A 14-year-old Senoia child was injured Sunday after falling off the front of a golf cart and being run over by it, police said.

Whitewater’s varsity softball team has made the Class AAAA Elite Eight and Sandy Creek’s team has made the Class AAA Elite Eight.

Submitted by OLM student Marlena Martin

Our Lady of Mercy trailed Mt. Pisgah for 45 minutes and 55 seconds but took a 63-62 lead with 2:05 left in the game.

Last Friday night the Landmark War Eagles saw their six year region winning streak snapped in front of a stunned home crowd as they loss to fifth ranked Fellowship Christian Academy 24-17.

It was not the 40,000 anticipated, but music lovers came by thousands Oct.

daily citizen 10-22 by Michael Boylan Click here

It was not development and density. It was not sewer. The main campaign issue in Tyrone’s upcoming municipal elections nearly morphed into a non-issue issue Monday night as candidates for mayor and council posts 1 and 2 responded to the many questions posed to them. The main campaign issue is town manager Barry Amos.

It is always significant when a large number of citizens turn out for a political forum. It is even more significant when 15 percent of the registered voters show up to hear candidates’ positions. That was the case Oct. 13 when more than 200 witnessed a piece of history at Chattahoochee Hill Country’s first candidates forum. Conducted at Foxhall Farms in Douglas County, the forum provided a large-scale public venue for the new city’s 19 candidates.

Ken Lawhorn left Tyrone’s Town Council meeting Thursday night a happy man.

For months, Lawson has been working his way through Tyrone’s government to try and get a sign for his car detailing business. Lawson’s business, Reflections Hand Car Wash and Detailing, is located on Ga. Highway 74, next to Advance Auto Parts. Since his business does not have a curb cut on the busy state highway, Lawson was unable to place a sign in the town’s 60 ft. buffer that runs the length of the highway.

Union City’s next development is on the horizon on property annexed along South Fulton Parkway last year. The mainly residential development will feature single-family homes, 153 townhomes and 292 rent-structured apartments, with some of those being the Section 8 apartments strenuously objected to last year when the proposal first surfaced. The development is located just east of the Parkway Village commercial center located on the northeast corner of the parkway and Ga. Highway 92.

The controversy surrounding the possible disturbance of graves on Trickum Creek Road in Tyrone may be headed to court.

“I feel like we work in a federal sweat shop.”

Georgia’s Congressional delegation has entered the fray over health problems at the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Atlanta Center in Hampton. The Atlanta Center is the work site where hundreds of air traffic controllers monitoring high-altitude flights over much of southeastern United States have suffered unexplained illnesses they believe is caused by a fungus found by an environmental contractor in late September.

A 19 year-old Fairburn man came out about as fortunate as a person can get after being shot in the head. The man was treated and released from Grady Hospital after the Oct. 16 incident in Palmetto.

An Oct. 17 bank robbery at the Bank of America branch at Ga. Highway 138 and Old National Highway left one robber dead at the scene and Fulton County Police searching for two others in a get-away vehicle. Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies assisted in the search for the two suspects.

It was an informative update for nearly 100 residents of Chattahoochee Hill Country Oct. 9 as board members of Chattahoochee Hill Country Alliance provided a look at the organization’s multi-faceted activities on behalf of the community at the group’s annual meeting.

Approximately 1.4 million personnel are currently on active duty in the military, with over 375,000 of those deployed outside the United States and it's territories. Let’s take the opportunity to say thank you to all of those deployed this Thanksgiving with personally written letters thanking them for a job well done. We need your help! Tyrone citizens, children, churches, and businesses can help make this dream a reality by writing a letter, a personal note, or getting your children to color a patriotic picture. There’s no need to mail it, just drop it off at the Tyrone Police Department by October 24 where they can make sure it arrives to the proper location to be mailed. For more information contact Jennifer or Lynda at 770-487-4694.

It is a fun time as usual for the Union City Fall Festival held Oct. 12 and 13. The festivites began with live music and activities Friday night at Union Station and continued Saturday with the annual parade, followed by a drum exhibition by Creekside High School Band, carnival rides, more live music and fireworks. Photo/Ben Nelms.

It will be a different kind of Trick or Treat in Fairburn this year. Fairburn Police will hold a “Trick or Trunk” Halloween celebration in Duncan Park Oct.

Candidates for the three city council seats in Fairburn will attend a meet the candidates forum Sunday, Oct. 21 beginning at 4 p.m.

Fairburn resident Kimberly Byrd was recognized earlier this week as one of the 18 child care providers in the United States. Byrd was also featured as a “Provider of the Week” on the award-winning PBS program A Place of Our Own. The daily television series, devoted to the needs of individuals who care for children, sponsored the awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with BP and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Mike and Kevin talk about Whitewater beating Starr’s Mill, Fayette County staying perfect, Sandy Creek upsetting Carrollton, Our Lady of Mercy beating Mt. Pisgah, Landmark losing their first region game in six years and McIntosh losing to Woodward Academy.

Whitewater -35 Starr's Mill -7

Fayette County 37 Westlake - 6

Sandy Creek - 28 Carrollton - 14

Our Lady of Mercy - 63 Mt. Pisgah - 62

Braxton Lane scored first as Sandy Creek High School soundly whipped previously undefeated Carrollton in a Region 6-AAA game Friday at the Battlefield in Tyrone.

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Mike and Kevin make their picks for Friday night’s football games and discuss the county cross country championships.

daily citizen 10-19 by Michael Boylan Click here

Current McDonough city attorney Scott Bennett was unanimously approved as Fayette County's attorney Friday morning. Commission chairman Jack Smith praised Bennett's experience, and noted that Bennett had also worked as an attorney for DeKalb County.

Seconds before, councilman Harman tells developer his vote is 'no'

In an unexpected move Thursday night, developer Doug McMurrain withdrew his request for the City Council to abandon part of Line Creek Drive and Line Creek Circle to make room for a 89,000 square foot Kohl's Department Store on Ga. Highway 54 West near Planterra Way.

The Peachtree City Council approved a 310-unit senior residential development off Rockaway Road, down from the original proposal of 376 units.