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Erik Imker

• Imker shakes things up on council
  Shortly after the 2009 municipal election results were tallied in December, new Peachtree City Mayor Don Haddix said he looked forward to working with a council where everyone was pretty much on the same page.
• Chief proposes way to retain new hires
  Fayette County Deputy Fire Chief Tom Bartlett has proposed changes to the Fire and Emergency Services Reimbursement Training Agreement that may cost bolting recent hires a hefty fee based on guidelines set by the agency.
• Fayetteville earns right to be designated as 'Tree City USA'
  Fayetteville has earned the designation of Tree City USA, City Administrator Joe Morton announced at Monday's city council meeting.
• Tyrone hears opinion on RR crossing
  Since the community had its say at the public hearing Thursday, the Tyrone Town Council has between 30 and 60 days to make a decision on how it will move forward with the potential closure of the Valleywood Railroad Crossing.
• Fayetteville may change purchasing ordinance tonight
  The Fayetteville City Council has a short agenda for tonight's city council meeting.

Creek's signing day stars

• Local wrestlers eye area titles this weekend
  Area 5-AAAA's 13 varsity wrestling teams will meet in Fayetteville today to battle for a team area title and individual sectional berths.
• Hoops enters the home stretch
  With just a handful of games remaining on the schedule before the Region 5-AAAA tournament, local basketball teams will spend the upcoming week jockeying for seeding in the very competitive region field.
• Starr's Mill soccer stars sign scholarships
  Seven Lady Panthers and one member of the Starr's Mill boys varsity soccer team inked college scholarships Thursday, bringing the total number of county athletes to sign this week to 30.
• Signing day in Fayette
  Football, soccer and track stars all across the country inked college scholarships Wednesday on National Signing Day.
• McIntosh triumphs in the battle of Peachtree City
  The battle of Peachtree City always fills the stands, but when McIntosh traveled south to take on the Starr's Mill Panthers Tuesday night, a lot more than city bragging rights were on the line.

Alli and Gary Wright grew their hair and donated it to Locks of Love last month.

• Donating to Locks of Love a family affair
  The generous impulse of a Fayetteville child has resulted in a gift to children who have lost their hair due to medical reasons.
• Club focuses on community service
  Most business organizations have one goal in mind - networking to create more business.
• From Alaska to Mexico with Peachtree City in between
  Alisa and Jared Lybbert started out in Kansas and Washington, respectively, met in Alaska, got married and now are moving their growing family to Mexico, with stops in between including a winter-long soujourn in Peachtree City.

• Gladys Carson
  Mrs. Gladys Carson, 78, of Fayette County, died Feb. 6, 2010.
• Cheryl English Bryant
  Mrs. Cheryl English Bryant, 65, of Newnan, formerly of Peachtree City, died Feb. 7, 2010.
• Sarah Louise Threadgill
  Sarah Louise Threadgill, 87, of Fayetteville, died Feb. 4, 2010.
• William Francis Miret
  William Francis “Bill” Miret, sixty four, died Feb. 2, 2010.
• Julia Glynn Brown
  Julia Glynn Brown, 92, of Fayetteville, died Feb. 3, 2010.

• Yates: Update from the Gold Dome
  It is hard to believe that today we will have completed 13 legislative days out of our 40 day allotment for the year.
• Kerlin: Big game began in 1967, much has changed since then
  Right off I must admit that I'm not a real big sports fan. At least not in the conventional sense.
• Smith: Vidalia onion country and the Stanley family
  This unincorporated community in the heart of Vidalia onion country in Toombs County is the home of a Great American family, the R. T. Stanleys.
• Alverson: Shakedowns and scandals: The governor's race enters the "Silly Season"
  The 2010 Georgia gubernatorial primary is still five months away and already Peach State Politics has entered "the silly season."
• Studdard: Nancy Pelosi, Sheikh Mohammed and the Waffle House
  Last Saturday morning, as is my custom, I grabbed a newspaper and hot-footed it to the Waffle House for my usual order of 2 eggs over-medium, hash browns smothered and covered and no meat.

• I smell a skunk!
  Everybody has a belief system - a system that dictates how we process information and how we live our lives.
• Love is costly
  I frequently stay in hotels during my ministry travels.

• Upcoming Events
  Church events for February 2010