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Peachtree City Named Among America’s Best Family-Friendly Cities
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009Peachtree City, near the top of the list of best cities in which to raise a family, had the lowest violent crime and property crime rates – 0.12 and 0.22 – times the national average, respectively – of any city on the list. Peachtree City students outperform the national average in reading and math by 13.4% and 32.7% respectively. There are about 14 students per teacher in Peachtree City.
Free Peachtree City Cart Path Maps Available at The Home Source Realtors
Tuesday, July 14th, 2009Free color maps of Peachtree City’s cart paths, streets, shopping centers and other landmarks are available at The Home Source Realtors Fayette General Brokerage office in Peachtree City.
Peachtree City Named Most Affordable Suburb
Tuesday, March 10th, 2009Peachtree City is the “most affordable suburb” in Georgia, according to BusinessWeek magazine, who cited the city’s cart path system, Kedron Fieldhouse and Aquatic Center, and two lakes.
Peachtree City Named as Premier Retirement Location
Wednesday, November 12th, 2008Peachtree City has been named one of its “10 Best Places to Retire in Georgia” by Retire in Georgia magazine, a publication of Georgia Lifestyles Publishing, Inc.
Criteria included travel and tourism assets, cost of living, health care infrastructure, population dynamics, housing, community commitment, climate, technology infrastructure, state and local parks systems and lifelong learning opportunities. [...]
Coweta County Fair
Friday, September 26th, 2008Each September, a few weeks after Powers Cross Roads Country Fair and Arts Festival, the annual Coweta County Fair begins. If you have never been, the is really a treat for the entire family & all ages. There is an exhibit hall with community and commercial exhibits, and of course my favorite – the barn with [...]
Fayette County SAT Scores Rank Third in the State
Wednesday, August 27th, 2008Fayette County Schools are number 3 when it comes to state rankings for SAT scores among schools that have at least 1,000 students. This year’s overall average score for Fayette County Schools is 1551, which is three points above last year’s average, 85 points above the state average and 40 points above the national [...]
Powers’ Crossroads Festival in Newnan
Saturday, August 16th, 2008Labor Day weekend in Newnan, GA and Coweta County is earmarked by the Powers’ Crossroads Country Fair and Art Festival. Attending and volunteering at “Powers” has become a Newnan tradition for many.
Highlights include continuous musical entertainment and delicious southern food prepared by local organizations. But the real treat is strolling through [...]
Fayette County Schools Continue Excellence
Wednesday, August 6th, 2008Fayette County is the only metro Atlanta school system in which all schools met federal Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) standards for 2008 under the federal No Child Left Behind act.
Fayette also is one of only a few Georgia school systems with 100 percent AYP rankings for the past five years. 2008 marked the 10th consecutive [...]
