In a surprise reversal to what many thought was a done deal, Pathway Communities has decided to drop its annexation request to the town of Sharpsburg.

The call again this year to revise Georgia’s annexation laws is being proposed by Rep. Doug Holt (R-Social Circle, House District 112) through House Bill 2, entitled the Fair Annexation Act. Holt said the “annexation for revenue” approach being used for decades by cities does not adequately serve Georgia’s citizens, especially small landowners, and tends to create two classes of property rights.

It started with a call of “a shot fired” at a home in north Fayette County with a distraught young man holed up inside.

Magnolia Park Day Care Center and two of its employees have been sued by a Clayton County woman who alleges the center “covered up” and failed to report a serious injury to her 1-year-old son while he was in their care.

A three-car crash tied up traffic on Ga. Highway 74 near Peachtree Parkway for more than three hours Friday night, sending six people to the hospital.

Give the gift that will last all year…the gift of time. Volunteer to help Fayette Senior Services meet the needs of our seniors in Fayette County. Our greatest need is for volunteers to deliver Meals On Wheels.

A homemade breakfast is how McIntosh High is reaching out to current and future Partners in Education to show its appreciation of the business community’s support of the school.

The effects of herbs on bacteria, free radicals and DNA fruit extraction are just some of the examples of experiments conducted by Fayette’s budding young scientists at the 2007 Fayette County Science and Engineering Fair.

Some teachers say they knew as a child what they wanted to be when they grew up; others took different career routes that eventually lead them to the classroom. It is not how they got to the classroom, but what they have done once there that matters.

The Fayette Democratic Women will host Ms. Sonja Strickland, Executive Director-Promise Place February 10. The brunch will be held at Right on Thyme restaurant in Fayetteville. The brunch will begin at 10 a.m.

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

The standoff between a North Fayette man and Fayette County sheriff's deputies ended shortly after it began Monday afternoon.

Students who park on campus or participate in extracurricular activities could face mandatory mouth swabs; no police would be involved

The Fayette County School System could soon implement a random drug test for students who participate in extracurricular activities or park on campus.

Thursday night, the Peachtree City Council will consider changing its rules to allow a Peachtree City woman’s request to raise a small flock of chickens in her backyard.

After last fall’s attendance boundaries hearing that left many parents feeling exasperated and left out, the Fayette County School System has decided to do things a little differently this year.

Fayette County’s school population could double within 20 years and that’s causing some consternation for the schools system’s leaders.

Sheriff’s drug agents raided an east Fayette home recently, arresting two people for possession of the designer drug ecstasy with intent to distribute and possession of cocaine with intent to distribute, police said.

Tour de Georgia bicycle racing officials released maps of this year’s course earlier this week.

A Peachtree City business is starting up a free golf cart shuttle service for senior citizens three days a week.

It is a little bit of Fayetteville history, reborn for the 21st century. That history is arriving as the Burks Square development takes shape on Ga. Highway 85 South across from Fayetteville City Hall.

Visitors to the Fayette County Justice Center are often in awe over the scope and size of the facility. But if visitors look closely, they’ll notice that the third floor of the center is vacant and unfinished.

It will be mainly housekeeping duties Feb. 1 at Fayetteville City Council. The council will conduct public hearings on the second reading of amendments to the Proportionate Share Ordinance and the Development Impact Fee Ordinance.

Four homes in the new Clifton Lakes subdivision off Jeff Davis Drive were burglarized over the weekend, with appliances taken from all four, Fayetteville police said.

Helicopter helps apprehend man who fled traffic stop

Sheriff’s deputies caught a man who bolted on foot early Tuesday afternoon after he was pulled over for a traffic stop, police said.

Katherine Higgins, a seven year-old home-schooler, was honored at the Fayette County Public Library for reading 2,000 books in one year.

The Fayette County Republican Party will host its First Saturday breakfast meeting on Saturday, February 3, 2007, at the International House of Pancakes Restaurant in Fayetteville, beginning at 9 AM. The special guest speaker for the meeting will be Sue Everhart, First Vice Chairman, and candidate for State Chairman, of the Georgia Republican Party. Everhart will speak about the 2007 Republican convention process and her candidacy for state chairman. The meeting is open to the public. All those who are in agreement with the principles of the Republican Party and who want to make a difference in the community are encouraged to attend.

The academic success of students at Whitewater High has earned the school a membership in the Successful Practices Network.

An unprecedented 36 students at Fayette Middle qualified for the state-level auditions for the Middle School All-State Band sponsored by the Georgia Music Educators Association (GMEA).

Traffic has been heavy at Fayette County School’s new Welcome Center since its official opening January 3.

The center, which serves as a centralized location for new families to register their children for school, enrolled over 300 students during the first two weeks of January. On average, the center registered 41 students per day with an approximate wait time of 45 minutes.

After months of memorization and practicing pronunciation, enunciation and diction, not to mention the countless hours spent rehearsing voice inflexions and facial expressions, Fayette’s elementary students put on quite a show at the 2007 Fayette Recitation Festival.