A Fayetteville man was arrested over the weekend for assaulting his girlfriend during a party in south Fayette County on May 23, sheriff’s officials said.

Built for 600, school will house programs for 40 specials needs students grades K-12

A just-built elementary school will have at least a few students this fall — about 40 children to populate the $10.65 million project.

Sany Corporation, which manufactures heavy construction equipment, is still working towards construction of its first assembly building in Peachtree City.

“In three months we’ve gotten our membership up over 3,000. We’re absolutely not going away.”

That is the stance of Peachtree City Tea Party Patriots organizer Cindy Fallon who, along with a growing group of Fayette and Coweta residents, will be holding a July 4 event at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater in Peachtree City.

The Fayette County Board of Commissioners unanimously adopted its 2009-2010 budget last week.

The $78 million budget includes $46.5 million in the general fund, down $2 million from last year’s budget. The budget includes no vehicle replacements this year as one of the concessions to the challenging economic times, as sales tax receipts remain down significantly from last year.

While a former commissioner threatened to initiate proceedings to recall Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan, for the first time last week a resident took Horgan’s side during the public comment portion of the commission meeting.

The Fayette County Commission Thursday approved a rezoning last week that will allow a medical clinic to be built on four residential lots bordering Ga. Highway 54 near Old Norton Road.

A question about roof architecture will be discussed by the Fayette County Commission at its workshop meeting this afternoon at 3:30 p.m.

A Fayetteville man faced multiple charges early Sunday morning after running a red light at Ga. Highway 85 and Jeff Davis Drive while talking on his cell phone.

Three McIntosh students recently organized a neighborhood garage sale that raised more than $1,000 to help a fellow student who was seriously injured in a golf cart crash in April. Hannah Herndon, Alex Kraft and Racheal Denny put together the event to help Jenna Evans, who has been hospitalized since her accident. Money can also be donated to “The Jenna Evans fund” at any Bank of Georgia branch. Photo/Special.

The Fayette Samaritans is a non-profit organization dedicated to the food and clothing needs of Fayette Countians. Their needs for July are as follows:

Southwest Christian Care announces its 17th Annual Benefit Dinner and Auction Gala to be held Aug. 20 at the Georgia International Convention Center and featuring the comedy of Jeff Foxworthy. 

With the overwhelming success of Impact 2009 in Fayetteville, Impact 2009 in Griffin will begin with a kick-off dinner on July 8 at 6 p.m. at the First Assembly of Griffin. Bands will include Ezekial’s Eye, Majors and Somebody Else.

Fayette residents are asked to be the the alert for a con scheme targeting elderly women in shopping center parking lots and grocery stores.

Fayetteville Police believe a Monday night burglary at Fayette Sporting Goods on North Glynn Street might be linked to some unusual behavior by three customers earlier in the day.

Maryland charity takes back house built for triple amputee as dispute swirls around homes

Flags have waved, crowds have saluted, and the soldier has come home, but controversy still swirls around Sgt. David Battle, his wife Lakesia, and two handicapped-accessible homes in Georgia that the family may, or may not, have intended to live in.

Battle is a 23-year-old triple amputee who, in December 2007, had part of his body blown off as he served his country in Iraq.

As Fayette’s foreclosed properties continue to pile up, some prominent residents are joining the group of unfortunate people caught up in the worst of circumstances: potentially losing their own homes.

Conservative talkshow host plays to F’ville fans

The New Herman Cain Show went on the road June 19, landing this time at the gazebo in downtown Fayetteville where approximately 300 people were happy to endure summer’s excessive heat for a chance to hear Cain’s conservative thoughts on politics.

As in other municipalities across Georgia and America, Fayetteville City Council members are set to continue their dollar-trimming ways. Council members June 18 heard the first reading of the $10.057 million general fund budget for the new fiscal year that begins Aug. 1. The proposed budget represents a 2.67 percent decrease from last year.

State and federal regulators briefly seized all assets and deposits of Fayetteville-headquartered Southern Community Bank last weekend before turning operations over to United Community Bank of Blairsville in a pre-negotiated deal.

Fayette CARE Clinic, which provides free medical and dental care to uninsured local residents, has seen a surge in demand for its services with the weakening economy.

Seven former Fayette County commissioners are formally asking sitting commissioner Robert Horgan to step down from his post in light of his May 23 arrest for misdemeanor possession of marijuana and driving with an expired tag.

Fayette County officials are planning to avoid a property tax increase this year by reducing the millage rate to counterbalance any increased home reassessments.

Members of the Fayette County School Board are expected to take a final vote on the school system’s $185 million budget at a called meeting June 30. The budget includes a reserve “contingency” fund of less than 1 percent.

A Fayetteville woman was charged Monday with cruelty to children, child neglect and contributing to the delinquency of a minor after leaving her 10-year-old daughter at home in charge of her 1-year-old son.

Ga. Banking Department closes Southern Community Bank; branches reopen as United Community Bank; depositors said to be fully protected from losses

Fayetteville-based Southern Community Bank joined the growing list of failed banks in Georgia and the U.S. when a state agency — the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance — swooped in Friday and closed it down. It’s the first bank failure in Fayette County in modern times.

The SCB branches were picked up by another bank operating locally — United Community Banks with current branch locations in Fayetteville, Peachtree City, Newnan, Tyrone, Union City, Fairburn, Palmetto, Stockbridge and McDonough.

Council vote on rezoning industrial park for 80 homes, event center close to airport safety area postponed to July 16

OPINION column: With Callula Hill, unplanning reaches its apex

The applicant for the Callula Hill rezoning application requested that the item be pulled from the Thursday night Peachtree City Council agenda and tabled for further discussion, according to Betsy Tyler, the city’s public information officer and city clerk.

Although no date was given for reconsideration, the next regular meeting will be on Thursday, July 16 (the July 2 meeting has been cancelled). As always, the agenda packet will be available on the city website on the Friday prior to the meeting (July 10).

Fayetteville Police are searching for three or four men said to have been involved in firing shots at a vehicle in downtown Fayetteville in the early morning hours.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America (CTCA) announced it will locate a proposed cancer treatment hospital in Newnan serving patients from across the Southeast. The company will create 500 jobs and invest $150 million over the first five years of operation.

Saturday will mark the return of a wounded warrior and real-life hero. The afternoon of June 20 will be a special day for U.S. Army Sgt. David Battle and his family. And Fayette County residents are invited to share in the occasion and line the streets as the family receives a homecoming motorcade escort by the Patriot Guard Riders of Georgia and multiple law enforcement agencies to their home in Clayton County just outside Fayetteville.