The Collision South Charity Car & Motorcycle Show to benefit the Make a Wish Foundation will be held Sept. 26 from noon until 6 p.m.

Fayette County parents are invited to participate in three upcoming workshops addressing Hearing / Vision Impairments, Autism and Emotional Behavioral Disorder September 29 and October 1 at Rivers Elementary, located at 461 Sandy Creek Road in Fayetteville.

The number of semifinalists for the 2010 National Merit Scholarship Program has nearly doubled from last year.

A total of 13 seniors from Fayette County, McIntosh, Starr’s Mill and Whitewater high schools are among the approximately 16,000 semifinalists nationwide competing in the 55th annual National Merit Scholarship Program. Last year seven Fayette students were semifinalists.

The Fayette County Public School System has joined the US Census Bureau’s Partnership Program in order to increase awareness among students, parents, employees and residents in the Fayette community about the importance of participating in the upcoming 2010 Census.

Public may line procession route from Falcon Field

The homecoming for former Peachtree City resident Sgt. Shawn P. McCloskey, who died Sept. 16 while serving in Afghanistan, will occur tomorrow at 10:30 a.m.

Due to the recent rains, flooding conditions have occurred in some areas of northwest Coweta County. Coweta County Road Crews and Emergency Management have been and continue to monitor the situation. 

Fayette County has dodged a pretty big bullet weather-wise.

Though other metro counties are having flooding issues, Fayette has escaped the brunt of Mother Nature’s wrath.

Fayette Senior Services (FFS) will hold its first stakeholder partnership meeting on Tuesday with a second to follow on Oct. 1. The purpose of the meetings is to provide information on the current status of FFS and to help establish a framework for the organization’s future role in the lives of Fayette County’s senior population.

A request from Coweta County officials regarding Lake McIntosh will be considered by the Fayette County Board of Commissioners at its regular meeting Thursday night.

Sandy Creek won their third straight game and McIntosh picked up their third win in a season for the first time since 2005. For more scores from the local teams ...

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School in Tyrone was one of 50 private schools named 2009 National Blue Ribbon Schools in the United States by U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. It was also one of four Atlanta Catholic schools named.

The second phase of widening Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City will be funded by federal stimulus monies.

This week, Gov. Sonny Perdue certified the project so it could receive $37.03 million in stimulus funds. The project involves widening the highway from Cooper Circle southward to Ga. Highway 85 from two to four lanes.

State may slash 5% in already reduced funds; BoE sets up 5 committees to plan what, whom to cut

With the effects of the recession still evident, the Fayette County Board of Education Monday night talked about what additional state budget cuts might mean.

Three men who led sheriff’s deputies on a brief chase Monday evening have been charged with breaking into vehicles at New Hope Baptist Church just prior to the pursuit, officials said.

Mix flu-like illnesses in with the first month of school, and you get double the usual student absentee rate, according to Fayette County School System head nurse Debbie King.

Some city-dwelling Fayette voters will have to make two trips this Nov. 3 to enable them to vote in their municipal election and also on the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST).

A hearing to determine whether Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan has violated the county’s ethics ordinance has been scheduled for Monday, Sept. 28 at 2 p.m.

If voters renew a 1 percent sales tax in November, one of the items slated for funding is a college campus that could host two or more institutions here in Fayette County.

A proposal to rebuild a long-washed-out bridge over Whitewater Creek on Hood Road west of Gingercake Road is already creating opposition from homeowners on both sides of the creek.

An arrest was made over the weekend in a residential burglary in Fayetteville after police spotted the 18-year-old suspect in the neighborhood.

Tempers flared in two incidents over the weekend in Fayetteville. Both involved disputes over relationships and both ended in arrests, police said.

The Fayetteville City Council at the Sept. 17 meeting will hear the second reading of a proposed amendment to the alcohol permit ordinance. The changes relate to those serving alcohol.

Saint Christopher’s Annual Greek Fest is planned for Saturday, Sept., 19 at the Peachtree City Falcon Field airport. The event features Greek food, a Greek band and traditional Greek dancing for all. A limited number of tickets will be sold.

The Zion Youth Ministry of Edgefield Church invites the community to attend its Youth Conference (Revival) which began last Sunday and will continue through this weekend.

All Saints starts Beth Moore study
Although classes started yesterday, registration for latecomers is still being accepted for All Saints Anglican Church’s Beth Moore Bible Study course for women. The eight-week course is entitled “Esther: Its Tough Being A Woman.” Classes will meet Tuesday nights from 7-8 p.m. at the Peachtree City United Methodist Church Windgate Road campus. A daytime class is also available. Those interested may sign up through the church office at 770-486-5374. Workbooks may be purchased for $19 through the office as well.

Elizabeth Harrah Tackett and Joseph Steven Sisselman were married Aug. 1, 2009 in Fayetteville. The wedding was held in the gardens of the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Harrah. Officiating was Mr. Jim Ellison, pastor of Atlanta First United Methodist Church and a long time family friend of the Harrahs.

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Geoffrey Barto of Auburn, Ala. and Mr. and Mrs. William Alvin Cottrell III of Peachtree City announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristin Anne Cottrell, to Joseph Darin Appleton, son of Dr. Bonnie Ann Appleton of Marietta and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Fletcher Appleton of Newnan.

The Fayetteville City Council at its Sept. 17 meeting will hear the second reading of a proposed amendment to the Alcohol Permit Ordinance. The changes relate to portions of the ordinance pertaining to those serving alcohol.

No raises for city employees; concerts down to 1 per weekend

Last week the Peachtree City Council formally approved the city’s $26.53 million budget for the coming fiscal year.

When Doug Dee traveled to the W hotel in DeKalb County May 1 with his girlfriend, he had at least an inkling he could get into trouble with the law.