The “Get Out The Vote Committee” of the Rotary Club of Peachtree City cordially invites the public to a “Meet and Greet the Candidates Night” to be held on June 17 from 7 -9 p.m. in the McIntosh Ballroom at the Wyndham Peachtree Conference Center.

The Peachtree City Council was somewhat receptive toward asking its citizens to approve a proposal to build an ice skating rink and fitness center at the Highway 74 Baseball and Soccer Complex.

The following arrests were made by the Peachtree City Police Department. Those arrested are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

A Peachtree City restaurant manager says her business is feeling the backlash from being erroneously associated with a controversial restaurant of the same name in Marietta.

Finishing off the new dock is the only work remaining at Huddleston Pond, and barring any weather delays it should be done by Friday, Peachtree City stormwater engineer Mark Caspar told the City Council June 3.

Meetings on zoning ordinances in any municipality run the likelihood of being sparsely attended. That was the case at the June 9 public hearing of Peachtree City Planning Commission on proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance relating to a portion of the city’s zoning districts. City Planner David Rast characterized a significant percentage of the changes as those where language had been in place for a number of years needed to be cleaned-up.

The Peachtree City Fire Department has released a map showing the 700-800 feet safety zone established for the annual July 4th fireworks show over Lake Peachtree.

Berta Mikulcik, 62, of Peachtree City died Wednesday of injuries received when she flipped over her bicycle while riding down a hill Tuesday morning in the north part of the city, police said.

The congregation of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City is dealing with joy and sorrow as their senior pastor, the Rev. John Martin Weber, 62, retires from 34 years of service to the community, both through the church and through Peachtree City’s fire and police departments as chaplain.

Wrong address. Wrong delivery. For the homeowner of a Raintree Hill address in Peachtree City, the June 6 package he had not ordered and was not home to refuse led to the arrest of a Tennessee man minutes later after he entered the property and picked up the package containing 39 pounds of marijuana.

With warning from city staff that next year’s budget cycle could face some service cuts, the Peachtree City Council began to dive into two possibilities June 3: both pool-related.

City sues original project architect

While work is being completed on the exterior renovations to the Peachtree City police headquarters, the city is having to extend the lease on its temporary facility by three months.

In several weeks of mixed emotions, the congregation of Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church in Peachtree City is bidding their senior pastor farewell and God’s blessings.

The Dixie Wing Commemorative Air Force hangar in Peachtree City was transformed into an unofficial jail Wednesday morning as local community leaders helped raise funds for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

A developer’s request to exceed Peachtree City’s shopping center size guidelines by 25,000 square feet has been sent back to the drawing board for two weeks.

$1,000 reward offered for information

A Peachtree City convenience store was robbed early this morning by a thief who sprayed the clerk in the face before getting away with the cash, police said.

Police arrested two more juveniles Monday afternoon for setting off “bottle bombs,” this time in the Cedarcroft subdivision in western Peachtree City.

A man was arrested early Saturday morning after he stabbed his housemate in the leg during a fight at their home in the Wynnmeade subdivision, Peachtree City police said.

Facing lower than expected revenues from sales and property taxes, Peachtree City officials have cut $2.4 million already from the proposed 2008-2009 operating budget.

Fitness club owner and former mayoral candidate Dar Thompson is proposing that Peachtree City issue $21 million in bond financing to pay for a new recreation complex on existing city-owned land with two ice rinks, one of which could be converted for indoor use for sports such as soccer and lacrosse.

Some found on cart path, others in mailboxes

Peachtree City police have filed charges against four juveniles for setting off “bottle bombs” on the cart path in the area of Georgian Park Wednesday night.

The Peachtree City Council will get down to some rough business Monday and Tuesday evening during budget workshops at City Hall.

A week-long charity motorcycle ride to benefit a camp for children with chronic and life-threatening illnesses will be coming to Peachtree City this summer.

Nancy Boyle, second grade teacher at Peeples Elementary, has been named Project WET Teacher of the Year for the state of Georgia. Boyle was recognized at an awards dinner at Unicoi State Park in Helen. The goal of Project WET (Water Education for Teachers) is to facilitate and promote awareness, appreciation, knowledge, and stewardship of water resources. Last year, Peeples designated the week of Earth Day to be “Water Week.”

You could say her talent runs in the family. Growing up around the printing and graphics industry, it is no wonder that Victoria Gunnin has won one of the state’s top graphic communications awards

The loss of a brother to cancer has taught Chris Sudduth many things; especially, about the fragility of life and how important it is not to waste a single minute of it.

Fayette’s school counselors celebrated their craft and honored their colleagues during the eighth annual Fayette School Counselors Association (FSCA) Installation of Officers and Awards Ceremony.

Fifth graders at Crabapple Lane Elementary School celebrated Law Day on May 1 by having U.S Magistrate Judge Russell Vineyard, Court Reporter Andy Ashley, Law Clerk Angela Levin, and Courtroom Deputy Clerk Julee Smilley teach the students about the rule of law and the meaning of the Constitution in a fun and interactive way. They presented an informative slide show and discussed each of their jobs with the students. Each student received a copy of the Constitution.

Perfection has landed a Starr’s Mill High student a glowing national award.
Freshman Travis Richardson has been awarded the GLOW (German Language Opportunities Website) National German Achievement Award. He is one of about 100 high school students across the nation who were selected to receive the award this year.

The third grade enrichment students at Kedron Elementary School have proven that they have some of the best math skills in the nation by placing first in both the national and regional MathFax competition.