Motorists driving along Sandy Creek Road just north of Phase 1 of the West Fayetteville bypass have likely noticed road work underway at the intersection with Tillman Road. Work on […]
UPDATED for June 29 print edition — On a 3-2 vote June 24, the Fayette County Commission adopted a total $88.6 million budget for the 2011-2012 fiscal year. The budget
UPDATED for June 29 print edition — The seats were packed for the June 23 Fayette County Commission meeting, but most left the meeting with their hopes unfulfilled. The lion’s
The Coweta County Board of Education in a June 24 called meeting voted 6-1 to deny the application by the Coweta Charter Academy at Senoia that would have allowed the
The mixed use Village West proposal on Ga. Highway 16 on Senoia’s west side was annexed at the June 20 City Council meeting. The annexation request by Lindsey Homes pertained
Faced with necessary and critical infrastructure repair and maintenance, along with vehicle replacements, Peachtree City is poised to use financing in the coming year to the tune of $2 million
Since Peachtree City had spent its entire budgeted amount for contracted tree removal, the City Council agreed to shift more funding to cover the rest of the year. Last week
Harwell Photography owner Jeremy Harwell (at right) on June 20 receives the Senoia Downtown Development Authority’s 2011 Award of Excellence presented by DDA Chair Suzanne Helfman and Mayor Robert Belisle.
Qualifying for city council elections in the cities of Coweta County is a couple of months away. Qualifying for the Nov. 8 election will begin in late August for seats
A majority of the Fayette County Board of Commissioners refused Thursday night to allow a fall referendum in which voters could choose whether to divert remaining transportation sales tax funds
Fayetteville wants to make it less expensive for new development in the city. The Fayetteville City Council on June 16 heard the first reading of two ordinance revisions that would
It will take a while but a $400,000 federal award from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) will bring sidewalks, multi-use paths and a re-worked pedestrian crossing in the area
The $9.41 million FY 2012 General Fund budget posted for a first reading June 16 by the Fayetteville City Council represents a smaller budget beginning in August and takes into
The Lafayette Senior Village development made its way through the process and received unanimous approval June 16 from the Fayetteville City Council. Construction on the age-restricted residential development along Ga.
Time is approaching for those interested in throwing their hat in the ring for local political office. Qualifying for seats in Fayetteville, Peachtree City and Tyrone for the Nov. 8
Thursday night, the final public hearing is scheduled for the proposed $88.6 million budget for all of Fayette County government for fiscal year 2011-2012, including the water system and all
Peachtree City’s 238 employees are in line for a 2 percent “incentive” bonus in the next fiscal year, a pay bump the City Council calls “essentially a cost of living
UPDATED for Wednesday print edition — Having retired in 2002, former Peachtree City Manager Jim Basinger has kept away from City Council meetings. That changed Thursday night as he spoke
The Fayette County School System does not have the types of serious disruptions and crimes found in many public school settings across the state and nation. That said, the Fayette
The new senior apartment complex coming to the Kedron Village area now has a name: Hearthside at Peachtree City. A conceptual plan for the 96-unit complex was unveiled at the
Peachtree City will get a new “bubble” over the Kedron pools after all, but it will be a costly venture. The total cost, approved unanimously by the City Council Thursday
As donation boxes become more ubiquitous, they are also “sticking out” a bit more. And that is not a good thing to do in Peachtree City. While the city is
A landscaping plan for Peachtree City’s new Walgreens pharmacy was approved by the planning commission June 13. Almost as important as the new landscaping is what existing vegetation will remain
The Coweta County Board of Education June 14 adopted a $165.5 million General Fund budget for the FY 2011-2012 school year that begins July 1. The budget includes a decrease
Tonight (June 16) the Peachtree City Council will consider eliminating two high-ranking positions in the leisure services division as part of a sweeping reorganization of city staff proposed by City
Having recently released a list of transportation projects for potential funding from a regional sales tax, area officials are hoping for feedback from local residents. On Monday, June 20 at
The numbers have been crunched and the Fayetteville City Council on June 16 will hear the first reading of the FY 2012 General Fund budget proposal totaling $9.41 million. A
A proposal for a 164,000-square-foot shopping center on Ga. Highway 54 West at Line Creek Drive was presented to the Peachtree City Planning Commission Monday night. No vote was taken.
In the presentation he wasn’t allowed to make at Thursday’s Fayette County Commission meeting, Commissioner Steve Brown was going to recommend the county take on millions in debt for what
UPDATED for print version — When Fayette County Commissioner Steve Brown came to Thursday night’s commission meeting, he had planned to ask his fellow commissioners to pursue a referendum that
Peachtree City now has a plan for finishing a cart path leading eastward from a tunnel underneath MacDuff Parkway. The project has been slowed for several months while city staff
To free up a significant amount of staff time, Peachtree City may drastically curtail its tree removal permitting process. At the same time, council is facing some pressure to go
A company will soon begin performing sewer rehabilitation work in one of Peachtree City’s oldest neighborhoods. A contract for the work was awarded this week to Inland Water Pollution Control
The third time around was a charm. The Fayette County Board of Education at a June 7 budget work session voted unanimously to tentatively adopt a second re-worked General Fund
