Even as new Peachtree City Economic Development Director Joey Grisham reported headway in luring new business and industry here, there remains a difference of opinion on the City Council as […]
Most likely you haven’t seen them, but they see you. Peachtree City is using remote video cameras to keep an eye on remote areas of the cart path, and also
Partly in an effort to get the ball rolling on immigration reform, a committee in the Georgia House of Representatives Monday voted to replace the Senate’s immigration reform bill with
Starting April 4, a new — and sometimes more expensive — structure for building fees will take effect in Peachtree City. Gone will be a rate that calculates new building
Thursday night, the Fayette County Commission officially backed off of its previous move to have the final say on all appointees to the county’s three-member elections board. Last December, the
An effort to steer Fayette County’s remaining transportation sales tax funds toward the East Fayetteville Bypass — and away from the West Fayetteville Bypass — was introduced last week by
Read their fingertips … More than two-thirds of Peachtree City residents who took the online survey this year agreed that city taxes and service levels “should remain the same.” To
Taking advantage of lower interest rates and other factors, the Fayette County Commission voted last week to refinance the county’s justice center and jail expansion. In doing so, the county
Data from city reports and the citizen survey shows that two Peachtree City departments in particular are doing an outstanding job, according to city Councilman Eric Imker. At last week’s
An under-the-radar project that would link Fayette and Coweta counties with a new bridge across Line Creek was met with some skepticism by the Peachtree City Council last week. The
Peachtree City does not have a city-wide program for pre-employment and random drug testing, but that may change soon. The fire department and police department do pre-employment drug testing with
The wife of Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix is now defending a comment she made that she hoped the city’s new economic development director’s stay here is “short-lived.” In a
Facing a critical $9.3 million project to improve both of Fayette County’s water treatment plants, county officials are beginning to look at a potential rate increase for water system customers.
The burning of cleared vegetation at the Lake McIntosh site is slated to begin this week and continue through April 30. Peachtree City officials have worried about the effects the
With the new raw Census data now available for Georgia, legislators will be looking forward in coming months to the process of redistricting, and Peachtree City Rep. Matt Ramsey, a
UPDATED for print 03-26-11 — In his first major task as Peachtree City’s new city manager, Jim Pennington spent a good bit of time sharing his vision for setting goals
UPDATED for print version 03-23-11 — The Peachtree City Council has agreed to consider selling Line Creek Court to Trinity Development to make way for a 134,000-square-foot shopping center at
January’s ice storms have done a real number on six outdoor courts at the Peachtree City Tennis Center. Thursday night the City Council authorized spending just under $30,000 to repair,
Peachtree City has adopted extended alcohol sales hours for bars and restaurants, which will allow them to serve until 2 a.m. on early Sunday mornings instead of the current midnight
A proposal to build a 134,000 square foot shopping center at the southwest corner of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way will be discussed in a joint meeting of
A proposal to establish various maximum size limits for new development zoned limited use commercial was voted down by the Peachtree City Council. Mayor Don Haddix advocated for similar restrictions
Bedecked in a resplendent purple evening gown, Peachtree City Councilman Doug Sturbaum gets the once-over from Kim Westwood of the American Cancer Society at Thursday night’s City Council meeting. Sturbaum
A Newnan man was arrested Thursday for having sex with a juvenile female whom he had helped run away from home in another state, police said. Ryan A. Walker, 19,
Peachtree City’s wish list for regional transportation projects includes both road and cart path projects. The projects vary from the second phase of MacDuff Parkway at the northern end to
A Franklin man charged with killing a 5-month-old baby in a northwest Fayette home will remain in jail for now. A bond request from Steven Anthony Haire, 22, was denied
The wish list of future regional transportation projects for Fayette County has been vetted by local government officials and is about to be sent to the Georgia Department of Transportation.
UPDATED for print 03-16-11 — A proposal to build a 134,000-square-foot shopping center at the corner of Ga. Highway 54 West and Planterra Way got first public exposure in a
A proposal to extend Peachtree City’s alcohol serving hours on Saturday from midnight until 2 a.m. Sunday morning will be considered by the City Council Thursday night. The change has
A comment to a new city employee by the wife of Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix has created a bit of a stir. Cathy Haddix made the comment as she
UPDATED PRINT version for 03-16-11 — Roadside “mascots” and other sign-holders, drumming up business for local companies, may soon face heavy restrictions in a new city ordinance. The planning commission
Starting tomorrow, people booked into the Fayette County Jail will be subject to “biometric” fingerprint scans to identify aliens “both lawfully and unlawfully present in the United States.” Fayette County
Peachtree City’s new economic development coordinator will start with a modest $75,000 budget for the remainder of the current fiscal year. The budget was approved last week by the city
Update: Filming for “Joyful Noise” is back on for Monday so traffic near Huddleston Elementary School and “The Fred” amphitheater in Peachtree City will be a little dicey Monday morning,
Due to a lack of funding, the Peachtree City Fire Department will be disbanding its dive team. The department will still have the capability to provide safety for events such
