Sandy Creek’s boys won the region 6-AAA championship in track and field. The Patriots scored 147 points and were followed by Carrollton with 115 points. The athletes who scored points for Sandy Creek were:

A win could have put Starr's Mill a game away from a region title or a home playoff game, but Northgate scored a number of runs late and handed the Panthers a 10-4 loss.

Police: More charges may be coming; six students ‘held’ pills for others

Two students at McIntosh High School have been charged with drug distribution on campus after a teacher found “an apparent drug transaction” in a school bathroom last week, police said.

Chattahoochee Hill Country residents get a look at Georgia Dept. of Transportation’s take on the roadway needs for unincorporated south Fulton County. The April 19 presentation was made at Rico Community Center. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Five members of Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 147 of Tyrone recently took a trip to Crystal River, Florida. While there, they took a three hour tour where they got to swim in the river and interact with manatees in the wild.

Chattahoochee Hill Country residents get a look at Georgia Dept. of Transportation’s take on the roadway needs for unincorporated south Fulton County. The April 19 presentation was made at Rico Community Center. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Another piece of municipal history was made in south Fulton this week with the passage of House Bill 725, legislation that substantiated the 2006 annexations of more than 14,000 acres of unincorporated south Fulton County by existing cities. Having effectively replaced last year’s Senate Bill 552 that paved the way for a vote to form the new city of South Fulton in June, HB 725 approved all annexations and provided a six-month extension of the time limits originally established for the annexations.

A 41 year-old resident of the Fairburn and Union City area has been charged in the mid-April burglaries of three businesses at Hudson Plaza in Fairburn.

Residents of Palmetto concerned over crime issues met again April 24 to continue a discussion designed to lead to the active participation of a Neighborhood Watch group. More than 50 attended the meeting at Palmetto Community Center, where they weighed in on concerns they believe are compromising their city.

The final and most significant phase of Tyrone’s 2027 Comprehensive Plan, the Community Agenda, was presented April 26 to the town’s Planning Commission. Commissioners voted 4-0 to recommend the plan to the town council.

Fairburn City Council earlier this month made adjustments to several utility service charges due to activities by some customers during the past year involving city utility equipment. Adjustment were also based on recommendations by the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG). The increases became effective with the council’s approval.

It will be a new look to the landscape along Palmetto-Tyrone Road. Tyrone Planning Commission Thursday voted 3-0 to approve the preliminary plat and site plan for a project that will establish seven commercial buildings on 7.3 acres between Swanson Road and Olde Town Drive.

Fans of football in Fayette County may want to adopt the Detroit Lions as their second favorite NFL team to root for. Not only is Georgia Tech's Calvin Johnson, a Sandy Creek High School alum, their new receiver, but NC State's John Deraney, an alumni of Fayette County High School, recently signed with the Lions as well.

Calvin Johnson, a former standout at Georgia Tech and a graduate of Sandy Creek High School, was selected by the Detroit Lions.

The Peachtree City Council will hold a special called meeting at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday to discuss the possibility of contracting out maintenance services such as landscaping and mowing, according to information provided by the city Friday afternoon.

SUV plows into fence at playground; no kids were outside at the time

Starr’s Mill’s Chris Capati and the goalkeeper for Lakeside-Evans collided in the first round of the Class AAAA state soccer playoffs on Wednesday night.

In celebration of the 25th anniversary of its frequent flyer program, Delta Air Lines employee and Sharpsburg native Debbie Schneider was awarded the SkyMiles’ 25th Anniversary Special Recognition Award.

City hopes to start in September; new exercise, playground equipment to be added

A Peachtree City man says he owes his life to his motorcycle helmet.

Richard Skinner, 61, was riding his 2003 Honda DTX Sunday afternoon when he stopped on Ga. Highway 74 to turn left into the Gilroy’s hardware store area. A 18-year-old driver in a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse struck him from behind, sending Skinner flying into the car’s windshield and onto the pavement.

Peachtree City is on the verge of completing two bridges that will enhance access to the city’s 80-plus mile cart path network.

The Peachtree City Airport Authority has agreed to enter negotiations with Chick-fil-A that could lead to the company relocating its corporate jet fleet to Falcon Field.

Music teachers complained it would hurt recitals, group lessons

The latest version of an update to Peachtree City’s ordinance regulating home businesses will not impact local music teachers.