Gathering for annual PTC Memory Walk
Large crowds gathered at Shakerag Knoll in Peachtree City on Oct. 1 and were ready to walk in the annual Southern Crescent Memory Walk. This year’s “Walk to End Alzheimer’s” […]
Community, Peachtree City
Community, Fayetteville
FCHS classmates continue the tradition
The sign above this lively group says it all. Members of the graduating Class of 1946 at Fayette County High School met at the Broadway Diner in Fayetteville Oct. 1
Community
Time to run for Promise Place
The weather was perfect Oct. 1 for the more than 150 participants in the Promise Place 5K Run/1 Mile Walk From Domestic Violence held Oct. 1 at City Hall in
Coweta County, Entertainment
Coweta County fair was a whirl
Riders take in the sights, sounds and attractions at the Coweta County Fair. Located at the fairgrounds on Pine Road, the annual fair was open open through Oct. 1 and
Entertainment, Senoia
Vintage Senoia hosts vintage automobiles
There was live music and plenty of food, but more than anything there were an estimated 250 cars lining Main Street in downtown Senoia on Sept. 24 for the city’s
Crime, Peachtree City
Police: no burglary ‘crime ring’ in PTC
A Sept. 22 email based on an incident at the home of a Cardiff Park subdivision couple in Peachtree City has generated a flurry of other email activity around the
News, Tyrone
Tyrone officials push, shove at Founders Day fracas
It is almost never a newsworthy item when an minor physical altercation occurs with little or no injury and no charges are filed. But that is not the case when
Coweta County, Newsmakers
Three Rivers approves 1-cent sales tax projects for July 2012 vote
It’s all over until the July 2012 vote. Members of the 10-county Three Rivers Regional Roundtable gave final approval Sept. 29 to the list of transportation projects that, if approved
Coweta County, Newsmakers
Senoia to hold candidate forum Oct. 27
Got questions for the candidates running in the Senoia City Council election in November? Those questions pertaining to city issues can be emailed in time for the forum to be
Business, Coweta County
Jobless rate hits 10.1% in Coweta, 12.4% in Newnan
There is a significant amount of economic activity going on in Coweta County. But even that activity has not been able to offer any improvement to the stagnating unemployment rate.
Coweta County, Newsmakers
Seasonal flu shots available in Coweta
It’s the time of the season for anyone wanting to take advantage of the annual seasonal flu vaccine. The vaccine is available now at the Coweta County Health Department in
Community, Senoia
Jumping to win
Fayette County resident Nicole Henson and her palomino She Dashes go through the paces Sept. 24 at the Hunter/Jumper competition at the Rock House Riding Center near Senoia. Rock House
Board of Education, Fayette County
Questions arise about costs of schoolbuses in a shrinking Fayette budget
With deep budget cuts facing the Fayette County School System, the numbers and costs associated with the familiar yellow schoolbus have come up. The issue came up in the public
Crime, Peachtree City
PTC peeper charged with public indecency
A Peachtree City man during the weekend period of Sept. 23-25 was charged with public indecency when he was identified as having fondled himself in front of a woman in
Crime
7th man arrested in armed robberies in PTC, Tyrone
A seventh suspect has been arrested in connection with the Aug. 30 armed robbery at the Peachtree City Target and the Sept. 12 armed robberies of the Pit Stop convenience
Board of Education, Fayette County
Fayette BoE to decide Oct. 3 on Tolbert replacement process
Fayette County Board of Education member Sam Tolbert passed away in the afternoon hours of Sept. 22. The first-term Post 5 board member and educator had struggled with esophageal cancer.
