November 6 was a day of upsets, close calls and required runoffs in the elections in south Fulton County’s four cities.

Both PTC bond questions defeated

Political novice Don Haddix overwhelmed a sitting councilman and a newcomer to win the Peachtree City Post 1 council race without a runoff.

Senoia Mayor Robert Belisle easily captured a second term Tuesday night. Shortly after 7:45 p.m., poll workers taped the results to the door of the East Coweta Senior Center, where voters cast their ballots in the city's one precinct.

Some McIntosh students boast of guns and drugs on MySpace pages

The 2007 Great Chili Challenge was a huge success for the Line Creek Civitan Club and fans of chili.

A 17-year-old Sandy Creek High School student was arrested Tuesday for threatening to bomb the school Thursday, sheriff’s deputies said.

For the first time Monday night the elementary redistricting committee got to work on the second of two maps it will present to the school board Monday night: Map B.

The committee had less than an hour during the meeting to suggest possible changes to Map B, though they had worked on it some in previous meetings. They will meet again Thursday night at 6 p.m. at the Board of Education offices to further tweak Map B, which will be presented along with another map known as Map A.

Would you believe — radiator thieves? And not just any radiators.

Would you believe $1.5 million in damages to heavy equipment parked just above the Fayette County line brought on by thieves‘ sudden appetite for the shiny metal?

The Peachtree City Council now has the power to enact emergency water restrictions if necessary, a power once limited solely to the mayor and the mayor’s designee.

For almost three months, the Fayette County Commission has wrestled with the idea of converting the county’s pension plan to a defined benefits package.

Council not ready to start RFP bidding process

The Peachtree City Council has elected to seek formal “requests for information” from the city’s residential trash companies.

The Fayette County Public School System tips the scales when it comes to academics, the higher the numbers the better. But escalating numbers isn’t what the county wants to see when it comes to the weight of their employees.

The Executive Board of Fayette Senior Services has announced that Debbie Britt has been named the agency’s new executive director. Britt assumes the position held by Andy Carden, who is retiring after nearly 13 years of service with the organization.

Last week, the Georgia Downtown Association (GDA) and the Georgia Department of Community Affairs (DCA) joined forces to recognize Georgia's downtown leaders and their efforts to promote downtown and economic development through public awareness, governmental relations and education. "Setting the Scene - The Arts Downtown" served as the 2007 conference theme. Nearly 200 downtown experts converged on Columbus from Oct. 10-12 to discuss downtown development, specifically the impact and development of the creative, or "arts"-oriented, economy and exchange ideas. Fayetteville was presented with the award for the Most Creative Marketing Piece for their submittal of their 2007 Calendar of Events.

Woman accused of shooting ex-husband in PTC last year

April Dawn Ulrich, accused of shooting to death her ex-husband Eric Ulrich just over a year ago on the campus of NCR in Peachtree City will go on trial today on murder charges.

A jury decided Tuesday morning that Ulrich was competent enough to stand trial. During that hearing, the burden of proof was on the defense, which didn't offer testimony from either of the doctors who evaluated her mental fitness.

The Citizen Online will be posting voting results here after the polls close at 7 p.m. tonight

Voters throughout the region today are deciding council races, while voters in Peachtree City are also deciding two referenda.

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Committee due to present 2 maps to BOE Monday night at McIntosh

The grunt work of redrawing Fayette’s elementary school district lines is not over yet.

The committee plans to recommend two different maps to the school board for possible adoption, "Map A" and "Map B." But few if any committee members were totally happy with Map B, which they only got to work on for less than an hour Monday night in their first crack at it.

Fayette County's median household income of $79,969 is close to cracking the top 20 of America's wealthiest jurisdictions. The county's No. 21 ranking is only topped in Georgia by Forsyth, which had a household income of $83,682 and ranked 13th nationally.

The Fayette County Youth Council will be holding a concert with Between the Trees at the Villages Amphitheater on Saturday, Nov. 10.

The Our Lady of Mercy Bobcats (4-4) took on Fellowship Christian last Friday and lost 43-18.

The Bobcats fell behind 22-0 in the first quarter and had a hard time catching back up. Touchdowns for Mercy were scored by Dominique McDermott (131 yards rushing on 13 carries, 40 yards receiving, seven total tackles), William Pearl (14 of 18 passing, 153 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT, 40 yards rushing on 14 carries, 1 TD, seven total tackles) and David Goemare (3 catches for 64 yards, 1 TD).

Last Friday the Landmark War Eagles went on the road and defeated the Eagles Landing Christian Academy Chargers in an important region game by the score of 35-30.

If the talk around town is any indication, next Tuesday could well be a day to remember. Regardless of the outcome, the Nov. 6 election for mayor and two council seats has generated as much activity as any election in Tyrone’s memorable history. In all, seven candidates are running for three positions, including mayor and two town council posts.

Campaign financial disclosures are a part of the process candidates are required to submit in the run up to an election. The most recent of the reporting periods for the upcoming election had a Oct. 25 deadline for candidates to document contributions and expenses relating to their campaigns. Those reports are listed below. All contributions received and expenditures made after Oct. 25 will be due in a final report to be submitted by candidates Dec. 31.

The time for south Fulton residents to make their decisions on who will represent them for the next four years is almost here. And with a total of 40 people qualifying in the four cities, the field of candidates for the Nov. 6 election will include perhaps the largest list of candidates in memorable history.

The second major shopping complex on South Fulton Parkway and the first inside Union City city limits was approved Oct. 29 by Union City Planning Commission. The preliminary plat for South Fulton Crossing shows a 450,000 square-foot commercial center anchored by a Wal-Mart Supercenter.

It is a big dream that may well come to fruition. An Oct. 27 conference at Georgia International Conference Center in College Park provided a look at a proposed international trade and tourism venue called the African Village Project, to be located on a handful of sites across unincorporated south Fulton County.

Fairburn’s long-awaited recreation program just got the go-ahead, and with it Assistant Fire Chief Stephen Hood just acquired another role. And what happens next will propel Fairburn into a new direction, a citizen-driven endeavor intended to benefit the city’s younger citizens.

An unidentified Union City man was found laying in the turn lane in front of Union Station Apartments at 4300 Flat Shoals Road Oct. 30, shot four times by an unknown assailant.

Please join Bear Creek Middle School as we kick-off our NASA Explorer School Program. Bear Creek was selected as one of 25 schools in the nation to participate in this exciting partnership. During the partnership, Bear Creek will work with NASA personnel and other partners to develop and implement programs in mathematics, science and technology education. Bear Creek Middle School will be recognized at the Fulton County Board of Education October meeting.