Incumbent Senoia City Council members Larry Owens and Jeff Fisher retained their seats Nov. 3 in a three-way race that included Rockaway Road area challenger Harry Ramos.

Newnan Police Tuesday afternoon arrested Columbus bank robbery suspect John E. Johnston at a traffic stop after he had exited his home where a search warrant was about to be served.

The bond for north Coweta resident Alec Bryant McNaughton accused of killing his wife in February was set at $3 million last week by Coweta Superior Court Judge Quillian Baldwin. McNaughton had been denied bond earlier in the year.

The Senoia City Council Nov. 2 agreed to allow Scott Tigchelaar of Historic Development Ventures (HDV) to purchase a $50,000 Certificate of Deposit in lieu of acquiring a Maintenance Bond for the first five brownstones to be constructed on the Gin Property. Tigchelaar explained that such bonds are not available in the current economic climate.

Coweta County commissioners gave the go-ahead Nov. 3 for needed roadwork rehabilitation work on three-dozen county streets and roads. The work will likely be bid out rather than using inmate labor due to the size of the project.

The response to heavily involved accidents and emergencies in Coweta will soon be more easily facilitated with the acquisition of a heavy duty rescue vehicle approved Nov. 3 by the county commission. The half-million dollar budgeted purchase is funded with impact fees.

The Carnegie will be open this Saturday for Main Street Newnan’s Market Day crowd. Market Day is the best home grown, handmade or homemade products this side of Atlanta. 

Coweta County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is hosting and the National Weather Service (NWS) is presenting a SkyWarn Storm Spotter class November 10th from 7 p.m. – 9 p.m. at South Metro Ministries located at 3935 Ga. Highway 34 East 34 iin Sharpsburg.

An Oct. 29 agreement between the Federal Reserve System and Georgia Bancshares, the holding company of Bank of Georgia (BOG), stipulates that the company will not declare or pay dividends and will not incur debt or buy or redeem shares without Fed approval.

The health departments in Fayette and Coweta counties have a very limited supply of H1N1 shots available.

State health Communications Officer Hayla Hall said Monday morning the vaccine is available for pregnant women only. Those receiving shots are required to have either verbal or written consent from their obstetrician.

The rehabilitation of Newnan’s landmark 1904 courthouse is about half way complete. Those familiar with the building prior to the rehab, along with the county’s newer residents who have never been inside, are in for a spectacular treat once the project is completed. Inside and out, the old courthouse will soon dramatically alter the downtown landscape.

Anyone who has a passing knowledge of downtown Newnan knows it is a virtual showplace. The Georgia Planning Association (GPA) knows it, too. GPA has recognized downtown Newnan as the recipient of the 2009 “Great Places in Georgia” award.

It is all about giving back, no matter what. That is the idea and the mission behind the recent formation of the non-profit Business Women of Fayette and Coweta.

Newnan animal warden Cyndi Hoffman announced Tuesday there was a confirmed case of rabies in the city. There were no humans affected with the disease.

The announcement last month of the selection of one of the new brownstones about to be constructed in Senoia as Southern Living magazine’s Idea House for 2010 has provided an added boost to the Cattle Baron’s Ball fundraiser and the Coweta/Fayette chapter of the American Cancer Society. They will be the recipients of the charitable proceeds from tours of the home that is expected to draw up to 40,000 people from around the country.

The 2009 property tax bills for City of Newnan residents are due today and the city would like to remind citizens that anyone owning property in the City of Newnan should have received two separate tax bills, one from the City of Newnan and one from Coweta County, each payable to the appropriate party.

The “Ideas for Life” Senior-Boomer Expo 2009 will be held Oct. 31 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at the Conference Center Building at the Coweta County Fairgrounds on Pine Road.

The matter of property adjacent to the new 650-acre Lake McIntosh that might rest in a floodplain and require flood insurance appears to have been settled. Coweta County commissioners Tuesday were told that Fayette County had compensated Coweta and Fayette property owners years ago when Fayette purchased the lake property and easements.

The idea for creating a recreation advisory committee was initiated by Commissioner Randolph Collins at the Oct. 20 commission meeting. But the discussion ended as it began, with no conclusion reached.

Rain-filled skies Oct. 15 did not deter more than 160 people from Coweta, Fayette and surrounding counties from making their way to Christ’s Church at Whitewater outside Fayetteville for a town hall meeting on national healthcare reform and cap and trade efforts currently underway in Congress. The event sponsored by the Southern Crescent Tea Party Patriots included a panel that was far from shy in insisting that government control of healthcare, and the sale of carbon emission credits, would only exponentially worsen situation that exists today.

New preliminary unemployment figures for September show Coweta County’s rate at 10 percent, up from the 9.8 percent revised rate for August. Unemployment in the Three Rivers area remained steady at 12 percent.

City of Newnan property tax payments are due Oct. 30. If you own property in the City of Newnan and have not received a tax bill, please call the Finance Department at (770) 254-2351. City tax bills were mailed September 22. A penalty of 1 percent will be added to all accounts not paid by the end of business on Friday, October 30, 2009, and an additional 1 percent per month is added until the tax amount is paid in full. Postmarks are not acceptable due to the volume of payments being processed. The payment must be received by 5:00 p.m. on Friday by the City of Newnan. No exceptions will be allowed.

A brief discussion at the Coweta County Commission meeting Oct. 20 led to the approval of a committee to review upcoming submissions for a future county jail expansion project. The committee will include representatives from the sheriff’s office, the county finance department and the county commission.

Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) has been named Vice Chair of the National Conference of State Legislatures’ (NCSL) Budgets and Revenue Standing Committee. The appointment was made by NCSL President and Georgia Sen. Don Balfour. Seabaugh’s appointment now makes the sixth Georgia legislator in a national leadership role with NCSL.

Toyota of Newnan and Turner Network Sales (TNS) are partnering again this year to present truTV’s highly-regarded “Digital Fingerprinting for Kids” event, a service designed to help prevent crimes against children by offering parents and guardians practical tools that include digital fingerprints and safety tips. The Newnan event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 24 from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Toyota of Newnan, 2 Herring Road. 

Two other streets switched to 1-way traffic only

Senoia residents will be facing a few minor traffic changes in town in an effort to improve safety and traffic flow.

A Senoia schoolbus driver was denied a variance to park her bus in the backyard of her Barnes Street home.

Instead, Mary Jane Story can meet the city’s ordinance by putting down a hard surface such as gravel and installing a carport to cover the bus, city officials said.

Charter Bank in Tyrone was robbed shortly after opening Wednesday morning. No shots were fired and no injuries were reported.

Police Chief Brandon Perkins said a black male entered the Charter Bank branch in Tyrone on Carriage Oaks Drive at approximately 9:09 a.m. and brandished a silver semi-automatic handgun. The man forced employees into the vault after having the teller empty her drawer into a garbage bag.

Increased traffic in Senoia along Ga. Highway 16 at the intersection of Broad Street and Luther Bailey Road is about to undergo a transformation.

Young folks from 2 to 24 can now get the new flu vaccine.

The Georgia Division of Public Health (DPH) has expanded the priority groups able to receive the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine. Earmarked last week for toddlers, the vaccine is now available first come, first serve at county health departments for children and young adults ages 2-24 years, healthcare providers, emergency responders or caregivers of infants less than 6 months of age.