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Sheriff: homeowner mistakenly shoots brother
The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a May 4 shooting in which a homeowner mistakenly shot his younger brother during the night at...
Young child injured in fall
A 2-year-old child was injured May 4 during a fall from a second-story window at a home on Adams Road, according to Fayette County...
PTC waiting on state for lake fix go-ahead
The need to repair the Lake Peachtree spillway has kept the lake’s level lower far longer than planned, but the city is hoping for...
Answers coming soon for Hwy. 54W traffic snarl
A $70,000 study expected to provide long-range solutions for heavy traffic on Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City is nearing completion.
Peachtree City Manager...
Directing on the flight deck
Aviation Boatswain's Mate Airman Michael Gable, of Peachtree City, directs an MH-60 Sea Hawk during flight operations aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan...
Locals recover from minor storm damage
A storm moving through Fayette County and east Coweta County in the early morning hours of April 30 brought trees and power lines to...
Senoia seeks donors for May 5 drive
Nearly 6,000 times a day someone receives blood from a Red Cross donor, yet only about 3 percent of the population donates.
Donors are needed...
Laws of Life awards go to 3 McIntosh students
Three McIntosh High School students were honored at a recent Rotary Club of Peachtree City luncheon for their winning "Laws of Life" essays. This time...
Visiting with Riley, for whom hundreds race
Riley Peek, center, visits with friends and their dog during the 10th Annual Race for Riley fund-raiser for the Joseph Sams School in Fayetteville....
Senoia declines to nitpick over two-inch shortfall
In what was essentially a matter of a couple of inches, the Senoia City Council in April approved of a preliminary plat for lots...
Kedron kids are math bowl champs
Kedron Elementary’s 4th Grade Math Bowl team won the Fayette County math competition April 29. From left are students Akash Bhowmik, Caleb Claborne, Nithya...
Coweta schools hosting two Title I parent input meetings Monday
All parents of students attending Coweta County Title I schools are invited to attend either of two meetings being on Monday, May 5, 2014,...
Coweta schools in top third of state
School and school system scores for the 2012-2013 Georgia College and Career Ready Performance Index (CCRPI) released by the Ga. Dept. of Education (DOE)...
Early voting starts in Coweta
Coweta residents are beginning to take advantage of the early voting dates for the few contested races in the May 20 primaries.
Superintendent of Elections...
Debi Cziok, 62, of Peachtree City
Debi Cziok, 62, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 24, 2014 at her home with her husband Joel by her...
Gerald Ray Gould of Peachtree City
Gerald Ray (Gerry) Gould died peacefully in his home in Peachtree City, Ga. on April 29, 2014, at the age of 77.
He was born...
James Donald Tomak, 73, of Peachtree City
James Donald Tomak, 73, of Peachtree City, Ga. died April 28th, 2014. Jim “Toby” Tomak was born in 1940 to George and Pauline Tomak...
Unique gun may be key to gas station robbery
A unique gun may be the key to solving the armed robbery of a gas station April 28 in north Fayette County.
Video from the...
Christine Marie Rockwell Reynolds of Peachtree City
Christine Marie Rockwell Reynolds beloved wife, mother, sister, and friend passed away on April 30, 2014.
Christine was born in 1953 in Lyons, New...
Elsie Florence Dawkins
On April 30, 2014, Elsie Florence Dawkins passed into eternal rest.
She was preceded in death by her husband, John Henry Dawkins Jr.
She...
Edith Eggers of Senoia
Mrs. Edith (Edie R.) Eggers of Senoia (formerly College Park) passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2014. S
he was preceded in death by her husband,...
Teacher appreciation week
Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and this column is dedicated not only to all the teachers out there, but a few from way...
Christmas is coming!
It’s been in the 70s and low 80s here in Georgia. Spring is here, the flowers are blooming, certain trees are flowering, the birds...
Early voting underway in F’ville
Early voting has started in the primary election, as those who have already made their minds up can hit the ballot touchscreens Monday through...
Sup’t. on tests: ‘Room for improvement’
Fayette schools in state’s top 20 in new round of tests; McIntosh tops county in high school scores
Scores for the 2012-2013 College and Career...
3 ex-mayors questioned in Post 3 commission race
Three former Peachtree City mayors who are seeking election to the post 3 seat of the Fayette County Commission, which has the largest swath...
PTC eyes borrowing $3 million for fix-ups
10-year repayment at $361,000 per year; PTC already owes $14.8 million with a yearly budget of $29.5 million
The Peachtree City Council on Thursday will...
Fayetteville’s firefighters already make medical calls
The Fayetteville City Council by a 3-2 vote on April 23 turned down a proposal to consolidate the city’s fire services with Fayette County....
Crowd united, F’ville Council split 3-2 against fire merger
It was a split 3-to-2 City Council vote to keep Fayetteville’s Fire Department just the way it is, but there was no such split...
FCBoE District 4 candidates make their electoral cases
An audience of 50 people on April 15 heard from the four Republican candidates running for the District 4 seat on the Fayette County...
Fayette Teacher of the Year is Sandy Creek’s Alexandra Vlachakis
There was silence as everyone waited for School Superintendent Dr. Joseph Barrow to open the sealed envelope, and then a roar of applause came...
Storm knocks out power at 2 Fayetteville schools
Fayette Co. High, Fayetteville Elementary trudge on
Fayette County High School and the nearby Fayetteville Elementary School pushed past the lunchtime hour without power today...
Starr’s Mill gets ready for spring musical
The choirs of Starr’s Mill High School will be performing their spring concert at Willie Duke Auditorium May 6 at 6 p.m. Please note the early...
Southside Comunity Theatre’s newest production opens this week
Southside Community Theatre at 20 West Campbellton St. in Fairburn opens a side-splitting comedy classic “The Nerd” this week.
Written by Larry Shue and directed...
