Former chief sheriff’s detective Bruce Jordan, who was demoted three ranks in September for violating the department’s standards of conduct, said he retired Monday because he was “tired of waiting at home” for the sheriff to conduct the appeal hearing on his demotion.

Whitewater senior Tavoris Dixon crumples to the ground as the Brunswick Pirates celebrate their come-from-behind victory over the Wildcats Friday night.

Now what?

For nearly two months, many Peachtree City parents have been consumed by the Fayette County Board of Education’s redistricting efforts that will now send 125 students from Booth Middle School to the new Bennett’s Mill Middle School on Lester Road.

Fayetteville City Council Nov. 16 joined area cities, counties and organizations in addressing hundreds of Fayette and Fulton residents who argue that chemical emissions from the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant near Fairburn have resulted in illnesses since an onion-like chemical smell began permeating neighborhoods in May.

Kevin Dee (L) and Alex Walling, dressed for the occasion, chow down with parents and students gathered for a feast at Peeples Elementary School.

A Peachtree City resident has asked the City Council for help with the growing weekday traffic problem for Atlanta-area commuters.

Another shipment of flu vaccine has arrived at the Fayette County Health Department, and doses will be administered to the public on a walk-in basis beginning Monday, officials said.

They were sworn as child advocates Nov. 14 by Fayette County Juvenile Court Judge Tarey Schell. Their mission: To be a voice for the voiceless.

Everyday throughout Fayette’s schools innovative, creative and talented teachers are enriching the minds of future leaders.

Cleveland Elementary school was recognized as a 2006 winner of the School Bell Award by the GAESP (Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals) at their fall conference on St Simon’s Island on November 5. The award was presented to principal Jean Miller in recognition of the “Amigos” program.

Fund-raising is still ongoing for the Fayette County High School Marching Band as they prepare for their trip to perform in the 2007 Rose Bowl Parade over the New Year’s holiday.

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

Bruce Jordan, former chief detective of the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, has resigned effective today, officials confirmed Monday afternoon.

A one-car crash on Helmer Road Saturday evening killed the driver of the car, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office.

Whitewater High School maintained its lead until the final minutes of the school's first-ever playoff game Friday night.

Fresh from strong criticism for one round of middle school boundary hearings, the Fayette County Board of Education decided Monday night that a possibly more comprehensive set of elementary school hearings will occur next fall.

As parents’ shoulders slumped and heads bowed, the Fayette County Board of Education voted 4-1 Monday night to approve the new middle school boundaries with a few minor changes.

Getting out the good news and achievements of students comes with a price tag in Fayette and Coweta counties.

In Fayette County, the public relations effort of the school system uses a number of different tactics and costs more than $183,000 on a yearly basis, according to information obtained by The Citizen.

To make way for TDK Boulevard’s extension into Coweta County, it cost the Peachtree City Airport Authority $1.41 million to acquire two golf holes and additional land for its runway safety area.

Fayette County’s 911 Communications Center has been named the 911 center of the year in Georgia by the state’s National Emergency Number Association.

It is back. Residents of Fayette and Fulton counties are again reporting a chemical odor in the vicinity of the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) waste treatment plant on Spence Road near Fairburn.

The Fayette County School System’s crackdown on illegal students is picking up steam as the system’s staff sorts through sworn attendance affidavits.

Fayetteville City Council Nov. 16 will hear a zoning request from a local business and consider a revision to the city’s stormwater illicit discharge ordinance.

Molestation suspect believed to be in Texas; charged with attack on 12-year-old

A Peachtree City man accused of molesting his fiancée’s 12-year-old daughter isn’t missing at sea as initially reported by his 16-year-old son, police said.

The Peachtree City Council is expected to continue its moratorium on rezonings for multi-family projects at its meeting Thursday night.

In its third "Letters and Literature Series", the Fayette County Public Library will honor native author, Robert Burch. The first two Fayette Countians to be honored were Carolyn Cary, and Dr. Ferrol A. Sams Jr.

Teachers across Fayette County were surprised with gift baskets, balloons and Bright Idea checks ranging from $357 to $1500 in late October when representatives from Coweta-Fayette EMC and Operation Round Up showed up at schools to announce this year’s winners. The Trust Board awarded $22,849 in Bright Idea grants to 20 deserving classrooms throughout the EMC’s service area leaving excited teachers at every school they visited.

More than 100 Fayette high school students brought home a combined total of 48 awards from the 2006 Clemson Foreign Language Declamation Competition.

The Fayetteville Main Post Office will honor all veterans who he served in the military as a part of its Salute Veterans Day on Friday, Nov. 10.

Teen and 2 others tried to check out Whitewater High student

A Morrow teen was arrested at Whitewater High School Wednesday after school officials found a handgun and a knife inside his car, police said.