Villages at Lafayette developer Heritage Creek Development made it through Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission last week and will take a proposal to amend the Villages at Lafayette Planned Community Development (PCD) agreement to the City Council Thursday for a first reading that would allow a 45,100-square-foot anchor at the site.

The proposal to amend the Planned Community Development (PCD) ordinance for the proposed Villages of Lafayette retail development on Ga. Highway 54 at North Lafayette Avenue was accompanied by a divergence of opinions March 25 at the regular session of Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission.

A proposal by Piedmont Fayette Hospital to add a fourth and fifth floor over the birthing center sailed through Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission March 25.

Unclear if bill will be voted on before session end this week

A bill that might have allowed Clayton County students to attend Fayette County Schools should Clayton lose its accreditation this fall was sent back to the House Rules committee Tuesday afternoon.

Thousands of local parents phone, email governor, legislators to protest school voucher bill

Nobody ever said language was easy. That certainly proved to be the case beginning nearly two weeks ago when Senate Bill (SB) 458 surfaced and set up the potential for Clayton County schools’ students to attend Fayette, Henry and other school systems if the Clayton system loses its accreditation in September.

Change would forbid Clayton students from transferring to any public school ; vote expected Tuesday on House floor

What a difference a word can make. In the case of Senate Bill 458 those words are “shall” and “may.” But that problem appears to have been solved.

Judge gives Hargrave 20 years in prison

A north Fayette man was found guilty Wednesday of molesting his 9-year-old niece when she visited his family from Baltimore between June 2005 and October 2006.

School bill amendment was concession to Democrats

A provision that would have forced Fayette and other school systems to accept students from Clayton County was tacked on at the request of Sen. Valencia Seay, who represents northeast Fayette County and west Clayton County, according to Ga. Senate President Eric Johnson.

Sen. Ronnie Chance (R-Tyrone) will host a community meeting about Senate Bill 458 and other education issues this Saturday at 9:30 a.m. at the Fayette County government complex.

House committee amends Senate bill withdrawing requirement if Clayton loses accreditation; Rep. Ramsey presents 1,500 emails to sway leaders

A Senate bill that would have required Fayette County's public school system to accept Clayton County students should Clayton schools lose their accredited status was dramatically changed at a committee hearing Wednesday afternoon.

Rep. Matt Ramsey (R-Peachtree City) said the requirement was dropped and the amendment has been accepted by the author of the bill, Sen. Eric Johnson (R-Savannah).

Ramsey said Fayette Sen. Ronnie Chance (R-Tyrone) worked with Johnson on the matter Wednesday. Chance ironically had cast a vote in favor of the "shall" version of the bill recently on the Senate floor.

Sup’t. DeCotis: ‘Once floodgates are open ... I don’t know how we’d pay for it’

The debacle in Clayton County over its public school system losing accreditation might have an affect across county lines, depending on the outcome of the recently passed Senate Bill 458 and its trip through the Georgia House.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday gave unanimous approval of the schematic site plan for the proposed Line Creek retail development on Ga. Highway 54 and Planterra Way.

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The Fayette County Commission chambers is expected to be packed tomorrow night when a group of north Fayette residents hope to convince the commissioners to draw a line in the sand against future commercial development.

Some pleaded their case, but in the end it did no good. The Fayetteville City Council was sympathetic, but that emotion did not stop them from imposing fines, permit revocations and warnings for businesses selling alcohol to those under-age or selling alcohol without a permit.

A north Fayette man was convicted Tuesday of shooting his longtime girlfriend at their home in June.

A jury found Christopher Q. McDaniel, 29, of 350 Carriage Drive, guilty of aggravated assault and possession of a weapon during the commission of a crime. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Fayette County Superior Court Judge Johnnie L. Caldwell.

The slow-growth policies of the County Commission, along with a crumbling housing market could be two of the factors involved in Fayette’s relatively small population growth over the past year.

The Fayetteville City Council is set to begin consideration of whether to let rain soak into the ground beneath paved parking lots.

The Fayetteville Police Department has been re-accredited on a national basis by the Commission for Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies.

The runway at Falcon Field has been re-opened now that repaving work is complete.

There will be a brief closure Tuesday from 6 to 10 a.m. so the connecting taxiways can be hydroseeded, airport officials said.

A bill that would have changed the way Fayette County residents elect their county commissioners was voted down by the Georgia House of Representatives Wednesday morning.

A Fayette County jury found a Clayton County man not guilty Thursday of aggravated stalking.

Birane Mbengue was accused of threatening the grandmother of his baby after the woman was awarded temporary custody of the child following a juvenile court hearing in January 2007.

Two Clayton County teens received stiff prison terms Tuesday for the armed robbery of a cyclist at the Bank of America ATM in Fayetteville’s Banks Station shopping center in July.

A north Fayette woman was arrested Thursday after she struck Sandy Creek High School Principal Roy Rabold and almost ran over a police officer while leaving the school campus, police said.

Fayetteville Police said Tuesday that a human fetus found dead Sunday afternoon in a restroom toilet at the Wal-Mart at Fayette Pavilion was the result of a miscarriage.

Fayette residents will soon have a very short period to water their thirsty yards.

The Fayette County Commission signed off Thursday on agreeing to slightly loosen the water restrictions and follow the state Environmental Protection Division’s directive.

It was a low-key but emotional event Friday night in front of Fayetteville City Hall as 50 people expressed their concerns with the Fayette County Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS) and the Fayette County court system.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital is looking to expand again. A proposal at Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission March 11 would add 51,011 square feet to the facility, including the addition of a fourth and fifth floor over the new birthing center.

New feature: Sirens alert park visitors about storm threats

As Saturday’s storms neared Fayette County, the county’s weather alert siren system was activated to warn residents of the pending danger.