The quarter-billion-dollar Fischer Crossing retail development just west of Peachtree City may be close to getting its stamp of approval from the Georgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA). That’s the final big barrier to beginning construction at this point. Coweta County has already approved the project.

A developer who wants to eclipse Peachtree City’s size requirements for shopping centers met some citizen resistance while making its case to the city’s Planning Commission Monday night.

Users of the Gathering Place will have to “pay to play” and development fees and business occupational taxes will increase if a staff recommendation is approved by the Peachtree City Council at its meeting Thursday night.

A Peachtree City woman is hopeful that someone will come forward with information leading to the person who shot and killed her kitten with an arrow last week. Her letter to the editor is on Page A5.

Fulton teen arrested hours later for crack distribution charge

Two men were arrested Friday afternoon for selling cocaine in the bathroom of the Mike and C's restaurant in Peachtree City, officials said.

A request to go over Peachtree City’s 150,000 square foot limit for shopping centers will be considered by the Planning Commission Monday night.

Youth baseball, soccer officials OK with plan

Peachtree City’s sewer authority is ready to pump specially-treated sewer water to irrigate fields at the city’s Baseball and Soccer Complex off Ga. Highway 74 south.

Four elementary schools were well represented at the Peachtree City Combined 5th Grade band concert recently at Booth Middle School and the Booth Jazz Band showed the younger students what they have to look forward to. The elementary schools included Crabapple Lane, conductor Jennifer Brinson; Huddleston, conductor Jennifer Brinson; Kedron, conductor Mitchell Birnbaum; and Peachtree City Elementary, conductor Leslie Minor.

Thanks to the generous contributions of local sponsors, organizers of the Peachtree City Memorial Day celebration have been able to offer food and beverages to spectators and participants for the past three years.

Five stores at The Avenue Peachtree City shopping center were closed temporarily this morning by the city's fire department so electrical repairs can be made, officials said.

A lack of entries has led Peachtree City officials to cancel the planned Touch A Truck children's event in Peachtree City that was planned for Saturday.

Recycling center open today, tomorrow; path cleanup urged

Peachtree City’s annual Spring Cleanup is this weekend, and the city’s recycling center will be in full swing, accepting many types of items that normally aren’t.

Peachtree City will get a $96,000 shot in the arm thanks to a settlement over unpaid hotel-motel taxes with the company that previously owned the Aberdeen Woods Conference Center.

Legal action sought against Don Cobb and Associates of Peachtree City; Repair authorized by 3-2 council vote; city to pay Leslie Construction $177K for $345K work

Peachtree City’s police station will get a new exterior and other related repairs after the project was approved on a 3-2 vote of the City Council tonight.

The Peachtree City Council may vote tonight to spend $720,000 to fix the city's police headquarters.

The matter has been added to the City Council's agenda for tonight's meeting at City Hall, which starts at 7.

9 other communities in running for relocated Atlanta Christian College; Wilksmoor Village seen as ideal site

Peachtree City officials are scaling back their recommendation to replace several trucks for the city’s Public Works Department.

Local officials are hoping to woo a private four-year college to relocate from East Point to Peachtree City.

The target of their desire is Atlanta Christian College, which enrolls approximately 400 students and has degree programs in seven areas of study.

One year after it was originally supposed to be completed, progress on Peachtree City’s long-delayed golf cart bridge is gaining some steam, city officials reported last week.

Within a month city officials hope to be filling Huddleston Pond back up.

The pond’s level has been dramatically reduced while crews built a new dam and pipe for the emergency spillway. Significant problems with the dam were found in March 2006, and the lake was drained almost completely in September 2006 when more extensive problems were found.

A fix is in the works for the flooding that has occurred over the years at the Tinsley Mill Village condomimums just off Lake Peachtree.

Bridge will span creek between Picnic Park, Drake Field

A local triathlon group has offered to pay for and install a pedestrian bridge to be installed between Drake Field and Picnic Park.

A couple trying to sell their home got approval from the City Council last week to build into the rear building setback to extend their kitchen and breakfast area.

Second graders raised money and helped mitochondrial disease sufferer Riley Peek, who made a guest appearance at Huddleston Elementary School in Peachtree City to meet the students and thank them for their donation.

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A 16-year-old from Fairburn was arrested Tuesday morning after he wrecked a stolen vehicle in Peachtree City and bolted from the scene, sparking a school-closing manhunt, police said.

Peachtree City’s new police chief has hit the ground running in his first official week in office.

Halifax C. “Skip” Clark said Monday that he’s been attending group briefings to learn about the how and why of department operations. He has also been holding “office hours” so he can meet one-on-one with all individual officers in the department. He also will do the same with individual non-sworn members of the administrative staff and even members of the auxiliary (volunteer) arm of the department.

Environmentalist says kids will be exposed to viruses

Peachtree City has entered a contract with the city’s Water and Sewer Authority to irrigate fields with treated sewage at the city’s Baseball and Soccer Complex on Ga. Highway 74 south.

The Peachtree City Council unanimously passed a slate of budget cuts Thursday night in response to shrinking sales tax revenues.

Developer suggested buying part of nature area

Despite a recent media report to the contrary, it seems Costco isn’t close to coming to Peachtree City after all.

Suit: chemicals migrated to three properties

A lawsuit alleging that three parcels next to a Peachtree City gas station were contaminated by the business is likely headed for a jury trial later this year.