The South Fulton and Fayette Community Task Force will hold a Citizens Rally Oct. 21 at Shamrock Park in Tyrone to address issues and questions surrounding the activities of the Philip Services plant in Fairburn and the symptoms and illnesses experienced by residents of both counties.

A Fayetteville native is helping prosecute insurgents in Iraq as part of his duties as an assistant staff judge advocate in the U.S. Air Force.

All students of the Fayette County School System will be dismissed from classes early on October 19 so that teachers can use the afternoon for professional training.

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

Two suspects trying to avoid arrest after an undercover drug buy led sheriff’s deputies on a brief chase Thursday afternoon that ended in a five-car crash near the Fayette Pavilion, police said.

A Peachtree City man whose bike crashed into a golf cart Friday afternoon has died, police said.

James V. Earle, 64, had suffered a critical head injury during the crash and was flown to Atlanta Medical Center. He was wearing a bike helmet at the time, but it cracked during the collision, police said.

Dead man linked to four other robbery cases

Warrants have been issued for a Stockbridge man for the armed robbery of a downtown Fayetteville antique store, police said.

The long-awaited release of the forensic audit of the Sheriff’s Department use of federal drug funds provides a glimpse into a program that has been shrouded from public view for several years.

Click here to download a copy of the full accounting report.

Democrat David Scott made good on his claim to stand by the residents of Fayette and Fulton counties Sept. 25 when he issued a letter to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Stephen Johnson calling for the temporary closure of the Philip Services Corp. waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 near Fairburn.

He is a man on a mission, but the mission is not his own.

An attorney for U.S. Congressman Lynn Westmoreland penned a letter threatening to “take any and all actions necessary on Congressman Westmoreland’s behalf to rectify the harm that The Citizen has caused” from the posting of an anonymous online blog that made satirical accusations about Westmoreland’s ethics.

Peachtree City residents have until the end of the month to purchase their new golf cart decals before facing a possible citation from the police department, city officials said this week.

A Peachtree City man remained in critical condition Tuesday afternoon after his bike collided with a golf cart on the city’s cart path system Friday, police said.

Walter Floy Farr, 94, died last Thursday just as he lived, very quietly and without fanfare.

Chick-fil-A plans to buy large vacant hangar for corporate fleet

Chick-fil-A’s burgeoning chicken empire in Peachtree City is about to take flight.

Peachtree City staff is proposing a slate of actions to handle lake buffer violations along the eastern side of Lake Peachtree.

So far, Fayette has declined money for capital improvements

Over the next five years, Fayette County could get $1.7 million in funding for capital improvements for transit needs.

A U.S. District Court judge has ordered John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods to comply with an investigation into its recruitment and hiring policies and practices by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

Louise Phillips of Fayetteville has been more than content to watch the Atlanta Braves, her favorite baseball team, in the comfort of her own home, on her own couch, in the air conditioning.

The Southern Crescent Symphony Orchestra will open its 2006-2007 concert season with "Sacred Sounds in Sacred Places" on Sunday, October 15.

On October 19, 2006 the Fayetteville Police Department will join forces with Fayette Middle School, Fayetteville Fire Department and the Fayette Meth Task Force to help in the National Red Ribbon Campaign.

Over 50 percent of Fayette’s public schools have been recognized by the state for improving and promoting excellence in student academic achievement.

Piedmont Fayette Hospital’s Auxiliary will host an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Thursday, Oct. 12, from noon until 5 p.m. It will be held in Building 1279 – 1279 Highway 54 West, just west of the main hospital on Highway 54 -- on the third floor, Conference Room C.

Fayette County native and Peachtree City pioneer Floy Farr died early Friday morning.

The southbound lanes of Ga. Highway 85 through Fayetteville had to be shut down temporarily just before 4 p.m. this afternoon while crews worked to free the victim of an auto accident who was trapped in the car.

Nearly 200 Fayette County students may be repeating grades this fall after a second try at passing the Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests (CRCT).

Bruce Jordan, the former chief detective for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office, will have new duties when he reports for work Friday when his suspension ends, according to Sheriff Randall Johnson.

A long-time deputy who heads up courthouse security for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office has been suspended for 15 days without pay after he was arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol in Coweta County more than a week ago, said Fayette County Sheriff Randall Johnson.

Boy number one was sleepy, tucked away in pleasant dreams. Being the first one to arrive was exhausting work, apparently.

Attorneys acting on behalf of affected residents of south Fulton and Fayette counties over illnesses said to originate from the Philip Services Corp. (PSC) plant near Fairburn are gearing up for a fight.