Voter drive set for May 31

The Fellowship of Love Church will be conducting a voter registration drive Saturday, May 31 at the Marble Slab Creamery in the Fayette Pavilion shopping center.

PTC police offer reward on homemade bomb explosions

Peachtree City police are hoping a $500 reward helps to get more information on two recent explosions of homemade bombs.

Haddix: Just say no to PTC big box permit

Next week the Peachtree City Council is expected to rule on whether a proposed shopping center can exceed the city’s size guidelines by 25,000 square feet.

Memorial Day speaker recalls terrorism’s 1st big attack

The crowd at Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony in Peachtree City was vividly taken back to the moments before and after a deadly terrorist attack that killed 241 servicemen in Beirut, Lebanon, Oct. 23, 1983.

Fayette-Starr's Mill Chapter DAR Honors Meaders

Fayette-Starr's Mill Chapter DAR Honors Meaders

Peachtree City resident Frances Meaders was named the "Notable Woman of Fayette County" for 2008 recently by the Fayette-Starr’s Mill Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Man honored as hero

Thompson hunts down violent criminals with special unit

A Peachtree City man was honored recently with the Georgia Heroism Award presented by Gov. Sonny Perdue.

They remember too

They remember too

Boy Scouts salute the flag at last year’s Memorial Day ceremony in Peachtree City. This year’s event, as always, begins with the golf cart procession at the Gathering Place facility off McIntosh Trail, with patriotically themed golf carts leading the way to the ceremony at the veteran’s memorial at City Hall. Photo/File.

Peachtree City parks & recreation department offers new classes

Are you looking for something new and fresh to do in your spare time? Look no more. The Peachtree City Parks & Recreation Department has NEW activities for all ages.

PTC tattoo shop owner arrested on drug charge

Rodney Pendleton, the owner of Area 54 Tattoos in Peachtree City, was arrested early Wednesday evening by the Fayette County Drug Task Force for an outstanding warrant for manufacturing marijuana, police said.

Say hello to your neighbors

Foxes in PTC drain pipe

Two juvenile foxes survey the Wednesday morning sunshine from their drainage pipe/den near the Flat Creek Country Club in Peachtree City.

Line Creek center goes to PTC Council

Despite some serious concerns about having only one road in and out, the Peachtree City Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday to recommend approval for a west side shopping center to be built larger than the city’s size threshold.

PTC begins exam of zoning rules

The Peachtree City Council has begun the detailed process of examining permitted uses for each zoning district in the city.

54W shopping center gets planning commission OK

Traffic predicted as biggest problem with only one way in, out

The Peachtree City Planning Commission voted unanimously Monday night to recommend approval for a shopping center to surpass the city's size guidelines.

PTC hikes business taxes

The hit won't be as costly as originally proposed, but Peachtree City businesses will get a sting on their city taxes starting next year.

PTC looking into lifting ‘brown bag’ ban

Peachtree City staff will be looking into the possibility of lifting its recent ban on "brown bagging," which would allow residents to bring their own alcohol at local restaurants.

54W traffic study missing weekend projections

New shopping center would downgrade traffic at Planterra

The developer’s traffic study is projecting that nearly 700 vehicles will go in and out of a proposed shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 West on any given weekday between the peak hours of 4 and 6 p.m.

Gathering Place to charge fees

Group rental fees scuttled for now

A proposal to charge $10 to $20 a year for each person meeting at regular "groups" at the Gathering Place in Peachtree City was tabled by the City Council Thursday night.

Gaddo Memorial Day speaker

The guest speaker at Peachtree City’s 10th Annual Memorial Day Celebration on Monday, May 26th, will connect the dots between today’s Global War on Terror and the 1983 bombing of the U.S. military barracks in Beirut, Lebanon.

$250 million shopping center on PTC’s west border moves toward OK

The quarter-billion-dollar Fischer Crossing retail development just west of Peachtree City may be close to getting its stamp of approval from the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). That’s the final big barrier to beginning construction at this point. Coweta County has already approved the project.

Planners question buffers proposed for Line Creek shopping center

A developer who wants to eclipse Peachtree City’s size requirements for shopping centers met some citizen resistance while making its case to the city’s Planning Commission Monday night.

PTC to vote on business tax hikes; at Gathering Place, must ‘pay to play’

Users of the Gathering Place will have to “pay to play” and development fees and business occupational taxes will increase if a staff recommendation is approved by the Peachtree City Council at its meeting Thursday night.

PTC cat killed by arrow

A Peachtree City woman is hopeful that someone will come forward with information leading to the person who shot and killed her kitten with an arrow last week. Her letter to the editor is on Page A5.

2 arrested at PTC restaurant bust Fri.

Fulton teen arrested hours later for crack distribution charge

Two men were arrested Friday afternoon for selling cocaine in the bathroom of the Mike and C's restaurant in Peachtree City, officials said.

Shopping center seeks approval to go over 150,000 square foot limit in PTC

A request to go over Peachtree City’s 150,000 square foot limit for shopping centers will be considered by the Planning Commission Monday night.

Sewer water ready for PTC sports fields

Youth baseball, soccer officials OK with plan

Peachtree City’s sewer authority is ready to pump specially-treated sewer water to irrigate fields at the city’s Baseball and Soccer Complex off Ga. Highway 74 south.

Bands Showcase Skills at PTC Combined 5th Grade Band Concert

Four elementary schools were well represented at the Peachtree City Combined 5th Grade band concert recently at Booth Middle School and the Booth Jazz Band showed the younger students what they have to look forward to. The elementary schools included Crabapple Lane, conductor Jennifer Brinson; Huddleston, conductor Jennifer Brinson; Kedron, conductor Mitchell Birnbaum; and Peachtree City Elementary, conductor Leslie Minor.

Patriotic Sponsors Help Celebrate Event in Peachtree City

Thanks to the generous contributions of local sponsors, organizers of the Peachtree City Memorial Day celebration have been able to offer food and beverages to spectators and participants for the past three years.

5 Avenue stores closed for electrical repair

Five stores at The Avenue Peachtree City shopping center were closed temporarily this morning by the city's fire department so electrical repairs can be made, officials said.

Touch A Truck cancelled; gas prices blamed

A lack of entries has led Peachtree City officials to cancel the planned Touch A Truck children's event in Peachtree City that was planned for Saturday.

PTC spring cleanup this weekend

Recycling center open today, tomorrow; path cleanup urged

Peachtree City’s annual Spring Cleanup is this weekend, and the city’s recycling center will be in full swing, accepting many types of items that normally aren’t.

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