling Saturday, Jan. 9 at several locations between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Haddix: No PTC personnel cutsNew mayor-elect says city needs to improve its tax base by attracting more employers to PTC When the New Year rings in, Peachtree City will have three new rookies on the City Council and a familiar face as mayor. Incoming Mayor Don Haddix, giving a preview of what to expect in the early going, is already ruling out one thing: further job cuts. PTC soldier back at home after helping train AfghansPeachtree City resident and Navy Reservist Corey Malmer returned home this month from a year’s tour of duty along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Malmer, an intelligence specialist, served on an embedded training team that helped train cohorts in the Afghan national army. Such work is considered crucial to the military strategy in the area as U.S. and coalition forces move towards the eventual goal of having the Afghan army, border patrol and national police trained well enough to take their country back with little if any outside aid. PTC nabs Chevron robber with help of Newnan PDAn Atlanta man accused of robbing the Creekside Chevron in Peachtree City at gunpoint Dec. 19 has been arrested, police said. 1 arrested for robbery of PTC Creekside ChevronPeachtree City police have charged an Atlanta man for the sawed-off shotgun robbery of Creekside Chevron on Ga. Highway 54 West in the early morning of Dec. 19. Police toy drive surpasses expectationsChristmas is indeed the season of giving, and Peachtree City residents proved it again as they responded to the police department’s “Light Up the Night” toy drive. With the community’s help, police were able to provide 42 children and six entire families with a Merry Christmas. On top of that, they were able to help the Fayette County Department of Family and Children Services help another 25 children at the last minute. Rockaway realignment underwayAccessing Ga. Highway 74 to the north from Rockaway Road has been a long standing vehicular nightmare. The beginning of the Hwy. 74 widening project is now under way and the first construction project will be the realignment of Rockaway so that it ties in to the traffic signal at Holly Grove Road. Weather permitting, that realignment work is expected to begin sometime in January. Logsdon touts achievements of his 4 years as PTC mayorIt wasn’t the most wistful of sendoffs, but Harold Logsdon’s final act as mayor was a review of the successes, and some “disappointments” that marked his four years in office. New PTC mayor votes against Hall Co. annexationHaddix served on five-member arbitration panel He hasn’t even been sworn in as Peachtree City’s mayor yet, and already Don Haddix has recorded a vote against an annexation. Imker challenges street sweeping contract$66K in stormwater funds approved on 4-1 vote Peachtree City’s approval of a $62,782 contract for street sweeping services normally would not be such a noteworthy event. Rotary's "2009 Police Officer of the Year" HonoredThe Rotary Club of Peachtree City named Corporal Brian Boynton as the 2009 Police Officer of the Year Saturday evening at the PTC Police Department's Christmas banquet held at Flat Creek Country Club. The selection process for officer of the year is done by peer officers. Corporal Boynton has an excellent work ethic and is known throughout the department as the “Go to Guy” when an officer is needed for special detail. Boynton was born in East Point, Georgia. After spending some time in Texas, where he graduated from Kingwood High School, he returned to Georgia to live with his mother and sister. City wants to help keep properties trouble-freePeachtree City’s Community Development Division is hosting a special seminar for owners of rental property to help them keep their sites “safe and free of illegal activity.” PTC council punts big box decisionThe new members of the Peachtree City Council will have a hot potato in their laps from Jan. 1. That's because the current council, which has three outgoing members, voted 4-1 to postpone a decision on a big box special use permit amendment until the first meeting in January. |