The Partners in Education committee named the 2006 Business Partners of the Year at a breakfast held by the Fayette County Chamber of Commerce May 5 at New Hope Baptist Church in Fayetteville.

The following arrests were reported by local police agencies for the past week. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty.

An estimated 250,000 gallons of untreated sewage spilled into Line Creek Saturday morning because of a human error, said Larry Turner, General Manager of the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority.

By CAL BEVERLY
editor@TheCitizen.com

The Georgia Supreme Court today (May 8) handed the Fayette County Commission a setback and Fayette County Sheriff Randall Johnson a partial victory in a dispute over the status of the county marshals’ powers.

A Palmetto man is facing murder charges in the May 2 shooting of 26 year-old Coweta County resident Bradley Alan Mitchum. The early morning shooting occurred along Ridley Road in Coweta County near Palmetto. Mitchum was transported to Atlanta Medical Center where surgery was performed for a gunshot wound to the head. Mitchum died Wednesday.

Union City is looking to redevelop targeted areas of the city with a focus on commercial areas such as Shannon Mall. Setting the stage for that redevelopment was an April 18 vote to put a measure on the November ballot authorizing the city to create a Tax Allocation District.

Monday’s meeting of the Palmetto City Council was one of the shortest in recent history. But sometimes the duraton of a meeting is not the most important factor. A question posed by a resident related to the city’s proposed annexation plans helped illuminate the issues surrounding the move.

A May 2 recommendation by the Fairburn Planning & Zoning Commission might make it easier to locate day care facilities in more appropriate areas of the city.

Palmetto Police are seeking the person or persons involved in two burglaries that occurred April 25 at residences on Sabal Drive and Tiffany Lane. The similarities in the burglaries was noticeable.

A revised preliminary plat for Pine Valley subdivision in Fairburn got a recommendation for approval from the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission May 2. The Pine Street development was approved for 13 lots situated on 8.02 acres.

Local farmers and artisans from Bear Creek Farms, Fairy Wood Thicket, Jane Storey’s Knitting and Woodcrafts, Puck’s Farm, Scharko Farms and Titania’s Soaps will feature the fruits of their labors at the Fairburn Farmer’s Market on Saturdays from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. beginning May 6 and running through Oct. 28 at the city’s Historic Freight Depot located at 30 West Broad Street.

Business association sets next meeting

The next meeting of the newly formed Fairburn Business Association takes place on May 15 at 6:30 p.m. at the Fairburn Annex, located at 40 Washington Street. Capt. J.T. Rogers from the Fairburn Police Department will be the featured speaker. His presentation, Problem Solving Policing, will bring the group up to date on programs and activities designed to increase public safety throughout Fairburn.

Fulton County Board of Education District 4 member Linda Bryant will hold a community meeting at Liberty Point Elementary School in Union City May 8 at 6 p.m.

Fulton County continues its trend of high scores on state testing with 93 percent of eighth grade students scoring “On Target” or at the “Exceeds Target” level on the Middle Grades Writing Assessment. For the seventh consecutive year Fulton County has scored above the state and metro Atlanta average.

When it comes to the beautification of Shamrock Park in Tyrone, nothing comes easy.

On Thursday night, Tyrone Councilmen Gloria Furr and Grace Caldwell released results of the recently completed resident survey on the future of the park. Judy Jefferson, who helped compile the results, said that more than 800 surveys were filled out and that 60 percent of what residents wanted at the park is already there.

Fifth grade students (left) Joe Bonner, Ryan Hamill, and Dale Earhart earned first place in the Tyrone Elementary Math Bowl Competition.

The third phase of the Kedron Village shopping center has been sold to Kite Realty Group Trust based in Indianapolis, Ind.

Fairburn City Administrator Jim Williams said last week the city had not had the time to reconcile the differences between the sewer proposal Fairburn originally sent and the one Tyrone submitted in response. Williams said a long period of time had elapsed between the time Fairburn sent the proposal to Tyrone and the time the Tyrone’s proposal made its way back to Fairburn. Williams added that he expects to communication back with Tyrone in the not too distant future.

Oh, what a difference a judge’s order can make.

Just hours after Judge William Ison ruled in the Sheriff’s favor, the County Commission started budget hearings Wednesday morning.

Following is the verbal order handed down Tuesday afternoon by Senior Superior Court Judge William H. Ison in the lawsuit between Fayette County Sheriff Randall Johnson and the Fayette County Board of Commissioners.

In a meeting with residents of the Planterra Ridge subdivision Wednesday night, Peachtree City officials committed to working on solutions to help alleviate cut-through traffic in the subdivision.

Five employees of M.A. Industries were honored recently for helping Peachtree City firefighters rescue one of their co-workers whose hand became entangled in a large machine.

Officials waiting to get blessing from PTC Council

A possible deal for Senoia to pipe some of its sewage to Peachtree City for treatment is on hold until the Peachtree City Council decides how to proceed in the matter, according to the top official at the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority.

A Tuesday morning gas leak forced officials to shut down part of Ga. Highway 54 west in Peachtree City for more than four hours.

Fairly soon Peachtree City may have three Chick-fil-A restaurants to choose from.

Last month, officials unveiled plans for a Chick-fil-A in the Wilshire Pavilion in south Peachtree City. Now the company is hoping to get approval for plans in the Kedron Village shopping center in north Peachtree City.

On May 6, 1986, the Wise family opened the doors to what has become a gathering place for loyal patrons, customers and most of all friends: Catfish Hollow. The restaurant began in a converted grocery store located in Tyrone. Over the next few years it became a success as a well-known establishment that was enjoyed by all. Eleven years ago in January, Catfish Hollow moved its operation from Tyrone to Thomas Crossroads in Newnan. Although there was very little at Thomas Crossroads, the move was an immediate success.

All four incumbents on the Fayette County Commission and Board of Education are running for re-election.

Each one will face opposition, too.

Coweta County’s prospects fora new hospital improved this week as Newnan Hospital and Piedmont Healthcare announced an agreement that could bring a state-of-the art hospital to the county.