Voting for next Tuesday’s primary election began today and runs through Friday at 5 p.m. at the Fayette County Board of Elections Office, located in the county’s Stonewall government complex in Fayetteville.

Tyrone finally received funds for recreation from Fayette County, but the timing of the award has two City Councilman up in arms.

It was a real slice of Americana. Tyrone’s first July 4 Celebration at Shamrock Park was a mix of food, music, games and just plain fun. It was also the occasion to celebrate the lake’s recently installed fountain, outfitted with lights.

The smell just won’t go away. Several residents in south Fulton and north Fayette counties have become ill and many more disturbed by the strong onion-like odor coming from the Philips Services (PSC) treatment plant on Ga. Highway 92. The odor of pesticide ingredient Propyl mercaptan has permeated parts of those counties during the past three weeks, triggering increasing complaints June 29 when its most recent shipments showed up at the facility. Though the shipment was refused and returned to its Alabama source, its brief exposure to the air is wreaking olfactory havoc with increasing numbers of neighbors and those living within a 50 square mile area of the plant.

It had to be some kind of world record. For two reasons. Union City Planning Commission June 26 conducted a whopping 137 public hearings on the proposed rezoning and annexation of remaining unincorporated islands located within the city. Commissioners voted to recommend the measures while a near-empty chamber room heard the repeated echoes of three affected residents who opposed the plan.

This map is a representation of the of proposed areas of annexation by the cities of South Fulton County.

Palmetto City Council voted 5-1 Thursday to approve the rezoning and annexation of the 98.6-acre property belonging to the Hugh Johnson estate. Located along the west side of Ga. Highway 154 on the north side of the city, the property is the location for the proposed development of a 144-unit subdivision.

The next meeting of the Fairburn Business Association takes place July 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairburn Annex, 40 Washington Street in Fairburn. City Councilman Scott Vaughan will address the group and present a program entitled “Building Political Clout- Power, Politics and You,” a politica education seminar for the business community. A queston and answer session follows. The meeting is open to all business owners and others interested in becoming involved iin support of the Association and the City of Fariburn.

Special Agent in Charge Gregory Jones, FBI Atlanta, in conjuction with Chief Richard J. Pennington, Atlanta Police Department, provided the following information:

Reverend Eugene M. Boger has been named as the new minister for Rivertown United Methodist Church.

Rev. Boger is the youngest pastor assigned to the church in its 119th year history.

A Peachtree City woman and her friend apprehended a 14-year-old who tried to steal her golf cart from the AMLI apartments on Barberry Lane early Friday morning, police said.

A former Peachtree City resident Friday evening reported a happy ending to a tale of two 13-year-old girls taking an unauthorized joyride to Florida.

The second participant in a foiled plot to steal an ATM from a Fayetteville gas station has been identified, police said.

Land swap off the table; deeds protected property

First Baptist Church of Peachtree City has abandoned its request to acquire the city’s existing Pebblepocket tennis courts in a land swap to build a community center.

Accused of killing friend at PTC party

A Sharpsburg teen accused of murdering his friend at a Peachtree City party June 20 will appear in court next Friday to seek bond on the offense.

Peachtree City’s July 4th parade got off to a big bang this year.

Other suspect still at large

Two enterprising criminals nearly got away with an ATM from a Fayetteville gas station early Thursday morning, police said.

Patrick Enzor (rear) tackles Scott Allen at the McIntosh High School foootball camp.

Senoia’s staff got a huge raise Monday night, thanks to the City Council.

After the regular meeting was over, the council went into executive session to discuss a personnel item.

Builders could soon face a steeper price to build homes in Senoia.

Thomas Crossroads Elementary School Media Specialist Jennifer Harkleroad has been named the Media Specialist of the Year for the West Georgia region by the Georgia Library Media Association.

Land swap off the table

First Baptist Church of Peachtree City has abandoned its request to acquire the city’s existing Pebblepocket tennis courts in a land swap to build a community center.

No one was injured when a Fayetteville home was heavily damaged by fire this afternoon, according to city Fire Chief Alan Jones.

County’s legal firm collects over $400,000 a year for past 3 years

Fayette taxpayers are paying dearly for the legal disputes between the Fayette County Board of Commissioners and Fayette County Sheriff Randall Johnson, and that has also made the county’s legal bills swell over the last three years, according to an analysis conducted by The Citizen.

Gathering draws scant crowd

Judging by the lack of attendance at a candidate forum last week, voter turnout in Fayette’s July 18 primary election may be light.

The NAACP Fayette Candidates Forum for Fayette County will take place Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Stonewall Administrative Complex in Fayetteville.

Fayette County will get its second Muslim worship center after all. Renewed plans to locate the center on a five-acre site at Flat Creek Trail and Ga. Highway 54 east of Peachtree City have been filed under a conditional use of the current zoning designation. Construction is expected to begin in mid-August.

For the first time in 20 years, the Fayette County Department of Fire and Emergency Services has added an ambulance to its fleet.

The employees and owners of the nonprofit Fayette Care Clinic celebrate after President Gail McNair (front left) cuts the ribbon for the clinic’s opening.