Another school system woe: Actual money collected from the education sales tax now is expected to fall nearly 17 percent short of original expectations, or $19.3 million less than projected. […]
Critics of rezoning decry traffic, noise impact on rural area There is expected to be some contention Thursday night when the Fayette County Commission considers a rezoning to allow a
Despite savings from fewer people being hired, the Fayette County School System still is several million dollars short of a balanced budget for the school year that begins in July.
Peachtree City has officially named the access drives leading to Peachtree City’s Meade Field and Kedron Fieldhouse/Pool recreation centers. Doing so will help improve visibility for visitors to both amenities.
A Peachtree City couple will be able to add a covered porch on top of their existing deck thanks to a variance approved by the city council last week. The
In its bid to win approval for a new convenience store/gas station on Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City, RaceTrac has removed a red stripe that was initially proposed
The votes are in and Mike Crane has been elected to fill the Dist. 28 state Senate seat vacated by Mitch Seabaugh. Crane received 60.4 percent of the vote in
The Senoia City Council on Dec. 5 heard the first reading of the 2012 General Fund budget proposed to total $2.3 million. The proposed budget represents an increase of nearly
Third District U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland, a former Fayette County resident, has endorsed Newt Gingrich for president. “Newt is a true conservative and a proven leader who has focused his
Prospects have dimmed for the Lafayette Senior Village development on Lafayette Avenue and Ga. Highway 54 West in Fayetteville that was approved by the Fayetteville City Council in June. The
Starting Jan. 1, it will get a little bit easier for Peachtree City residents to remove a tree from their property. The city will allow bigger trees to be cut
The Georgia Department of Transportation has approved a $2.16 million contract to improve the intersection of Ga. Highway 85 south and Bernhard Road in south Fayette County. The project will
It is down to the wire for Mike Crane and Duke Blackburn. The top two vote-getters in the runoff election for the Dist. 28 state Senate seat are set to
Peachtree City is expected to relax its tree removal rules somewhat at Thursday night’s City Council meeting. The new ordinance will require permits for trees larger than six inches in
The agenda for the Dec. 1 meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will be brief. Perhaps more significant than the few agenda items is that it will be the last
Look beyond the test scores to measure how good our school system is, says newly appointed Fayette County Board of Education member Leonard Presberg. The newest board member also said
Peachtree City officials have put a temporary halt on a computer upgrade program in favor of a thorough review of the city’s existing technology and its future needs. In mid-November
Peachtree City may be relaxing its tree ordinance somewhat in an effort to free up code enforcement officers while also leaving a process in place to protect larger and specimen
A senior apartment complex off Newgate Road next to the Kedron Village shopping center has its go-ahead greenlight from the Peachtree City Planning Commission. Hearthside at Peachtree City will include
A dispute has arisen between attorney and Heritage Creek Development owner Wayne Kendall and the city of Fayetteville over what Kendall says was unfair treatment he received from the city
In a decision that will have a significant fiscal impact on future Peachtree City budgets, Georgia’s highest court has upheld the 2007 annexation that added 782 acres, and just under
The time for voters in Senate Dist. 28 to have their say is fast approaching. And leading up to the Dec. 6 vote The Citizen thought it would be good
There was plenty of comment from both sides on the issue of the conditional use permit request by Cannongate Village subdivision resident Susan Abrams and Casa Canine, LLC to continue
Georgia’s highest court has upheld the 2007 annexation that added 782 acres, and just under 1,100 potential new homes, to Peachtree City’s northwestern limits. The Georgia Supreme Court ruled that
A request before the Tyrone Town Council on Nov. 17 by Hobgood, LLC to rezone 20.17 acres on the west side of Ga. Highway 74 just south of the Rivercrest
The Development Authority of Peachtree City is no more, as a 3-2 vote of the city council determined that a full-time — but vacant — economic development coordinator on city
In a significant turnaround, the Peachtree City Council unanimously approved an informal agreement that could lead to a larger shopping center off Line Creek Drive than is currently approved. The
Fayette Senior Services will begin administering Peachtree City’s senior citizen programs Jan. 1 under a year-long contract for $182,000 that was approved Thursday night by the Peachtree City Council. The
The sign variance request by the new Olive Garden restaurant on Ga. Highway 85 North to install an additional sign will be reconsidered by Fayetteville City Council on Nov. 17.
After Thursday night, the Development Authority of Peachtree City may cease to exist. The Peachtree City Council will discuss the possibility of dissolving the authority at its meeting Thursday night.
A few tweaks for the proposed RaceTrac convenience store on Ga. Highway 54 West at Line Creek Drive were suggested by the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night, but barring
Fayette County has been selected to receive a $950,000 federal grant to build a new emergency operations center in downtown Fayetteville. The news was announced at the Nov. 10 meeting
The Nov. 8 city election signaled a sweeping change for the City Council, producing a new mayor and two new council members, including the first black person ever elected to
The Fayette County Board of Education at its Nov. 14 meeting voted unanimously to appoint north Fayette resident Leonard Presberg to fill the Post 5 Board of Education seat that
