The Aldi grocery store on Ga. Highway 85 North in Fayetteville is about to expand its footprint. Members of the Fayetteville Planning and Zoning Commission on Jan. 23 unanimously approved a proposed 1,951 sq. ft. expansion of the grocery store. The expansion will result in the store increasing to 18,425 sq. ft. The proposal came […]
Sen. Marty Harbin has introduced a bill to alleviate penalties against drivers who do not have a current registration revalidation decal. This legislation gives citizens the opportunity to correct the issue they are being cited for prior to their court date. Law enforcement currently has the ability to impound a vehicle, temporarily leaving drivers without […]
More than 150 Vietnam veterans were honored Jan. 27 at Peachtree City Christian Church. Ga. Department of Veterans Services (GDVS) representative Brian Zeringue said those in attendance received a Certificate of Honor for their service during the Vietnam War. “It is never the wrong time to say thank you to a veteran, and that is […]
Photographer and Peachtree City resident Dan Nelson has a way of catching the bald eagles flying around the city in dramatic fashion. Also possessing significant knowledge about the feathery family that has taken up residence here, Nelson shared an abundance of information on the eagles and their “home life” on the shores of Lake McIntosh […]
A one-vehicle crash took down a power pole at Dennis Drive and Bradley Drive in Fayetteville in the early morning hours of Dec. 26, blacking out whole neighborhoods southeast of downtown, according to information posted by the Fayetteville Police Department Tuesday. Electrical service was mostly restored after midday Tuesday. The outage shut down the Fayette […]
Singing Christmas carols in and around Pinewood Atlanta Studios and Pinewood Forrest in Fayetteville has become an annual event. The tradition continued Dec. 15 as Chick-fil-A CEO and Pinewood Chief Visionary Dan Cathy (right front), accompanying the singers on his trumpet, led the caroling during lunch time in the Studio Cafe, located in the Pinewood […]
Members of the Spirit of McIntosh Band and Color Guard marched in the Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta parade on Dec. 2. Photo/Submitted.
Madden swamps former Mayor Logsdon for Post 3 seat on City Council In a tale of two mayors, Peachtree City voters Tuesday decided they liked one — incumbent Vanessa Fleisch — but not the other — former Mayor Harold Logsdon. The resounding result: Fleisch gets a second term, and Logsdon fails to make a local […]
Coweta County School Superintendent Dr. Steve Barker has been named the 2018 Georgia Superintendent of the Year by the Georgia School Superintendent’s Association (GSSA). Last year’s recipient of the award was Fayette County School Superintendent Dr. Joseph Barrow. The honor was announced on Friday afternoon at the GSSA Awards Luncheon at the Waverly Renaissance Hotel in Atlanta. […]
FINAL VOTE TOTALS 8:55 p.m., Dec. 5 — With all 12 city precincts counted, incumbent Mayor Vanessa Fleisch has won another 4-year term. The city’s first female mayor beat former Councilman Eric Imker 56 percent to 44 percent, with a spread of 513 votes. Fleisch had 2,360 votes, and Imker received 1,847 votes. Aviation executive […]
