http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/ Latest articles for the Fayette section at ajc.com. en-us Copyright 2009 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 00:22:52 GMT 2009-11-22T00:22:52Z en-us Copyright 2009 http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/five-ski-resorts-beckon-174450.html?cxtype=rss_fayette By Blake Guthrie Out west, the mountains may be higher and the resorts bigger, but the Southeast offers some worthwhile ski areas of its own. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:39:14 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/five-ski-resorts-beckon-174450.html Special 2009-10-26T21:39:14Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-commissioner-gets-probation-169650.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Fayette County Commissioner Robert Horgan was placed on 12 months' probation and fined $800 after pleading no contest Thursday morning to charges of misdemeanor possession of marijuana and expired tags. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:24:55 GMT rellis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-commissioner-gets-probation-169650.html Ralph Ellis 2009-10-22T15:24:55Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-chamber-offers-networking-169481.html?cxtype=rss_fayette The Fayette County Chamber of Commerce is offering a series of four workshops to teach local businesses how to take advantage of social media networking. Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:58:59 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-chamber-offers-networking-169481.html 2009-10-22T13:58:59Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/a-day-in-the-166356.html?cxtype=rss_fayette The alarm goes off at 5:30 a.m. For 34 years, Diane Vaughan has started the day before the sun comes up. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:39:28 GMT gstaples@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/a-day-in-the-166356.html Gracie Bonds Staples 2009-10-19T18:39:28Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/4-indicted-in-peachtree-164953.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Three men suspected of smuggling 170 kilograms of cocaine into Peachtree City's airport have been indicted along with an accomplice from Roswell, officials said Friday. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 23:12:29 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/4-indicted-in-peachtree-164953.html Marcus K. Garner 2009-10-16T23:12:29Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-polls-open-early-161475.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Early voting for this year’s municipal elections in Fayette County begins Wednesday and runs until Oct. 23. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:36:30 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-polls-open-early-161475.html Jill Howard Church 2009-10-13T13:36:30Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/libertarian-alexander-chandler-25-155222.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Alex Chandler was introduced to the Libertarian Party through his father’s political activism. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:20:57 GMT rbadie@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/libertarian-alexander-chandler-25-155222.html Rick Badie 2009-10-05T22:20:57Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/overturned-pickup-truck-closes-154640.html?cxtype=rss_fayette An early morning wreck in Coweta County has closed all northbound lanes of I-85 one mile north of Sharpsburg-McCollum Road in Newnan, a Georgia Department of Transportation spokesman said. Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:20:58 GMT kswartz@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/overturned-pickup-truck-closes-154640.html Kristi E. Swartz 2009-10-05T11:20:58Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/cuts-hit-fayette-teachers-148404.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Teacher salaries are being cut across Georgia, but none more dramatically than in Fayette County, one of the state’s wealthiest counties with one of its finest public school systems. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 00:52:45 GMT nbadertscher@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/cuts-hit-fayette-teachers-148404.html Nancy Badertscher 2009-09-28T00:52:45Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/surging-chattahoochee-threatens-new-143486.html?cxtype=rss_fayette A wall of water going down the Chattahoochee River is threatening the bridge near Whitesburg and setting a new record for a river crest. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 02:42:07 GMT svisser@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/surging-chattahoochee-threatens-new-143486.html STEVE VISSER 2009-09-22T02:42:07Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/peachtree-city-soldier-dies-141521.html?cxtype=rss_fayette A solider from Peachtree City died this week in Afghanistan after his vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Fri, 18 Sep 2009 23:34:39 GMT mmatteucci@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/peachtree-city-soldier-dies-141521.html Megan Matteucci 2009-09-18T23:34:39Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-teachers-charged-in-136162.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Two music teachers at Whitewater High School in Fayette County have resigned after being arrested earlier this year for allegedly soliciting prostitutes on the popular Web site Craigslist. Fri, 11 Sep 2009 09:32:02 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-teachers-charged-in-136162.html Mike Morris 2009-09-11T09:32:02Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/backyards-go-back-to-135662.html?cxtype=rss_fayette The Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary Tour showcases six properties in Fayetteville and Peachtree City. Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:00:12 GMT http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/backyards-go-back-to-135662.html C.W. Cameron 2009-09-10T20:00:12Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/college-offers-classes-in-128937.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Atlanta Christian College will begin offering adult degree completion courses at a campus in Peachtree City in October. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:41:40 GMT ldiamond@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/college-offers-classes-in-128937.html Laura Diamond 2009-09-02T02:41:40Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/peachtree-city-golf-pro-127641.html?cxtype=rss_fayette A Jonesboro golf pro who lives in Peachtree City was arrested for child exploitation Sunday after attempting to meet a person he thought was a minor. Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:18:11 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/peachtree-city-golf-pro-127641.html CHRISTIAN BOONE 2009-08-31T17:18:11Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/court-halts-recall-effort-126027.html?cxtype=rss_fayette A Superior Court judge on Friday halted a recall effort against a Fayette County commissioner charged with marijuana possession, saying the alleged crime is not connected to his official duties. Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:29:08 GMT rellis@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/court-halts-recall-effort-126027.html RALPH ELLIS 2009-08-28T20:29:08Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/hit-run-survivor-struggles-122230.html?cxtype=rss_fayette In a hotel room that has become home to her family, a California mother wonders out loud about the driver who hit her and left her unconscious on a Fayette County road. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 02:29:37 GMT gstaples@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/hit-run-survivor-struggles-122230.html Gracie Bonds Staples 2009-08-24T02:29:37Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/stimulus-funded-road-projects-120255.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Finally, the federal stimulus may give Georgia drivers a little more congestion relief. New roads and lanes will become a bigger part of Georgia’s stimulus projects as the state moves into the second half of the program, state Department of Transportation staff told the DOT board at its monthly meeting Thursday. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 19:37:23 GMT ahart@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/stimulus-funded-road-projects-120255.html Ariel Hart 2009-08-20T19:37:23Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/protest-set-today-over-118789.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Demonstrators will picket a bankruptcy attorney’s office today to protest creditors seeking $1 million that Superintendent Kathy Cox had pledged to donate. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:00:18 GMT pcpaul@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/protest-set-today-over-118789.html Péralte C. Paul 2009-08-19T15:00:18Z http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-man-charged-in-114366.html?cxtype=rss_fayette Police arrested a Brooks man accused of stealing copper from six different commercial air conditioning units since June. Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:35:25 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/fayette/fayette-man-charged-in-114366.html MARCUS K. GARNER 2009-08-13T00:35:25Z