City, Peachtree City
New PTC Dunkin’ Donuts wants color change
The Peachtree City Planning Commission at its Sept. 22 meeting gave the go-ahead to a discussion that could lead to a new Dunkin’ Donuts store at the Wisdom Road Convenience
Business, Peachtree City
TDK looks to consolidate space at PTC facility
TDK in Peachtree City is looking to add a 40,000 square-foot expansion to its facility on TDK Boulevard to consolidate its warehouse and shipping activities. The measure was briefly discussed
Lights and Sirens, Peachtree City
Cart path caution in PTC after rains open sinkhole
Thursday’s rains opened up a sinkhole along a cart path that connects with Long Leaf in the Braelinn Green subdivision. City crews responded Friday morning and backfilled the hole with
Lights and Sirens, Peachtree City
Storm runoff flattens fence Thursday in PTC
Michelle Thompson has to temporarily contend with a horizontal fence in her backyard on Harbor Loop in Peachtree City. But that was the case after heavy rains Thursday forced stormwater
County, Coweta County
Coweta honors ‘Tourism Champion’
State Rep. Lynn Smith (center, at microphone) received a proclamation Sept. 20 from the Coweta County Commission for being named “Tourism Champion” at the annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism for
City, Peachtree City
Retail subdivision proposal approved for 54 West
The years-long battle over the fate of a potential retail venue along Ga. Highway 54 West adjacent to the Planterra Ridge subdivision in Peachtree City came to a partial end
Crime, Fayette County
Arrests made in theft, fraud cases
Fayette County Sheriff’s investigators have arrested two men in connection with incidents involving theft by deception and identity fraud. Sheriff’s spokesman Brent Rowan said investigators made an arrest on Sept.
Board of Education, Fayette County
Fayette BoE member Sam Tolbert succumbs to cancer
Fayette County Board of Education member Sam Tolbert passed away in the afternoon hours of Sept. 22. The first-term Post 5 board member had struggled recently with esophageal cancer. Tolbert,
Newsmakers
Auto parts facility to bring 400+ jobs to Meriwether
A Sept. 21 announcement by Gov. Nathan Deal will go a long way toward taking a bite out of the recession in west central Georgia. Deal announced the decision by
Coweta County, Schools
Coweta SAT scores beat state average by 40 points
SAT scores for 2011 are in and Coweta County students from East Coweta High, Northgate High and Newnan High averaged 1,485 combined points, besting the state average by 40 points.
Newsmakers, Senoia
Senoia to be cruisin’ on Saturday
It’s that time again. And, as usual, Senoia will be packed on Sept. 24 with an endless variety of vintage vehicles arriving for the 7th Annual Cruisin’ to the Oldies
Board of Education, Coweta County
Coweta BoE unveils proposed reapportionment map
It is no mystery that Coweta County has experienced significant population growth during the past decade. That growth, documented by the 2010 Census, results in the need to re-draw the
County, Coweta County
Coweta adopts $59 million budget for 2012
There was little discussion Sept. 20 as members of the Coweta County Commission unanimously adopted $59.1 million General Fund budget for the fiscal year that begins in October. The FY
Coweta County, Newsmakers
Feds name Coweta an agricultural disaster area due to drought
Coweta County has the unfortunate distinction of having been named as a primary agricultural disaster area due to the ongoing drought that has affected nearly every county in Georgia for
Coweta County, Newsmakers
Coweta County Fair open through Oct. 1
The temperatures might not feel like fall just yet, but there is a clear way to know it’s coming. That is because it is time for the 2011 Kiwanis Coweta
Crime, Fayette County
Arrests made in PTC Target, Tyrone Sonic armed robberies
Four men from Peachtree City, Riverdale and Union City have been arrested in connection to recent armed robberies at the Target store and the Pit Stop convenience store in Peachtree
Fayette County, Schools
Fayette school enrollment still lags pace of previous years, down 726
There was a hope that a significant number of students would enroll in Fayette County schools by the time this year’s third enrollment count was taken on Sept. 15. Some
Community, Fayette County
Promise Place looks to open facility with fund-raiser help
There were 947 residents of Fayette County served by the non-profit Promise Place domestic violence prevention organization in 2010. And while many in the Fayette community have heard of the