The Third Annual Fayette County Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade will be held Saturday, January 13, 2007. The annual parade, which is a celebration of the birthday and holiday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will begin at 10 am at Fayette County High School.

Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) Commissioner Mike Beatty recently called on Georgia families to make “environmentally-friendly” post-Christmas disposal plans by participating in the state’s 17th annual Bring One for the Chipper recycling program.

The New Georgia Encyclopedia was a months-long project involving the Georgia Humanities Council, in partnership with the University of Georgia Press, the University System of Georgia-GALILEO, the Office of the Governor of Georgia, and the Georgia Department of Technical Adult Education.

In planning for the 40th anniversary of the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce, we are not sure of the present location of these former presidents: 1974, John Hallberg, 1975, Robert Bivens, 1983, Betty Chafin, and 1985, Rick Sharp.

The Fayette Humane Society received a $10,000.00 grant this week to help with the pet overpopulation problem in the Fayetteville, Georgia area.

The Citizen has profiled Fayetteville resident John Parker and his “Shark Shower” on several occasions.

Parker constructed the outdoor shower that looks like a Great White shark for his lakeside home. The shark is 15 feet tall and is made of metal, foam, plexiglass and spray on bed liner.

Tyrone police are working to identify the person who held up the Subway restaurant at knifepoint Wednesday night, getting away with several hundred dollars in cash.

Fairburn Police are seeking an armed gunman in the Dec. 19 robbery at the Bank of Georgia on Ga. Highway 74 and Milam Road.

Fairburn Det. Ben Pace said a man wearing a black jacket, dark pants and an orange toboggan entered the bank’s front entrance at approximately 11:27 a.m. The man was described as a white male with dirty blond hair in his late 20s to mid-30s, 5’5”-5’8” in height and weighing 120-140 pounds, Pace said.

A deal that has been in the works for more than five years came to fruition Monday night as the Fayette County Board of Education decided to get out of the sewage treatment business.

Michael Plott continues his annual festiv

Visitors approaching Tyrone on Ga. Highway 74 will soon see new offices sprouting up on the busy corridor.

The Tyrone Town Council Thursday night approved a 45 acre rezoning for a tract on Ga. Highway 74. The tract is the first property in Tyrone approaching the town from Fairburn on Hwy.74.

The winds of change continue to blow around the Union Station area along Ga. Highway 138. A rezoning request to transition 30.74 acres near Goodson Road and Goodson Connector from General Commercial and Light Industrial to Town Center Mixed Use won approval Dec. 19 from Union City council members.

The Old Campbell County Historical Society presented a thank-you gift to its research room volunteers for their hours of volunteering.

Sometimes things just do not go as planned. That was all too true for a Fairburn man Dec. 12 who was arrested after he and three friends claimed he was the victim of a drive-by shooting.

Union City Council Dec. 19 unanimously approved a text amendment to the city’s zoning ordinance to include “inert waste landfill operations” in Light Industrial zoning areas.

The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has a life-saving warning for motorists with travel plans for the Christmas and New Year holiday driving periods. “Over The Limit. Under Arrest,” declared GOHS Director Bob Dallas as he launched Georgia’s statewide Operation Zero Tolerance impaired driving campaign.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between Dec. 6-12:

Kenneth Martin, 40, Fairburn, burglary

Dexter Smith, 40, Fairburn, theft by taking

Bill Pritchett of Peachtree City gave blood Wednesday afternoon in a blood drive for the American Red Cross at Christ Our Shepherd Lutheran Church.

Peachtree City police believe a group of people may be behind the break-in of several cars last week at the Braelinn Golf Club.

Peachtree City is denying it is liable for the injuries suffered by a 13-year-old child who was hit while crossing in a golf cart crosswalk in September 2004.

The 2007-08 school year will begin August 6 and end May 25, following the adoption of new school-year calendars by the Coweta County Board of Education Tuesday.

An eerie fog rolled into Peachtree City this week and was photographed by one of our loyal readers.

The Fayette County Health Department still has flu vaccine in stock and is offering it to the general public on a walk-in basis for $20. Flu vaccine will be offered between the hours of 8:30 - 11:00 a.m. and 1:30 - 4:00 p.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis while supplies last.

Newly-elected Coweta County Board of Education member Harry Mullins and returning board member Brian Roy were sworn into office by Probate Court Judge Mary Cranford Wednesday morning.

Third juvenile arrested on separate marijuana charge

Two 15-year-olds were taken to the hospital Wednesday after police determined they were intoxicated, police said.

Kroger held a grand opening for a new and enhanced store at 1751 Newnan Crossing Boulevard East.

Representatives from Kroger held a ribbon cutting ceremony at 9 a.m. Dec. 14 and presented checks to local Newnan schools. The store offers a variety of services to Newnan residents. Customers can now look forward to the convenience of having the following in easy reach:

Peachtree City residents have been very generous during the holiday season, according to the Peachtree City Fire Department.

The Newnan-Coweta Chamber of Commerce is currently accepting nominations through January 5, 2007 for the annual Citizen of the Year Award. Applications can be picked up at the Chamber Office, 23 Bullsboro Drive in Newnan, or by calling 770-253-2270, or emailing info@newnancowetachamber.org.

World Airways, headquartered in Peachtree City, is gathering artwork from school children this month to display onboard its wide-body aircraft carrying U.S. military personnel returning from the Middle East for two-week rest and relaxation visits.

Former PTC man faked death to avoid trial; found at homeless shelter

A former Peachtree City man who faked his own death last month — just before his scheduled trial on child molestation charges — was found in Miami Wednesday morning authorities said.