Josh Akeman is the managing editor of the Fayette County News, Today in Peachtree City, and East Coweta Journal. He is a graduate of Fayette County High School and the University of Georgia.
The contentious question of how to conduct a special election to replace Commissioner Pota Coston will be determined next week by the Fayette County Board of Elections. Fayette Newspapers reported this week on comments from County Administrator Steve Rapson that the county was leaning toward holding the special election under an at-large system, as opposed…
The passing of County Commissioner Pota Coston presents a potentially messy political situation with regards to the special election that will be held to replace her on the board. The county and school boards continue to prepare for a trial in their fight to undo the district voting system which was very likely crucial in…
“The biggest thing she would want all of you to do is continue to love thy neighbor. Continue to be there for one another, because that’s what my mom did on a continual basis.” –Bernie Coston By Josh Akeman There was a remarkable outpouring of love during Thursday night’s prayer vigil for County Commissioner…
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” – Romans 8:28 Matt and Denise Clark were married in 2002. Both had been married before. Denise, a mother of four, had been divorced and moved to Georgia from Michigan….
Peachtree City is looking to move forward with design plans for several intersections along the busiest corridor of Highway 54 with the hope that investing in designs now will net major federal grant funding later. The traffic congestion in the area of the Highway 54/74 intersection has been an ongoing concern for the city for…
The official groundbreaking on a $57 million expansion for Piedmont Fayette Hospital called for a little more fanfare than your typical gold shovel and hardhat photo-op. With hundreds of community members and leaders watching, Piedmont Fayette CEO Michael Burnett rolled in on a front loader tractor to move the soil for the hospital’s largest…
Following a second budget workshop, Peachtree City Council appears to be moving in the direction of a $33-million budget that includes no millage rate increase and uses the city’s cash reserves to at least triple the level of road maintenance over the prior year. Interim City Manager Jon Rorie has emphasized the need to invest…
A cross section of Fayette County leaders gathered on the steps of the Fayette County Justice Center this morning to present a united voice in response to the two shooting deaths which rocked the community in recent weeks. The Fayetteville Polcie Department and Fayette County Sheriff’s Office continue to investigate the two unrelated shootings which…
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners approved a master plan to build a $1.65 million training facility for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office which will include a gun range and driver training course among other facilities. Sheriff Barry Babb said he considered this facility to be the most important development in his roughly three years…
The Fayette County Board of Commissioners hosted a public forum Tuesday with representatives from the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) on the topic of roundabouts. There are two specific roundabout projects in the works for south Fayette County, but County Engineer Phil Mallon said that primary purpose of the meeting was to explain how roundabouts…
