A2 Fayette County News
Wednesday, May 17,2023
GBI Investigates Officer Involved Shooting in Coweta County
Senoia, Coweta County
- The Georgia Bureau of
Investigation is investigat
ing an officer involved
shooting which occurred
Saturday, May 13 in Cow
eta County, according to a
GBI statement released
May 14.
The Coweta Sheriffs
Office asked the GBI to
conduct an independent
investigation on May 13.
One man, identified as Mi
chael Adams of Senoia, was
shot and killed, the GBI re
lease stated. Adams’ wife
was taken to the hospital
for treatment of her in
juries.
No officers were injured
in the incident.
Preliminary infor
mation indicates that on
May 13, at about 9 p.m., the
Coweta Sheriff s Office re
sponded to a domestic dis
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*Based on 4,271 responses to Drug Free
Fayette's 2022 Secondhand Smoke Survey
sent to 6th-12th grade students and their parents
Considering 67% of Fayette
County residents say they're
exposed to secondhand smoke,*
why aren't we protecting them?
Secondhand smoke is the third leading
cause of preventable death in the U.S.,
killing 41,000 nonsmokers each year.
For every eight smokers the tobacco
industry kills, it takes one nonsmoker
with them.
Just 30 minutes of exposure to
secondhand smoke can cause heart
damage similar to that of habitual
smokers. Adults who don't smoke and
are exposed to secondhand smoke
increase their risk of developing:
• coronary heart disease by 25-30%
• stroke by 20-30%
• lung cancer by 20-30%
Comprehensive smoke-
free policies that prohibit
smoking in all areas of
indoor spaces are the only
way to fully protect people
who do not smoke from
secondhand smoke
exposure. Comprehensive
smoke-free policies can
also help people quit
smoking and can help
keep young people from
starting to smoke.
pute in the too block of
Tranquil Road in Senoia, in
which 76-year-old Adams
allegedly shot his wife.
Coweta deputies and of
ficers with Senoia Police
Department reportedly ar
rived on scene and saw
Adams with a gun. Dep
uties attempted to convince
Adams to put the gun
down, but the deputies
were unsuccessful. Adams
pointed the gun at dep
uties, at which time two
deputies and one officer
fired their weapons and hit
Adams.
Adams died on the
scene.
The GBI Medical Ex
aminer’s Office will con
duct an autopsy on Adams.
When the GBI completes
its independent investiga
tion, the case file will be
forwarded to the Coweta
Judicial Circuit District At
torney’s Office for review.
This was the 38th of
ficer involved shooting the
GBI has been requested to
investigate in 2023.
Fayette County Announces
Roundabout Construction
Redwine, Bernhard, Peachtree Parkway Intersection
The construction phase
of the roundabout project
at the intersection of Red-
wine Road, Bernhard
Road, and Peachtree Park
way has begun, according
to Fayette County officials.
The intersection, cur
rently an all-way stop, will
be a single lane round
about with multi-use paths
along all approaches to the
intersection. Each ap
proach will have a pedes
trian/golf cart crossing.
The purpose of the project
is to improve safety and
traffic flow for vehicles, pe
destrians, bicyclists, and
golf carts, according to
county officials.
The initial phase of
construction includes
clearing and utility reloca
tion, which will continue
through May 29. Periodic
lane closures may be nec
essary, but no major traffic
delays are expected.
Physical construction
of the roundabout and
multi-use path system will
begin on or after May 30
and will continue through
early 2024. No full road
closures are anticipated by
officials, but traffic delays
and occasional, temporary
lane closures should be ex
pected when traveling
through the work zone.
Motorists are asked to
exercise caution, reduce
speed, and allow additional
travel time for trips in the
area. Temporary traffic
control signs will be in
place to advise drivers of
construction work, traffic
shifts, or restrictions.
The project is funded
by the 2017 special pur
pose local option sales tax.
For more information, call
770-320-6010 or email
SPLOST@fay-
ettecountyga.gov.
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Saturday, May 20 8 Sunday, May 21
1:00-4:00 pm
Fayetteville Church of Christ
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Fellowship Hall, 870 Redwine Road
See, smell, and photograph hundreds of exhibition roses of all
varieties and many beautiful rose arrangements. Get answers to
your rose questions from our A.R.S. Consulting Rosarians.
Rose bouquets will be sold.
Secondhand smoke also has adverse reproductive health effects in
women, including low birth weight. It also can cause sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS), respiratory infections, ear infections, and
asthma attacks in infants and children.
BREATHE EASY FAYETTE
We are a group of residents and local and
national organizations working to protect
our Fayette County neighbors' rights to
enjoy smoke-free air—while continuing to
respect the rights of those who smoke.
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The Meeting Place
Fayette County Board of Edu
cation meets the third Monday of
the month at 7 p.m.
Fayette County Commission
meets the second and fourth
Thursday of the month at 5 p.m.
Fayette County Planning Com
mission meets the first Thursday
of the month at 7 p.m.
Fayetteville City Council meets
the first and third Thursday of the
month at 6 p.m.
Fayetteville Planning Commis
sion meets the fourth Tuesday of
the month at 6 p.m.
Fayetteville Work Session
meeting on the last Tuesday of
each month at 9 a.m. at Fay
etteville City Hall.
Peachtree City Council meets
the first and third Thursday of the
month at 6:30 p.m.
Peachtree City Planning Com
mission meets the second and
fourth Monday of the month at 7
p.m.
Tyrone Town Council meets the
first and third Thursday of the
month at 7 p.m.
Tyrone Planning Commission
meets the second and fourth
Thursday of the month at 7 p.m.
Tyrone Downtown Devel
opment Authority meets at 9
a.m. on the second Monday of the
month.
Brooks Town Council meets the
third Monday of every month at
6:30 p.m.
