McIntosh High School senior Michael Forsyth has received the Eagle Rank from the Boy Scouts of America at a Court of Honor at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. A member of Troop 279 for seven years, he also was elected to the honorary Boy Scout service organization, Order of the Arrow.

A personal tragedy made her want to make a difference in the lives of young people so she decided to become a teacher. She says that she didn’t find teaching, it found her and now the education profession has given Shelly McLemore, a science teacher at Flat Rock Middle, its highest honor as Fayette’s 2006 Teacher of the Year.

For the first time since the Fayette County Education Foundation began awarding mini-grants to Fayette’s public school teachers, the organization held a special recognition reception in honor of the 2006 minigrant award recipients and scholarship winners.

Herbert Kohn spoke to Team 8C at J.C. Booth Middle School on March 31 about fleeing Germany to England during the Holocaust.

Traffic in both directions on part of Ga. Highway 54 West in Peachtree City will likely remain shut down until 2 p.m. today as crews work to repair a gas leak, city officials said.

Palmetto has become the first South Fulton County city to publicly discuss facets of its annexation plans. Those plans were discussed at the April 27 council work session. Plans call for more than doubling the size of the city, a transition, said Mayor Clark Boddie, that can be accomplished without raising taxes or borrowing money while immediately providing fire, police and trash pick up services to those annexed.

Members of Palmetto and Fairburn city councils, Fulton County Board of Education and parents joined Creekside Principal Michael Robinson April 25 for the dedication of the school’s new wing of 27 classrooms and labs.

A wealth of questions about the June 2007 vote to accept the charter and form the city of Chattahoochee Hills were addressed April 25 at a public meeting at the Rico Cultural Center. A group of more than 200 residents heard presentations and posed questions to moderator Rodney Peek, Georgia State University’s Dr. Robert Eger, lobbyist Lewis Massey, Chattahoochee Hill Country Alliance Chairman Mark Hennessy, Commissioner Bill Edwards. South Fulton Concerned Citizens board member Chuck Miller and others involved since the idea of incorporation surfaced last year. Though the group is currently centering its efforts on the annexation attempt by the city of Palmetto to more than double its size, most questions and comments were geared toward issues of possible city-hood.

Union City officials are concerned that current and upcoming residential development will result in a need for greater wastewater treatment capacity. Responding to that concern, the City Council April 18 approved a measure aimed at increasing sewer capacity at the county’s Camp Creek Wastewater Treatment plant.

An armed robbery Wednesday night at Subway in Palmetto left employees physically unharmed and a lone gunman on the lam with an undisclosed amount of cash.

Everything goes up in price, including the cost of animal control. The Fairburn City Council April 24 voted to approve the recent Fulton County estimate that increases the annual animal control service to $52,904, or 10.7 percent, beginning in July. Council members also agreed to re-examine the issue if the new estimate exceeds 10.7 percent.

Join us for a day of fun filled activities within the Serenbe Community as we host our first annual May Day event, presented by the Serenbe Institute for Arts, Culture and the Environment. Our May Day event will be held Sunday, April 30 at 1:00 p.m. on Selborne Lane in the Serenbe Community.

Local farmers and artisans from Bear Creek Farms, Fairy Wood Thicket, Jane Storey’s Knitting and Woodcrafts, Puck’s Farm, Scharko Farms and Titania’s Soaps will feature the fruits of their labors at the Fairburn Farmer’s Market on Saturday’s from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. beginning May 6 and running through Oct. 28 at the city’s Historic Freight Depot located at 30 West Broad Street.

Reece Center for Handicapped Horsemanship will hold a benefit garage sale and tack sale Saturday, May 6 from 9 a.m.- 3 p.m. at the non-profit organization’s Palmetto site located at 8280 Wilkerson Mill Road. Proceeds from the sale will help cover the cost of feed and care of the organization’s horses.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between April 12 and April 25:

Kenneth McCollough, 48, Union City, burglary

Tyrone residents will finally get a glimpse of the future of Shamrock Park.

Council member Grace Caldwell said this week the results of a survey of tyrone residents is completed, and the results will be unveiled at Thursday’s Town Council meeting.

All four incumbents on the Fayette County Commission and Board of Education are running for re-election.

Each one will face opposition, too.

The largest commercial development to hit southwest Fulton County in decades is inching closer to reality. Conceived as a major retail venue along Ga. Highway 74 and spanning 100 acres just south of I-85 between Oakley Industrial Boulevard and Milam Road, Fairburn City Administrator Jim Williams told council members Monday he expected the property to close by mid-August.

Last Saturday, the town of Tyrone celebrated Earth Day.

If you ever need help figuring out a difficult math problem, just consult the students on the Junior Varsity and Varsity Math Teams at Sandy Creek High.

Speakers will be limited to 2 minutes each

The Peachtree City Council has ceded up to 20 minutes of its future meetings for comments from citizens about any item not on the agenda.

Despite the intermittent rain, families came out to view the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Dixie Wing “World War II Day: Boots, Wheels & Wings” at the Historical Airpower Facility at Falcon Field in Peachtree City on Saturday.

A citizen’s group is planning a survey that will help shape Peachtree City’s future for the next 20 years.

The survey will be distributed via mail to at least 500 pre-selected persons and will also be available online at some point, the Comprehensive Plan committee has decided.

Council orders staff to study issue

The Peachtree City Council narrowly denied a homeowner’s setback variance request 3-2 last week, and council also tasked city staff with looking into the setback variance process.

Beau Kelsh escorts Anne Buckle at the McIntosh prom, held Saturday evening at the Fox Theater in Atlanta.

Southside residents will soon be able to take a new city cart path to the southern tip of Peachtree City’s industrial park.

The Peachtree City Council wants to change the makeup of the city’s Tourism Association board.

The change would allow for two more citizens to be appointed to the board, replacing two positions currently filled by the city manager and a representative from the City Council. The proposal must first be approved by the tourism board so it can be included in the by-laws.

It’s going to cost a little more for students to eat lunch next year in Coweta County schools.

Last week, The Coweta County Board of Education approved raising school lunch prices for the 2006-07 school year.

Residents from throughout Coweta County are making the annual trek to the Georgia Renaissance Festival in Fairburn.

Coweta’s two incumbent County Commissioners will face challengers in this year’s election.

District 2 Commissioner and Republican Greg Tarbutton will face opposition from Republican Tim Lasseter, while District 3 Commissioner Larry DeMoss will face off against Randolph Collins in the July 18 Republican primary. Democrat Willie Boyd has also qualified in the race.