Fayetteville Mayor Ed Johnson on March 20 issued a statement on the city’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Though the city has issued no social distancing or business closure measures, […]
The public health threat of the highly contagious coronavirus has resulted in closing to the public a lot of local government and charity operations. These include all public schools. Closed
The Fayette County Commission on March 16 voted unanimously to close county government offices to the public through March 27 due to the health issues relating to COVID-19. Tax Commissioner
Interim guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) as of 3/15/2020 — The Centers of Disease Control in Atlanta has recommended that — except for schools, institutes of higher learning, or
A March 9 approval by the Peachtree City Planning Commission will result in the construction of a dental office in the Lexington Park mixed-use development along Ga. Highway 54 East.
Instead conduct your business with city and town officials remotely, via phone, email or via websites — Because of the coronavirus pandemic, two Fayette County municipalities are asking their residents
Fayette County Administrator Steve Rapson on March 12 announced that county senior and Special Olympics therapeutic programming and activities provided by the Fayette County Recreation Department are being suspended as
On the defensive after criticism from dozens of citizens, the Fayette County Board of Education said its textbook selection committee was legally constituted, but it decided to add more than
Former Fayette State Court Judge Carla Wong McMillian of Tyrone is on the governor’s short list for an open seat on the Georgia Supreme Court, the top court in the
A number of candidates qualified for local Republican races in the May 19 primary, especially in races for seats on the Fayette County Commission and Fayette County Board of Education.
Zoning density loophole gets Council’s attention — NEWS ANALYSIS — The March 5 Peachtree City Council will likely be noteworthy not for what the council members did, but for what
The Fayetteville City Council on March 5 heard the first reading of proposed amendments affecting the mixed-use Pinewood Forest development. Though largely a housekeeping issue, the changes would include increasing
Fayette County has added another layer of protection to the growing threat of potential cyberattacks. The county is prototyping a product from Cynamics that is designed to detect cyber-threats and
Fayetteville attorney Sean Joyner on March 2 announced his candidacy for Superior Court judge for the vacant position in the Griffin Judicial Circuit. Joyner said he promises fairness and impartiality
Board member Presberg dissents, wants to wait until committee makes curriculum choice — Community concerns over aspects of the proposed health and sex education curriculum for middle and high school
Two candidates describing themselves as “conservative” have announced their intentions to run for two posts on the Fayette County Board of Education. One will be running to replace the current
Advance voting for the March 24 Presidential Preference Primary also begins this week — Qualifying — not voting — for local races in the 2020 election cycle will begin on
Fayette County School Superintendent Jody Barrow announced his retirement at the Feb. 24 school board meeting. Board Chairman Scott Hollowell on Feb. 25 released a statement commending Barrow for his
Mary Grabar, author of the best-selling book, “Debunking Howard Zinn, Exposing the Fake History that Turned a Generation Against America,” will be speaking Monday evening at 7 p.m. at Fayette
Parents slam new sex education courses; school board accused of failing to oversee flawed process; nearly 2 dozen speakers criticize school officials’ choices — The Fayette County Board of Education
Fayette County School Superintendent Jody Barrow is retiring after serving as superintendent in Fayette since 2013 and 40 years as an educator. Barrow made the announcement at the Feb. 24
Fayette County voters, like those throughout Georgia, will cast their next ballots on the state’s new Dominion voting machines. The first step of the voting process will be to provide
The Feb. 20 meeting of the Fayetteville City Council will include the State of the City address by Mayor Ed Johnson and the second public hearing and potential vote on
Expecting a future increase in traffic, the Fayette County Commission on Feb. 13 approved $164,170 for work needed to produce right-of-way and construction plans for intersection improvements along Ga. Highway
Call it a honey do list for city government. At the urging of City Manager Jon Rorie, the Peachtree City Council earlier this month agreed on an official top 10
The construction fencing along Stonewall Avenue in Fayetteville on the site of the former Fayette County School System central office prevents a view of what is now the beginning of
School Board OK with trying speed cameras in 5 school zones; Fayetteville Council will have to approve first — Fayette County Board of Education by consensus on Feb. 3, after
Tyrone Mayor Eric Dial at the Feb. 6 meeting of the Tyrone Town Council gave the annual State of the Town address. Using a variety of data points, Dial made
A Jan. 27 work session of the Fayetteville City Council had representatives of OneStreet Residential reviewing the proposal for a 63-unit, active adult cottage development near downtown on Ga. Highway
A former Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) employee working with a workforce development program had pleaded guilty on Jan. 30 to accepting bribes in exchange for promising to steer federally subsidized
Some Fayette parents are worried about proposed curriculum additions related to sex education for middle schools and high schools. And the Fayette School System administration is on the defensive, putting
A Jan. 23 vote by the Fayette County Commission on a rezoning request will lead to the construction of a 15,000 sq. ft. professional/medical office building on the southeast corner
A Jan. 21 vote by the Fayette County Board of Education set in motion the potential to re-open Tyrone Elementary School in the near-term future. Board members voted 4-0 to
A number of factors, including age and pipe composition, can cause a water main to break, with 47 breaks occurring last year throughout Fayette County. Beyond addressing breaks as they
