For Sandy Creek Road resident John Abernathy and his wife Delores, there is no question that the onion-like smell of the pesticide component Propyl mercaptan coming from the PSC waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 across the county line in south Fulton is responsible for the renal failure he suffered in June.

If your house was reassessed this year — and most Fayette homes were — you’ll likely be paying more taxes to the Fayette County Board of Education this fall.

George Ingram sells tomatoes from his truck parked off Jeff Davis Drive to a passerby Monday.

The Fayette County School System is hopeful the newest contract from a developer to buy surplus school land near Inman, southeast of Fayetteville, will come to fruition.

Fayetteville City Council July 20 unanimously adopted the city’s $9.591 million Fiscal Year 2007 general fund budget, a 4.31 percent increase over the current year.

Fayette County Commission incumbent Linda Wells nearly squeaked out a victory despite facing two challengers in last week’s primary elections. She fell 194 votes short of winning outright without a runoff in a three-way race where 11,445 votes were cast.

First, he ordered a sandwich.

But instead of pulling out his wallet to pay, the “customer” drew a gun and demanded money from the cash register at the Blimpie store in the Fayette Pavilion Monday afternoon, police said.

When the school bell rings on Aug. 7, Fayette County’s summer construction projects should be virtually complete.

That’s the word from construction manager Klaus Darnell, who updated the Fayette County School Board Monday night on his busy summer.

Nearly 200 new teachers participated in teacher induction activities July 24-28.

Scholarships are now available for students interested in attending the University of Georgia Griffin Campus this fall semester and majoring in agribusiness.

As students get ready to head back to school on August 7, many will be entering the school system for the first time or graduating to middle or high school.

Fayette County Public Schools is seeking input from parents and the community regarding the 2007-2008 school calendar.

The Community Bankers Association of Georgia (CBA) congratulated Southern Community Bank, Fayetteville, and Gary McGaha, President & CEO, for being selected as the winner of the CBA’s 2006 Quality Service Award and Georgia’s Community Bank of the Year. The winner and finalists were announced at the CBA’s 38th Annual Convention and Trade Show at the Fairmont Orchid, Hawaii, where over 500 community bankers, associate members, and guests convened to network and share ideas with fellow bankers.

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J.Peter Lewin-2687

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Attorney Eric Maxwell beat incumbent Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn in a Tuesday night squeaker by 256 votes out of 11,416 cast, with all but about a hundred military absentee ballots counted.

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Linda Wells (I) 5528 (48.33%)

Jack Smith 3268 (28.57%)

Sam Chapman 2643 (23.11%)
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State and local governments are saying little, but the number of residents in Fayette and Fulton counties who say they have been physically affected after exposure to pesticide component Propyl mercaptan has increased to a total of 218 persons, according to information tallied by The Citizen.

They came to tell their story.

Several dozen residents from Fayette and Fulton County packed the Fayette County Commission chambers last Thursday to tell of a health concern that has gripped an area with fear and left many residents ill after the pesticide Propyl mercaptan was released into the environment at a waste treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92 in South Fulton County.

When would you like your child to start school — early August or a week later? You can vote, but start dates can’t be earlier than Aug. 6 or later than Aug. 13.

Motorists who travel the western leg of Ga. Highway 54 between Peachtree City and Coweta County may experience less traffic congestion Thursday morning.

Peachtree City residents hoping to avoid a property tax increase this year will be disappointed with the latest version of the city’s 2006-07 budget, which will be discussed at Thursday night’s City Council meeting.

By Friday, Peachtree City planning officials will close off accepting survey responses from more than 1,000 citizens randomly selected to help shape the city’s future for the next 20 years.

Let the shopping begin.

Peachtree City’s newest “big box” store, the Target in Kedron Village, opens today to the public. This kicks off the store’s soft opening period, which will be followed by a grand opening Sunday.

Jeremy Walker of Fayetteville takes time Tuesday afternoon to cast his primary vote at the south Fayetteville precinct in the county library.

Fayetteville Planning and Zoning commissioners July 11 heard a proposal to construct an amenity center on 3.12 acres along the Southside Connector, across the street from Clifton Lakes subdivision.

On June 19, , Peachtree City’s Tim Hannon and Group VI Corporation celebrated the groundbreaking of a 22,000 square foot building for Allspeed, a locally owned business, which specializes in automobile performance, DYNO tuning, repair and maintenance.

Local art student, Nicki Clark of McIntosh High School, received a $1,500 scholarship from award-winning actress Jane Seymour on behalf of The Creative Self-Expression Foundation June 26 at Seymour’s art gallery in Santa Monica, Calif. Clark’s artwork titled, “Austin,” was chosen among thousands of other works by a panel of judges. Her work was initially selected from the McIntosh High School juried artist exhibition at The Great Frame Up in Peachtree City.

On Monday, Gene Evans, dealer and Bill Miller, general manager were presented with the Triple Crown Award by Maria Fierros, District Manager of Ford's Customer Service Division and The President's Award by Roy Hernandez, Ford's District Manager Southeast Market.

The Professional Association of Georgia Educators (PAGE) announced today that Mike Smith, Assistant Principal at Sara Harp Minter Elementary, has been re-elected to a second term on the board of directors of the more than 65,000 member professional organization, the largest such group in Georgia. He will represent the group’s Sixth District.