Fayette County News

Incoming Superintendent Jody Barrow gave the Fayette County Board of Education a look at his plans for his first 90 days that begin July 1. Barrow on June 11 told school board members that prior to July 1 he has already received a significant amount of school system data from various departments and has begun reviewing school board policies and ... (more)

The streets of downtown Senoia will be rocking Saturday for the Southern Ground Senoia Social, a block party benefiting country music star Zac Brown's Camp Southern Ground charity.

Fayette County is fighting back after a court decision in May ruled the county's at-large voting system discriminated against black voters.

Residents might find some irony in the fact that in the midst of a discussion about a bad smell and taste coming from somewhere in the county's water supply, customers also received a copy of the Fayette County Water System's annual water quality report popped in with their monthly invoice.

After over 90 minutes of executive session on Thursday afternoon, the Fayette County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to pursue an appeal to Federal District Court Judge Timothy Batten, Sr.'s ruling to abandon at-large voting methods in favor of district voting.

Gainesville has an ugly history of discrimination and the city's at-large voting system is violating the federal Voting Rights Act, a speaker said at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

June 5 Energize your Wallet on June 5 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Fayette Senior Services - Peachtree City location at The Gathering Place, 203 McIntosh Trail.

A federal court ruling on Voting Rights Act violations in Fayette County will not put Rome's own election methods in jeopardy, according to City Attorney Andy Davis.

A Georgia organization has been formed to oppose the implementation of the federal "Common Core" educations standards, and a representative from the group spoke Thursday night at the town hall meeting in Senoia.

Experts from University of Georgia will present a four-part series of green industry updates beginning in June and ending in September.

Fayette County Sheriff's Det. Josh Shelton said Davis is accused of stabbing 29-year-old Jessica Tolbert on May 24.

An attorney for the city of Gainesville says the city isn't worried about its at-large voting system, even after a federal judge struck down a similar model in Fayette County.

There's mixed reaction in Georgia to a proposal from a federal agency's call for states to lower their blood-alcohol limits from drivers.

A local tax preparer is in jail, accused of cheating the state out of at least $100,000. Channel 2's Amy Napier Viteri was the only reporter with state investigators and the Fayette County DA's Office as they pulled boxes of documents, computers and confiscated cars from the woman's home Friday.

Local business woman and animal lover Wendy Maguire is gearing up for the third annual Pedal for Pets ride from Senoia to Savannah.

The first annual "Fayette: Face-to-Face, a forum for discussion and networking to promote resource sharing throughout the community, will be presented by Steve Rapson, County Administrator, the Fayette County Public Library and Friends of the Fayette County Public Library on Wednesday, June 12, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the community meeting ... (more)

Fayette County has been working with the Georgia Environmental Protection Division and a consultant from CH2M HILL on eliminating the odor and taste that has lingered in the county's water supply for nearly two weeks.

A 22 year old Fayetteville woman died early Friday morning after losing control of her vehicle on Lees Mill Road, according to Fayette County Sheriff Barry Babb.