The Coweta

County School System's effort to build an arts center could get a helping

hand from the city of Newnan.

Last week,

officials with the school system and Newnan engaged in preliminary talks

about possibly working together. Newnan wants to build a convention center

and officials are talking about possibly building the two centers next

to each other.

"We could

have shared parking for both facilities. But we're still in the beginning

stages," said Superintendent of Education Richard Brooks.

The performing

arts center is the last item that has not been built that was specified

in the school system's special purpose local option sales tax.

School officials

are in the process of looking at different sites around the county for

the center and want to see if it would be cost-effective to do a joint

project with the city.

"There

are a lot of issues to examine and we want to make sure we do what's right

for our students," Brooks said.

The board is

expected to continue its talks with Newnan during the next few weeks before

it makes its final decision on a site for the center.