Peachtree City News

The "tea party" movement sparked on April 15 continues to grow, and a large July 4 rally will be held today in Peachtree City.

The long-stalled Fischer Crossings development at Highway 34 East at Fischer Road has life left in it after all -- and a Sam's Club is planned for one quadrant of the intersection.

Maxine Marilyn Henry of Peachtree City, Georgia died June 29, 2009. Maxine was born September 24, 1928.

With Peachtree City nearing build-out, Tom Hamall of the development authority has turned his attention inward to focus on the citya s existing commercial centers as part of what he calls a a oebusiness stimulus program.a Beginning with the Braelinn shopping hub, Hamall and the development authority are forming village business associations with ...

Ita s Sock Hop & Rock a n Roll Revival Fun for the Entire Family. Ita s Sock Hop & Rock a n Roll Revival Fun for the Entire Family.

Peachtree City Library has released results of its Library Hours Survey. A total of 776 people answered the survey that ran from June 3 - June 17: 257 voted to keep the current reduced hours; 167 voted to close on Wednesdays; 352 (45.4% percent voted for "seasonal hours." Peachtree City's Library Administrator, Jill Prouty, reported the results to ...

State School Superintendent Kathy Cox, who filed for bankruptcy last year, will have her Peachtree City home on the auction block on July 7. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Friday that a legal notice of the auction was printed in the Fayette Daily News last week.

This is last call... Since coming to the Fayette County News 14 years ago, I have strived for one thing -- to put out a newspaper that this community could be proud of -- a newspaper that would inform, entertain and and interpret the news.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN DODGE COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA, TELFAIR COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA, SOUTHERN WHEELER COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 530 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... NORTHEASTERN PUTNAM COUNTY IN CENTRAL GEORGIA, NORTHWESTERN HANCOCK COUNTY IN EAST ...

A "boutique hotel" may be part of the residential development on the old McKnight gin property, says developer and RiverWood Studios President Scott Tigchelaar.

Top Name Acts, Right Here at Home. Hear a great concert at the Frederick Brown Jr Amphitheater in PTC! If you're looking for great live music, you need go no further than the Frederick Brown Jr Amphitheater in Peachtree City.

Clayton State University honored the Fayette County Board of Commissioners and the County Development Authority June 11 in recognition of a oelong-standing generosity and support of higher education.a School officials noted that the Development Authority helped to bring the satellite campus to Peachtree City and the county commission provided ...

Some of you might have to wait until Labor Day to get your state tax refund. Almost 500-thousand taxpayers haven't received their refund yet.

The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for: northwestern Cherokee County in north central Georgia west central Pickens County in north central Georgia northeastern Bartow County in northwest Georgia southeastern Gordon County in northwest Georgia Until 3:30 pm edt.

Heavy rainfall in Columbus is creating plenty of work for the Public Services Department this year - patching pot holes, filling sinkholes and fighting soil erosion.

Georgia offered $13 million in taxpayer-funded grants as part of its successful bid to lure the world's leading provider of ATMs from Ohio, The Associated Press has learned.

Sgt First Class John Beale, was one of Three Army National Guardsmen killed last week ina Afghanistan.

I worked in Atlanta as an employee assistance consultant for 15 years. A native Daytonian who also considers Atlanta home, I returned here two years ago.

When severe weather strikes, meteorologists and hydrologists at the National Weather Service in Peachtree City work around the clock to track storms and inform the public.

Thursday's storm soaked Columbus with nearly 3 inches of rain, turning streets to rivers and stranding motorists across the city.