The long awaited project that will make state-required improvements to Pye Lake Dam came Feb. 21 when Fayetteville City Council approved a $727,466 low bid by North Georgia Concrete. The work will be performed through a FEMA pre-disaster mitigation grant with the remaining 25 percent local match funded through stormwater fees.

Fayetteville City Council said the idea to bring upscale retail to The Villages on Ga. Highway 54 West was a good one. A bit of recommended tweaking to the proposed concept plan presented Feb. 21 by East Point-based Heritage Creek Development might result in live/work opportunities and more greenspace.

The Fayette County Board of REALTORS‚ is making plans for Noel November 2008, A Celebration of Trees and A Tradition of Giving Back to Our Community. 2008 marks the 14th anniversary of this wonderful event benefiting local organizations in need.

Designation will bring federal money and equipment to ‘disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations’ operating locally

It may well be an idea that will work to bring upscale retail and potentially some live/work opportunities to The Villages development in Fayetteville.

The Fayette County Lady Tigers captured the Region 2-AAAA title (their fourth in five years) on their home court Saturday night and will open the state tournament at home this weekend.

A bill that would change Fayette County’s way of electing the County Commission is drawing sharp rebukes from different segments of the county’s leaders.

On Thursday, the Fayetteville City Council will get a look at a proposed concept plan that would locate nearly 89,000 of retail at The Villages. The council will also consider a bid award for improvements to Pye Lake Dam.

Property along Ga. Highway 54 West in Fayetteville has been in the bulls-eye for developers in the past couple of years. That trend continued Feb. 12 at the Planning & Zoning Commission work session when East Point-based Heritage Creek Development revealed a proposed concept plan for 88,930 square feet of retail at The Villages. The plan is a down-sized version of the 2000 development agreement between the city and the original developer.

From the response by a room full of Spring Hill Elementary and Sarah Harp Minter Elementary parents and the faculty of East Fayette Elementary, it appeared that a decision by the Fayette County School Board Feb. 13 night to go with the three-way plan proposed recently by the community was a match made in heaven.

Local WWII veterans will soon be flying to their new WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. as part of a national program headed up locally by a retired Fayette County school teacher and a local land surveyor.

Score a bulls-eye for Fayette’s hunters who use archery equipment.

Last Thursday, the Fayette County Commission refused to adopt regulations to govern archery hunting in the county. Commissioner Eric Maxwell wanted to limit the area hunters could use on their own property, but the motion failed due to lack of a second.

Two juveniles involved in a gang-related “beat-in” fight at a Fayette County High School restroom in December received stiff jail sentences Tuesday evening in juvenile court.

Fayette County is not changing its watering restrictions for now, meaning there will be no "hand watering" of plants nor any watering of newly-installed landscaping, whether done by a professional or by the homeowner.

By now, trees should have been removed and grading started on a development that would transform East Coweta and West Fayette forever. Instead, the land just across the county line in Sharpsburg that is slated to be McIntosh Village looks like every other undeveloped tract in mid-winter.

Two juveniles involved in a gang-related “beat-in” fight at a Fayette County High School restroom in December received stiff jail sentences Tuesday evening in juvenile court.

One of the juveniles, who was found to be a recruiter for the Bloods gang, was sentenced to four years in jail while another juvenile, who was participating in the fight to regain his rank in the Crips gang, received a two-year sentence, said Fayette County District Attorney Scott Ballard. Both were found guilty of felony charges that carry a sentence of up to five years.

A former NFL player pled guilty today to one felony count of obstructing a police officer for biting a Fayetteville police officer and running into a house to avoid several officers who were trying to arrest him in February 2006.

It was an nothing short of a meeting of the minds Wednesday night as the Fayette County School Board voted unanimously to adopt a four-part motion essentially identical to one proposed by the community.

A group of supporters of the Fayette Counseling Center are holding an organizational meeting tonight at the Heritage bank on Jeff Davis Drive in Fayetteville at 7 p.m.

In the days leading up to her death, Nancy Benoit told her best friend that she was afraid something bad was going to happen to her.

Wednesday's edition of the John and John Show podcast has been pushed back to Thursday because of all the late-breaking developments that are occurring today.

Parents urge Board of Education to adopt new ‘3-way’ plan that would leave untouched both Spring Hill and Minter elementary schools; final public hearing Wed. night, Feb. 13

Elementary and middle school students from Rising Star Montessori receive a proclamation from Fayetteville Mayor Ken Steele last week on their upcoming trip in April to New York as part of the Montessori Model United Nations event where the school will represent Japan.

Pact on abandoning 2 city streets being brokered; expected 3-2 vote will mean ‘smaller’ big boxes

Fayette County’s Water Committee is expected to discuss this morning whether the county should allow residents to fill their swimming pools and water their outdoor plants starting in April.

Spring Hill Elementary School student Rachel Henderson holds a folded American flag presented by Lt.

Fayette County’s bow hunters should know Thursday night if their sport will come under the regulations of the Fayette County Commission. Currently, the county has no rules related to bow hunting.

Fayette County was front and center Feb. 5 at the annual South Metro Outlook conference as county Development Authority President Matt Forshee joined presenters at Georgia International Convention Center in College Park to provide an overview of counties on Atlanta’s south side and a look at issues such as population growth, income levels and housing.

On Thursday afternoon, a number of Fayette’s movers and shakers gathered on the top floor of the old courthouse in anticipation of a major announcement.

A year after earning membership in the Successful Practices Network, Whitewater High has been selected as a Model School and will make a presentation at the Model School Conference this summer.