NEWNAN, Ga. -- A slow-moving car struck a small child on a scooter in Newnan on Tuesday, police said.

According to Newnan Police Chief Buster Meadows, the incident happened on Mary Ann Street. The child came out of the driveaway on the street into the street and was hit by a vehicle. 

Meadows said the child had an injury on his lip, but was playing with firemen. He was taken to Atlanta Medical Center to be checked out.

No other details were available.

NEWNAN, Ga. -- Newnan police are investigating after a driver was found shot dead near a major shopping center early Friday.

Police said they responded to an access road at 121 Newnan Crossing Bypass near the Target department store around 12:30 a.m. for what was originally reported as a motor vehicle accident, but that changed quickly.

A report from the department states that officers were told three men were seen fleeing the scene after the accident – one to nearby Parkway North Apartments.

Then they were advised that there was a gunshot victim at the scene.

When officers arrived, they found a man, later identified as Travalas Acres of Newnan, unresponsive in the front seat of a silver Kia vehicle. 

ATLANTA (AP) -- A top Georgia health care official says a cap on the number of in-state patients that a national cancer treatment chain can treat will remain.

Cancer Treatment Centers of America was seeking permission from the state's Department of Community Health to apply for a new certificate as a general hospital.

The change would have allowed its Newnan facility to treat more Georgia patients, eliminating a cap set by lawmakers in 2008 when they created a "destination hospital" category to accommodate the company.

Department Commissioner Clyde Reese said Thursday that reaction to Cancer Treatment Centers' new proposal was overwhelmingly negative. Reese said the state agency was not the "proper venue" to make the change.