Peachtree City

Rebecca Ruth West, “Becky”, 56, of Peachtree City

Rebecca Ruth West, “Becky”, 56, of Peachtree City passed away March 2, 2010.

Mrs. West was a member of Gamma Phi Beta Sorority and a member of Peachtree City United Methodist Church .

Survivors include her husband Greg West; daughters and son in laws Amanda & Charley Adams of Baltimore , MD and Adrianne & Christopher Junius of Cumming , GA ; grandchildren Scarlette Rebecca Adams, Elizabeth Rebecca & Emily Christina Junius; mother Clora Griffith. Read More»

Fayette County & cities seek Google high-speed Internet trial

Residents and businesses asked to take brief survey, nominate county.

Fayette County, Peachtree City, Fayetteville, and Tyrone are working together to respond to Google’s Request for Information (RFI) for communities interested in participating in an experiment to make Internet access better and faster.

The project involves Google building high-speed fiber optic networks in one or more trial locations across the country. Read More»

PTC not warm for senior apartment proposal

PTC not warm for senior apartment proposal

A company’s plan to build age-restricted senior apartments was presented to the Peachtree City Council Tuesday night.

By the end of the meeting, however, Mayor Don Haddix told NorSouth representatives that Council isn’t convinced the concept would work well in Peachtree City. Read More»

PTC asked to lift sprinkler requirement for new buildings

The Peachtree City Council is being asked to allow 12 new townhome units to be built without fire sprinklers as required by a city ordinance adopted in March 2008.

Marksmen Construction is ready to build the remaining 12 townhome units at The Village at Lexington Circle development off Ga. Highway 54 West.

The first 34 units in the subdivision were not required to have a sprinkler system, but because the previous developer’s building permit for the last 12 expired in June 2008, the city’s new fire protection ordinance now applies, city officials said. Read More»

Bookmarks of Blessings

Kay Jones and some of her Bookmarks of Blessings.

Girl sells items to raise money for Earthquake victims in Haiti

Kay Jones’ parents were flipping channels after the earthquake in Haiti and she asked them to stop on the coverage. She, like many, was struck by the devastation she saw and wanted to do something to help. Her idea was to make and sell bookmarks to raise money to donate. Read More»

Cop Reports 3/03/10

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty: Read More»

MHS & anthem: Critic should apologize

With regard to the ongoing “spirited” discussion centering around the national anthem as performed at the McIntosh/Starr’s Mill basketball game on Feb. 2, 2010, I was intrigued with the recent comments offered by Glen Allen.

It seems Mr. Allen is in a position to recommend the removal of the president of the McIntosh High School Parent/Teacher/Student Organization for offering her opinion on this subject while also bashing the parenting skills of other letter writers (including their parents) who don’t happen to agree with him on this matter. He refers to them as “The Defenders.” Read More»

Jewelry show in PTC March 13

The Peachtree City Parks and Recreation Department is pleased to announce its first ever jewelry show. Join us on Saturday, March 13 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center. Read More»

BarlowGirl returns to PTC, Mar. 22

BarlowGirl

On the Heels of their long anticipated Tour, BarlowGirl is back in Peachtree City for one night only.  

104.7 The Fish presents “The Love and War Tour starring BarlowGirl with special Guest Stellar Kart and Vota” at the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater. Doors open at 6 p.m., concert starts at 6:30 p.m. This will be their only Tour Date in the Atlanta area. Read More»

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