Federal judge orders district voting in Fayette

Fayette County is about to get district voting for all five seats on both the Fayette County Commission and the Fayette County Board of Education.

County Commission Chairman Steve Brown, while expressing his astonishment that the federal judge brushed past a significant legal hurdle to find for the plaintiffs, said Tuesday afternoon that an appeal is not certain. Read More»

Rivers Elementary School sold to Pinewood Studios group

It has been a long time coming, but the Rivers Elementary School property on Sandy Creek Road across from the future Pinewood Atlanta Studios property has been sold to River’s Rock II, LLC for $5.17 million — about half the cost of the original land and building. Read More»

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News

Days of stinky water ending?

Calls about stinky drinking water from areas of Fayette County have diminished significantly and there is a noticeable improvement in the condition of the water, according to Fayette County officials.

Fayette County Administrator Steve Rapson on Tuesday said there is a noticeable improvement in the condition of the water. Fayette County Commission Chairman Steve Brown also weighed in, saying the number of calls about foul smelling and tasting water have diminished significantly. Read More»

Lightning damages steeple at F’ville 1st Baptist
Coweta County’s valedictorians and salutatorians include, left to right, Northgate High School Salutatorian Bharath Ramanathan Shankar and Northgate Valedictorian Clint Russell Garn; Newnan High School Valedictorian Jonathan Kelly Swenson and Newnan Salutatorian Abigail Palmer Gordon; East Coweta High School Valedictorian Saeyun Lee and East Coweta Salutatorian Rachael Ana Scott. Photo/Special.

Government

Federal judge orders district voting in Fayette

Fayette County is about to get district voting for all five seats on both the Fayette County Commission and the Fayette County Board of Education.

County Commission Chairman Steve Brown, while expressing his astonishment that the federal judge brushed past a significant legal hurdle to find for the plaintiffs, said Tuesday afternoon that an appeal is not certain. Read More»

Duane Lawson, Michael Dixon and Sherry Harris. Photo/Special.
Coweta County Administrator Theron Gay was recently awarded the 2013 Jerry R. Griffin Excellence in Public Service Award by the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia. Pictured, from left, are ACCG Executive Director Ross King, Theron Gay and Walton County Commission Chairman and ACCG 1st Vice President Kevin Little. Photo/Special.

Opinion

The editor responds to BoE member Presberg’s letter

Cal Beverly's picture

This response is directed not to his wife and children but to Mr. Presberg, who holds (appointed) public office and should know better than to expose his “progressive” worldview for Fayette voters to examine.

Mr. Presberg essentially makes three points:

1. How dare any student report such negative information about Sandy Creek High School to a parent?

2. How dare the parent write a letter based on that information to a newspaper?

3. And — most egregiously, in Mr. Presberg’s opinion — how dare this newspaper print such a letter? Read More»

Editorial cartoon for Jan. 30, 2013
Editorial cartoon by Glenn McCoy.

Lifestyle

Head to the library for stew and mystery

Larissa Reinhart. Photo/Special.

The Peachtree City Library will host a book signing with mystery author Larissa Reinhart May 18, at 2 p.m. Reinhart’s latest, “Still Life in Brunswick Stew,” is the second installment in her Cherry Tucker Mystery series. The first book in the series, “Portrait of a Dead Guy,” was a 2012 Daphne du Maurier finalist, a 2012 The Emily finalist, and a 2011 Dixie Kane Memorial winner. Read More»

Larissa Reinhart. Photo/Special.
Rick Ryckley autographs a book for one of his fans. Photo/Special.

Community

Perfect end to perfect season

Perfect end to perfect season

The McIntosh boys soccer team wrapped up their season with the AAAAA state title and a perfect record, and they may well be named the U.S. National Champions by the time it’s all said and done. Head coach Bunky Colvin, who has been at the school since 1995, said this 2013 squad was “the best in school history.” Click here to read about the Chiefs. Photo/John Munford.

Perfect end to perfect season
Young volunteer Thomas Crymes demonstrates one of the 18 obstacles in the 5K Goliath Mud Run hosted by Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church. The event will take place June 1. Photo/Special.