Coweta County News

The annual Homemade Ice Cream Festival joins Main Street Newnan's lineup for the Fourth on the Court Square Saturday.

Billy and Marianne Thomasson were feted Tuesday night at a gathering that included laughter, poignant moments, a tribute to the family's longtime service in journalism and an affirmation of the future of the newspaper.

Coweta County is gearing up for a patriotic red, white and blue celebration for the Fourth of July.

A Union native died Monday from injuries she received in a vehicle accident in Georgia.

Senoia and Newnan are "standing on their own" when it comes to attracting new movie and TV shows to the area, RiverWood Studios President Scott Tigchelaar said.

Four Coweta County leaders feel their towns are prepared for the future. A panel of mayors spoke at the Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce's Early Bird Breakfast on Tuesday at Central Educational Center.

At least one person has died in a wreck involving a tractor trailer on I-85 Northbound in Coweta County Monday, according to Georgia Department of Transportation spokeswoman Monica Luck.

In February1825, Chief William McIntosh signed the Treaty of Indian Springs which opened west Georgia -- including what is now Coweta County -- to settlement.

It's safe to break out those sprinklers, Slip 'n Slides and sponges -- the water restrictions have been eased.

Do you like the new policy adopted by the Coweta County Board of Education that states after a student's 6th unexcused absence, the parent will have to go to Juvenile Court? Yes: 56 Not Sure: 12 No: 44 Photo by Alex McRae It was a sight out of the past as rail cars made their way along a long-unused section of track in Senoia Thursday.

The new Brooks Elementary in north Coweta is "on schedule for completion by July 1, 2009," said Associate Superintendent Jerry Davis during his construction facility report to the Coweta County Board of Education this week.

A Coweta County man has been charged with sending obscene material to a 15-year-old girl on her MySpace page.

The Sharpsburg Town Council has approved a first reading of an ordinance that would outline the rules and regulations for restaurants serving alcohol.

Two defendants in a child cruelty case that resulted in the death of a 2-year-old, and a defendant charged in an accidental, fatal shooting on New Year's Eve are among those set to be arraigned Wednesday during the June session of Coweta Superior Court.

A team of travel writers visited Coweta County last week, and local tourism boosters hope their visit will lead to stories that will bring visitors.

Jenna Gutenstein, a senior at St. Francis High School, has had two pieces chosen to be in the Georgia High School Ceramics Awards and Symposium 2009.

In light of Coweta County's fight against Starship, an adult bookstore chain, the town of Haralson is implementing its first adult entertainment ordinance -- and Turin is updating its ordinance as well.

Authorities say a 94-year-old Newnan man has been killed when he was accidentally pinned underneath his truck.

World War II veterans are dying at a rate of 1,000 to 1,500 a day, and for the past several years, John Yates has been the only World War II veteran left in the Georgia legislature.

A reproduction of an original bridge over the Chattahoochee River between Coweta and Carroll counties will be constructed as a footbridge as part of an ongoing surge of tourism infrastructure projects undertaken by Carroll County.