After four days of discussion, interim County Administrator Jack Krakeel is proud of his first budget.

“We’ve got a balanced budget, and they (the county commission) will make the final decisions during their last two meetings in June,” Krakeel said.

A Peachtree City man who hosted a party in June 2006 that ended with the fatal shooting of a teenaged guest has had his probation revoked a second time.

A large crowd attended Peachtree City’s annual Memorial Day observance Monday morning to honor those who have given their lives in service to the United States.

It turns out that Fayette Counseling Center can survive with a smaller budget increase than previously thought. But the center still needs help with finding alternative office space if an additional $32,000 over last year’s budget cannot be found. Fayette County commissioners considered the request at last week’s budget meeting and will make a decision sometime in June.

Fayette’s students used their power this spring to raise $41,000 to help children who have been victims of abuse or neglect.

Governor Sonny Perdue announced that he recommended and the Georgia Environmental Facilities Authority (GEFA) Board of Directors has approved Peachtree City’s Chris Clark as the next Executive Director of the agency. Clark is the current deputy commissioner for global commerce at the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD).

The Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) has awarded the 2007 President’s Award to Fayette County School Superintendent John DeCotis.

Five of Fayette’s elementary, middle and high school principals have done it again; they are among the more than 100 principals across Georgia designated as “high performance principals.”

Bands from four Peachtree City elementary schools came together for their annual HUGE performance.

Over 170 students from Crabapple Lane, Huddleston, Kedron and Peachtree City Elementary gathered at JC Booth Middle on May 10 to perform together in a combined band. Selections included "Overture 1812," "Mack the Knife" and "Power Rock." The JC Booth Jazz Band was also featured.

Three Fayette graduating seniors are among the more than 2,200 students nationwide to receive Merit Scholarship awards financed by colleges and universities.

Three Fayette graduating seniors are among the more than 2,200 students nationwide to receive Merit Scholarship awards financed by colleges and universities.

Fayette County School System employees have a new benefit that will help them save money on purchased goods and services.

Students who failed the previous administration of the Georgia High School Graduation Test (GHSGT) will have an opportunity to retake the test this summer.

A small explosive device near a north Fayette gas station was safely disarmed shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, authorities said.

The device was spotted at 7:30 a.m. near a dumpster outside the QuikTrip convenience store by an employee of the store, which is on Ga. Highway 85 north near the Fayette-Clayton county line, officials said.

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From the showstopping to the heart-tugging, the inaugural graduation ceremony for Whitewater High School had something for everyone.

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A large crowd attended Peachtree City’s annual Memorial Day observance Monday morning to honor those who have given their lives in service to United States.

The variety of illnesses reported by hundreds of north Fayette and south Fulton residents nearly a year ago after breathing chemicals emanating from the Philip Services Corp. waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 in Fairburn appeared to pose no long-term adverse health effects and no public health threat, according to a May 14 Health Consultation study by Georgia Division of Public Health and U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services.

The Fayetteville Police Department is asking parents to take 25 minutes Thursday, May 25 to speak with their children about child safety issues.

The "Take 25" campaign for National Missing Children's Day includes a web site, www.Take25.org, that features 25 ways to improve child safety. Topics range from safety at school to safety on the Internet.

Fayette County budget talks continued Thursday, with Fayette Senior Services asking county commissioners for an increase that would nearly double the current funding level.

The Georgia Department of Transportation will scale back its construction projects across the state – suspending related lane closures on all interstate and major state system highways – through Monday to ease Memorial Weekend traffic congestion. Beginning at 5 a.m., Friday, May 25, and continuing until 10 p.m., Monday, May 28, there essentially will be no scheduled lane closures on any Georgia interstate highway or primary state route.

Fayette County ranked second in the nation in 2005 of communities with the highest percentage of homes having four or more bedrooms, according to statistics recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau.

During the week of July 23, 2007 the Fayetteville Police Department will have some new young recruits; the Department will be hosting its fourth annual Junior Police Academy. The Department will be taking applications June 1–30. Applications can be picked up at the Fayetteville Police Department located at 760 Jimmie Mayfield Boulevard. Applicants must be entering in the 7th, 8th or 9th grade and have a “C” average or better in school. Class is limited to 20 students.

It was a “no go” for the request to rezone Hudson Plaza Shopping Center on N. Glynn Street from C-2 to C-3.

Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission Tuesday denied the request saying it did not conform to the city’s Future Land Use Plan. The denial centered on the Midas Muffler Shop, which is permitted under C-2 zoning but would require a special exception under C-3. The request will be heard by the city council in June.

Last weekend large crowds gathered in downtown Fayetteville for the annual Taste of Fayette and Old Courthouse Art Show.

The future of the law firm of Bill McNally as the county’s attorney could soon be settled as the county begins looking at the process of hiring an in-house attorney.

Officials worry about dry conditions, wind creating fire hazard

Fayette County fire officials have begun handing out warning citations in an effort to curb residents using fire to dispose of debris.

The Fayette County Commission started budget deliberations Monday and will have to figure out the answers to some tough questions before the budget gets final approval in June.

The Fayette County Board of Education Monday night tentatively approved the biggest budget in its history.

The $192 million budget could feature a small tax hike, but school spokesperson Melinda Berry-Dreisbach said that will not be known until the school board sets the millage rate at the end of July.

West Village tract faces challenges including landfill questions

The Peachtree City Council will appoint a task force to study what should be done with a vacant 88-acre site just to the east of recently annexed property in the city’s West Village area.