Previous 4-story hotel plan had been approved, but developer wants to add 5th floor — A request to the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission by developer Steve Gulas proposing significant […]
The University of Georgia (UGA) is teaming with Pinewood Forest and the Ga. Film Academy to introduce a Master of Fine Arts in Film, Television and Media program, with degree
The year for the Fayette County Commission came to an end with the approval of four roadway corridor studies that have been the subject of public meetings and comments for
Female shoplifter fills 2 pieces of luggage with men’s underwear — A future bowling center being outfitted with equipment was hit by burglars Dec. 30 at Aberdeen Village Shopping City
A 2050 forecast provided by the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and presented to the Fayette County Commission in December tells a great deal about the population increase Fayette County and
A Griffin man being boarded in the Fayette County Jail and awaiting a trial for murder in a Spalding County case now faces additional charges for a Dec. 27 attack
A total of eight Fayette County schools are among the 189 Georgia public schools in 58 districts that received highest performance and/or greatest gains school awards from the Governor’s Office
The family of stuntman John Bernecker who died in July 2017 during the production of an episode of “The Walking Dead” filmed in Senoia has been awarded $8.6 million by
A bit of supposed pre-Christmas grocery shopping on Dec. 23 did not go as planned for a man at the Kroger store on Fayetteville’s south side. The man was caught
The days just prior to Christmas came with entering auto incidents in Peachtree City and Tyrone, and the arrest of a pedestrian in Peachtree City who was taken into custody
Fayette says gas company worried about safety issues in relocating gas line is the main hold up — The re-opening of Dogwood Trail to through traffic in February following a
Atlanta nonprofit Join the Flock, Inc. recently helped a Newnan couple by paying their January mortgage payment. That help will offset the healthcare expenses related to the couple’s 2-year-old son,
Fayette upgrades obsolete chlorine system; improves safety for plant workers — The Fayette County Commission in December approved a $1.1 million project that will replace an obsolete chlorine dioxide system
There is a light at the end of the tunnel for traffic issues on Ga. Highway 92 North at the intersection with Westbridge Road and Veterans Parkway. With all required
A recent study showed that Fayette County ranks No. 2 out of Georgia’s 159 counties for making the most charitable donations. Financial technology company SmartAsset reviewed IRS data to find the
A Dec. 23 traffic collision on Ga. Highway 74 at Westpark Drive in Peachtree City left pre-Christmas traffic backed up for approximately 40 minutes but resulted only in complaints by
It has been more than 17 years that Chief Finance Officer Mary Parrott has been involved with the Fayette County Finance Department. That time came to an end when her
Alexzandria Mardell. Photo/Fayette County Jail. A Fayette County woman has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of her husband at their east Fayette home on Dec. 23.
A Fayette County man who hired a woman he met in Fulton County on Dec. 15 to clean his house awoke from a nap to find the woman and his
Deputies investigate 4 burglaries — It should come as no surprise that some thieves don’t wait until the coast is clear to attempt to commit a theft. A woman at
Teens use empty Kmart as bicycle rink — It might seem unusual to find a handgun in a restroom at a local business, but that is what happened Dec. 13
As development in Pinewood Forest in Fayetteville expands, so does the scope of the annual Christmas carols sung at the homes of residents. Leading the Dec. 20 caroling procession through
There is something quite magical happening along a portion of the cart path between the Woodcreek and Preserve subdivisions off Redwine Road. Again this year, Elf Village made its annual
Peachtree City police officers, police auxiliary, the department’s CERT team members along with the chorus and Beta Club from McIntosh High School were out in force at Walmart on Dec.
Cornerstone United Methodist Church at Thomas Crossroads in east Coweta County was the setting last week for the annual drive-thru Nativity, made possible through the efforts of countless church members.
Mountain-bike-riding suspect told woman, ‘Stop the hate’, flags recovered from burn barrel — A Dec. 14 report by a woman who said she attempted to stop a man from stealing
16% of student body stays home; state says flu is widespread UPDATED DEC. 18 — Influenza is hitting Crabapple Lane Elementary School in Peachtree City hard in the days leading
The annual Wreaths across America event was held Dec. 14 at the Fayetteville Cemetery, where Civil Air Patrol cadets and members of the public placed wreaths on the graves of
Reports of shots fired at Shamrock Park on Dec. 14 had Tyrone officers locating a tree damaged by a shotgun blast and recovering a half-dozen empty shotgun shells. The incident
A brief walk by the driver into a gas station on Ga. Highway 92 North on Dec. 13 is all the time it took for a car thief to jump
The new Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Shooting Range and Training Center on Hewell Road in east Fayette held its grand opening on Dec. 12. The site of a former golf
It is not uncommon for graffiti to be found in Peachtree City’s golf cart tunnels. That “artwork” was also found Dec. 7, along with vandalism, on Spyglass Island on Lake
Incidents of property being damaged are nothing new in Fayette County. Yet two incidents reported to Tyrone police by homeowners at a residence in the South Hampton subdivision in early
A Peachtree City man has been charged in the Dec. 12 assault of a woman at his Ridge View Court residence. David A. McElroy, 21, was charged with aggravated assault,
