The Citizen Online - Coweta, Peachtree City

Shopping center seeks approval to go over 150,000 square foot limit in PTC

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:45:41 -0400

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.

Sewer water ready for PTC sports fields

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:44:19 -0400

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.

Bands Showcase Skills at PTC Combined 5th Grade Band Concert

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:27:03 -0400

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.

Patriotic Sponsors Help Celebrate Event in Peachtree City

Fri, 09 May 2008 15:19:55 -0400

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.

Industrial space, warehouses could be headed next to movie studio

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:40:39 -0400

Coweta County Commission is set to hold two public hearing June 12 on proposed developments on Chestlehurst Road off Ga. Highway 16 just east of Senoia. One of the proposals seeks to rezone 8.459 acres from Rural Conservation (RC) to Light Industrial (LM) for offices, warehouses and shop space while the other seeks to rezone two tracts totaling approximately six acres to establish a church and Christian retreat facility.

Illegal alien charged with rape

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:39:42 -0400

A 27 year-old Palmetto man was arrested April 27, charged with the statutory rape of a 13 year-old girl at her home on the city’s south side. Police said the man had been living illegally in the United States for 16 years.

Relay for Life raises $200,000

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:34:56 -0400

Relay for Life Coweta celebrated its 15th year on May 2 and 3 at the Coweta Fairgrounds in Newnan. With 364 cancer survivors registered to join 69 teams of volunteers who would walk for twelve hours to support the American Cancer Society’s efforts to raise funds for research and patient services, the scene was picture perfect as the sun set over the Opening Ceremonies.

The dish on Mike from “Dishing With Mike”

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:26:59 -0400

If you are a subscriber to cable television through Newnan Utilities, you may have stumbled across a local cooking show on Channel 10 over the past two years. “Dishing With Mike,” hosted by Mike Hutcheson, a former executive chef in some very posh places, prides itself on showing local viewers “how to do fun food, fast.”

Huge development planned near Coweta

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:25:18 -0400

It was a while in the making, but a massive residential and commercial/office proposal is finally surfacing in Palmetto. The Foxhall Village proposal is billed as a 1,323-acre master-planned sustainable community located inside the Fulton County portion of Palmetto, according to a development of Regional Importance (DRI) application filed with Atlanta Regional Commission. The development application was filed by Merrill Trust Communities & Resorts, LLC. The proposed development is situated in the northwest portion of the city.

Dr. Jan Franks Named Arnall Middle’s new principal

Thu, 08 May 2008 16:24:00 -0400

Northgate High School Assistant Principal Dr. Jan Franks was named as the new principal of Arnall Middle School by the Coweta County Board of Education on Tuesday.

5 Avenue stores closed for electrical repair

Thu, 08 May 2008 12:36:51 -0400

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.

Touch A Truck cancelled; gas prices blamed

Mon, 05 May 2008 13:35:13 -0400

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.

PTC spring cleanup this weekend

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:42:12 -0400

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.

PTC settles for $96K in hotel-motel taxes

Fri, 02 May 2008 15:36:07 -0400

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.

PTC settles with police HQ contractor, will sue architect for design flaws

Thu, 01 May 2008 20:37:09 -0400

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.