The site plan for Southcrest Bank and retail center at Carriage Oaks Drive and Ga. Highway 74 was approved Thursday by Tyrone Planning Commission. The recommendation came with a unanimous vote.

Fresh off a re-election victory, Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards shares his thoughts on annexation and municipalization with members of South Fulton Chamber of Commerce at the Aug.

The next meeting of the Fairburn Business Association takes place on August 21, 2006 at 6:30 PM at the Fairburn Annex, 40 Washington Street in Fairburn. Courtney Power of Integrated Services and Engineering will be the featured speaker. Power will update the members on the Fairburn Comprehensive Plan and explain how the plan is to be implemented over the next several years.

Congressman David Scott’s 2nd Annual Health Fair will be held Saturdy, Aug. 19 from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Mundy’s Mill High School, 9652 Fayetteville Road in Jonesboro. Leading non-profit organizations, hospitals, government agencies, and members of the health care industry that have agreed to participate include: Pfizer, Inc., Georgia Transplant Foundation, Southern Regional Health System, Emory Healthcare, AID Atlanta, Grady Health System, Henry Medical Center, AARP, American Heart Association, Riverdale Fire Services, American Red Cross, Social Security Administration, Nanston Dental, Resurgens Orthopedics, SAFE America, Fulton County Office on Aging, and many others! A complete list and footage from last year's health fair are available online at www.house.gov/davidscott.

The Rico Community is holding the Green Eyes Arts & Crafts Festival Aug. 19 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. at the Rico Community Center, located one block east of Campbellton Redwine Road.

The South Fulton/Fayette Community Task Force announces a public meeting Tuesday, Aug. 15 from 6-8 p.m. at Sandy Creek High School on issues surrounding community health concerns relating to the PSC plant on Ga.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between July 26 and Aug. 8:

Guerda Hyacinthe, 50, Fairburn, battery

Peachtree City police believe the same unidentified man responsible for four other armed robberies in the past two weeks struck again Thursday afternoon.

Friends come to defense of WHS student online

A group of bridge players has a friendly chat after another afternoon’s worth at the card game at The Gathering Place.

Three teenagers have been arrested for the attack and attempted robbery of a 14-year-old boy on the golf cart path behind Harmony Village and Balmoral Village apartments just over a week ago.

Gets 24 hours in jail, $800 fine, license suspension; can seek work permit to drive

Peachtree City Manager Bernie McMullen pled guilty Thursday morning to charges stemming from his DUI arrest June 2 while operating a golf cart in the parking lot of the city’s amphitheater.

Jim Yaroszeufski of Peachtree City pedaled his bike Wednesday afternoon to keep up with his pal Sigmund.

Includes four new cops, three new firefighters

Peachtree City’s $34.8 million budget got a 4-1 vote of approval by the City Council last week.

$30K earmarked for rec field design

The Peachtree City Council has changed its mind, agreeing to spend $10,000 to design an expansion to The Gathering Place, its senior citizens’ center.

in a move that surprised many residents, the city of Senoia swore in a new councilman monday night to fill the unexpired term of Councilman Perry Benson.

After soundly defeating incumbent County Commissioner Linda Wells Tuesday in a runoff race, Jack Smith knows the race is not over.

JCPenney, one of the nation’s largest department stores, is now offering shoppers an easy and exciting way to experience style and quality at smart prices with the grand opening of the JCPenney store at Newnan Crossing, located at 341 Newnan Crossing Bypass in Newnan.

Earl Byrom, left, Lt. Commander, Sharpsburg Sharpshooters, Sons of Confederate Veterans, welcomes new member, Mike Brown.

Three teenagers have been arrested for the attack and attempted robbery of a 14-year-old boy on the golf cart path behind Harmony Village and Balmoral Village apartments just over a week ago.

Political newcomer Jack Smith parlayed a second-place finish in last month's Republican Primary to a victory Tuesday night over 12-year veteran Fayette County Commissioner Linda Wells.

A Whitewater High School senior who brought two rifles and two handguns to campus in his car on the first day of school Monday had access to guns at his home with parental approval, according to Lt. Col. Bruce Jordan of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.

An anonymous tipster is being credited for notifying officials that senior Robin Kittrell planned to take guns to Whitewater High School in middle Fayette County Monday morning.

A large number of residents alongside Lake Kedron have illegally cleared underbrush in buffer zones between their homes and the lake in a bid to improve their views of the lake, city officials said Monday evening.

Fayette County Commission Chairman Greg Dunn has taken his dispute with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department to U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales.

Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon will continue to oversee the police department through Oct. 1, the City Council unanimously decided Thursday night after a closed-door meeting.

A developer will be allowed to explore the possibility of annexing a 15-acre office and commercial development on the south end of Peachtree City.

Georgia Office of Public Health has stepped in as a persistent and growing group of sick and frustrated residents from north Fayette and south Fulton counties formed the South Fulton/Fayette Community Task Force.

One home was totally destroyed and the other heavily damaged in two separate fires Saturday afternoon that were sparked by lightning strikes from a rough thunderstorm, officials said.

Property tax owners will get a break from the Fayette County Board of Commissioners. A tax break, to be exact.

At its meeting Wednesday afternoon, the commission rolled back its millage rate to counteract potential property tax increases due to reassessed properties. It is the only local government agency in the county to reduce taxes to counteract the property reassessments.