Unable to come to an agreement on the distribution formula for the county’s local option sales tax, government officials representing the county commission and the city councils of Peachtree City, Fayetteville and Tyrone are taking the matter to court.

In a joint petition filed Friday, all parties are seeking a final decision to be made by a Superior Court judge. Read More»

Sandy Creek hosted Starr’s Mill in a scrimmage last Thursday night and moved the ball well against the Panthers. Both teams start the 2012 season next week, while Whitewater is the only local team kicking off this Friday night. They will host Coffee at 8 p.m. For a preview of that game, see the Wednesday print edition of The Citizen. The 2012 football preview will run in next Wednesday’s paper. Photo/Michael Boylan.

UPDATED for print, 08-15-12 — Sheriff’s investigators are continuing to work leads and analyze evidence relating to the Friday morning murder of a 44-year-old disabled Fayette woman at her grandmother’s home north of Tyrone and close to the Fulton County line.

Donna Denise Roberts, 44, was shot to death by a burglar who was discovered in the home when Roberts and her 78-year-old grandmother returned from running errands, officials said. The shot was fired as the suspect’s silver or gray passenger car fled the scene, officials said. Read More»

My entire family have already voted and I we didn’t vote for you. Furthermore, I heartily agree with EVERYTHING Cal Beverly said in his article about you.

While I find you a very affable well-spoken individual, I don’t think you are qualified for a seat on the board of education.

You have grossly overstated your financial background and are so closely aligned to Janet Smola, Terri Smith, Leonard Presberg and Jeff Bearden that it is hard to determine where you would stand on the critical issues facing the sinking ship called the Fayette County Board of Education. Read More»