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Vote on new 54W light delayed two weeks
The Peachtree City Council Thursday night postponed its decision on a traffic light application for a new shopping center along the often-clogged corridor of...
Flat Rock band selected for special performances
Flat Rock Middle School Symphonic Band performed at the Georgia Music Educators Association Conference in Savannah last weekend. The band, led by Band Director...
Senoia, PTC feeling out cart path link
The long-held idea of connecting Senoia and Peachtree City with a cart path was a topic for general discussion at the Senoia City Council’s...
Lester Bray honored by DAR
Community Service Award Chairman, Lynn Amos, presented the Fayette-Starr's Mill DAR Community Service Award to a very special gentleman, Lester Bray, at the January...
A 90th birthday celebration
The family of Charlotte Hightower Smith, third from left, gave a big birthday party for her on the occasion of her 90th birthday. Helping...
Sup’t. Barrow opens Crabapple Lane Elementary Stock Market
Fifth grade investors were pleased to have Dr. Joseph Barrow, Superintendent of Fayette County Schools, ring the bell and open the Crabapple Lane Stock...
Elizabeth Phillips Wiley, 82, of Fayetteville
Elizabeth Phillips Wiley, 82, of Fayetteville, passed away February 5, 2014.
She was preceded in death by her husband William Lloyd Wiley and son...
John Leonard, age 85
We celebrated the life of John Leonard on Friday, February 7th at 10:30 at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Peachtree City.
John passed away on...
William Henry Newman III, age 74, of Peachtree City
William “Bill” Henry Newman III, age 74, of Peachtree City, Ga. passed away on February 4, 2014.
He was born in Atlanta, Ga. on February...
Small town courage
A few mornings ago, a traffic stop was executed on I-85 South near mile marker 35. The car was clocked at doing 101 miles...
Coweta won’t have to make up snow days
The Coweta County School System has determined that no additional school days will be required to make up for student instructional days missed due...
Cupid Chase is Saturday
The Cupid Chase takes place in historic, downtown Senoia Saturday. Planned and coordinated by Mikki Lewis, event chair, and a team of dedicated volunteers,...
My worst nightmare
Think of the one thing you fear the most. Now think of what you’d do if your greatest fear were about to come true....
PTC tables 54W light, link to Planterra
The Peachtree City Council tonight postponed its decision on a potential traffic light for Ga. Highway 54 West and Line Creek Drive to serve...
Senoia-PTC cart path link off council agenda
A proposal to authorize linking Peachtree City’s cart path to Senoia has been removed from the agenda for tonight’s city council meeting.
In another last...
State tornado drill pushed to Friday at 9 a.m.
Officials have moved the statewide tornado drill, originally scheduled for this morning, to Friday at 9 a.m.
The drill was moved due to the potential...
Why ‘Snow-mageddon’?
“Snow-mageddon.” That’s what many tagged our horrific encounter with the snow, ice, and traffic fiasco of last week. Do you know why this word...
PTCUMC’s Global Impact Celebration starts today
Peachtree City United Methodist Church’s Global Impact Celebration (GIC) starts this evening at its Worship Ministry Center, 225 Robinson Rd. The event continues through...
Muniz 50th Anniversary
Leo and Claudia Muniz 50th Wedding Anniversary
Leo and Claudia Muniz, formerly of Fayetteville, and now residing in Williston, N.D., will be celebrating their 50th...
Religion Briefs 02/05/14
LDS plans Valentine DanceThe Peachtree City Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) will host an Adult (ages 18 and up) Valentines...
Bondservant Bible Study class rescheduled; starts tomorrow
Potential Bondservant Bible studyers are invited to several informal, informative, and informational mini-receptions, all scheduled for Thursday mornings from Feb. 6 through May...
Three new vestry members elected at Nativity Episcopal
Three new members have been named to the vestry (governing board) of Episcopal Church of the Nativity in Fayetteville.
Hazel Hinkson and Louis LeBlanc were...
PTC crews got the jump on snow by pretreating roads
In the hours prior to the Jan. 28 snowstorm, public works crews in Peachtree City pretreated all bridges and major intersections with salt and...
Fayette talks about using $800K in stormwater fees for new park
The “Plan B” for funding stormwater repairs in unincorporated Fayette County will get a kick-start with $2 million loaned from the general fund to...
Pye Lake watershed district up for F’ville Council vote
Concerns with future stormwater runoff on the south side of Pye Lake could have a resolution Feb. 6 when the Fayetteville City Council considers...
‘End Human Trafficking Now’ confab warns ‘sexual slavery’ is an epidemic
The call was to “End Human Trafficking Now.” The call came at a Feb. 1 symposium held at Cornerstone United Methodist Church in east...
Chick-fil-A scraps plans for westside PTC store
Plans have fallen through for a new Chick-fil-A restaurant that was planned to open along Ga. Highway 54 West at Line Creek Drive in...
PTC may hire own in-house landscapers for parks, roads
A proposal to improve Peachtree City’s landscaping results involves the city hiring four full-time and two seasonal/temporary employees to handle landscaping along primary and...
Will there be a cart path to Senoia?
A potential cart path linking Peachtree City and Senoia will be discussed by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.
Peachtree City staff will present a...
Local officials begin assessing response to Snow Jam 2014
With the snow gone and the black ice melted, the assessments of Snow Jam 2014 begin: What happened, who responded well, who didn’t, and...
PTC vote: 54W light, Planterra link
Thursday night the Peachtree City Council will consider a request to apply for a new traffic light on Ga. Highway 54 West at Line...
Drone’s view of snowbound Fayetteville
Richard A. Greuel of Fayetteville had a new hobby device Jan. 28, and the three inches of snow that blanketed the area gave him...
Snowday grade for Fayette’s school bus drivers: ‘Perfect’
178 bus routes traversed on ice and snow without mishap, all kids home by 7 p.m. Tuesday evening
Bus drivers with the Fayette County School...
Why weren’t Fayette schools closed Tuesday? Sup’t. Barrow: ‘It was my decision’
“If we had known things were going to hit as hard and fast, if I had had that crystal ball, I would have obviously...
