Fayetteville police and sheriff’s deputies are looking for a man who robbed the Bank of America on Ga. Highway 314 and New Hope Road Saturday morning between 11:15 and 11:30 a.m.

The vaccine for the annual seasonal influenza is now available at the Fayette County Health Department. The cost is $25. The health department is located at the county complex at 140 Stonewall Avenue in Fayetteville and is open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Call (770) 305-5416 to see if an appointment is needed. This vaccine is intended for the seasonal flu only and should not be confused with a swine flu vaccine.

A Fayetteville man has cashed in on the Georgia lottery, claiming a $223,000 jackpot for winning the Aug. 4 Fantasy 5 drawing.

Fayette County sheriff’s detectives are working to identify two men who robbed the gas station in Woolsey Wednesday night and then shot at a citizen who followed them from the scene.

Tax digest up only a fraction of previous years; county plans no property tax hike

As expected, the slowdown in new construction and the lowering of home values in Fayette County have led to a major hit on the county’s tax digest.

The Fayette County Commission is expected Thursday to approve putting a 1 percent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot for voter consideration.

The school year began this week in Fayette County with enrollment figures for the school system’s 30 schools down slightly from last year.

Seattle-based biotech firm Dendreon Corp. announced plans Monday to open a $70 million manufacturing plant in nearby Union City. Gov. Sonny Perdue said the manufacturing plant could generate hundreds of new jobs in the Atlanta region.

The motions were as complicated as the discussion surrounding a proposal by Seattle-based TreatMed, Inc. to establish a biomedical waste treatment plant on Creekwood Road on Fairburn’s south side. But by the end of the Aug. 10 City Council meeting the conceptual site plan had been voted down. The only recourse remaining for the project is a potential court challenge.

The Fayetteville City Council Aug. 6 voted unanimously to approve an intergovernmental agreement between Fayette County and its municipalities for the renewal of the 1-cent sales tax that will go before voters in November.

As the American Red Cross has issued an urgent call for blood donors in metro Atlanta, two more blood drives will be hosted in Fayette County.

A note found in a restroom at Piedmont Fayette Hospital early Monday morning saying that a bomb was in the facility turned out to be a hoax.

More than 80 percent of security alarm calls in Fayetteville are false alarms. A measure to reduce those numbers was put on hold at the Aug. 6 City Council meeting at the request of Police Chief Steve Heaton to give the department time to amend the proposal.

Fayette County will consider conducting a study on the feasibility of implementing a stormwater utility to fund drainage improvements.

Being named Georgia’s Outstanding Educator of the Year by the Georgia Association of Educational Leaders (GAEL) has its perks: statewide recognition, a beautiful trophy and a brand new interactive SMART Board.

Donors needed ASAP to replenish blood supply

The American Red Cross has issued an urgent call for blood donors as blood supply throughout the Southeast has dipped to critical levels in the past week.

The agenda at Fayetteville Planning & Zoning meetings, like those in other area municipalities, has been largely dormant in past months due to the effects of the recession. But a small increase in proposed projects will heard at the Aug. 11 work session. Among those are development plans submitted by Fayette Pregnancy Resource Center.

The Fayette County Commission is expected Thursday to approve putting a one percent sales tax on the Nov. 3 ballot for voter consideration.

Kids in the “Drop Zone” at Dixieland Fun Park in Fayetteville Aug. 1 enjoy high-flying rides and having non-stop fun. Hundreds made their way to the “Back to School Splash” event, where a portion of the proceeds went to the March of Dimes. Photo/Ben Nelms.

County ranks 12th worst in socking away reserve funds for bad times — like now

While Fayette County residents boast of their school system’s high state ranking on student performance tests, most may not know of a crucial measure in which the local system ranks near the bottom in Georgia: rainy day reserve funds.

“We’re not going anywhere. There’s no way.” That was the position of Bank of Georgia President Pat Shepherd Monday in response to a “cease and desist” order from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued June 30.

Of the proposed projects for a new special purpose local option sales tax, by far the costliest is $55 million to pay off debt for the county’s Justice Center.

Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan is asking a superior court judge to quash an effort by some local residents to kick him out of office.

Four teenagers were arrested Monday night in Fayetteville after an egg-throwing incident in which a 4-year-old in a passing car was struck.

The Fayetteville City Council on Thursday will take up the issue of a proposed false alarm ordinance that is intended to reduce police costs and maximize personnel resources, according to a letter from Chief Steve Heaton. Data compiled over a three-month period by the Fayette County 911 Center showed that 81 percent of alarm calls were false alarms, Heaton said.

The Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission last week denied an application to install permanent lights on the privately-owned Tiger Trail Community Field near Hood Avenue. Applicant and property co-owner Thomas Stephens is expected to appeal the decision to the City Council.

Safety hazard created by equipment tampering

A criminal risked his life to steal copper from a south Fayetteville power substation July 22, and Coweta-Fayette EMC is offering a $10,000 reward to find out who it was.

The leadership of the Fayette County Branch, NAACP is just back from the Centennial Convention where the theme was “Bold Dreams, Big Victories.” Invigorated with enthusiasm for celebrating 100 years of NAACP activism, the Fayette County Branch, NAACP has embarked upon an ambitious slate of events that will lead up to the Freedom Fund Banquet which is the major fundraising event of the year.

The Fayette Samaritans is a non-profit organization dedicated to the food and clothing needs of Fayette Countians. Their needs for August are as follows:

The Fayette County Water System would like to remind our customers about the current water restrictions.

We are glad the water restrictions have been eased, but everyone needs to comply with the current restrictions.