Racht will be responsible for providing leadership in all areas of clinical service; directing system-wide quality; facilitating clinical performance improvement; directing patient safety initiatives; developing best practices in managed care; assisting in improving the performance of employed physician practices; and furthering medical collaboration and innovation to provide the community with enhanced medical care.

Re/Max Legacy is a new name in the market, but certainly not a new presence. Formerly Century 21 Scarbrough Properties, the company was founded in 1973 by Joyce and John Scarbrough and is now owned and managed by their daughter, Beth Johnson. Beth explained the name by saying that "we are committed to continuing a 35-year legacy of excellence and integrity."

CitiFinancial has Newnan branches at 218-D Bullsboro Drive and at 1111 Bullsboro Drive.

-- Home Loan Professionals -- 30-year fixed, 5.875%; 15-year fixed, 5.5%; adjustable, 5.5% (0.75 discount points, 1% origination fee); FHA/VA, 6%.

On Nov. 20, The Clean Air Campaign and the Atlanta Regional Commission will hold a free Lunch 'n Learn seminar for employers interested in an update on local and regional transportation issues.

"We just got a call this morning from Dan Waters, the president of the company," said Brenda Washington, executive assistant for the development authority at the authority's meeting Thursday morning. "They will be moving their entire headquarters from Peachtree City to Newnan."

Rumors are swirling that the prospect is a cancer treatment facility. Coweta officials have been courting the prospect for a couple of months now.

We know that it's a massive, 458,546-square-foot facility at the Coweta Industrial Park at Highway 154 and I-85. We know that Houston Engineering Consulting & Design is building it. We know that it will employ about 110 people, and that it involves high-tech electronics distribution.

-- Home Loan Professionals -- 30-year fixed, 5.875%; 15-year fixed, 5.5%; adjustable, 5.75% (0.75 discount points, 1 percent origination fee); FHA/VA, 6%.

BJ's and General Mills have joined efforts for the event. Members and their children, along with the local BJ's Adopt a School program, will decorate bags and fill them with General Mills snack items. The "Backpack Snack Bags" will then be donated to local shelters and food banks for children in need to bring to school.

The event will be at Something Special, an antebellum home and garden at 83 Greenville St., Newnan. It will run from 6-9 p.m. and feature heavy appetizers, a happy hour, a cash bar and silent and live auctions. Tickets are $25 per person.

"Trae's strong banking background and community involvement adds to our already strong management team," said Mike Barber, president and chief executive officer. "We are fortunate to have someone with Trae's financial experience join our bank."

The employees celebrating the milestone are:

Seating is limited and early registration is recommended.

The new restaurant serves breakfast and lunch, with lunch consisting of a choice of one meat, two vegetables and a dessert.

In fact, employers will be on the WCTC campus today seeking applicants. Elefante is WCTC's director of career services. "Employers are always looking for quality employees, and job seekers are looking for meaningful employment," Elefante said. "Our job is to get them connected."

The deadline to apply is Oct. 31. This credit is the result of the June 17 consent agreement between the Georgia Public Service Commission and SCANA.

Rhodes, who has been with State Farm for 10 years, joins a select group of Georgia agents to achieve the distinction of receiving this award.

Coldwell Banker kicked off its first-ever national "10-Day Sales Event" Friday, during which participating home sellers from across the United States will reduce the listing prices of their homes by up to 10 percent. The Coldwell Banker 10-Day Sales Event will run nationally through Oct. 19.

The festival will be held at the Dogwood Veterinary Hospital and Laser Center at 24 Hospital Road in Newnan from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

-- Home Loan Professionals -- 30-year fixed, 6.25%; 15-year fixed, 5.875%; adjustable, 5.75% (0.75 discount points, 1 percent origination fee); FHA/VA 6.25%.

After moving upstairs from the original shop last year, which allowed for the expansion of the kitchen area, specialty cake orders have "boomed," said owner Sharon Alexander.

The J.D. Power and Associates 2008 Primary Mortgage Servicer Study is based on responses from 10,241 homeowners and involves the 26 largest home mortgage providers in the nation.

Released by the UGA Center for Agribusiness and Economic Development, the report showed that the food and fiber sector, which is everything from agriculture and forestry products to food services, accounts for 14 percent of the state's employment and 13 percent of its economic output. In all, it employs 708,174 people and accounts for $92 billion in sales, said Archie Flanders, a CAED economist.

Both Newnan and Senoia locations will be open Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., on Saturday from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday "brunch" from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.