Sharpsburg News

The intersection improvements at Highway 54, Highway 154 and McIntosh Trail in Sharpsburg are complete, and traffic seems to be running smoothly.

Voters will be picking more than politicians when they cast their ballots for the November general election.

The Coweta County Development Authority made a preliminary commitment Thursday to act as a conduit for $3,750,000 in bond financing for new construction for Trinity Christian School.

The post office in Sharpsburg has an unfortunate twist on the U.S. Postal Service's unofficial motto -- it's neither snow nor rain nor gloom of rear-end collision that stays these couriers from the swift ...

W.A. Williams, Jr. Mr. W.A. Williams, Jr. of Sharpsburg, passed away Sunday, September 21, 2008.

A fire bond referendum for unincorporated Coweta County will be one issue some early voters face Monday morning as advance polling officially begins at the Coweta County Voter Registrar's Office in Newnan.

Coweta County Commission candidate Bill Wood of Senoia said that he was asked by a lot of people to run for office because of concerns about how growth is being addressed.

After a flurry of telephone calls to his office, State Senator Mitch Seabaugh said Monday he needed to clarify his position regarding a proposed transportation tax.

When asked why he was running for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, Newnan attorney Jason G. Smith said he had four reasons: Ashton, Victoria, Caleb and Jayden -- his four children.

Editor's Note: Twelfth in ongoing series. Efforts are under way to recognize a route following the historic Native American McIntosh Trail as a state Scenic Byway.

Last week Coweta County Board of Commissioners decided Coweta will not join the Atlanta Regional Commission and will instead help shape the merger of the Chattahoochee-Flint Regional Development Center with the ...

State Schools Superintendent Kathy Cox flies to Hollywood to appear on the TV game show, "Are You Smarter Than a Fifth Grader?" Meanwhile, her predecessor, Linda Schrenko, cools her heels in a federal prison ...

The Turin Mayor and Council has adopted a resolution endorsing the McIntosh Trail Historic Preservation Society's application for Georgia Scenic Byway designation.

You may not know Scott Pollak, but you likely have heard him. As a voice-over actor, he has recorded commercials, announcements and e-learning lessons for many companies.

The McIntosh Trail Historic Preservation Society -- which covers the counties of Butts, Spalding, Fayette, Coweta and Carroll -- is working with the Georgia Department of Transportation to designate a scenic ...

Douglas Andrew Harper, 51, of Sharpsburg, continues to recover after his wife, Josephine Harper, 55, allegedly stabbed him once in the chest Monday during a domestic dispute.

State lawmakers are looking into making it legal for people with firearms-carry licenses to take their guns into even more places in Georgia.

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with at least five area burglaries -- including an incident caught on video by a resident on Greentop Road in north Coweta whose home was reportedly targeted on ...

Judge James Stripling ruled in Coweta Magistrate Court Thursday afternoon that there was adequate probable cause to charge Michelle Garner Hall, 38, of Sharpsburg with one count of malice murder and one count ...

On July 21, Newnan Police officers responded to Wal-Mart on 1025 Bullsboro Drive due to a reported shoplifting.