As in past years, The Citizen is again opening its opinion pages to candidates for contested local and locally-decided political offices.

The only thing left to do was to cut the ribbon. More than a year in the planning, city of Fayetteville officials June 1 formally opened Patriot Park.

The Fayetteville City Council approved Chapter 74 Article V of the city’s Code of Ordinances which sets forth the adoption of new parade routes and fees at its regular meeting last week.

Some of the biggest losers in Fayette are at Peachtree City Elementary, that is losers of body fat.

This spring the school’s staff had an opportunity to participate in their own variation of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” competition. Over a 10-week period, 22 staff members lost a total of 225.7 pounds.

Fayette County Board of Education has partnered with its own REACH students to provide them with valuable work experience.

A Peachtree City woman was arrested at her home Friday on charges of selling prescription narcotics to undercover agents with Fayette County Sheriff’s Drug Suppression Task Force. She told officers the profits were used to purchase crack cocaine.

A select group of graduating seniors at Fayette County High has been inducted into the National Technical Honor Society.

A student at Crabapple Lane Elementary School recently won highest honors in this year's WordMasters Challenge--a national language arts competition entered by over 225,000 students annually, which consists of three separate meets held at intervals during the school year.

The Fayette Democratic Women will host Fayette County’s largest candidates’ forum June 10. The “Blue Jean Brunch” is at Blue Moon Farm, the home of Dr. Richard and Judith Moore, in Fairburn (Fayette County).The brunch will begin at 10 a.m

Peachtree City Manager Bernie McMullen was arrested for DUI Saturday night outside the city’s amphitheater while driving his golf cart, according to a police report on the incident.

Tyrone’s $5.7 million budget for next year is almost a done deal.

During Thursday night’s Town Council meeting, town manager Barry amos presented an overview of the budget. Amos said that nearly 32 percent of the revenues needed for next year are from state grants.

Sandy Creek High School’s graduates left the stage ha

Tyrone residents won’t have far to travel this year if they want some family fun on July 4.

At least one of the two candidates ousted by Fayette elections officials from running for the Fayette County School Board might get a reprieve, judging from the reaction of the judge who heard the appeal cases Thursday afternoon.

Lt. Col. Jim Steinbach helped participate in

The Peachtree City Council deep-sixed a proposal Thursday night that would have allowed the town of Senoia to treat up to 500,000 gallons of sewage a day at a Peachtree City plant.

Maybe TDK Boulevard will be built after all.

A $2 million grant has been secured for Falcon Field to purchase property to the north and expand its runway safety area, U.S. Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss announced late Thursday afternoon.

A Fayetteville couple was arrested Thursday afternoon at their home on Princeton Trace for growing 24 suspected marijuana plants in an outdoor garden and in the master bedroom closet.

Union City became the first of the South Fulton cities to hold a public meeting to address residents’ questions and concerns about the proposed annexation of 7,000 acres, a move that would more than double the geographical size of the city.

Reece Center for Handicapped Horsemanship has a long history of enhancing skills and confidence in riders with disabilities.

The June 1 meeting of the South Fulton Parkway Alliance was primarily an occasion for representatives from the City of East Point to present their annexation plans to the South Fulton County group intent on having only quality development on the local landscape. Alliance members also heard from Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards, who responded to the East Point proposal and to Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin’s recent invitation to residents of unincorporated South Fulton to be annexed into Atlanta.

The rezoning and annexation recommendations of properties located in four unincorporated islands within Union City was largely uneventful at the Planning Commission’s May 30 meeting. The fly in the ointment was the opposition by two of the affected property owners and the ongoing determination by residents along High Point Road who objected to rezonings that mirror the already densely populated subdivisions on Union City’s north side. They said that density and the City Council’s lack of accountability is causing major problems for the community.

It has been around forever but it is still brand new. Members from in and around the Rico Community gather May 18 for food and good conversation at the grand opening of Rico Cultural Center, Rico Library and Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy.

The City of East Point announced last week its intentions for annexation into unincorporated South Fulton County. Not only do those plans more than double the size of the existing city, they also overlap with the annexation plans of Union City.

The Fairburn City Council meeting June 6 may have a short agenda but it will be one that is significant for soccer fans across south metro Atlanta.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police Between May 17 and May 30:

Mary Garrett, 32, Palmetto, theft by takig

The Peachtree City Council deep-sixed a proposal Thursday night that would have allowed the town of Senoia to treat up to 500,000 gallons of sewage per day at a Peachtree City plant.

City manager asking for six fire, police positions

The Peachtree City Council will get its first crack at the proposed 2006-2007 budget starting Monday night at a workshop at City Hall starting at 6:30.

If Peachtree City Mayor Harold Logsdon had his way, CSX would abandon its construction of what is essentially a parking area for trains adjacent to a residential area.

It was a time of reflection as the McIntosh and Starr’s Mill Classes of 2006 graduated last Friday night. Smiles mixed with tears as the students accepted their diplomas.