No one was seriously injured when a car crashed through a storefront at the Hudson Plaza shopping center in Fayetteville Monday afternoon.

Blue skies overhead make a perfect canopy for the activities Sunday at the Serenbe May Day festival.

The first of the three proposed villages involved in the Chattahoochee Hill Country concept is a proposal no longer. Fulton County Board of Commissioners May 2 approved the rezoning for the 2,000-acre Friendship Village, located along South Fulton Parkway between Cascade-Palmetto Road and Cochran Mill Road.

The city councils of Palmetto, Union City and Fairburn have a decision to make. The three cities comprising the South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority will decide in May whether to secure another $13 million to construct a reservoir and lay water lines to the cities or use another approach. Since 2001, the authority has spent approximately $1.75 million in various services and fees and hundreds of thousands more in land purchases and repayments to cities for prior funding expenses. What began in 2003 with $42 million in bond money will not be enough to fund the project.

Folks from Tyrone and surrounding communities are banning together to help one of their own. Their efforts are resulting in a home under construction for Tyrone resident Susan Parrott.

It is not like any other grand opening in modern history, not when Chick-fil-A is involved. The crowd came in droves for the First 100 Fans festivities that made up the pre-Grand Opening festivities at the restaurant chain’s newest location on Ga. Highway 74 in Fairburn.

Tyrone Planning Commission April 26 gave its approval of the site plans for three lots in the Market Hill commercial development at Dogwood Trail and Ga. Highway 74 contingent on the builder’s compliance with a 2003 ordinance referencing vehicular access to the property.

Palmetto is looking for a big celebration at the May 19 Founder’s Day Festival. The day-long event kicks off at 10 a.m. with the parade on Main Street, followed by a flurry of activities at Veterans Park on Park Street.

The Historic Freight Depot in downtown Fairburn is set to begin the fresh produce season with the opening of the Farmer’s Market next week. The market will be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon from May 12 through Oct. 28.

In observance of World Asthma Day the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness along with its partners, ZAP Asthma, Health Education Awareness and Research on Tobacco Coalition and the Georgia Department of Human Resources will introduce “TEACH,” a new asthma initiative to reduce asthma in Atlanta-Fulton County schools, homes and neighborhoods. The mission of the initiative is to raise public awareness about the disease while helpingto reduce the rate of children who suffer as a result of asthma related complications.

Coaches Heather Allen and Shane Pulliam discuss their team's quarterfinal victories.

With another great team performance, as well as an outstanding performance from Raven Moore, the Our Lady of Mercy Lady Bobcats edged out Landmark Christian for the second straight Class A title in track.

Whitewater got two first half goals from Chris Gilmore and one second half goal from Brian Forero to defeat Marist 3-1 on Saturday afternoon. The win avenged a loss to Marist in last year's state soccer playoffs.

When the state soccer semifinals start on Tuesday, the faces will be very familiar; McIntosh will host Whitewater and Starr's Mill will play at Marist.

The director of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (EPD) has declared a level two drought response across the state and will require all Georgians to follow a more stringent outdoor water use schedule.

Deputies: suspects caught with stolen items in car

A Fayetteville resident helped sheriff’s deputies solve his burglary almost right on the spot Thursday afternoon, police said.

The East Coweta Indians (19-6, 10-2 region) have won the region 4-AAAAA title, having won five region games in a row and outscoring their opponents 53-9 in the span. The Indians and the Newnan Cougars could finish with the same region record but East Coweta has the Cougars beat in run differential in head to head match-ups.

May is National Stroke Awareness Month

Did you know that stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States and the No. 1 cause of adult disability? The good news is that 80 percent of strokes are preventable.

The Fayette Branch of the NAACP will sponsor a free home buyers’ seminar on Saturday, May 19 at the Olivet Baptist Church. The church is located at 877 Highway 314 North in Fayetteville.

The Piedmont Fayette Hospital Auxiliary will host its annual Spring Book Fair on Tuesday, May 8 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, May 9 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Thursday, May 10 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first floor of the Hospital.

The McIntosh Chiefs defeated Starr's Mill on Thursday night to earn a place in the state semi-finals next Friday.

Sophomore Austin Tilton won at #1 Singles 6-4, 6-1. Junior captain Jonathon Emmet lost 1-6, 5-7 but helped to support teammate sophomore Matt Thompson who proved he could outlast his opponent with a clutch win at #3 singles 3-6, 6-0, 6-4. Senior captain Will Truex and partner junior Davy Witdfeldt at #1 doubles went three sets but lost 4-6 in the third. Freshman Femi Brinson and Stewart Weisheit won easily 6-0, 6-1 at #2 doubles.

Environmental questions surround recent barrel discovery at nearby Peach Pit landfill

The Peachtree City Council, after some tortuous haggling over density issues, approved two annexations to the city’s west side that would add more than 1,100 homes to the city.

But it wasn’t until the 11th hour that a deal was struck as both developers were arm-twisted into reducing the overall density of both subdivisions by a total of 69 homes.

Perhaps the headline “annexation showdown” in Wednesday’s edition of The Citizen was appropriate.

As tonight’s Peachtree City Council meeting was gaveled to order, just about every seat was full and some chose to stand in the back of the room.

McIntosh’s DJ Ward (3) and his brother, Zach, both had hat tricks in the Chiefs’ first round playoff win over Darlington.

It is always a special occasion at the annual Race for Riley fundraiser at Georgia Baptist Children’s Home in Palmetto. Now in its third year, the event is named for five year-old Riley Peek who was diagnosed three years ago with Mitochondrial disease. Parents Rodney and Waynette Peek chose Riley’s school, the Joseph Sams School in Fayetteville, as the recipient of this year’s fundraiser. Photo/Ben Nelms.

ABATE of Georgia hosted the event titled “2007 Ride For the Children”.