A Riverdale man was killed early this morning in an auto crash on Banks Road near Vaughn Road, police said.

Mack S. Edwards, 42, was driving his 1996 Nissan truck west on Banks Road when the collision occurred, police said. His truck was struck when a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Mikaela L. Figel, 20, of Peachtree City crossed the center line of the road.

It could have been much worse. A Friday afternoon fire at Ga.

Fayette County officials got approval for a temporary protective order against Sheriff Randall Johnson that would forbid him from “misuse of his police powers.”

It may be a really good justification for smuggling your own snacks into the movie theater.

Fayette County’s only first-run movie theater complex flunked two recent health department food safety inspections, with reports reading like the script from a food service horror movie.

Peachtree City’s engineer is recommending that the city scrap a project to realign the intersection of Huddleston Road and Dividend Drive in the city’s industrial park because it would need “extensive” purchasing of right of way property.

Audience members were treated to a variety of talents exhibited by Fayette County students at the recent finals of the 21st Annual Art and Talent Showcase sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Peachtree City.

It’s child abuse. And it hurts.

Attempting to bring the destructive reality of child abuse and neglect into a greater public awareness, members of numerous public organizations and advocacy groups met Monday to kick off the start of Child Abuse Prevention Month. The meeting was followed by the group placing 157 pinwheels in front of the Dept. of Family and Children’s Services (DFACS) office on Ga. Highway 85 South in Fayetteville. Sadly, each pinwheel represents a substantiated case of child abuse or neglect that occurred in Fayette County during 2005. The number of referred cases totaled 558.

The Stone property on Ga. Highway 54 and Burch Road was on the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning agenda again March 28 along with elevation plans for renovations at the former Banks Crossing SteinMart. But as significant as any agenda item was the departure of Commissioner Jim Crain.

Fayette County has notified the City of Peachtree City of an upcoming renovation project at the Animal Shelter on Highway 74 South. The project, which began April 4, will require the temporary relocation of approximately 20 dogs to the old Fayette County Water System maintenance building on Kelly Drive.

Help may soon be on the way for those who suffer from food allergies.

Twelve of Fayette’s young authors have been selected as finalists for the district level of the Young Georgia Authors’ Writing Competition.

McIntosh High’s Lisa Collins knows that giving back to the community is an important part of doing business.

Collins, a business teacher, is making sure that her students remember that life is about more than personal success and making lots of money; it is also about improving the community by helping others.

A suspect who fled from a traffic stop, sparking a manhunt in Fayetteville Wednesday night, had a significant amount of crystal methamphetamine with him, police said.

The Georgia Department of Transportation plans to let bids in May for the first phase of widening Ga. Highway 74 in Peachtree City to six lanes.

Stephanie Romine and her date Samson Horne get an up-close view of aquatic life at the Georgia Aquarium, which hosted Sandy Creek High School’s prom Saturday night.

Extending the law enforcement presence in Peachtree City in the way that best serves citizens means staffing and equipping a fifth police zone, according to Chief James Murray. That will take hiring eight new officers, the chief said.

Several sheriff’s detectives credit high-in-the-sky technology for saving their lives early Saturday morning as they combed through thick underbrush looking for an armed suspect who put up a fight with Tyrone policemen minutes before.

A Clayton County youth minister was convicted Monday afternoon of using an online chat room to arrange a sexual encounter with a girl he thought was 15 years old.

It was a one-hour stop March 24 for U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson at Cooper Lighting in Peachtree City. But Isakson and the two dozen Fayette County residents and business representatives on hand made good use of the time, covering topics that included Iraq, immigration and border security, the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and global job outsourcing.

Luke Nagy and Connor Childers, students at Braelinn Elementary, also members of Boy Scout Pack 409, recently spent two afternoons after school, cleaning up the trash around the Braelinn Elementary school track.

The Peachtree City Council is not about to get into the business of selling property it owns along state highways.

The council received a detailed report at its retreat Friday afternoon on nine parcels the city owns which could be sold for commercial development. City Manager Bernie McMullen said he had asked for the report from City Planner David Rast so council could be made aware of its holdings along state thoroughfares.

A Peachtree City teen who survived a violent collision with a tree on Peachtree Parkway in August now has further traffic charges filed against him from an auto crash last week near McIntosh High School, police said.

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The funeral for Elizabeth Redwine Ramsey, affectionately known as “Miss Boo,” was held Monday afternoon at the Fayetteville First United Methodist Church. Her family has been a mainstay of the church for over a century and a half.

Fayetteville police are investigating a break-in at the Lenscrafters at the Fayette Pavilion that was reported Sunday morning.

The Fayette County Commission turned down a request for a cell phone tower on Ga. Highway 92 north near Hickory Road, but the issue may not be resolved.

Congressman Lynn Westmoreland will be the special guest speaker at the Fayette County Republican Party breakfast April 1. Rep Westmoreland will give a report on legislation in Washington, DC. Rep. Westmoreland has many interesting experiences to share with local citizens. This is a good time to meet your Congressman in an informal setting..

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) has named the Fayette County School System a 2005-2006 Super District for Quality Schools.

The Fayette County High choirs sang their way to superior and excellent ratings at the 6th District Choral Festival held at the Clayton Performing Arts Center.

Taking part in Metro Fayette Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast are from left, Hayley Esterline, 12, Cecilia Esterline, 10, and Samuel Esterline, five.

This summer 19 of Fayette’s elementary, middle and high school teachers will participate in a grant program aimed at increasing students’ knowledge of the colonial era.