UPDATED for June 29 print edition — The seats were packed for the June 23 Fayette County Commission meeting, but most left the meeting with their hopes unfulfilled. The lion’s […]
These youths were honored by the Peachtree City Council last week for taking part in the Junior Police Academy class offered by Peachtree City Police this summer. Participants got to
The reorganization of Peachtree City’s recreation employees, including the elimination of two positions, has led one resident to author a critical letter to the City Council. George Martin, a former
Faced with necessary and critical infrastructure repair and maintenance, along with vehicle replacements, Peachtree City is poised to use financing in the coming year to the tune of $2 million
Contrary to popular belief, Peachtree City isn’t losing that much in sales tax money when residents go shopping at the nearby Sam’s Club, according to Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker.
Since Peachtree City had spent its entire budgeted amount for contracted tree removal, the City Council agreed to shift more funding to cover the rest of the year. Last week
A majority of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners refused Thursday night to allow a fall referendum in which voters could choose whether to divert remaining transportation sales tax funds
An unattended space heater near combustible material was blamed for a fire that damaged a home in north Fayette County early yesterday afternoon, officials have said. No one was home
A local couple who were injured in a two-car collision with a sheriff’s deputy late Tuesday morning continue to recover in separate hospitals. Gerald and Linda Sudduth received several injuries
At Thursday night’s Fayette County Commission meeting, Commissioner Steve Brown will make his argument to shift transportation SPLOST revenues, earmarking the money for a host of projects that he considers
Thursday night, the final public hearing is scheduled for the proposed $88.6 million budget for all of Fayette County government for fiscal year 2011-2012, including the water system and all
Peachtree City’s 238 employees are in line for a 2 percent “incentive” bonus in the next fiscal year, a pay bump the City Council calls “essentially a cost of living
UPDATED for Wednesday print edition — Having retired in 2002, former Peachtree City Manager Jim Basinger has kept away from City Council meetings. That changed Thursday night as he spoke
No one was injured, but this two-vehicle crash left an odd scene around lunchtime Tuesday in the parking lot adjacent to the Fayetteville Krystal restaurant. The collision forced the minivan
These local scouts learn gun safety and shooting skills with air rifles as part of the many activities last week at Cub Scout Day Camp at Providence United Methodist Church
Three people were injured late this morning in a collision between a sheriff’s deputy and a minivan on Ga. Highway 314 at White Oak Way, just north of the Fayette
City Hall is calling on Peachtree City businesses to show their patriotic colors in the next several days. The June 20 Update says, “Peachtree City Businesses – We need your
A young Senoia man died this morning after his truck skidded off the road in a one-vehicle crash around 9:20 a.m., sheriff’s officials said. Elijah Kent Bishop, 19, was traveling
The new senior apartment complex coming to the Kedron Village area now has a name: Hearthside at Peachtree City. A conceptual plan for the 96-unit complex was unveiled at the
Peachtree City will get a new “bubble” over the Kedron pools after all, but it will be a costly venture. The total cost, approved unanimously by the City Council Thursday
As donation boxes become more ubiquitous, they are also “sticking out” a bit more. And that is not a good thing to do in Peachtree City. While the city is
The grand marshal for Peachtree City’s Fourth of July parade this year will be a familiar face to many UGA football fans. Matt Stinchcomb, who went on to a successful
A landscaping plan for Peachtree City’s new Walgreens pharmacy was approved by the planning commission June 13. Almost as important as the new landscaping is what existing vegetation will remain
Given the continuing economic doldrums, Peachtree City’s budget is likely to take another hit this year with dwindling property values resulting in less property tax revenue. The detailed estimates will
Tonight (June 16) the Peachtree City Council will consider eliminating two high-ranking positions in the leisure services division as part of a sweeping reorganization of city staff proposed by City
A number of Fayette County Sheriff’s investigators have been lauded for their work in the prosecution of 12 people related to the 2007 smash-and-grab burglary of 85 guns from Autrey’s
There’s a new twist in the libel lawsuit filed by former Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon against current Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix. Haddix has already admitted that he said
Having recently released a list of transportation projects for potential funding from a regional sales tax, area officials are hoping for feedback from local residents. On Monday, June 20 at
A proposal for a 164,000-square-foot shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 West at Line Creek Drive was presented to the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night. No vote was taken.
In the presentation he wasn’t allowed to make at Thursday’s Fayette County Commission meeting, Commissioner Steve Brown was going to recommend the county take on millions in debt for what
UPDATED for print version — When Fayette County Commissioner Steve Brown came to Thursday night’s commission meeting, he had planned to ask his fellow commissioners to pursue a referendum that
Peachtree City will be the test site for a special wireless network to link in-car information/entertainment systems with “emerging mobile devices” according to an announcement from Panasonic Automotive Systems, which
Peachtree City police are looking for two gunmen who robbed the Pizza Hut in Braelinn Village early Saturday morning. The assailants, armed with medium-sized pistols, entered the unlocked rear delivery
Peachtree City now has a plan for finishing a cart path leading eastward from a tunnel underneath MacDuff Parkway. The project has been slowed for several months while city staff
