Peachtree City Mayor incumbent Vanessa Fleish and challenger Eric Imker, for all their differences, have something in common. Both believe the other is not spending money correctly. For Imker, the list of grievances with Peachtree City’s current mayor are lengthy and include nearly all the major issues that are brought up at the regular city…
As quickly as the final vote tally flashed across the screen, Vanessa Fleisch’s mind was onto December. Inside the Braelinn Golf Club, upon hearing the percentage of votes she accrued, Fleisch revealed a small sliver of disappointment before rejuvenating her supporters for another run at the Peachtree City Mayor in less than a month. The…
The Fred is under new management but it’s still going to bring the same great entertainment to Peachtree City. At Thursday night’s city council meeting, Peachtree City approved a new management setup for the Frederick Brown Jr. Amphitheater, home of the popular summer concert series and other events. A team of Recreation Administrator Quinn Bledsoe,…
by Riley Hicks From the moment Chris and Lizz McKay walk into the office every morning to the time they turn off the lights at the end of the day, both spend countless hours in the shop creating the most extraordinary shuffleboards. With their hands, Venture Shuffleboard builds beautifully-crafted pieces of art and entertainment. Their…
A Peachtree City man is under arrest and accused of trying to steal an elderly woman’s car as she left a local business. The evening of Saturday, September 16, the woman was leaving the Walgreens at the corner of Peachtree Parkway and 54 in Peachtree City. After putting groceries in her car, she went to…
by Riley Hicks As he stepped to the plate and made his 10-finger prayer, the pitcher wound up and threw a change-up. The baseball was smashed and redirected to the left outfield, but it didn’t just stop there. After reaching the height of the light pole, the ball soared into the trees where it finally…
Peachtree City is back on top of the state. For the third straight season, the squad from PTC has won the Georgia Little League State Championship. The team finished off the title with a 17-7 win over Cartersville Tuesday. Down to their last chance after losing to Cartersville Saturday, PTC rebounded with a win over…
by Amy Orr On June 21, the Peachtree City Police Department’s team, Slaw and Order, competed in the finale of The F Word, a live cooking competition hosted by Chef Gordon Ramsay. In order to show the community’s support for the group, Mayor Vanessa Fleisch and the Peachtree City Tennis Center organized a viewing party…
A Peachtree City woman is in jail accused of stealing from an animal rescue group. Amy Ervin, 38, of Peachtree City is suspected of withdrawing nearly $5,000 from PAWS Atlanta, a no-kill animal shelter and rescue group. Nancy Longacre, who is an authorized signer on PAWS account, was reviewing the group’s bank statement when she…
A bogus Craigslist meetup led to a stolen dirt bike, a pursuit, and a suspect fleeing on foot Saturday evening. According to Lt. Odilia Bergh with the Peachtree City Police, Saturday just before 8:30 p.m., two suspects arrived at a Peachtree City residence having shown interest in a dirt bike posted for sale on Craigslist….
