No big money fees, no big chick for Falcon Field.

The Peachtree City Airport Authority has declined to approve the transfer of an airport access agreement that would allow Chick-fil-A’s corporate jets to relocate to a building adjacent to Falcon Field.

Three current employees of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department have announced they will run for sheriff next year, bidding to replace long-time Sheriff Randall Johnson, who is expected to retire following the end of his elected term in 2008.

The Fayette County Public Library gets in the Irish spirit for St. Patrick’s Day a little early this week as they hosted “The Celtic Collection” this past Monday.

The Peachtree City Council is expected to vote Thursday night to add three firefighter/paramedic positions to the Peachtree City Fire Department using funds set aside in this year’s budget for a matching grant for fire personnel that never materialized.

Woman charged with cruelty to children; allegation involves 8-year-old daughter

Fayetteville police have arrested the assistant director of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services and charged her with one felony count of cruelty to children, police said.

The agenda for the March 15 Fayetteville City Council will be all business, from budget amendments to financial audits.

Drug seizure totals have hit the $100 million mark in marijuana “grow house” operations spanning 13 Georgia counties and one location in North Carolina. Drug agents have now netted seizures in 68 grow houses and made nearly 70 arrests. The U.S. Attorney’s Office has agreed to prosecute the cases on the federal level.

The Fayette County School System took another step this weekend towards relieving overcrowding at some of the more popular schools in the county. But doing so may put a crimp in the plans of many dozens of school system employees who live outside Fayette County but who have the job benefit of sending their children to Fayette schools.

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

Parents of students who are eligible to attend the Fayette County School System’s pre-K program can register their children for the 2007-2008 school year in March and April.

Students who are planning to attend the 2007 summer school session can secure their space during early registration at all middle and high schools.

ExceptionalOPS, an advocacy group for people with Developmental Disabilities and Fayette Senior Services have announced their collaboration in the establishment of the Fayette County Alternative Transportation Initiative effective immediately.

Woman charged with cruelty to children; allegation involves 8-year-old daughter

Fayetteville police have arrested the assistant director of the Fulton County Department of Family and Children Services for one felony count of cruelty to children, police said.

East Coweta High School senior Daniel Rahim was announced as the 2007 Coweta County STAR student March 2, and was recognized along with STAR students from all Coweta County High Schools by the Newnan Rotary Club.

Smoke came from ventilation system

Starr's Mill High School was evacuated briefly this afternoon when smoke was noticed in a classroom area, officials said.

McIntosh’s Derek Farnsworth (4) scored the winning goal in a 2-1 victory against Starr’s Mill last Friday night.

The part-time Fayette County Commission could soon be getting a nice salary increase — as much as nearly $6,000 for the chairman — thanks to a little-known or -remembered resolution that was passed by the board in 1993.

Councilwoman Plunkett questions validity of survey showing public’s dislike of growth by annexation

When talk turned to future growth in Peachtree City at last weekend’s City Council retreat, officials also talked about possibly growing outside the city’s current boundaries through the process of annexation.

Peachtree City Police Chief James Murray told the City Council last weekend that he’s having a hard time drumming up new recruits to fill open officer positions.

Is the Tour de Georgia in trouble? According to a March 5 story in USAToday, money problems loom.

“Financial problems caused by the loss of sponsors has Tour de Georgia officials seeking a cash infusion to ensure the April 16-22 race goes off as scheduled,” according to the story. “’We do have a rather sizable financial gap at the moment with regard to this year’s tour, but we do remain optimistic about some discussions,’ race director Chris Aronhalt told the Associated Press. Last year’s title sponsor, Ford Group, declined to renew its six-figure investment.”

The preliminary design for an “addition” to Peachtree City’s senior citizen center calls for a $2 million projected cost for the proposed 11,375 square-foot expansion.

Peachtree City drivers, beware: Construction activity on Ga. Highway 74 South is about to increase significantly, and more delays can be expected along with more temporary lane closures and traffic signal delays, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation.

You know it is big when drug agents are busting so many locations so quickly that they can not tally the results. But that is exactly what is happening. What began with an investigation by Fayette County Sheriff’s Drug Suppression Task Force has now led to the seizure of 50 marijuana “grow houses” in two states. That includes 49 high-tech operations in 13 Georgia counties and in one location in North Carolina.

The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch for Fayette County that will expire at 9 p.m. tonight.

The watch coincides with predicted thunderstorm activity all across the southern United States today.

A plan for a shopping center on the south side of Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City has one less big box retailer now.

Capital City Development has dropped the proposed 135,000 square-foot Lowe’s home improvement store from its plans, but an 89,000 square-foot Kohl’s Department Store remains on the drawing board.

A student learns a lot in middle school, but sometimes the biggest lessons don’t come from a textbook or a lecture.

Mental health and drug counseling services provided locally since the 1970s by Fayette Counseling Center face a funding shortfall that may cause the center to close mid-year unless office space can be found.

The potential closure in July of Fayette Counseling Center due to funding issues might not pose much of a problem for most of Fayette County’s residents. But it looms large for the 239 individuals currently receiving a range of services at the Fayetteville office and for the families who love them.

Thursday night the Peachtree City Council will consider rezoning a commercial tract near the Kedron Village retail center to multi-family use so a developer can build 21 townhomes on the 5.6 acre tract.