Peachtree City

Polk-North Engagement

Amber Polk engaged to Brian North

Ms. Jacqueline Blankenship of Grantville and Mitchell Sauls of Clifton, Va., announce the engagement of their daughter, Amber Polk, to Brian North, son of Mr. and Mrs. John North of Peachtree City.

The bride-to-be is a 2004 graduate of Georgia Tech where she earned a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering. She is currently employed by World Airways in Peachtree City as a structural engineer. Read More»

Serving homeless people gives new perspective on our comforts

[Editor’s note: The following essay was the first place winner in the Peachtree City Rotary Club’s “Laws of Life” student essay contest. The author is Michael Carroll, sixth-grader at J.C. Booth Middle School.]

By Michael Carroll

Everybody thinks they know the true meaning of being grateful; they don’t.

I think the only people who know the true meaning of being grateful are the homeless. Read More»

Sany pitches development authority, seeks break on impact fee from PTC

Dennis Drewyer, speaking on behalf of Sany, the Chinese heavy equipment manufacturer coming to Peachtree City, addressed the Development Authority of Peachtree City (DAPC) Monday night. He was hoping they would give a ringing endorsement to the Peachtree City Council to exempt them from 75 percent of the impact fees for Phase I of their construction, which they are hoping to start June 1. Read More»

Judges go bad and public stays in dark

The world within our judicial branch can be a creepy place at times. The average citizen has no idea about some of the frolicking that takes place behind the scenes at some of our houses of justice. In fact, to be totally honest, I had to think very carefully before writing this out of fear of retribution from the Superior Court one day. But here we go. Read More»

$500 a day fines in PTC for failing to register vacant houses?

Vacated homes will have to be registered with the city after they remain empty for more than 180 days, according to a new ordinance that will be considered Thursday night by the Peachtree City Council. Read More»

Local author getting great response on book about golf and a real life murder mystery

Book signing at Omega, May 7

Most people have never heard of J. Douglas Edgar, a professional golfer from England, who moved to Atlanta in 1919 and was murdered in 1921. Author Steve Eubanks from Peachtree City hadn’t heard of him until longtime AJC reporter and columnist Furman Bisher told him the tale at the PGA Tour Championship at East Lake a while back. Read More»

Open Mic Night at 'The Fred'

Local entertainers go head to head competing for the coveted first place win in Open Mic Night at the Fred Amphitheater. Friday, May 7 come out and cheer for your favorite artist as they face a live audience and panel of judges. Winners take home not only bragging rights but the opportunity to perform as an opening act for one of the concerts in the 2010 BMW of South Atlanta Summer Concert Series at the Fred. The “ticket” for the night is a Fred wrist band that may be purchased for $5 in advance or $10 the night of the show at the box office. Read More»

Mr. Thomas K. Hamall of Peachtree City

Mr. Thomas K. Hamall of Peachtree City died Thursday April 29, 2010.

Mr. Hamall was a member of Holy Trinity Catholic Church.

He is survived by his wife Barbara Hamall of Peachtree City; children, Mary Morales and her husband Romulo of Peachtree City; Eileen Marie Desai and her husband Mahesh of Atlanta; Annette Marie Freeman of Santa Rosa Beach, FL; Rosemary Ann Martinez and her husband Santos of Cordova TN; Claire Marie Moyer and her husband Richard of Taveres, FL; Kenneth Michael Hamall and his wife Rhonda of Cincinnati, Ohio; 13 grandchildren. Read More»

Merchants award $250 Art For The Heart prize to Oak Grove

Peachtree Crossing merchants and Oak Grove students.

Taking time to beautiful the community while recognizing the importance of art in the Fayette County schools was a priority for the merchants in Peachtree Crossing and Peachtree Point Shopping Centers in March. Since the closing of the baby Kroger store over a year ago at the corner of Hwy 54 and Peachtree Parkway, the front windows of the store have been covered in black plastic, giving the appearance of a great black hole in the heart of Peachtree City. Read More»

New PTC path bridge to be feted Sunday

It’s been a long time in coming, but Sunday at 2 p.m. Peachtree City officials will host a ribbon cutting for the new cart path bridge along Ga. Highway 54 West that spans the CSX railroad tracks.

Delayed more than three years from completion in large part to problems with approvals at the state level, the unique bridge and tunnel system is now open to path users. The structure links the McIntosh Village, Marketplace and Avenue shopping centers and also has access to Huddleston Road. Read More»

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