Clayton State University will open its satellite campus in Peachtree City this January, officials have announced.

The campus will be known as "Clayton State University — Fayette."

Fayetteville police are investigating a report of shots fired outside a private party hosted at the Legacy Performing Arts Center in north Fayetteville Saturday after 10 p.m.

Halftime scores just in from tonight's playoff football games:

Fayette County 17
Bainbridge 7

Sandy Creek 0
North Hall 0

Facing the involuntary transfer of more than 2,000 elementary school students, will the Board of Education pick Map A, Map B, or ‘none of the above’?

Consultants and city staff are recommending traffic lights and extra turn lanes at two of the busiest non-highway intersections on Peachtree Parkway.

Fayette County is temporarily discontinuing the issuance of outdoor burning permits in unincorporated areas because of the severe drought and the additional leaves that add to fire hazards, among other problems.

Retail developer Doug McMurrain, who developed the Wal-Mart and Home Depot shopping area on Ga. Highway 54 West, made a pitch Thursday night for the Peachtree City Council to sell him two roads just across the highway.

It was a show of support by the state Senate Government Oversight Committee Nov. 16 for residents of Fayette and Fulton counties affected last year by chemical emissions from the Phillip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92.

Come Friday morning, shoppers are expected to descend upon stores across Fayette County in hopes of getting super deals on Christmas presents.

It was a glimpse into what the future might hold to enhance public safety and reduce response times in emergencies. Fayette County commissioners got a look at those possibilities at the Nov. 19 retreat with county department heads.

Far left, Fayette County’s Matt Daniels grinds out some yards against Baldwin.

Money will be used to take kids on holiday shopping trips with officers

This year some needy children in Fayette County will have a chance to do some Christmas shopping with a sheriff’s deputy.

Fayette County has a new bank operating in Fayetteville.

State Bank of Georgia has opened its doors at 131 Gingercake Road. The bank’s charter was granted last month, and organizers raised more than $13 million in capital without professional help and without institutional investors.

A 16-year-old Peachtree City teen was arrested Saturday just before midnight for carrying a concealed BB gun while driving through the Fayette Pavilion, police said.

Peachtree City police will be joining traffic cops across the state in enforcing Operation Click it or Ticket over the holiday weekend.

Fayetteville Police officers and Fayette County Sheriff’s Deputies played a charity softball game at McCurry Park Saturday to raise money for a former member of both departments who is battling cancer. Jeff Keahey and his family is struggling with medical bills for his treatment. The famliy was presented with funds collected not just at the tournament but also at Friday’s playoff win for the Fayette County Tigers football team. Photo/Special.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

Cold weather increases chances of house fire

November is off to a tragic start for 28 metro Atlanta families who have lost their homes to fires. Red Cross disaster action team volunteers worked around the clock over the weekend to provide food, clothing, and shelter to over 100 people.

The Fayette County School System strives to ensure that all students receive the best education possible while arming them with the skills they will need to succeed in today’s competitive environment.

Krysta Nick, the 2006 Fayette Idol winner, was presented top honors for Vocalist of the Year and Enterrainer of the Year this past weekend, by the Georgia Country Music and Gospal Association in Dalton, Georgia. Nick also co-opened for Chris Young, the 2006 Nashville Star winner.

Fayette had a dominant presence at the 35th Annual Clemson University Foreign Language Declamation with 87 students participating, more than any other school system at the competition.

Fayette County is temporarily discontinuing the issuance of outdoor burning permits in light of the severe drought and the additional leaves that add to fire hazards, among other problems.

Palmetto is looking to expand its city limits further into Coweta County. If approved next month by the city council, a Nov. 15 recommendation by the city Planning and Zoning Board would add 274.71 acres and extend the city limits to I-85.

A Fayetteville woman died Wednesday afternoon when her car crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and was struck by a dump truck, sheriff’s deputies said.

Fayette School Board delays elementary school boundary line redrawing to December; East Fayette closing draws criticism from BoE’s Smola

Before a large crowd at McIntosh High School’s auditorium Monday night, the Fayette County Board of Education made its opinion quite clear on new boundaries for the system’s elementary schools.

Moratorium would allow time for council to draft restrictions on new commercial development

Councilman-elect Don Haddix has big plans for his first few initiatives once he’s sworn into office the first of January in Peachtree City.

Plea deal for Internet threats to shoot McIntosh students: Banned from school, no Internet or email use, 6 p.m. curfew after 30 days house arrest, but no extra jail time beyond 12 days

County may be approving guarantee to employees of up to 100% of full-time pay as retirement income

Fayette County’s bid to convert its employees retirement package to a defined benefits plan could come up for a vote by the end of the year.

It doesn’t get any better than perfect.

The 2007 Fayette County High School Tigers — capping a 10-and-0 season of triumph — also carved another milestone for their school Friday night.

Fayetteville City Council Nov. 15 will consider a resolution on the submission of a $100,000 Recreational Trails Program grant request for property south of Burch Road.