Newsmakers

PTC’s Imker lays egg in backyard hens request

Peachtree City Councilman Eric Imker. File photo.

Derides citizens asking for pilot program; ‘I can’t believe we wasted almost an hour’

More than a dozen local residents stuck around late at Thursday night’s Peachtree City Council meeting, asking the city to adopt a pilot program to allow homeowners to keep backyard hens to provide fresh eggs for their family. Read More»

Chairman Brown wants taxpayers to pay for his ethics lawsuit

Fayette County Commissioner Steve Brown in a file photo.

Fayette County Commission Chairman Steve Brown is asking his fellow commissioners to pay for the attorney he selected to represent him in an ethics hearing earlier this year.

The attorney’s fees include the filing of a lawsuit in which Brown is seeking to overturn a decision of the ethics board that he violated a rule forbidding commissioners from ordering county employees.
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Running for Boston

Running for Boston

Members of the Peachtree City Running Club met Wednesday evening for a run in memory of the victims from Monday’s bombing of the Boston Marathon. Following a moment of silence, club members took to the city’s path system for a quiet run. Several club members ran in the marathon but none was hurt during the two explosions that took place near the finish line, killing three people and injuring more than 170 others. Photo/John Munford.

McIntosh sweeps rival tilt with Starrs Mill

Ball control was the name of the game for McIntosh as they beat Starr's Mill 3-0 Friday night at home with Salomon Lorenzano (#15) scoring the first goal of the night.

The McIntosh boys soccer team kept its perfect season intact, on the heels of a big 2-0 win for the girls squad as they faced off Friday night in home matches against cross-town rival Starr's Mill High School. Read More»

Senoia family featured on ‘Family Feud’

A Senoia family will try to prove they have the right stuff as they try to take down a family from Michigan on the “Family Feud” television game show that will be aired April 22.

The Pope family from Senoia will face off against the Parker Family from Lansing, Mich., in front of a live studio audience in Atlanta with the chance to win up to $100,000 and a brand new car, along with some serious bragging rights, said Family Feud spokesperson Megan Barker. The show airs Monday, April 22 at 7 p.m. on WUPA (The CW 69). Read More»

Case of county attorney’s wiped hard drive is sent to prosecutor

Fayette County State Court Solicitor Jamie Inagawa is being asked to determine whether former county attorney Scott Bennett violated Georgia open records laws by having all the data wiped off his office and laptop computers, both of which are owned by the county, just as he was ending his employment contract with the county late last year.

Violations of the state’s open records laws are classified as misdemeanors, which is why the matter is being sent to Inagawa, who handles misdemeanor cases in Fayette County State Court. Read More»

4 commissioners disavow East F’ville Bypass

File photos of (L) Commissioner Allen McCarty and Chairman Steve Brown.

Last week, several Fayette County commissioners made it clear they are not moving forward with the proposed East Fayetteville Bypass.

Those voices against the project were missing the week before, when county staff made a presentation on the project during the county’s retreat April 5. The presentation noted that the project would exhaust the remaining $28 million in funds left from the county’s transportation sales tax and require another $5.8 million to complete. Read More»

Haddix gigs Brown on S-SPLOST

A proposed countywide 1 percent sales tax for two years won’t get the support of Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix. Read More»

Ga. Attorney General Olens presses ‘frenzy’ for lawyers

(L-R) Fayette County Bar Association President David Moore, Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens, Fayette County Legal Food Frenzy Coordinator James Clifton. Photo/Special.

On April 4, Attorney General Sam Olens spoke to the Fayette County Bar Association about the 2nd Annual Legal Food Frenzy.

The Legal Food Frenzy is a canned food drive competition for law firms throughout the state. This competition is a joint effort by the Young Lawyers Division of the State Bar of Georgia, the Attorney General’s Office, and the Georgia Food Bank Association. Read More»

Race for Riley takes off April 27

It is time again for one of the premier fundraisers in southwest metro Atlanta as the 9th annual Race for Riley is set for April 27 in the Serenbe community in Chattahoochee Hills. The heavily attended fundraiser featuring a 5K race and bike ride benefits the Joseph Sams School in Fayetteville.

The annual Race for Riley commonly draws more than 1,000 participants, and this year should be no exception.

The annual fundraiser will be held rain or shine, with the 5K Run/Walk beginning at 8:30 a.m. followed by a 1-mile Run at 9 a.m. and the Tot Trot at 9:30 a.m. Read More»