Monthly Archives: March 2015
Braelinn students work hard to support school friends in Haiti
Tammy Smith’s second grade class at Braelinn Elementary School has been spearheading a school-wide project that resulted in $3,000 being sent to school children...
Caldwell is Newnan artist of the month
Suzanne Caldwell is the Newnan Coweta Art Association artist of the month for March.Caldwell enjoys working in oils and pastels and has taken lessons...
Republican women to hear former Georgia secretary of state
The Greater Fayette Republican Women’s Club will have a dinner meeting on March 12 when the featured speaker will be Karen Handel, politician, author, and former Georgia...
Volleyball signups extended
The Fayette County Parks and Recreation Department is accepting late registrations for youth and high school volleyball until Thursday, March 5. More players are...
West F’ville development about to explode
2.2 million sq. ft. commercial, 1,345 residential unit project on 700 acres planned for W. F‘ville
It’s not just movies anymore. Pinewood is going big...
F’ville planners hear details of Pinewood Forest
A proposal to the Fayetteville City Council at the Feb. 26 retreat outlined what could be the next large development in West Fayetteville. This...
PTC cop’s house hit with drive-by shooting
The Newnan home of a Peachtree City police officer and a vehicle in his driveway were struck by .380-caliber bullets during a drive-by incident...
Dredging effort to begin on grassy lake
It is almost time for the dredging work on Lake Peachtree to begin.Crews have installed erosion control fencing and constructed the temporary road that...
PTC resident is found dead; overdose suspected
A Peachtree City man was found dead at his home Feb. 24 from a suspected drug overdose.Peachtree City Police Department spokesperson Odilia Bergh said...
Spring nears, as Arbor Day is celebrated in Chatt Hills
There are few areas in southwest metro Atlanta as beautiful as Cochran Mill Park in Chattahoochee Hills. It was the park, and its expanding...
Rezoning hopes to spur industrial development
A rezoning request by South-Tree Enterprises that will provide the opportunity to attract more industrial clients to the 16.6-acre site on Ga. Highway 74...
Ready to fight fires in PTC
New graduates of the Peachtree City Fire Academy were recognized Feb. 19 by the Peachtree City Council. Pictured from left are Mayor Vanessa Fleisch...
Coweta Teachers of the Year named
The votes by Coweta County school teachers are in and the 2015 Teachers of the Year for each of the county’s 31 public schools...
