Four GOP statewide office-seekers

will present their cases for election to the Fayette County Republican

Party's First Saturday breakfast this Saturday, Sept. 7.

Guest speakers will be the

candidates in the Republican primary runoff for lieutenant governor, Mike

Beatty and Steve Stancil, and for secretary of state, Charlie Bailey and

Vernadette Ramirez Broyles.

The breakfast meeting, open

to the public, will be at Augustino's Italian Cuisine in Peachtree City,

beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Augustino's is located in the

Wisdom Pointe Shopping Center at the intersection of Wisdom Road and Ga.

Highway 74 North.

The runoff election for several

state offices will be next Tuesday, Sept. 10. You may vote in the runoff

election even if you did not vote in the primary election.

Oops No sale on area golf courses

Contrary to rumors swirling

around town, seven golf courses in and around Fayette and Coweta counties

have not been sold.

The courses, including Flat

Creek, Planterra Ridge and Braelinn in Peachtree City, are owned by Lakeland,

Ga.-based Patten Seed Company.

"We have had some conversations

with folks, but nothing has been finalized. These courses have not been

sold," said Patten's Bill Copeland.

Copeland emphasized the company

is not actively looking to sell, but is open to discussion about the courses.

A Newnan newspaper has already

printed a retraction for the erroneous information, he said. A Fayetteville

paper also ran the erroneous story, apparently rewritten from the Newnan

paper. John Thompson.

Get ready for repair delays

on Hwy. 74 N.

Commuters on Ga. Highway 74

North will need to leave earlier and bring an extra measure of patience

along with them this month.

They will be seeing "Lane

closure ahead" signs for the next month from the Ga. Highway 54 intersection

in Peachtree City north to the Fulton County line, according to the Georgia

Department of Transportation.

Working in 2-mile increments,

DOT workers will be closing off lanes to saw out, remove and replace damaged

areas of pavement.

"There are many areas

along this section of roadway that need repair, so this operation will

be ongoing throughout [September]," a DOT news release says. "Motorists

should plan their daily commutes with possible time delays in mind."

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