Tyrone Council retreat: Town still in good financial shape
Perhaps more than any governmental entity in Fayette County, Tyrone has the least to worry about when it comes to having a sufficient amount of money in the bank to […]
City, Tyrone
Newsmakers
Public gets peek at possible I-85/Hwy. 74 interchange fixes
Residents of Fulton, Fayette and Coweta counties on Feb. 28 got a close-up look and gave input on the two plans for re-working the intersection at I-85 and Ga. Highway
Community
Fayetteville Pregnancy Resource Center opens
It was a special day Feb. 26 as a large group of supporters attended the grand opening of the Pregnancy Resource Center in downtown Fayetteville. The nearly 6,000 square-foot building
Fayetteville, Newsmakers
Grady turn lane construction underway in F’ville
There is a change coming to the intersection of South Glynn Street and Grady Avenue in Fayetteville. A right-turn lane is being added on the west side of the intersection
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Making some music for Fayette’s Meals on Wheels
How about dinner and some music? That is what diners got Feb. 27 at the Fayette Senior Services Center in Fayetteville as The Jupiter String Quartet (pictured) and the Peachtree
Crime, Fayetteville
2 F’ville teen girls collared for tournament fighting
Two Fayetteville girls attending the Feb. 24 basketball tournament at Fayette County High School are facing charges after fighting in the gym. Both girls are age 15, according to Fayetteville
Politics
Steele unloads on Haddix
Former long-time Fayetteville Mayor Ken Steele was no stranger to voicing an opinion when it came to city business. Now out of office, Steele said he feels free to comment
Politics
Rep. Westmoreland faces challenge from the right in Kent Kingsley
It looks like District 3 U.S. Congressman Lynn Westmoreland will have some competition in the July primary. He will be facing Milner Realtor and former Lamar County Commissioner Kent Kingsley,
Fayette County
4 BoE posts to be decided by district vote
UPDATED for print, Feb. 28, 2011 — Get ready for district voting in the upcoming Fayette County Board of Education races. The signature by a federal judge late last week
Fayette County, Politics
Young and younger elect delegates
A recent meeting of the Fayette County Republican Party to elect delegates to the upcoming local convention saw the meeting room at the Fayette Family Church crowded with participants earlier
Crime, Peachtree City
Senoia man arrested in PTC undercover bust
A Senoia man faces drug charges after being arrested Feb. 16 in Peachtree City in an undercover buy-bust conducted by the Fayette County Sheriff’s Tactical Narcotics Team (TNT). Ryne M.
Fayette County
District voting for Fayette BoE is a done deal: judge approves settlement
It’s official: A federal judge’s signature Friday has made district voting for all posts on the Fayette County Board of Education the law of the land. The consent decree proposal
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House easily passes charter school measure
It was going to take a two-thirds super majority of the Georgia House of Representatives to approve a resolution to let voters decide on a constitutional amendment restoring the state’s
Fayette County
Fayette BoE eyes replacement for old ‘summer school’
It is a reality that not every student passes every academic course. A proposal put before the Fayette County Board of Education Feb. 13 would modify the method by which
Fayette County, Politics
Fayette residents stump for their candidates at SATP forum
It was a time for local supporters of the range of presidential candidates to have their say on why they preferred one candidate over the other. That was the scene
Crime, Fayetteville
Burglars hit 2 F’ville businesses, 1 home
Fayetteville Police reported three burglaries over the Feb. 17 weekend. Two of those occurred in medical offices on Ga. Highway 54 West near Piedmont Fayette Hospital with only a small
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Rep. Ramsey: Cut state red tape hampering small businesses
State Rep. Matt Ramsey, R-Peachtree City, is seeking input from small businesses in Fayette County for a special initiative currently underway by the Georgia House of Representatives to review and
Politics
Rep. Westmoreland rips Obama’s budget proposal as ‘dangerous’
The release last week of a $3.8 trillion budget proposal from President Barack Obama for the 2013 fiscal year that begins in October is one with which Dist. 3 Rep.
Newsmakers, Peachtree City
Casting call comes to Aberdeen
Area residents hoping to be discovered for a TV role turned out in droves Feb. 18 for the casting call for the upcoming season of “Drop Dead Diva,” a feature
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Tea Party favors tax? In Senoia, they do
One of the issues Coweta County voters will decide on at the March 6 Presidential Preference Primary is whether to continue the local 1-cent sales tax (SPLOST). Coming out in
Lights and Sirens, Peachtree City
3 injured in 2-car collision in PTC
A two-car collision Friday afternoon on Ga. Highway 54 in Peachtree City across from the Publix supermarket resulted in non-life-threatening injuries to all three people traveling in the vehicles. The
Community, Peachtree City
Discoveries in baking
The Peachtree City Farmer’s Market offers all sorts of produce and baked goods every Wednesday and weekend, including this bakery delight. And sometimes you might get to be on TV.
Politics
Crane supports vote on charter schools
It’s all about a proposed constitutional amendment aimed at restoring the state’s right to approve charter schools. And that was the message brought by District 28 Sen. Mike Crane on
Board of Education, Coweta County
Coweta schools in sound financial shape
When it comes to an economy that is still stalled the Coweta County School System is holding its own. A financial report at the Feb. 14 meeting of the Coweta
Newnan, Schools
Work at Drake Stadium on track for mid-May completion
Work on the $4.8 million project to re-work the seating and provide other modifications at Newnan High School’s Drake Stadium is ongoing and expected to be completed by mid-May. That
Fayette County
Fayette BoE told system is running ahead of budget
The Fayette County Board of Education at its Feb. 13 meeting heard a report on the current budget outlook presented by Comptroller Laura Brock. The January financial report showed that
Fayetteville, Newsmakers
Big changes coming to F’ville’s oldest shopping center after road project
The coming roadway improvements on the north side of downtown Fayetteville in the next year or two will bring another change for shoppers at Hudson Plaza. The changes at the
Community
Volunteers spread topsoil, word about organic farm
Temperatures in the upper 30s and winds of 20-30 miles per hour on Feb. 11 could not deter nearly 100 people from six counties across metro Atlanta from helping with
Fayette County
Fayette school budget examination may include look at schoolbus drivers
Questions have arisen about the salaries and benefits received by bus drivers working in the Fayette County School System. Bus drivers are among the lowest paid of the more than
Fayette County
Fayette tax digest drops 8%
Decline in value of property translates into lower income for local governments The tax digest numbers are in and they forecast more belt-tightening for all Fayette County governments in 2012.
Fayette County
Fayette school system eyes cutting 72 school employees
With income dropping, numbers of students declining, budget deadlines approaching, and the easy expense cuts already made, the Fayette County Board of Education Monday night heard the first, but likely
Fayetteville, Lights and Sirens
2 children report minor injuries after schoolbuses collide in F’ville
UPDATED for print Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012 — A Fayette County schoolbus and another from a local daycare center were involved in an accident in Fayetteville Monday afternoon. Fayetteville Police
Fayetteville
F’ville adopts false alarm ordinance
An ordinance aimed at reducing the number of false alarm calls was adopted unanimously by the Fayetteville City Council on Jan. 2. The ordinance will become effective on April 1
Coweta County, Newsmakers
Lightning strikes this band
It was an electrifying event to say the least. Members of ArcAttack brought their high energy mixture of music, a primer on electricity and lightning bolts from two Tesla coils