A proposed $8.5 billion 10-year regional transportation sales tax for the Atlanta area, including Fayette County, would address a number of bottlenecks that have made Atlanta’s traffic problem a negative […]
No-bid contracts to purchase and install computer equipment for $472,909, and a potential $665,136 for three years of computer services from the same firm, were scrapped by the Peachtree City
Peachtree City police are investigating a fight that occurred at Concord Village Apartments Monday afternoon in which a victim was cut by a knife-wielding attacker. Police searched the area but
Members of the local Dixie Wing of the Commemorative Air Force were recognized at Thursday’s Peachtree City Council meeting for their upcoming annual World War II Heritage Days event April
Peachtree City staff is putting the finishing touches on a list of improvements to be funded with the remaining revenues from a $3 million facilities improvement bond issued several months
Peachtree City has selected a longer-lasting approach to repave Dividend Drive, the main artery in the city’s industrial park. It will cost $1.4 million to redo the whole road, but
UPDATED FRIDAY, APRIL 6: The Peachtree City Council Thursday night voted unanimously to halt the award of a no-bid contract to South Carolina-based information technology firm VC3. Instead, citing public
The Peachtree City Council is expected to decide Thursday on what traffic calming improvements, if any, will be pursued for two intersections on Peachtree Parkway: at Tinsley Mill and Loring
A big question mark hangs over three Fayette County Commission elections this year, including the shapes and sizes of the districts and whether current qualifying dates will hold. A new
A Brooks man was arrested Saturday for punching his estranged wife in the head while in the parking lot of the Kiwanis Park on Redwine Road. According to an incident
At its workshop meeting this afternoon (April 4), the Fayette County Commission will hear a presentation from the Atlanta Regional Commission about the upcoming referendum for a regional transportation sales
The new five-district map for the upcoming Fayette County Commission election might be back in play after all. A federal court judge signed a consent order Tuesday that gives the
The renovations at The Gathering Place senior citizens center were expected to be completed this past weekend, with Fayette Senior Services moving its equipment back in Monday (April 2), city
Some path users were caught by surprise Wednesday afternoon when the Peachtree City Police Department operated a golf cart safety checkpoint on the path behind the Concord Village Apartments in
An apartment burglary in Peachtree City late Friday morning set off a police chase that ran through Tyrone and south Fulton County. A Tyrone police officer tried to pull over
Fayette County sheriff’s deputies are hunting two burglary suspects who sped away from a deputy who tried to stop them in Tyrone. The pursuit led the deputy and other law
A Fayetteville man has been arrested for selling more than $27,000 in counterfeit money to undercover sheriff’s deputies, officials said. Xavier Cuellar, 41, of 105 Robin Court was charged with
UPDATED Thursday at 12:15 p.m. A jury has acquitted a south Fayette man on charges that he molested his daughter between February 2008 and May 2009 Daniel Joel Reid, 37,
The Fayette County Commission has postponed deciding on the fate of the East Fayetteville Bypass, and consequently the third and final phase of the West Fayetteville Bypass. The topics will
A chemical processing plant responsible for sickening hundreds of local residents in the summer of 2006 almost certainly will remain closed, as several parts of the plant were dismantled and
After spotting a burglar inside his house Friday morning, Peachtree City resident Fred Benson gave chase and fired two shots at the getaway truck as it backed down his driveway,
Starting March 1 of next year, Georgia residents buying an automobile will no longer pay an annual ad valorem tax or the one-time sales tax on the transaction. Instead, they
In several weeks, camera-armed robots will begin methodically working their way through Peachtree City sewer pipes, providing video evidence of each pipe’s status. Starting April 9, crews are expected to
When is a child safety seat not a child safety seat? When it’s not installed properly. Statistics show that nine out of every 10 child safety seats are installed incorrectly,
The $32,000 spent on a technology assessment for Peachtree City departments was money well-spent in terms of divining a “way forward” for the city computer-wise, says the City Council. VC3
A move is afoot to have Peachtree City honored as “America’s Most Interesting Town.” An online contest is underway thanks to Reader’s Digest magazine, and there are 11 different categories
A resident in the Kedron Hills subdivision chased a burglar from his residence and fired two shots at the getaway truck before it left the scene early Friday afternoon, police
Two young men received lengthy prison sentences last week after admitting to shooting and beating a 56-year-old man on Ga. Highway 138 in north Fayette County May 12, prosecutors said.
Fayette County may soon be offering an early retirement program for employees 55 and over who have a minimum 20 years of service under their belts. The plan would result
County staff have devised a plan that would allow the East Fayetteville Bypass to be built only with local dollars at a significant savings from the initial cost, but doing
A local resident wants the Fayette County Commission to help ensure that a controversial chemical waste treatment plant just across the Fayette-Fulton County line remains mothballed. In June 2006, nearly
A Peachtree City man pled guilty March 13 to five counts of financial identity fraud for using a stolen credit card five times, including one purchase of a flat screen
While making an arrest on an unrelated case, sheriff’s deputies finally got a tip that led them to an urn stolen from a Fayette County home that contained the ashes
Hundreds of runners took off from the start line Saturday morning to raise money for 17 different charities as part of the first-ever Fayette Charity Classic race. The event began
