http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette-county-news-81990.html en-us Copyright 2012 Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:37:03 GMT 2012-02-11T05:37:03Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayetteville-father-charged-with-1341067.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 A Fayetteville man was arrested Tuesday for causing injury to his infant son. Jamal Thomas, 20, was charged with cruelty to children in the first degree, said Brent Rowan, a spokesman with the Fayette County Sheriff's Office. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:49:03 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayetteville-father-charged-with-1341067.html Christian Boone 2012-02-09T20:49:03Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/georgia-based-military-air-1335721.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 The Peachtree City-based Global Aviation Holdings Inc. – the nation’s largest charter air provider for the U.S. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 23:31:53 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/georgia-based-military-air-1335721.html David Ibata 2012-02-06T23:31:53Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/hustler-targeted-for-printing-1317079.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 A divisive free speech legal fight involving the nude pictures of a model that were published after she was killed by her husband is surfacing again in federal appeals court in Atlanta. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:41:21 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/hustler-targeted-for-printing-1317079.html Associated Press 2012-01-25T19:41:21Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/police-no-charges-in-1315283.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 No charges will be filed in the death of a 6-year-old Fayette County girl who was shot with a pellet gun last week, police said Tuesday. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:48:20 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/police-no-charges-in-1315283.html Alexis Stevens 2012-01-24T18:48:20Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-man-pleads-for-1314967.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 A Fayetteville man is pleading for the return of his infant daughter's ashes that were stolen Sunday. Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:30:40 GMT fjeffries@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-man-pleads-for-1314967.html Fran Jeffries 2012-01-24T15:30:40Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-man-held-in-1311499.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 A Fayette County man surrendered to authorities Saturday to face charges in the stabbing death of his wife, the sheriff’s department said. Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:33:03 GMT cseward@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-man-held-in-1311499.html Christopher Seward 2012-01-21T20:33:03Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/6-year-old-peachtree-1310553.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 A 6-year-old girl died Friday afternoon after being shot in the throat by a pellet gun in her Fayette County home. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 22:36:07 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/6-year-old-peachtree-1310553.html Alexis Stevens 2012-01-20T22:36:07Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayetteville-police-looking-for-1308400.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 Fayetteville police are looking for two men they believe stole two vehicles from the same Wal-Mart parking lot on consecutive days last week. Thu, 19 Jan 2012 18:01:44 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayetteville-police-looking-for-1308400.html Mike Morris 2012-01-19T18:01:44Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/great-georgia-airshow-cancels-1306032.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 The Great Georgia Airshow, the annual fall event at Peachtree City’s Falcon Field, has been put on hiatus for 2012. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:50:30 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/great-georgia-airshow-cancels-1306032.html David Ibata 2012-01-18T02:50:30Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/sunny-skies-forecast-for-1301799.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 After a cold Friday of scattered snow flurries, morning lows in the mid-20s and afternoon temperatures that weren’t expected to climb above the low 40s, forecasters are promising sunny and warmer weather for the King Holiday weekend. Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:39:25 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/sunny-skies-forecast-for-1301799.html Mike Morris 2012-01-13T23:39:25Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/masked-gunmen-rob-fayetteville-1300683.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 Fayetteville police are looking for the two armed men who robbed a cell phone store Thursday morning. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:46:55 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/masked-gunmen-rob-fayetteville-1300683.html Mike Morris 2012-01-12T18:46:55Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-approaching-cold-1299181.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 Lingering showers in extreme North Georgia overnight will give way to cooler conditions, with a wind advisory for the metro Atlanta area and a winter weather advisory for areas to the north Thursday. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 00:38:23 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-approaching-cold-1299181.html David Ibata 2012-01-12T00:38:23Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/deputy-stops-car-after-1299427.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 A quick-thinking sheriff’s deputy was able to get a car stopped without any children being injured Wednesday after a Fayette County motorist suffered a seizure in a school zone. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 16:21:30 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/deputy-stops-car-after-1299427.html Mike Morris 2012-01-11T16:21:30Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-school-board-settles-1298490.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 The Fayette County Board of Education has agreed to settle its part of an NAACP lawsuit challenging the county's voting process that the civil right group says has kept blacks from serving on the school board and county commission. Tue, 10 Jan 2012 23:11:44 GMT tjoyner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-school-board-settles-1298490.html Tammy Joyner 2012-01-10T23:11:44Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/motorcyclist-killed-in-weekend-1296290.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 The motorcyclist killed early Saturday on Ga. 279 in Fayette County was identified Monday as Donnolley A. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:38:15 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/motorcyclist-killed-in-weekend-1296290.html Mike Morris 2012-01-09T16:38:15Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-pastor-woman-charged-1291122.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 A senior pastor at a north Fayette County church and one of his members have been arrested and charged with stealing $30,000 from their congregation, authorities said. Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:23:25 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-pastor-woman-charged-1291122.html David Ibata 2012-01-05T23:23:25Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette-middle-school-gets-1280181.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 Fayette Middle School has been named a National Title I Distinguished School. Title I is the largest federally funded program for pre-college education, providing more than $15 billion annually to schools and districts for supplemental programs to aid economically disadvantaged students. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 17:58:06 GMT esuggs@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette-middle-school-gets-1280181.html Ernie Suggs 2011-12-29T17:58:06Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/tax-proposal-could-affect-1279399.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 Metro Atlanta’s vote on a $6.14 billion list of regional transportation projects is not until next year, but its impact is being felt now by elected officials being challenged for supporting the plan. Thu, 29 Dec 2011 10:00:45 GMT jhdavis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/tax-proposal-could-affect-1279399.html Janel Davis 2011-12-29T10:00:45Z ajc_news http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-weather-service-1270720.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that the storms that pummeled North Georgia the day before contained three tornadoes – the strongest of them up to a half-mile wide as it plowed 15 miles through Gordon County. Sat, 24 Dec 2011 02:21:34 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-weather-service-1270720.html David Ibata Mike Morris 2011-12-24T02:21:34Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette-county-oks-zoning-1261382.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 The leader of a popular country music band based in Atlanta won a zoning change Thursday night from the Fayette County Board of Commissioners to let him build a seasonal camp for special needs children. Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:19:58 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette-county-oks-zoning-1261382.html David Ibata 2011-12-16T03:19:58Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayetteville-hospital-battles-scabies-1255007.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 Almost everyone on staff at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville – about 900 employees total – have been treated as a precautionary measure against an outbreak of scabies, Channel 2 Action News reports. Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:15:43 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayetteville-hospital-battles-scabies-1255007.html David Ibata 2011-12-09T00:15:43Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/big-judges-quake-in-1241341.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 One was caught sleeping with a public defender. Another touched the bottoms of a county prosecutor and investigator. Tue, 29 Nov 2011 10:09:28 GMT brankin@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/big-judges-quake-in-1241341.html Bill Rankin 2011-11-29T10:09:28Z ajc_news http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/peachtree-city-man-arrested-1227587.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 A Peachtree City man facing a child pornography charge turned himself in to authorities at the Fayette County Jail on Tuesday. Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:19:11 GMT akbrooks@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/peachtree-city-man-arrested-1227587.html Angel K. Brooks 2011-11-16T00:19:11Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/beer-bandit-smashes-bp-1222874.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 This guy went through a whole heap of trouble for two cases of beer. Fayette County police are looking for a man who shot the front display window out of a BP gas station on Corinth Road at Hwy. Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:43:30 GMT fjeffries@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/beer-bandit-smashes-bp-1222874.html Fran Jeffries 2011-11-11T15:43:30Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/food-distributor-to-add-1222268.html?cxtype=rss_news_81990 Georgia got more good news on the jobs front Thursday. MBM Foodservice, a North Carolina-based food service distributor for national and regional restaurant chains, plans to open a food distribution facility in Newnan and create 108 jobs. Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:28:41 GMT dmarkiewicz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/food-distributor-to-add-1222268.html David Markiewicz 2011-11-10T21:28:41Z SPOCC