Fayette County News

Fayette County voters overwhelmingly rejected a special local option sales tax renewal Tuesday, which would have raised an estimated $136 million for transportation projects and the acquisition of the countya s justice center.

Peachtree City mayoral hopefuls Scott Rowland and Cyndi Plunkett have raised and spent significantly more money on their campaigns than their fellow Peachtree City municipal office candidates.

Coweta County soon will be cutting the tall grass in the median of Ga. Hwy. 34 East between Thomas Crossroads and the Fayette County line, and it may elect to cut the grass in the future.

On Tuesday morning, residents across the country will be waking up with a little something extra to do.

Fayetteville city council Post 4 candidate Mickey Edwards has filed ammendments to his two 2009 state-mandated Campaign Contribution Disclosure Reports.

Candidates for mayoral and City Council offices in Fayetteville, Peachtree City and Tyrone appear in a question-and-answer video forum available online and on local cable television.

Small is size, but meeting growing consumer demand. Of the more than 170,000 acres of Georgia farmland devoted to growing vegetables, only 3,000 acres are dedicated to growing organic produce.

The alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. Vino Wong, vwong@ajc.com Diane Vaughan, 65, has been a school bus driver for 34 years and we spend the morning with her two runs picking up elementary and junior high students in Peachtree City.

She was born in College Park, GA, to Tasso and Rodie Culver.A She made Fayetteville her home in 1940 when she married her late husband of 53 years, Herschel L. Banks.A Mrs.

The Georgia Court of Appeals has upheld the conviction and sentencing of former school teacher and state legislative candidate Craig Steven Bowen on four counts of child molestation.

My son-in-law, Dr. Ted Wansley, teaches at Whitewater High School in Fayette County and coaches the school's cross-country teams.

The Peachtree City Planning Commission rejected an unusual reaffirmation request concerning the 2007 annexation and rezoning of two large tracts in the Wilksmoor Village.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. -- "If I had to sum up David, I would say he was almost perfect." Almost perfect.

Georgia is one of only 15 states to see eighth graders improve their scores on a major national math skills test, results released Wednesday show.

Early voting for this year's municipal elections in Fayette County begins Wednesday and runs until Oct.

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American Cancer Society Man to Man Support Group facilitator Jim Oa Hara displays an informational flyer about prostate canc a oeMen dona t call them support groups.

Georgiaa s annual Rivers Alive waterway cleanup will take place in Fayette County on Saturday Oct.

The first day for H1N1 flu vaccines started slowly in Fayette County, but that's exactly what the district health director was hoping to see.

The Fayette County Citizens for Open Government led by former county commissioner Harold Bost met Tuesday night at Whitewater Country Club to voice concerns about the SPLOST.