A billboard company’s bid to strike down Fayette County’s entire sign ordinance was heard by the entire 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta Tuesday morning.

You take ingredients like rubbing alcohol, engine starter fluid, lye, decongestants, antifreeze and acetone. Scrape the phosphorus off some matches and throw it in the mix.

The North Fayette Community Association’s first quarterly meeting will be held at Community Fellowship Christian Church Saturday, Feb. 18, at 10 a.m. Christian Fellowship Christian Church is located at 107 Highland Hills Road on the corner of Ga. Highway 314 North and Highland Hills Road.

Fayette City Council is scheduled to conduct a public hearing and first reading of a rezoning request on property located at 280 N. Jeff Davis Road from R-30 to O&I. The council will also consider authorization to use the 2001 Bond Fund balance for the Villages Amphitheater and Holliday-Dorsey-Fife House improvements.

Fayetteville City Manager Joe Morton recently announced that Eldridge Gunn is the city’s new director of planning and zoning.

Norm Cardilli didn't have to think twice when asked to help the Wellspring Home, which helps adult victims of sexual assault get their lives back on track in a house just outside of Peachtree City.

National School Counseling Week is here (Feb. 6-10) but Fayette’s school counselors got a jumpstart on recognition of their efforts with special visitors from the Georgia Department of Education.

To benefit Georgia Center for Children

Want a chance to win a vintage Classic Corvette and a brand new Harley-Davidson motorcycle while helping children in your community?

The McIntosh Chiefs have a new head football coach.

Dwight Jones, who coached the Northside, Columbus Patriots to a 9-3 record and the second round of the AAA state playoffs this year, has accepted the job at the Peachtree City school. Jones has been coaching football in Georgia and Alabama for 26 years. His first head football coaching job was in 1990 at Russell County High School in Alabama. He coached there for five years before coaching Hardaway High School for six years, Auburn, Alabama High School for one year and Northside, Columbus for the last four years.

The state wrestling championships took place at the Arena at Gwinnett Center last weekend and a number of local wrestlers represented their schools well.

The Landmark Christian School Lady War Eagles won the region 5-A title on Saturday night by defeating Southwest Atlanta Christian Academy 41-40. The win gives Landmark a home game against Trion to open the Class A tournament next Saturday.

Friday night saw mixed results for the local basketball teams. Landmark Christian and Sandy Creek’s girls both won to put themselves in their respective region championship games, while Fayette County’s boys picked up a win over Mundy’s Mill to snap up the third seed from region 4-AAAAA. In other games, the Starr’s Mill’s boys and girls and Sandy Creek’s boys lost.

The Sandy Creek Patriots (12-14) needed a win over Lithia Springs on Thursday afternoon to guarantee a return trip to the AAAA state playoffs.

Interested parents are invited to attend a seminar on Internet safety for children at the Starr’s Mill High School auditorium Monday, March 6 from 7-9 p.m.

The Fayette County High School varsity basketball team had a 23-1 record heading into tonight's match against Starr's Mill. Tonight, they added one more loss to that record and now know that they will open the AAAAA state tournament on the road next week.

The Starr’s Mill Lady Panther varsity basketball team will return to the AAAAA state tournament for the second straight year. They picked up a 49-44 win over Mundy’s Mill on Tuesday afternoon to claim one of the final four spots in the region 4-AAAAA tournament. Alexis Shaffer led the team in scoring with 21 points. The win puts Starr’s Mill in a game against Newnan on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. The winner of that game will host a state playoff game the following week. The Lady Panthers have lost to Newnan twice this season, once by 19 points and once by 10 points.

Commission Chairman Greg Dunn will have opposition this summer as he makes a bid for another term as county commissioner.

For the second week in a row, McIntosh High School is in mourning after losing another student to suicide.

Ashleigh Webster, 17, was found dead in her home Friday evening, said her father, Bill Webster. A senior at McIntosh, she got good grades and her modeling career was just beginning, Mr. Webster said.

A “compromise” bill that would dramatically change the way Fayette County Commission members are elected could be voted on by the Georgia House of Representatives later this week, officials said.

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizen.com
and JOHN THOMPSON
jthompson@TheCitizen.com

The Fayette County Commission could be the first local government to voice its opposition to district voting this week.

Fayette County’s parents are justifiably proud of their school system. For years, parents and business leaders have pointed to the school system as one of the best marketing tools to lure the best and brightest to the county.

It’s official: Peachtree City will create a stormwater utility to charge residents, businesses and even churches to pay for improvements and repairs to the city’s rainwater drainage collection system.

Instead of installing a roundabout at the intersection of Walt Banks Road and Peachtree Parkway near McIntosh High School, the Peachtree City Council may look at improving safety at two nearby golf cart crossings.

The people just keep coming. And their numbers are increasing. More than 37,000 people from Fayetteville and beyond attended a variety of events downtown last year, thanks in large part to the efforts of Main Street Fayetteville. The measure of those successful efforts were contained in the 2005 Annual Report released last week.

Fayette County Commissioner Linda Wells has announced that she will seek re-election in 2006 to her Post 4 at-large seat.

What does a hearing impaired teacher, science teacher and social studies teacher have in common? They represent the specialties of this year’s finalists for the 2006 Fayette County Teacher of the Year.

The Fayette Senior Services gave its 10th Annual Music Concert last weekend and added a bonus — a music contest for senior citizens.

The Fayette Democratic Women will host its February breakfast meeting Saturday, Feb. 11, at 9 a.m. at Du-Roc Café in Fayetteville. Kevin Madden, candidate for state representative for the 72nd district of the Georgia General Assembly, will address the group.

Organizers are being tight-lipped about the goodies up for grabs at the third annual Angels Among Us Valentine Dinner Dance and Silent Auction that will benefit the Fayette Youth Protection Homes.

The Greater Fayette Republican Women met Jan. 19 to install new officers for the 2006-2007 term.

The group meets monthly. They are dedicated to the principles of the Republican Party and have many functions throughout the year.