A move is afoot to have Peachtree City honored as “America’s Most Interesting Town.” An online contest is underway thanks to Reader’s Digest magazine, and there are 11 different categories […]
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
Applicants are being sought for two youth programs hosted this summer by the Peachtree City Police Department: the Junior Police Academy and the Teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). The
A local resident wants the Fayette County Commission to help ensure that a controversial chemical waste treatment plant just across the Fayette-Fulton County line remains mothballed. In June 2006, nearly
The large concrete “sound walls” along Ga. Highway 74 south will be gussied up with landscaping in coming weeks. The three sections of the sound buffering devices were erected by
With little discussion, the Peachtree City Council tabled a decision Thursday on potential traffic calming measures for the intersections of Tinsley Mill and Loring Lane roads on Peachtree Parkway. Councilman
Cancellation of an intersection improvement project at Robinson and Redwine roads will give Peachtree City another $110,000 for street resurfacing projects this fiscal year. The Peachtree City Council voted unanimously
As Peachtree City is working to catch up on routine maintenance of its recreation areas with sparse funding, the city will be looking at raising its recreation participant fees in
There is a limited window of opportunity for those parents wanting to have their children attend Pre-K classes next year. Applications for the Pre-K lottery are being accepted March 12-23.
ISO ratings for fire districts have a direct impact on the insurance premium paid by property owners. The higher the rating, the more costly the premium. And that is what
A high-ranking official with the Peachtree City Fire Department has resigned following an internal investigation that she made inappropriate physical contact with three department personnel during the annual installation and
The Peachtree City Council has approved a plan to finance $7.9 million in capital equipment for the next five years. The first round of financing for the current fiscal year
The Coweta County Commission on March 6 helped move the county one step closer to what is planned to be a new interchange along I-85 and Poplar Road. Commissioners approved
A decision by the Senoia City Council at the March 5 meeting will give non-profit civic organizations a bit more leverage in fund-raising. The council voted to allow six events
When it comes to which Republican candidate was the favorite in Tuesday’s Presidential Preference Primary Coweta County voters mirrored those from around Georgia, giving Newt Gingrich a solid win with
The Georgia House of Representatives has approved legislation that would require welfare applicants to pass a drug test before becoming eligible for the funds. The drug tests would be funded
UPDATE 9:38 p.m. With all the precincts in, Newt Gingrich has taken Fayette County with 45.86 percent of the vote. Mitt Romney took second place 5,283 votes (28.26 percent) while
It was a bit more than a housekeeping issue Thursday night when the Tyrone Town Council changed commercial zoning categories to comply with the recently adopted revamping of the zoning
Last week it was the Senoia Tea Party Patriots that came out in favor of the continuation of the Coweta County 1-cent sales tax that goes before voters on Tuesday.
Apparently, a new four-way stop erected this past week on Windgate Road at Raintree Bend has rankled a few citizens, including Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker. Imker brought up the
Tyrone has only limited sewer in areas such as the Southampton subdivision and the adjacent Publix Shopping Center. But someone removed a manhole cover and dumped grease into the system,
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
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
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,
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
At the most recent Peachtree City Council meeting, Councilman Eric Imker shared what he views as positive news about the economy. Sales tax revenue is on the rise again, Imker
Polls will be open Saturday in Fayetteville for any voter who is ready to cast their ballot in the presidential preference primary. The county elections office will take voters from
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
Fayette County Elections Board Member Marilyn Watts says her support of presidential candidate Newt Gingrich is perfectly legal, despite assertions to the contrary by Fayette County Commissioner Steve Brown. Brown
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.
Peachtree City is facing a potential loss of sales tax revenues in future years thanks to population growth shifts recorded by the 2010 Census. That could translate into a significant
The cost of replacing the bubble over the Kedron pools officially soared over the $650,000 mark Thursday night, as the City Council approved spending an additional $93,468 in change orders
Peachtree City officials are heading back to the drawing board to perhaps scale back an engineering study for improvements to the intersection of Robinson and Redwine roads. The intersection has
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
