Concerns over pensions is a sign of the economic times, including in Fayette County. The Fayetteville City Council is considering a Voluntary Early Retirement Incentive Program (ERIP) to help offset budget concerns due to the worsening economy.

It could not have come at a better time. Fayetteville Police Chief Steve Heaton accepted the department’s share of money seized in 2007 as part of Operation Shooting Star. Heaton received a $92,232.43 check from Sheriff Randall Johnson in a brief ceremony Monday.

The voters spoke, the city council adopted the required amendment and restaurants with existing alcohol sales licenses can now serve alcohol by the glass in Fayetteville on Sundays in addition to the other six days of the week.

If you wanted to be among the first people to set eyes on the new 2010 Mustang models, Tinseltown theater in Fayetteville was the place to be last week.

Fayette County School Superintendent John DeCotis has been selected as a candidate for inclusion in the 2008-2009 Honors Edition of the Cambridge Who’s Who Registry.

The mathematics textbook adoption committee has selected materials to recommend for use in the Fayette County School System beginning with the 2009-2010 school year. The textbooks are for Math 3, Accelerated Math 3 and Math 4.

The fall 2008 administration of the Georgia High School Writing Test shows an improvement in scores from a year ago with more students scoring in the exceeds category.

Longbranch Restaurant in Fayetteville is hosting a fund-raiser for a Fayette County 911 operator who needs a kidney transplant.

Last week the City of Fayetteville honored local resident General (Ret.) William J. Livsey. Mayor Ken Steele read a proclamation from the City, citing the military career of General Livsey, and of the naming of Highway 314 from Georgia State 85 to the Clayton County line in his honor.

Fayette County officials are seeking the public’s help in preparing a new comprehensive transportation plan for the county.

How about a little help for local businesses during the holidays? That was the intention Thursday when Fayetteville City Council adopted a resolution allowing a holiday exemption for business banners.

Members of the Aga Khan Youth and Sports organization in conjunction with American Red Cross are spearheading local efforts again this year for a blood and bone marrow drive to be held Nov. 30 from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the South Jamatkhana worship center located at 122 Flat Creek Trail off Ga. Highway 54 near Peachtree City.

How about a little help for local businesses during the holidays? That was the intention Thursday when Fayetteville City Council adopted a resolution allowing a holiday exemption for business banners.

Two Fayette schools and one Coweta school were named as Georgia Schools of Excellence this morning.

Ironically, Huddleston Elementary and McIntosh High schools tied for top honors for being at the tops of the 3rd congressional district.

A Chase Drive woman arrived at her Fayetteville home Tuesday to find that personally identifying items had been stolen. A neighbor reported seeing a van and a woman similar in description to one that had visited the home a few days earlier to pick up a furniture donation.

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More victims feared as deputies seek leads

A 70-year-old north Fayette man who posed as a CIA agent and an Army general was arrested last week on multiple counts of child molestation, sheriff’s deputies said.

John William Harvey of 345 Greenview Circle, in the Landmark Village mobile home park, remained in jail Tuesday after he was denied bond on the case, officials said.

It was a day that was less than a year in the making. But in that year, the city of Fairburn approved and built the first phase of a college campus and Georgia Military College (GMC) signed a 10-year lease as the first institution of higher learning to be located there.

This past Saturday afternoon 240 persons who have been a part of Randall Johnson’s life at one time or another were on hand to send him into retirement.

Less than two weeks after local voters narrowly approved a one-cent education sales tax, the Fayette County Board of Education voted to spend some of that future money for more than 1,100 new computers.

Commission proceeds with bid award on phase 1 storm drain

A dozen residents voiced their displeasure with the path of the West Fayetteville bypass at Thursday night’s meeting of the Fayette County Commission.

Residents argue it will hurt county and employees

A dozen residents lobbied the Fayette County Commission Thursday night to abandon a proposed defined benefits pension plan for county employees.

County officials are working towards using SPLOST funds to erect four traffic lights on state highways in Fayette.

At last week’s meeting the Fayette County Commission approved a $925,000 bid for the work from R.J. Haynie&Associates, which was the low bidder on the project.

Owner wanted to open site up for retail use; cited antique store for Old Mill property

A petition to lift commercial rezoning restrictions from the former Old Mill Steakhouse site was denied unanimously by the Fayette County Commission Nov. 13.

A overnight burglary at Moe’s Mexican restaurant in Fayetteville left the business with a stolen safe and phone lines cut.

In a change of plans, the well-known charity organization Goodwill Industries has dropped its bid to construct a career training center on the east side of Banks Road and Ga. Highway 85 In Fayetteville.

The Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission at the Nov. 11 work session had a favorable reaction to plans by Piedmont Fayette Hospital to construct an oncology center adjacent to the hospital.

A woman getting a massage at Honey Hair, Skin and Body Nov. 14 contacted Fayetteville Police later that day, alleging that she had been sexually assaulted.

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

The Goodwill proposal to construct a retail store and career training center and Ga. Highway 85 and Banks Road took an unexpected turn at the Fayetteville Planning & Zoning Commission work session earlier in the week. Goodwill representative David Poer told commissioners the organization wanted to withdraw the training center component.