Fayette County, GA

A suspect is in custody following a shooting during the early morning hours Wednesday at a residence off Ga. Highway 92 South that resulted in an Atlanta man found deceased in the front yard. The Fayette County Communications Center on May 25 dispatched uniform deputies to the residence on Forest...

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — A man was arrested and faces charges including felony murder and aggravated assault in a Wednesday morning killing in Fayette County. According to the Fayette County Sheriff's Office, deputies were dispatched to a home on Forrest Lake Drive just before 2 a.m. "in reference to a verbal altercation in progress."

FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. — The Fayette County Sheriff's Office is trying to figure out who fired more than 50 rounds at a graduation party, injuring two people Saturday morning. The gunfire came just hours after another situation involving a gun at a graduation party across town. A woman who lives...

The annexation of over 400 acres of county land into Fayetteville and the possibility of a billion-dollar data center locating there has some neighbors in an uproar. The City of Fayetteville approved the first annexation and rezoning request back in April. The Planning & Zoning Board considered on Tuesday whether to recommend a Step 2 annexation and rezoning request from the Fayette County Development Authority.

FAYETTE— In the wake of the Robb Elementary School shooting that left at least 21 people, including 19 children dead in Uvalde, Texas on Tuesday many families were left wondering how local schools prepare for active shooter situations. For the Fayette County School System, local law enforcement officials work...

FAYETTE COUNTY, Ga. — What was supposed to be a small graduation party ended in a shootout on a Fayette County street that injured two people. The shooting happened Saturday around 12:20 a.m. on Annelise Park Drive, according to Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said their investigation found...

UPDATED 8:35 p.m. — Based strictly on the early vote tabulations in races excusively within the Fayette County borders, here are the likely winners of contested in-county races by night’s end:. For Republican Board of Education District 2, incumbent Roy Rabold will likely be the nominee, without a...

A Fayette County jury on May 20 found a Newnan woman guilty of child molestation, having been convicted of having sexual intercourse with a minor who had been in her care. The woman was sentenced to 20 years. District Attorney Marie Broder said a Fayette County jury on May 20,...

After the polls close tonight in Fayette County, The Citizen will be reporting the vote counting of local contested races and high profile district and statewide contests. One statewide race with a local politician competing in a crowded field is the Democrat race for the lieutenant governor nomination. State Representative Derrick Jackson (D-Tyrone) gave up a safe seat to compete for a statewide office. Eight other candidates are also in that race that likely will result in a runoff.

At its annual End of Year Ceremony on May 18, 2022, 25-year-old Fayette County nonprofit AVPRIDE awarded three graduating seniors scholarships for continuing education. McIntosh High School students LynnAnn Koh and Jocelyn Wang were both recipients of the Pota Estel Coston Memorial Scholarship, which honors AVPRIDE’s dedicated Youth Programs Manager and Fayette County Commissioner who passed away in 2015. A graduate of Marshall University, the Honorable Pota Coston’s passion was public service and youth development. She was a member of more than a dozen civic organizations and exemplified servant leadership.

Graduation parties are usually a time to celebrate, not the time to pull a gun on a person or to shoot other party-goers. Yet both of those things happened in connection with two graduation parties in Fayette County over the weekend. One of the parties was held at a home...

An early morning house fire on May 22 in Tyrone caused heavy smoke and water damage, along with the loss of the kitchen and garage. One firefighter sustained minor injuries in the blaze. Fayette County EMA Director Mike Singleton said Fayette County Fire and Emergency Services units just before 1...

When the makers of a new animated kids show wanted feedback for their creation, they turned to students from Fayette County Public Schools for their expert opinion. Cozmo and Friends is a fun and educational new series about robots with lots of focus on STEM and coding in particular. Students watched a few segments of the show, then split into small focus groups to give their feedback on what they liked and didn’t like.

Investigators believe at least 50 gunshots were fired Saturday morning when a graduation party in a Fayette County neighborhood swelled to nearly 200 guests, most of whom were not invited.

PEACHTREE CITY, Ga. — A contentious battle continues over whether to close a golf cart cut-through between two cities in Fayette County. One neighborhood wants it closed, citing safety concerns. Another community wants it open, arguing it’s their only access point. Evan Huelfer’s daughter, Lily, drives the cart...

[Editor’s note: The Citizen offers each candidate for local office the opportunity of one announcement of candidacy at no charge.]. There is an expression that states, “How you do anything is how you do everything!” I have worked hard my whole life to achieve my goals. I...

AVPRIDE, Fayette County’s 25-year-old youth development, wellness, and leadership nonprofit, has been awarded a significant, 3-year grant from the Department of Education to support K-12 programming. AVPRIDE was one of 100 community groups to be awarded the prestigious grant which was made possible through American Rescue Act funding. “AVPRIDE...

Metro Fayette Kiwanis Club hosted their annual awards ceremony for the “Most Improved Fifth Grader” at First Baptist Church’s fellowship hall in Fayetteville on May 3rd. More than 130 were in attendance which included teachers, parents, relatives, and friends. Students were nominated with one selected from each of the 14 elementary schools in Fayette County. Selections were made based, not exclusively on improvements in academics, but also in leadership, citizenship, and supporting students and teachers during the academic year.