The town of Tyrone’s master plan for revitalizing downtown took a major hit Thursday night as the Town Council denied developer Burt Clark’s zoning request for more than 50 acres of prime downtown real estate near Palmetto Road and Swanson Road.

The Tyrone Town Council Thursday night unanimously approved acting Chief David Mullis as police chief.

An exciting new relationship has been born recently in the local Christian community. The Saint Vincent de Paul (SVdP)-Tyrone and the Palmetto Baptist Church Food Pantry forged a new relationship. The common cause the two champion is helping the poor in our community.

Check your pet’s food label: It may be part of a massive recall announced March 17. (Lists of brands are in this story.)

Construction projects will affect auto and cart path traffic in coming weeks.

Peachtree City has issued the following traffic alert for construction projects:

Elly Strelka (top) and twin sister Zoey scoot their way up a rock climbing wall at Pebblepocket Park Wednesday morning.

Sharpsburg teen pleads guilty to ‘accidental’ shooting of close friend

A Sharpsburg teen was sentenced yesterday to eight years in prison for firing a gun that killed one of his close friends at an unsupervised teen party in Peachtree City fueled by drugs and alcohol.

DA: law not adequate, but parents deserve prison time

Fayette County prosecutors have dropped criminal charges in two separate cases against Peachtree City parents who were accused of letting their children live in filth and squalor.

The Peachtree City Library and the city’s developmental services division will remain closed early Monday due to electrical work being performed in the City Hall complex, officials said.

Scott Gerard, a Class of 1995 gaduate from McIntosh, has a movie screening at the Independent Film Festival in Atlanta tomorrow at 4 p.m. Gerard served as executive producer for the movie and also has a small role in the film as Mr. Azzleton.

Coweta County Associate Superintendent John Dunn is retiring from his position at the end of the year. Dunn has held the position since being appointed by Superintendent Blake Bass in 2004.

Registration for next year’s Coweta County kindergartners and pre-kindergartners starts Monday and runs through March 23 at district elementary schools.

Ribbons on trees due to tree survey; no cutting planned yet

The mystery about the ribbon-marked trees near the Line Creek Nature Center has been solved.

Tour de Georgia is a foArea residents who were worried that the Tour de Georgia wouldn’t be running this year can rest easy, an announcement came out Wednesday afternoon stating that the race will go on as planned.

Kevin Johnston gets 8 years in prison

A Sharpsburg teen admitted in court Thursday morning that he was holding a gun when it “accidentally went off” at a party, killing 18-year-old Dallas Crenshaw of Peachtree City June 20.

Area residents who were worried that the Tour de Georgia wouldn’t be running this year can rest easy, an announcement came out Wednesday afternoon stating that the race will go on as planned.

Residents of the Wilshire Estates subdivision expressed concerns Monday night that a proposed shopping center on Ga. Highway 74 South would drastically increase cut-through traffic through their neighborhood on Holly Grove Road and also increase crime in the area.

The proposed — and controversial — TDK Boulevard Extension is proving to be a key to Coweta County approval of a massive city-sized development planned adjacent to Peachtree City’s western border.

The Fayette County Commission could face up to a $3 million shortfall in its budget this year, unless many of the 47 new positions recommended by staff are not funded. More than half the requested new positions are for the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department.

Last year, when two new county commissioners were elected, many residents thought the squabbling and bickering that often found its way into meetings would be quieted.

No big money fees, no big chick for Falcon Field.

The Peachtree City Airport Authority has declined to approve the transfer of an airport access agreement that would allow Chick-fil-A’s corporate jets to relocate to a building adjacent to Falcon Field.

Three current employees of the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department have announced they will run for sheriff next year, bidding to replace long-time Sheriff Randall Johnson, who is expected to retire following the end of his elected term in 2008.

The Fayette County Public Library gets in the Irish spirit for St. Patrick’s Day a little early this week as they hosted “The Celtic Collection” this past Monday.

The Peachtree City Council is expected to vote Thursday night to add three firefighter/paramedic positions to the Peachtree City Fire Department using funds set aside in this year’s budget for a matching grant for fire personnel that never materialized.