Two Fayette Middle School students have been selected to participate in the Junior National Young Leaders Conference (JrNYLC) this fall in Washington, D.C.

An Oct. 11 drug deal that just had to be done in Fayetteville cost two Riverdale men more than jail time. One of the men was seriously injured when he split a telephone pole on White Road, flipped his car and was pulled from the burning wreckage by local drug agents.

Two recent arrests in Peachtree City resulted in the seizure of a small amount of crack cocaine and five pounds of marijuana. One of the men arrested had been sought by Coweta County law enforcement on multiple warrants.

It was a far cry from a polarized group of seven candidates squaring off and battling through the issues. Instead, responses Monday night by candidates for mayor and two council seats in Tyrone were often in sync with each other.

Tuesday's meeting of the elementary school redistricting committee has been postponed.

Assistant School Superintendent Sam Sweat told the Fayette County Board of Education that there was not enough time between last Thursday's meeting and Tuesday for consultant Kelley Carey to prepare new figures for the committee.

Tuesday's meeting of the elementary school redistricting committee has been postponed.

Assistant School Superintendent Sam Sweat told the Fayette County Board of Education that there was not enough time between last Thursday's meeting and Tuesday for consultant Kelley Carey to prepare new figures for the committee.

They just had to do it in Fayette County. The insistence of two Riverdale men that the sale of 20 pounds of marijuana Thursday be done in Fayetteville rather than Pike County went completely south.

Fairburn City Council recently acted on behalf of overwhelming citizen objection to a proposal by Walker Brothers to establish a waste transfer station on Bohannon Road.

Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with public health officials in multiple states to investigate an ongoing outbreak of Salmonella infections in humans.

Team members seek help after the City of Peachtree City’s Dragon Boat capsized following its first race, soaking team members Mayor Harold Logsdon, City Manager Bernie McMullen and Director of Leisure Services Randy Gaddo, among others. The city’s team placed last in the region’s first Dragon Boat racing event, while a boat sponsored by The Citizen avoided last place by less than one second. The top six finishers at the first Dragon Boat races in Peachtree City were: 1. Dragon Boat of Atlanta, 1:09.02, 2. Dragon Flies, 1:09.31, 3. Air Tran, 1:09.65, 4. World Gym, 1:09.89, 5. Hella A, 1:10.23,
6. Pace GeoTechnical, 1:10.52. Photo/John Munford.

Redistricting committee scraps its map, adopts one drawn by school executive

The committee to redraw Fayette’s elementary school lines moved closer to nailing down its final options last week, including closing East Fayette Elementary School, housed in the oldest school building in the county.

North Fayette’s six-year quest to have a park to call its own ended Saturday morning as Kenwood Park opened to accolades.

A proposal for a 360-unit senior living facility off Rockaway Road in Peachtree City was tabled Thursday night by the City Council.

Three new hotels are about to start sprouting up in Peachtree City.

The largest, a four-story Hilton Garden Inn, will be built at the end of Commerce Drive at the north end of Westpark and have 93 rooms, down from the original proposal for a five-story building with 100 rooms.

Reports last week of the significant presence of mold and the illness-causing fungus Scopulariopsis at the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Atlanta Center in Hampton led to a work stoppage by Peachtree Mechanical, Inc., the Fayetteville firm contracted to work on the center’s ventilation system.

The recently installed ad signs at The Avenue shopping center were the subject of some questions at last week’s City Council meeting.

Alfred Dingler is a man with a dream. Dingler’s passion for Little League baseball led him to the Fayette County Commission Oct. 3 with hopes the commissioners could help him turn his dream into reality.

Fayetteville had clear skies overhead Oct. 4 as city officials and civic leaders greeted U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Atlanta Regional Director Bob Young and received a designation as a Preserve American Community. The designation was accompanied by a $31,000 HUD grant.

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

AIS Computers celebrates 25 years of business in October. AIS has several Customer Appreciation Events planned in October that will be great opportunities for learning and networking. Join AIS Computers each Thursday in October from 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. for a FREE seminar at the AIS Fayetteville location. Mac and PC users welcome! To RSVP for a seminar please email cturner@aiscomputers.com or call 770-461-2147 x117 as space is limited.

A crowd of proud students, parents and faculty and staff gathered at Bennett’s Mill Middle Sept.30 to officially dedicate the school to the community.

It is the little things in life that sometimes make the greatest difference. One of those little things came by way of Amelia Swanson, an employee at the Fayetteville branch of Bank of Georgia on Ga. Highway 54 just outside Peachtree City. Swanson communicated with soldiers in Iraq about the bank’s practice of wearing a yellow ribbon on their shirts each Friday in support of troops. In return, soldiers sent an American flag flown in Iraq during a combat mission in late July.

The American Scholastic Press Association has named Fayette County High’s 2007 edition of “Fayette Portraits” as Best Literary Magazine with Special Merit and Outstanding Theme/Historical Magazine.

Whitewater High students interested in careers in marketing, management or entrepreneurship can take advantage of the county’s first DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) Chapter, an international business and marketing club that educates members about business and marketing strategies and decisions.

Not guilty verdict on all charges, including violation of protective order

A Tyrone man has been found not guilty of assaulting his ex-wife in front of their children and holding them against their will in their own home in September.

Matt Daniels and Kayla Freeman were named homecoming king and queen, respectively, Friday at halftime of undefeated Fayette County’s game against Northgate. It was a memorable night for Daniels, who, in addition to being named homecoming king, scored four touchdowns in Fayette’s 42-21 victory over Northgate. Photo/Kevin Wandra.

High schools certainly have an assortment of visitors that pass through their doors. But the Sept. 27 visit by Robert and Geraldine Bone and Lord-Lieutenant Roger Bramble was a bit different. Representing Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Bramble extended an invitation to Fayette County High School’s Marching Tiger Band to perform at the 2009 New Year’s Day Parade in London. Accepting a commemorative tumbler is Fayette County principal Charles Warr. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Passengers and crews of commercial aircraft flying high in the skies over a large portion of the southeastern United States are kept safe by air traffic controllers at the Atlanta Air Route Traffic Control Center in Hampton. But the safety of those keeping the public safe is being compromised. A majority of those employed at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) facility in Hampton have experienced one or more symptoms and illnesses that have plagued the control room for years. Many air traffic controllers believe the cause of so much illness is a fungus called Scopulariopsis and many of the Hampton staff live in Fayette County.

It’s starting to get down to crunch time for the committee redrawing the county’s elementary school lines.

Last week, committee members toured Cleveland Elementary an East Fayette Elementary schools to get a hands-on view of one of the newest schools and the oldest schools in the county.

Nearly all on the Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission said they appreciated the planning that went into The Homestead, a 58-acre proposed residential development at the northwest corner of Beauregard Boulevard and Ramah Road. But when the vote was cast at the board’s Sept. 25 regular session, commissioners cited concerns over density as the reason to deny a request to rezone the property from R-30 to R-22 PUD (Planned Unit Development).