The first cohort of Clayton State University’s Masters in Business Administration (MBA) graduated on Saturday, May 9.

Losses are never easy to take, but losses in championship games tend to sting a little more than others. Mistakes get amplified and missed opportunities get played over and over in one’s head with one word repeating itself, “If.”

It was a time to honor those who put their lives on the line each day. Law enforcement officers from across the Griffin Judicial Circuit were some of the 500 attending the District Attorney’s 3rd Annual Law Enforcement Banquet held last week at Fayetteville First Baptist Church.

A pedestrian-friendly look is in the offing along Stonewall Boulevard. The Fayetteville City Council at the May 7 meeting approved a federally-funded sidewalk project in the city’s historic district and adopted the well head protection ordinance for city drinking water supplies.

It comes but once a year, but for some in the Christian community it holds relevance to local communities and to the nation. More than 70 elected and appointed officials, along with ministers, community members and church members attended the 16th Annual Fayette Community Prayer Breakfast held May 7 at Grace Church as a part of the National Day of Prayer.

A Covington man was arrested at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in the early morning hours May 9 after displaying erratic behavior in the emergency room area.

Elementary math competitors at the 2009 Fayette County Elementary Math Tournament proved they knew their subject, forcing tiebreakers during the two-day event.

Even with donations being down this year, the Fayette County Education Foundation gave over $18,000 to teachers throughout the county’s public school system to help bring innovative teaching materials and programs to students.

People who develop flu-like symptoms are being asked to stay at home for a minimum of seven days and also until one full day after the symptoms subside.

The Georgia Legislature has amended the state's child molestation statutes to close a legal loophole, officials have said.

These purple-shirted cancer survivors were among the 570 who participated in the opening lap of Friday’s annual Relay for Life fund-raiser for the American Cancer Society at the former Kiwanis fairgrounds in south Fayette County. The event raised more than $360,000, which will go to local cancer victim support programs. Photo/John Munford.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

Part of $3.7 million to pay for 8 teachers, 17 parapros for 2 years

The Fayette County School System expects to get federal money soon to hire eight teachers and 17 parapros, with the understanding that the money is good only for two years.

The Fayette County Water System has flunked one part of a quarterly inspection, but not to worry, says system Director Tony Parrott.

Despite the recent publicity about the global swine flu outbreak, Fayette County public school officials haven’t changed their policy about handling potential flu cases among students, staff and visitors.

Charter school system or IE2 (IE-squared) system? The Fayette County Board of Education held a brief discussion on the two possibilities Monday and decided that a side-by-side comparison of the two systems would be in order before taking up the conversation in depth.

There is a new grocery store coming to Fayetteville. Food Lion will open its first grocery store in Fayette County in mid-summer at Jeff Davis Drive and County Line Road.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT) made two seizures last week that netted nearly a half-ton of marijuana and 12,700 Xanax tablets.

In all likelihood, Delta pilot Michael William Ellicott will spend the rest of his days in prison for brutally assaulting his wife in their Peachtree City home.

The Fayette County Board of Education may need to re-consider a sewer agreement with Tyrone to use up to 45,000 gallons per day of capacity.

Fayetteville City Council members are expected to adopt a wellhead protection ordinance at the May 7 meeting. The board will also consider approval of the cemetery sidewalk project along Stonewall Avenue and the appointment of Vicki Turner to the Main Street Tourism Association Board.

Two men were arrested this morning after an alert resident called 911 to report a burglary in progress in the Northridge subdivision in north Fayette County, officials said.

A police chase that started in Senoia ended in Fayetteville Saturday evening, police said.

The pursuit began in Senoia when the car refused to stop after an officer attempted a traffic stop, said Fayette County Sheriff’s Lt. Belinda McCastle. Sheriff’s deputies joined the pursuit after it entered Fayette, and Fayetteville police successfully used stop sticks to disable the vehicle’s tires, police said.

While other areas of metro Atlanta fared far worse, Fayette County dodged most of the wrath of an overnight storm system, officials reported.

Fayette County Water System has released a public notice indicating that the system was out of compliance for Total Organic Carbon (TOC) during the last quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009. System Director Tony Parrott said the compliance status poses no health hazard, adding that since the numbers are compiled on a quarterly basis for a one-year period the system is expected to return to compliance level status by the end of the year. Figures for April have returned to acceptable levels, Parrott said.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon announced Saturday that he will be running for State Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner.

The announcement came in front of the Fayette County Republican Party, but Logsdon acknowledged it was not a well-kept secret.

The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT) concluded an investigation April 30 that resulted in a traffic stop on Ga. Highway 74 in Tyrone, according to TNT Lt. Jody Thomas. TNT Agents seized 958 pounds of Marijuana and arrested three persons, Thomas said.

Anybody in the house-shopping mood? How about 86 of them?

The Fayette County Board of Realtors is hosting its second annual Open House Weekend this weekend — Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3. Eighty-six homes across Fayette County will be held open for the public for interested buyers. Both days, the homes will be open from 2 to 4 p.m.

John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods, Inc., an Atlanta-based home builder that has numerous subdivisions in Fayette County, is being accused of unlawfully engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against black sales agents in a lawsuit filed today by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Update: 4:35 p.m.

Peachtree City Police have confirmed the arrest of two suspects in an armed robbery at United Community Bank at Ga. Highway 74 near Wisdom Road at approximately 2:15 p.m. Friday.