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Fayette County law enforcement arrest reports — Jan. 28 – Feb. 4

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the period indicated. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty. Rather than the age of those arrested, only the year of birth will be indicated below due to law enforcement procedural changes.

Tuesday, Jan. 28 - Monday, Feb. 4

Fayette County Sheriff’s Office

Linda D. Gouch-Davis, born in 1953, of Smithstone Path, Fayetteville, for bench warrant.

Jonathan L. Johnson, born in 1986, of Holly Avenue, Fayetteville, for probation/parole violation. Read More»

Stage set for school closure public hearings

The Fayette County School System is preparing for two public hearings to be held Feb. 14 and 25 on recommendations to close up to four of the county’s public schools. The public hearings will be held at Sams Auditorium located at 205 LaFayette Avenue in Fayetteville. School system spokesperson Melinda Berry-Dreisbach said doors to the auditorium will open at 6 p.m. Read More»

Planners to hear 1 industrial, 2 commercial expansion proposals Monday night

Plans for a doubling in size for a local manufacturing plant, an 81-room hotel and a new workout gym are all on the discussion agenda for Monday night at the Peachtree City Planning Commission. Read More»

Chiefs complete season sweep of Starr’s Mill

McIntosh and Starr’s Mill battled in the second game of their season series affectionately called “Battle of the Bubble.” Both the McIntosh boys and girls teams won, completing the season sweep. All of the McIntosh and Starr’s Mill teams will have a bye entering this week’s region tournament. Photo/Michael Boylan.

The sequel to the Battle of the Bubble (the annual meetings of the boys and girls basketball teams of Starr’s Mill) wasn’t as intense as the first installment. McIntosh’s Lady Chiefs cruised to a 46-27 win over Starr’s Mill and the McIntosh boys defeated Starr’s Mill 58-46, one of the first match-ups between these two schools in recent memory that did not come down to a buzzer beater. Read More»

Braelinn Kroger gets OK to expand

A plan to expand the Braelinn Kroger grocery store by nearly 43,000 sq. ft. was approved unanimously by the Peachtree City Council Thursday night.

The store will be fully renovated on the inside to make room for a Starbucks bistro, a sushi bar, a salad bar and other expanded services for customers along with wider aisles.

The expansion will bring the Kroger’s size to about 110,000 sq. ft. Packaged with the renovation, the project represents a significant expenditure for the company, city officials said. Read More»

State used Japan ties to lure new PTC plant

Calpis Inc. to start in April 2014, employ 42 to make animal feed additive

A Japanese company that chose to build its animal feed additive manufacturing plant in Peachtree City selected the area in part because of contacts made through Georgia’s Japanese economic development office.

Calpis Inc. will produce a livestock microbial product that uses a naturally-occurring microorganism to improve digestive health of various farm animals including laying and breeding hens, pigs, horses, dogs and more. The company is also settling its U.S. headquarters here as well. Read More»

Commission modifies ethics rule; Brown still will appeal

Fayette County commissioners are no longer forbidden from making suggestions or “giving instructions” to department directors or employees.

That restriction was eliminated from the county’s ethics ordinance on a 4-0 vote of the commission at a special called meeting Jan. 29. It had been part of the county’s ethics ordinance after an update in November 2010. Read More»

Sheriff Babb pledges to uphold gun owners’ rights

Sheriffs across Georgia and America are lining up on the issue of gun control. Fayette County is no different, with Sheriff Barry Babb echoing the stance of the recent Ga. Sheriffs’ Association statement supporting the 2nd Amendment and the right of citizens to keep and bear arms. Read More»

Horton down but coming back

Horton down but coming back

Recent rains have helped water levels at Lake Horton increase by more than six feet, but the lake remains 10.1 feet below full pool thanks to the longstanding drought. Lake Horton is the county’s southernmost water reservoir and is partially filled by withdrawing water from the Flint River, which didn’t happen as often because of low flows on the Flint due to the drought, water system officials have said. Photo/Maggie Zerkus.

F'ville carjacking suspect arrested

Fayetteville carjacking suspect arrested.

Fayetteville Police investigators on Wednesday afternoon arrested a Fairburn man that had been sought in connection with the Dec. 21 carjacking of two women in the parking lot of the Kindred Nursing Home in Fayetteville.

Det. Mike Whitlow said 26-year-old Charles Frank Collier, Jr. was arrested Wednesday afternoon on charges of one count of robbery by intimidation, one count of battery, two counts of simple assault and one count of theft of a motor vehicle. Read More»