Volunteers with the Metro Fayette Kiwanis Club dish out hotcakes and sausage Saturday during the club’s annual pancake breakfast
fund-raiser at Fayetteville First United Methodist Church. The Easter Bunny visited youngsters and winners of the annual student art contest were also on display in what turned out to be a rainy-day option for many canceled sports activities. Photo/John Munford.

Fayette County’s Master Gardeners pose with members of the Fayette County Commission last week to be honored for their contributions to the community. Between the gardeners’ volunteer time and the amount of food grown for local food banks, it was calculated the gardeners had given back an estimated value of $195,000 to Fayette County. Photo/John Munford.

Feds, governor say we’re not poor enough to qualify for extra school funding this year

Fayette County Board of Education members got a glimpse Monday night of how federal stimulus dollars might impact state education and the local school system.

A Fayette County jury heard an audio recording Tuesday of a Peachtree City man’s confession to shaking his 10-week-old son in August before calling 911 to summon help after noticing the child had trouble breathing.

Here’s how you can appeal your property value assessment

Fayette County property owners still have a chance to challenge their most recent property assessment, but time is short.

Fayette County’s unemployment rate has not been immune from the recent lumps of the economy.

Fayette’s unemployment jumped from 4.4 percent in January 2008 to an estimated 7 percent in January of this year, according to the most recent data from the Georgia Department of Labor.

The Pigeon Drop. The Secret Shopper. The Canadian Lottery. If you are not aware of these terms, it is time to learn. These are some of the more well-used scams targeting the elderly and others in Fayette County and beyond.

The Fayetteville City Council Thursday is set to hear the first reading of a budget amendment that will trim approximately $263,000 from the 2009 general fund budget due to a decrease in local options sales tax (LOST) revenues.

Money will be used for down-payment program

To help dispose of hundreds of foreclosed homes in Fayette County, county officials will receive $1.18 million in federal funds that will be used to offer down-payment assistance to purchasers.

The Fayette County Board of Education voted unanimously Monday to replace the current student information system (SIS) that will cease to be operational in Georgia on Aug. 1.

Judge hands down 20 year sentence

A Fayette County jury convicted a College Park teen this morning of pointing a gun at two Fayetteville police officers while he ran away from them behind the Tinseltown movie theater Aug. 30.

Update - 4:40 - Despite seven fourth quarter points from Teesah Holt (17 total), the Lady Tigers could not stop Southwest DeKalb from hitting easy shots close to the basket. The Lady Panthers defeated Fayette County 59-46. It was the second year in a row Fayette fell to Southwest DeKalb in the Class AAAA championship.

Fine reduced, ‘points’ up from first proposal; Bill to close molestation loophole also going to Senate

A bill that would ban all cellphone use by drivers under 18 has passed its first major hurdle.

The measure was approved by the Georgia House of Representatives 138-34 Thursday and will be taken up by the Senate at a later date.

The bill mandates a $50-$100 fine and two point assessment on the driver’s license of any driver under 18 who is convicted of driving while using any wireless telecommunications device.

A 17 year-old Fayette County school student was charged Tuesday with simple battery after rendering another student unconscious in the parking lot of Fayette County High School.

The Fayette County Historical Society will be honoring the originators of Honor Flight Fayette at its meeting this Sunday, March 15. It will be at 3 p.m. at its Margaret Mitchell Research building at the corner of Lee and Johnson streets.

Now, operators will help you manage an emergency while medics are still on the way

It is not uncommon for a motorist or passer-by to come across a wreck where the occupants are injured, or for a shopper to witness someone collapsing on the sidewalk outside a store. Many will stop to lend assistance and call 911.

A spry couple of 57 years, Oliver and Beverly Ferrill’s marriage nearly ended over an early dinner at Charlie’s restaurant on Ga. Highway 54 West in Fayetteville two days before Christmas.

As of Tuesday afternoon no arrests had been made in a shooting that injured two and killed a third victim in the aftermath of a party that got out of control in the Country Lakes subdivision in north Fayette County late Saturday night.

With the Fayette County School System having to make staff cuts and other reductions to offset a $14.5 million deficit during the coming year, part of the public conversation in recent months has been about the salary of the system’s top executive, Superintendent John DeCotis.

Fayette County animal control officials are looking into the possibility of adopting regulations on the tethering of dogs outdoors.

It was a milestone that did not go unnoticed. Nearly 100 gathered in the Floy Farr Room at Peachtree City Library Monday morning for the first of the year-long events that will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Peachtree City.

When you think of Peachtree City, affordability might not be the first thing that jumps to your mind.

But BusinessWeek magazine has rated Peachtree City the “most affordable suburb” in all of Georgia.

Three teenagers were transported to a local hospital Friday evening after they were found to be highly intoxicated at a neighborhood park in Peachtree City, police said.

It does not pay to run stop signs. Two people were arrested on drug-related charges in Fayetteville March 6 after failing to stop at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 and Chase Drive.

Fayette Senior Services announced today that it will be hosting Mayors For Meals Day as a part of the March for Meals national campaign initiated by Meals On Wheels Association of America (MOWAA), which seeks to raise awareness of senior hunger and to encourage action on the part of the local community. Fayette County Mayors Harold Logsdon (Peachtree City), Ken Steele (Fayetteville) and Don Rehwaldt (Tyrone) will be participating in the event to show their support for the community’s homebound seniors. Fayette Senior Services delivers more than 40,000 meals annually to help seniors improve their quality of life and remain independent. The meals are delivered by a team of volunteer drivers who are often the only social contact a homebound senior receives each week.

All of Fayette’s middle and high school science students who advanced to the Griffin RESA Regional Science and Engineering Fair earned placements and two of their projects were selected to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week:

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

State Labor Commissioner Michael Thurmond said today that the Georgia Department of Labor will sponsor a career expo and job fair featuring more than 100 employers Wednesday, March 11, at the World Congress Center in Atlanta. The event will be from 4-9 p.m. The Career Expo and Job Fair is in partnership with WSB-TV Channel 2.

When you think of Peachtree City, value might not be the first thing that jumps to your mind.

But BusinessWeek magazine has rated Peachtree City the “most affordable suburb” in all of Georgia.

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