Fayette County has been selected to receive a $950,000 federal grant to build a new emergency operations center in downtown Fayetteville. The news was announced at the Nov. 10 meeting […]
A Fayetteville woman has pled guilty to poisoning her baby by breast-feeding it after ingesting methamphetamine. Kaisha Lynne Poulson, 26, will spend 16 months in prison for several criminal charges
Will it be a 24-hour RaceTrac, or something much bigger coming to Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City? Or maybe both. Peachtree City officials may be inching closer to
For someone who pledged to improve relationships among council members, Peachtree City councilman-elect George Dienhart didn’t get off to the smoothest of starts. During the campaign, Dienhart pegged sitting councilman
An alert 11-year-old girl is being credited with saving the lives of her two next-door neighbors after spotting a fire in their carport area just before 5:30 this morning, Peachtree
In Peachtree City, the voters cared more for their alcohol than any of the City Council candidates on the ballot. The Sunday alcohol package sales initiative won 2,835 favorable votes,
Perhaps there was no better time than Veterans Day for Spring Hill Elementary School in Fayetteville to pay homage to a Tyrone man who died for his country in Iraq.
A 13-year-old Fayetteville boy was arrested Wednesday night after he threatened his mother and sister with a knife at a home in the Heritage Lake subdivision, police said. The incident
Attorney Emory Wilkerson of Fayetteville — who is seeking appointment to the open Post 5 seat on the Fayette County Board of Education — is a familiar name on both
A home in the Whispering Pines mobile home park was heavily damaged by a fire reported shortly after 2 p.m. this afternoon. When the first fire crew arrived, the unit
An Atlanta man was able to sell some 26 stolen cars to area salvage yards before getting caught because he was moving faster than “the system” designed to catch such
A Riverdale man has been sentenced to one year in prison for an Aug. 10, 2010 DUI wreck in Fayetteville that involved his two children as passengers. Shane Christopher Barrington,
A former youth pastor at Heritage Christian Church was fired from the position “some time” before the church learned of allegations that he sexually molested a boy under the age
UPDATE 9:24 p.m. Fayetteville results are FINAL; Mayor Steele out — newcomer Clifton in; incumbent Price defeated by Johnson in Post 1 brings new majority to council UPDATE 9:09 p.m
Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix attempted, but failed, to halt a presentation by fellow council member Kim Learnard to “clear up confusion about our budget” at the end of Thursday
A 19-year-old Tyrone man is facing charges of rape and other felonies related to an Oct. 30 incident involving a 13-year-old Fayetteville female. Devin J. McGuine was charged by Tyrone
A former youth pastor at Heritage Christian Church has been charged with sexually molesting a boy under the age of 16, The Citizen has learned. Nathan Donald Moore, 24, of
It was nearly two years ago that Richard Newbern was hired as Tyrone’s Town Manager. Things changed on Nov. 1 when his contract was not renewed. Police Chief Brandon Perkins
The newly opened Schlotzsky’s Deli in Peachtree City was offering quite a special deal to their first 50 customers. The first 50 people to purchase a six pack of Cinnabon
The Peachtree City Fire Department hosted its annual haunted house for children 10 years old and older and adults. The Peachtree City Optimist Club hosted “The House of Clues” for
Lake Windsong in Tyrone held a costume party for Halloween last week and had dozens of kids dress up in costume and collect sweet treats. Photo/Special.
SkillsUSA students at Sandy Creek High proved once again that they are champions, bringing home four top 10 wins from the Champions Rally held at the Georgia National Fair in
A Peachtree City mail carrier has been charged with stealing gift cards that were supposed to be delivered to addresses along his route, police said. John Breedlove, 42, of Baltic
A Senoia man was arrested today on several charges stemming from the investigation of a suspicious man interacting with students at several Peachtree City school bus stops, police said. Damien
Police have arrested three Nigerian residents for attempting to fraudulently withdraw large sums of money using prepaid debit cards at the Peachtree City Walmart. This is the second time that
An Atlanta man has been arrested for selling 26 stolen vehicles to two local auto parts stores, sheriff’s investigators said. Christopher Davis, 53, of Atlanta would sell the vehicles, which
A Fayetteville man has been arrested for multiple counts of child molestation in connection with an investigation launched by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Nathan Donald Moore, 24, is accused
The Fayette County Commission has agreed to fund the position of library director for the Fayette County Public Library, in light of the funding being withdrawn by the Flint River
The Peachtree City Council will consider renewing its moratorium on multi-family housing rezonings as part of a very light agenda Thursday night. The moratorium means that anyone wanting to rezone
The Fayette County Commission has approved a $89,000 project to remove mold and prevent it from recurring in inmate showers at the Fayette County Jail. The showers at the jail
A Fayette County firefighter is expected to remain in the hospital several more days as he recovers from burns sustained while fighting a house fire east of Peachtree City Saturday
Peachtree City Council members Vanessa Fleisch and Kim Learnard want voters to know they are indeed supporting the re-election of Eric Imker to the Post 1 council seat. Both cited
UPDATE Thursday, 10:35 a.m.: 88 charges filed against 4 suspects An observant citizen is being credited for helping solve a rash of entering auto cases and a handful of golf
Gov. Nathan Deal has created a “Transit Governance Task Force” to develop a legislative proposal for consideration by the legislature next January. And that has some Fayette residents nervous they
