If Peachtree City officials want to completely duck a tax increase and avoid using cash reserves, they will have to cut $1.2 million from next year’s budget, according to Councilman Eric Imker at Friday’s council retreat. Read More»

The Newnan Youth Council (NYC) recently got a taste of Georgia state politics during their visit to the State Capitol. The Youth Council had the chance to visit with Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue and also Lt Governor Casey Cagle. The youth were invited to have lunch with State Representative Lynn Smith, State Representative Billy Horne and State Senator Mitch Seabaugh during their field trip to the Capitol.
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Senate Majority Whip Mitch Seabaugh (R-Sharpsburg) introduced legislation March 10 that would reduce the number of Superior Court judges in an effort to find budget savings. Currently Georgia has 205 Superior Court judges. Seabaugh’s bill would reduce that number to 186. The criteria for the judicial circuit reductions would be based on current case loads.

The Coweta Judicial Circuit includes Coweta, Carroll, Troup, Heard and Meriwether counties. The circuit and its six Superior Court judges would not be affected, however, since those judges average 3,248 cases per year. Read More»

The well-attended meeting of the Fayette Citizens for Open Government (FayCOG) Tuesday night came with a review of FayCOG’s ongoing concerns, but it also included a difference of opinion between FayCOG founder Harold Bost and Fayetteville Mayor Ken Steele on the history of the West Fayetteville bypass. Read More»