The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week. All persons listed are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

An elderly Fayetteville man was knocked unconscious and robbed Friday afternoon in his home off Gingercake Road, and a suspect in the attack has been identified, police said Monday.

The Tyrone Town Council met in a called meeting Wednesday to discuss the town’s sewer agreement with the City of Fairburn and agreed to temporarily put the issue on hold until new council members are seated in January.

Santa made his annual pre-Christmas stop in Fairburn earlier in the week.

A Riverdale man wanted by Union City Police in the Nov. 11 shooting of five teenagers at Union Station Apartments turned himself in Tuesday.

It is definitely going to be upscale.

It’s going to be a blue Christmas for someone.

Angela Hudson is a woman who sees from more than one perspective. Hired in mid-October as Union City’s new finance director, Hudson brings with her education, experience and a sense of accountability that spans the spectrum of city services.

The Georgia State Patrol reported that 19 people died on state roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday. That fatality count exceeded the prediction of 13 traffic-related deaths by 46 percent. But in Union City, the Click It or Ticket campaign paid off.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn police between Nov. 23-29:

• Lajuana Frost, 29, Fairburn, deposit deposit account fraud.

The Burch Elementary School Chorus kicks off Tyrone’s Tree Lighting and holiday celebration Tuesday evening.

Things are moving at a far greater pace than officials at Dogwood Church could ever imagine.

The Tyrone Planning Commission signed off on the site plan for the second phase of the former Braelinn Baptist Church’s development on 89 acres, just off Ga. Highway 74.

Residents on Ashland Trail in Tyrone are tired of their street being used as a cut-through road for commuters.

Town Manager Barry Amos told the Town Council Thursday night that he investigated the complaints along with police Chief Johnny Hay. Both had determined the road is becoming more dangerous as commuters look for an alternative to the Ga. Highway 74-54-34 construction area.

Shoppers in Tyrone will have a new place to shop for basic consumable merchandise at everyday low prices when Dollar General opens its new store at 989 Senoia Road. The grand opening is scheduled to begin today at 9 a.m., and continue through tomorrow. The new 7,406-square-foot store employs approximately six to 10 people.

New Orleans residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina are being invited to a special town hall meeting in Atlanta Tuesday focusing on a master plan for rebuilding the City of New Orleans.

In early November, Atlanta-based real estate developer Macauley closed on its first Fayette County property.

One of the county’s most people-friendly leaders passed away early Friday morning.

Benjamin Anderson, 2, of Peachtree City waits in San

Move avoids termination hearing

Arthur English has resigned from his post as Chief Public Defender for the Griffin Judicial Circuit, which includes Fayette County.

The American Legion Post in Peachtree City is boycotting the city’s Hometown Holidays event Saturday because the city is calling its Christmas tree “The Grand Tree.”

More than 150 people piled into Booth Middle School’s gym Tuesday night to voice their opposition to the Fayette County Board of Education about new elementary school attendance zones that are designed to relieve overcrowding at three elementary schools.

Local residents who normally use Interstate 85 to and from Atlanta may want to seek out an alternate route this weekend as construction work continues.

Peachtree City Mayor Steve Brown has denied any ethical wrongdoing relating to the state ethics complaint filed against him by Direct PAC, a political action committee.

A 14-year-old Peachtree City resident ran a golf cart into a parked SUV Thanksgiving night and had to be taken to the hospital, police said.

Chemicals used to keep weeds and bugs at bay on Peachtree City’s sports fields are safe as long as they are applied correctly, several agriculture experts said Tuesday night at a meeting about the issue.

A physician specializing in pediatric health issues has determined it is unlikely that the symptoms affecting about four soccer players in the past two years are related to exposure to chemicals used to treat Peachtree City’s soccer fields.

It’s going to be awhile before there is any resolution to the ongoing dispute between Coweta County and Sharpsburg over Pathway Communities’ plan to annex 480 acres of land for a huge development.

Newly-elected Senoia City Councilman Perry Benson believes this year’s holiday kickoff in Senoia is going to be the best one yet.

Coweta County’s legislators heard an earful from the school board Wednesday about priorities for the upcoming General Assembly session.

Moreland’s six-year-old Payton Samples is going through his second round with leukemia.

He is in the Scottish Rite Hospital this week and is undergoing a blood transfusion, hoping to raise his blood count. If this is successful, he will be starting radiation and chemotherapy again. This will consist of four doses that last three hours, 12 hours apart, every three weeks for the next six months.