Haddix won’t pay back $10K
Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix has declined a request from his fellow council members to repay nearly $10,000 in taxpayer money that was spent to cover his legal bills in […]
Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix has declined a request from his fellow council members to repay nearly $10,000 in taxpayer money that was spent to cover his legal bills in […]
Coweta County Board of Education At-large member April Parker resigned her post on the school board earlier this week. Parker cited personal and family reasons as the motivation for her
A recent suit brought by eight Southampton subdivision residents and one business owner in the adjacent Southampton Village shopping center has received a response from Tyrone over a rezoning that
To save money, Peachtree City is leaving its administrative services director position vacant and also eliminating a full-time customer service representative at City Hall. The latter will be replaced by
A procedural move to halt the third and final phase of the West Fayetteville Bypass failed again Thursday night. Yet major changes could be coming to the project, as Commissioner
Peachtree City officials are talking about the potential for doubling annual stormwater fees to handle some $8.2 million in future capital projects. That means residential property owners would be paying
Get ready for intersection improvement work and road construction activity across portions of Coweta County beginning May 14. And already underway is railroad maintenance work along the CSX line. The
Now Brooks and Tyrone schools may be on the block A workshop held May 2 by the Fayette County Board of Education was scheduled to hear the details behind Superintendent
A proposal to increase the seasonal recreation fees on sports associations has been added to tonight’s agenda for a formal vote by the Peachtree City Council. The fee would increase
Filming for “Drop Dead Diva” is underway May 2 and May 3 at several locations in Peachtree City, which may cause traffic slowdowns for some residents, city officials said. Residents
Some Tyrone residents don’t want a gun range near residential areas, and they filed a lawsuit to stop it. Tyrone began its defense of the zoning with a Planning Commission
A major change to the command structure of the Peachtree City Police Department is one of several personnel changes being recommended to the City Council by City Manager Jim Pennington.
Peachtree City residents seeking their required tree removal permit will no longer have to provide a plat of their property along with the permit application. The city council approved a
The Peachtree City Planning and Zoning Department will host the third and final “One PTC” Open House Sunday afternoon from Noon – 5 p.m. in the community room on the
Starting Tuesday, May 1, the annual open burning ban will be enacted in Fayette County and 44 other counties surrounding metro Atlanta. The ban is aimed at improving air quality
With the lease on its Harley Davidson motorcycle ending next month, the Peachtree City Police Department is asking the city council to approve the purchase of a different brand. The
Fayette County Commissioner Steve Brown wants to remove Marilyn Watts as the Republican Party-appointed representative to the Fayette County Board of Elections. Details of the complaint were kept mum at
Peachtree City received a clean audit of its financial operations for the year ending Sept. 30, 2011, according to the accounting firm of Mauldin and Jenkins. Auditor Miller Edwards noted
For District 66 Rep. Virgil Fludd (D-Tyrone) the occasion was a town hall meeting held April 10 at Tyrone Elementary School. And it was a time to reflect on what
It’s that time of year again, as Peachtree City residential stormwater bills are due by May 1. The bills are based on the amount of impervious surface on a given
Peachtree City’s disc golf course will be closed for renovations starting April 22, officials said. Local Boy Scout Alan Bowers will refurbish the tee boxes and will remove the baskets
Peachtree City is gearing up for the future, and officials are hoping for a significant amount of public input to help shape the vision. This Sunday the ONE Peachtree City
The Coweta County Commission will hold a public hearing April 17 on a proposal aimed at expanding the number of events held per year on the Powers Crossroads Festival property
The rehabilitation of Shenandoah Boulevard was approved April 3 by a unanimous vote of the Coweta County Commission. Commissioners approved the $1.337 million low bid by C.W. Matthews Contracting Co.
Enough is enough. That’s what Coweta County commissioners thought April 3 when they voted unanimously to replace the X-ray inspection system at the Coweta County Justice Center after it recently
Where the chairman of the Fayette County Republican Party lives has become a flash point in an intra-party squabble. An internal, unsigned document written by unnamed members of the Fayette
Peachtree City staff is putting the finishing touches on a list of improvements to be funded with the remaining revenues from a $3 million facilities improvement bond issued several months
Peachtree City has selected a longer-lasting approach to repave Dividend Drive, the main artery in the city’s industrial park. It will cost $1.4 million to redo the whole road, but
Coweta County Assistant Solicitor Sandra Wisenbaker has announced that she will run for the office of Solicitor General of Coweta County currently held by Robert Stokely. Stokely recently announced that
The Senoia City Council voted April 2 to institute a measure designed to provide additional safety for the large crowds that regularly attend venues such as the parades on Memorial
There are only 10 lots left at the Senoia Cemetery. A move by the Senoia City Council at the April 2 meeting is expected to lead to a lower contract
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 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.
The $32,000 spent on a technology assessment for Peachtree City departments was money well-spent in terms of divining a “way forward” for the city computer-wise, says the City Council. VC3