It is widely claimed that the Great Recession ended in mid-2009. But somebody forgot to give the job market the good news. Fayette County’s unemployment rate in February increased slightly […]
The Fayetteville Police Department’s new False Alarm Reduction Program began April 1 and registration will continue through May 1. The department wants to alert alarm system users about the registration
It took almost no time for local law enforcement agencies to check convenience stores for synthetic marijuana products once Gov. Nathan Deal signed Chase’s Law on March 27. The law
Fayetteville native and Fulton County school teacher T.J. Copeland has thrown his hat in the ring as a Democratic candidate to fill the new District 63 seat in the Georgia
The MOMS Club of Fayetteville has taken on a project set to help renovate the playground at the Church Street Park near downtown Fayetteville. Adding to the initiative and
Gov. Nathan Deal on March 27 signed Chase’s Law that bans all forms of synthetic marijuana in the state. The substance is sometimes referred to as “Spice” and, until now,
“It’s becoming a regional medical destination.” That is how Coweta County Development Authority President Greg Wright summed up the situation at the community day event held March 14 at the
The non-profit Backpack Buddies organization founded two years ago by the Vineyard Community Church in Senoia received approval last week from the Senoia City Council to use the Freeman Sasser
The Senoia City Council at the March 19 meeting heard the second reading and approved a measure designed to help non-profit civic organizations trying to add to their fundraising coffers.
Eleven Coweta County high school students have been chosen as finalists for the 2012 Georgia Governor’s Honors program. The group will attend a six week instructional program this summer at
Thefts are a growing problem in Fayetteville, bumping reports of major crimes in the city by 15 percent during 2011, according to Fayetteville Police Chief Steve Heaton. Part I crimes
When it comes to violent crimes and property crimes Fayetteville scores in the bottom — safest — one-third of Georgia cities with populations of 10,000-20,000, according to FBI figures. Data
For the victim who had his iPhone grabbed off his belt Sunday inside the Home Depot in Fayetteville, it is a cautionary tale. The man was with his young daughters
Members of the horticulture class at Fayette County High School take a minute to show off the results of their handiwork. The school’s annual plant sale featuring annuals, perennials, hanging
The Fayetteville hospital crosswalk and paths project slated for Ga. Highway 54 in front of Piedmont Fayette Hospital and including up to 8,500 feet of multi-use paths extending through Togwatee
Picnic Park in Peachtree City was overflowing March 24 as individuals and members of a number of civic and church teams participated in the 3rd annual Breast Cancer Survivors Network
The Fayette County Board of Education at its annual retreat March 23 agreed to increase the amount of time the public gets to have its say during regular board meetings.
A Fayetteville man sustained significant injuries early Sunday morning when he hit three cows in the roadway on Ga. Highway 92 North. Fayette County Sheriff’s Maj. Bryan Woodie said the
For Fayetteville resident and Atlanta attorney Ronnie Mabra the time has come to take on what he says is a new challenge. The Fayette County High School graduate and Democratic
“Drop Dead Diva” cast members (center) Lex Medlin, Brooke Elliot and Jackson Hurst are joined on March 16 by Senoia City Council members and their spouses, city officials and members
The idea of putting a referendum before voters to restore the state’s ability to approve charter schools turned out to be more than an idea. The Georgia Senate in a
Coweta County Solicitor Robert Stokely announced Wednesday that he will be qualifying in May for the Dist. 71 seat in the Georgia House of Representatives currently held by Billy Horne
It’s all about providing a smile and a good meal to the elderly in the Coweta County community. Mayors from across Coweta joined volunteers from Meals on Wheels of Coweta
The building is virtually complete and now it’s time for the landscaping. The Senoia City Council on March 19 approved a change request for the new Senoia Library that includes
Peachtree City Police made a statement on March 17 about drinking and driving when four arrests were made with a total of 15 citations issued at St. Patrick’s Day road
The ability to have a glass of wine with dinner on Sunday or to purchase a six-pack on Sunday afternoon in unincorporated Coweta County is an idea whose time might
It turns out that the recently opened RaceTrac gas station and convenience store on Ga. Highway 85 South at Ramah Road is looking to be annexed into Fayetteville. The reason
The Fayetteville City Council last week heard the first reading of a rezoning request on property at the North 85 Business Park that would allow Hawaii-based Oxen, Inc., to assemble
A projection of Fayetteville’s revenues over the next several years shows that the lingering effects of the recession are far from over. An economic projection covering the next five years
The Fayette County Board of Education gave Superintendent Jeff Bearden the go-ahead Monday night to produce a report that could lead to the closure of an as yet undetermined number
Time is drawing near for the Fayette County Board of Education to begin making decisions about the 2012-2013 budget that begins July 1. In that regard Superintendent Jeff Bearden in
An ordinance recently adopted by the Fayetteville City Council and aimed at reducing the number of false alarm calls in the city will become effective on April 1. The new
A Milner woman faces charges after leaving her two young children in her vehicle at the Fayette Pavilion while she was inside a store for half an hour on March
Thirty-four-year-old Decatur resident Malcom Renell Reed is facing charges in Fayetteville stemming from a 2010 case of child molestation involving his two children. Reed was processed in Fayette County recently
