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Rain delays Senoia PD/Muni Court building completion

The completion of the new $1.3 million Senoia police department and municipal court building across from the ball fields on Howard Road is being delayed a bit. It is not a matter of budget overruns or contractor delays. The culprit is the rainy weather that has plagued the area for months. At this point the facility is expected to open sometime in May. Read More»

Peachtree City’s Mike Plant representing U.S. as Chef de Mission at the Winter Olympics

When the United States Olympic team participates in the opening ceremony of the Vancover Games this Friday, Peachtree City resident Mike Plant will be among them. In fact, he has been on site for a few weeks already making sure everything runs smoothly for the athletes and staff. Read More»

PTC to require registration of all vacant homes?

Peachtree City may soon be considering an ordinance to deal with the growing number of vacant homes left in the wake of the nationwide housing crisis.

Some of the vacant homes pose a danger. Read More»

As Fresh Market says no, Baby Kroger’s future uncertain

A lone police car patrols in front of the darkened, vacant “Baby Kroger” at Ga. Highway 54 and Peachtree Parkway on a recent night. The shopping strip in the city’s geographic center was home to the first chain grocery supermarket in the early 1980s. Photo/John Munford.

As the former “Baby Kroger” store in the Peachtree Crossings shopping center has remained dark for nearly a year, a deadline is approaching that could impact the immediate future of the 33,000-square-foot space. Read More»

F’ville post office installs safety fixes after robbery

Postal inspectors are continuing to investigate the Jan. 29 robbery of a postal truck driver at the Fayetteville Post Office.

Meanwhile, postal officials have corrected several “areas of vulnerability” that were revealed by a risk assessment in the wake of the robbery, said Postal Inspector Yulanda Burns.

“Any vulnerable areas that we did find were corrected for the safety of our postal employees and the safety of our customers,” Burns said. Read More»

3 F’ville IHOP parking lot robbers caught quickly

Armed robbers in the IHOP restaurant parking lot in Fayetteville Sunday night did not make it out of town before being nabbed by police. Two men and a woman were arrested after their vehicle was spotted by an officer on the way to the scene.

Twenty-six-year-old Dandre N. Pottninger of Hampton, 26-year-old Zakee S. Tolbert of Riverdale and 21-year-old Debrona Zyethia Freeman of Lithonia were all charged with robbery, possession of a handgun during the commission of a felony and possession of less than an ounce of marijuana, according to Fayetteville Police spokesperson Steve Crawshaw. Read More»

Promise Place gets plug from state

The Promise Place domestic violence refuge program that helps abused woman and their children now has another way of getting the word out to victims who need help.

A public/private partnership is paying for two billboards with organization information in Spalding County. The organization has no outdoor advertising in Fayette County, but it has plenty of people to serve. Promise Place served 900 victims of domestic violence last year in Fayette County. Read More»

Cop Reports 021010

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. all persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

Fayetteville Police
Tuesday, Feb. 2 - Monday, Feb. 8
Jamal Rashad Sims, 20, of Glenwoods Drive, Riverdale, for possession of alcohol by a minor, liquor law violation and traffic offense.
Trevor Robert Wheaton, 21, of Rex Road, Ellenwood, for traffic offenses (3).
juvenile, 16. Riverdale, for shoplifting.
Martin Jesus Lopez, 18, of Sharon Drive, Riverdale, for traffic offense. Read More»

Students eye changes for village centers

More greenspace, better cart access among concepts reviewed

A new group of architecture students from Georgia Tech who are plotting the potential future of Peachtree City’s village retail centers got invaluable feedback during a strategy session Wednesday afternoon. Read More»

PTC police catch shoplifting suspect

A dash across the railroad tracks didn’t stop a shoplifter from Walmart from being caught by Peachtree City police Wednesday morning.

The suspect, identified as Fabian Good, 40, of Newnan was apprehended behind the IHOP restaurant after a brief foot chase, police said. Good stolen DVDs from the store and fled on foot from Walmart loss prevention officers initially, police said.

Good was charged with theft by shoplifting, driving with a suspended license and driving with a cancelled auto registration. Read More»

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