Recently retired Fayetteville City Manager Joe Morton will be following in the footsteps of several other city administrative staff and will be returning to work on a part-time basis beginning Dec. 1.

Morton retired at the end of October and was one of 18 longtime city staff members taking early retirement as part of the city’s cost-cutting early retirement program. Morton’s employment agreement is expected to be voted on at the Nov. 15 City Council meeting. Read More»

The Peachtree City Water and Sewerage Authority’s board and staff received recognition this month from Executive Director Jack Dozier and Deputy Director Pam Burnett of the Georgia Association of Water Professionals during an anniversary luncheon.

“Most people in our country take for granted the availability of safe drinking water and wastewater services, but approximately 2 million deaths occur annually across the world as a result of unsafe or unattainable water or wastewater services,” said Dozier. Read More»

A Peachtree City police officer was honored Thursday for saving a resident’s life by performing CPR in late September.

Cpl. Chris Hyatt was traveling to work when he heard the medical call broadcast, and he diverted to the incident scene because he was closer than the on-duty responding officer, officials said.

Hyatt found the victim unconscious, not breathing and without a pulse, and he immediately started CPR, also known as cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Hyatt continued the process until paramedics arrived. Read More»

The Nov. 5 vote by the Senoia City Council to change the city charter to officially diminish the mayor’s power and to impose term limits on elected officials was unanimous. The charter is expected to be adopted in 2013 by the Georgia General Assembly. Read More»