A pair of criminals have been stealing items from unlocked cars in the middle of church services in north Fayette County, sheriff’s officials said. Because of the brazen thefts, citizens […]
Swimming after summer’s over in Peachtree City will at least be a good bit more expensive than originally planned. The only bid received by the city to manufacture and install
Peachtree City residents this fall will get to vote on whether to allow package alcohol sales on Sunday between 12:30 and 11:30 p.m. The City Council voted Thursday night to
With the pending widening of Ga. Highway 74 to four lanes, Peachtree City will pay just under $8,300 to install a flashing yellow warning light at the entrance to the
A company proposing a new bowling alley off Ga. Highway 74 south near Rockaway Road in Peachtree City has asked for it to be postponed from a vote at this
A call has been put out for nonperishable food and other goods needed to help victims of last week’s tornados in Spalding County, where 341 homes and businesses were either
While some are up in arms about the possibility of a regional transportation sales tax being enacted in Fayette County, there is a good bit of upside, according to State
He’s for “tax reform,” but the most recent proposal that threatens to add sales taxes to a host of currently untaxed services and items in exchange for reducing the state
A rezoning to allow a mix of retail, industrial and office uses on an 18-acre site north of Fayetteville was unanimously approved by the Fayette County Commission April 28. The
Remaining under fire for failing to disclose that a recent elections board appointee was his cousin until weeks following the vote, Fayette County Commissioner Lee Hearn asserted a different defense
Peachtree City’s embattled economic development coordinator tendered his resignation — effective immediately — April 29. Joey Grisham, charged with recruiting new businesses, said Tuesday that the decision was based on
Fayette County Commissioner Allen McCarty wants the county to take an additional step toward compensating property owners along the route of the West Fayetteville Bypass. The concept is that in
A network of amateur radio operators trained as severe weather spotters served as crucial “eyes and ears” in advance of last week’s devastating tornado-producing storms, according to local weather officials.
It is indeed possible, if not likely, that a photo discovered in the backyard of a south Fayette County home was carried hundreds of miles by the violent storms came
Starting Sunday, May 1, Georgians began paying an extra 2.8 cents a gallon in gas tax. For a tank averaging 12 gallons, that’s an extra 33 cents, adding what some
At its April 21 meeting, the Peachtree City Council voted unanimously to ask Gov. Nathan Deal to veto a bill that would give billboard owners free rein to cut down
In a bid to prevent a tragic auto crash, the Peachtree City Council is expected to vote Thursday night to spend $8,298 to install yellow flashing beacons on Ga. Highway
Peachtree City might start putting some of its cash savings in two-year certificates of deposit in the hopes of getting more in return for interest earnings. City Councilman Eric Imker
Wednesday night’s blustery thunderstorm yielded no major damage in Peachtree City. It did, however, leave a bit of a mess. Public Works crews were out very early Thursday morning after
Anyone needing advice on how to save and spend money wisely in today’s tough economic times may consider asking some local high school students. Fourteen students at Sandy Creek High
McIntosh grad named USC Salutatorian Craig Western, a Peachtree City resident and graduate of McIntosh High, has been named Salutatorian of the University of Southern California Class of 2011. Craig
Parents wanting to be up to speed on Internet safety and gang issues should put Tuesday, May 17 on their calendars. That’s when the Peachtree City Police Department is offering
She wears a striped sundress, a bow in her hair, cradling a baby doll. She could be 10. Maybe 12. Impossible to know for sure. Who is she? Where did
Fayette County avoided serious storm damage overnight that wrought likely tornados in neighboring Spalding County. The Spalding storm was Fayette’s closest call, potentially threatening southeast Fayette near the Brooks and
A special event to dispose of potentially dangerous prescription medication will be hosted Saturday at the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Not only will they
Editor’s note: This interview was conducted because of WWII Heritage Days, taking place this weekend in Peachtree City. Please see the special section in this paper for more information about
A property owner is requesting for a rezoning that would allow a mix of office, commercial and light industrial uses on an 18-acre site off Ga. Highway 85 north of
The drastic rise in gas prices statewide has triggered an automatic increase in gasoline taxes, meaning motorists will be paying more at the pump. The gas tax will rise an
Four defendants convicted in Fayette County are seeking a new trial, claiming the affair between former Fayette County public defender Kimberly Cornwell and former Superior Court Judge Paschal A. English
Peachtree City residents who have become accustomed to crime alerts on their cellphone and email inboxes will have to make a switch, and soon. The city is abandoning the Nixle
Peachtree City will spend nearly $45,000 from its ample cash reserves to beef up its mowing schedule for secondary roads, and add two “color” plantings to City Hall for the
Aimee Gumerson, a math teacher at Fayette Middle School, was announced Thursday as the 2011 Fayette County Teacher of the Year (TOTY) by Superintendent Jeff Bearden. Keelan Seabolt and Shelly
The Peachtree City Council has put the brakes, temporarily, on an ordinance to fine property owners or tenants who have more than three false burglar alarms a year. City Manager
Peachtree City’s bid to increase the hotel-motel tax rate fell flat at the state legislature this year. While it won approval in the House of Representatives, it was never voted
