It is a case of a whether to grant a setback variance on a triangular 2.19-acre lot where building a house would be problematic without that exception. Tyrone Planning Commission tabled the request until June 26 so that property owner Rolando Castro could provide the board with a site plan showing where the house would be situated on the nearly flat, triangular-shaped lot on Coastline Road. The lot borders Coastline Road on the west and CSX railroad on the east.

Officials from the Fayette County Fire and Emergency Services division told the Tyrone Town Council Thursday night that all options are being explored to find a solution to Tyrone’s troubled fire station.

All it took was a handshake with Fayette County Sheriff Randall Johnson for Tyrone Police Chief Brandon Perkins to walk away with $79,615.51. But that was the easy part.

It was a good night for a good cause. Partners Pizza in Tyrone did some partnering of their own May 7 with Tyrone Police to raise money for the Georgia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run. Seven police officers and the town court clerk volunteered as servers at the restaurant, earning $865.78 between 6-9 p.m.

Susan Barger, school nutrition manager of Tyrone Elementary School, was awarded first place for her Light Fruit Dessert in the statewide culinary arts competition. She was recognized by Principal, Eddie Pollard for her first place performance in the Georgia School Nutrition Association State Competition.

For the fifth consecutive year in its six-year history, the Air Force Junior ROTC (AFJROTC) Unit at Sandy Creek High as been designated a Distinguished Unit.

Students in the Air Force Junior ROTC program at Sandy Creek High have earned military scholarships each year since the program was implemented. This year is no exception with two students earning full scholarships and one gaining admission to West Point.

The Tyrone Town Council Thursday night instructed town attorney Bill McNally to look over revisions to the the town’s technology and Internet use policy.

Partner’s Pizza, located at 1496 Hwy. 74, Tyrone, is donating a portion of the proceeds and all the tips for Wednesday, May 7, from 6:00-9:00 p.m.

A Sharpsburg man charged with raping a 16-year-old girl in Tyrone over two years ago was granted a $100,000 bond Thursday afternoon.

Zachary H. Higgins, 20, was arrested April 23, two days after the victim came forward with her side of the story, police said. The incident allegedly occurred on Labor Day in 2005.

Tyrone held its first Earth Day celebration April 19. And it was a hit. And it was everything natural. The kids played, planted flowers and got a glimpse of nature’s microscopic wonders while adults got plenty of conservation tips. Visit the photo gallery section of www.thecitizen.com for more photos of Tyrone Earth Day.

It has been open for a while but the official dedication of the new Tyrone Library is held April 20. A large crowd is on hand as Georgia Public Library Services Facilities Director Nathan Rall and Tyrone Library Supervisor Julie Digby cut the ribbon.

Immediate Care Centers of Georgia, the first urgent care center of its kind in the area, will host its grand opening this weekend in the Market Hill Office Park in Tyrone.

The follwing arrests were made by Tyrone Police between April 10-23. Those arrested are considered innocent until proven guilty.

Questions by Tyrone Planning Commission Thursday soon led to unanimous approval of the revised final site plan for Lot #7 at Grove Park on Handley Road.

A 20 year-old Sharpsburg man has been arrested by Tyrone Police in connection with an alleged rape that occurred during the Labor Day weekend in 2005.

The county’s only radio station is headed to Tyrone.

On Thursday night, the Tyrone Town Council vote unanimously to allow radio broadcasting studios in the C-2-Downtown Commercial zoning district. The vote clears the way for the station to move into the Legacy Theatre building, just off Ga. Highway 74.

At Crossroads Christian School, it’s more than A-B-C’s and 1-2-3’s. Each class at Crossroads chooses two service projects per school year to express love & gratitude toward others in the community and to foster an attitude of Christian service in the students. The sixth graders spent their Spring Service Day cleaning the grounds at Tyrone First Baptist Church where the school will be located beginning August of 2008.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between April 3-9. Those arrested are considered innocent until proven guilty.

There is a lot be said for acts of kindness. Such was the case Thursday at Roger Spencer community Center in Tyrone when the Shamrock Stitchers presented a sampler quilt to Steve (center) and Nina Mickell (immediately to his right), who recently suffered the loss of their home in a fire.

The town of Tyrone will celebrate Earth Day on Saturday, Apr. 19.

The event will begin with Clean Up Tyrone from 8-9 a.m.

The Tyrone Town Council Thursday night agreed that the town’s compute system needed a better security system.

Police Chief Brandon Perkins told the Town Council that he had been investigating several systems to protect the town’s records from a natural disaster, such as a tornado, or a man-made situation.

Two Tyrone businesses will hold fundraisers April 8 and 23 to benefit Georgia Special Olympics.

The April 8 location is Chapultepec Mexican Grill, located at 1522 Hwy. 74 North from 6:00-9:30 p.m.

Two recent burglaries in Tyrone resulted in the theft of a plasma television in one break-in and nothing missing in the other.

Chance says he was misled about initial amendment to bill

A Senate bill that would have required Fayette County's public school system to accept Clayton County students should Clayton schools lose their accredited status was dramatically changed at a committee hearing Wednesday afternoon.

Tyrone Planning Commission Thursday paved the way for a recommendation that could lead to the construction of a commercial development at the intersection of Senoia Road and Rockwood Road. Proposed by Howard Guthrie for C-3 (Commercial) zoning over the current M-1 (Manufacturing), the 3.2-acre site at Shamrock Station would include a gas station, convenience store and a restaurant if approved by the town council.

Property owner Dick Shelley took his request to have 14 previously deleted permitted uses in the C-2 (Commercial) zoning district in 2004 reinstated in the table of uses. After a March 27 public hearing, Tyrone Planning Commission voted to recommend denial of the request to make a text amendment to the ordinance that would include the former uses.

Our Lady of Victory Catholic School eighth grader, Kiela Pagsisihan, advanced on to the GISA (Georgia Independent Schools) spelling bee and placed 6th in the state finals. Two hundred and fifty-four students participated in the GISA state spelling bee. The competition included a written test, with the top twenty students advancing on to the oral competition. Photo/Special.

It is a two-fold problem: the septic system and compliance standards. Recent problems with the septic system at the fire station in Tyrone and the station’s inadequate size for housing increasing numbers of firefighters initially led to a consideration of relocating the station’s septic system to Shamrock Park. But recent soil tests at the park showed that such a move is not possible, leaving the county with the prospect of significantly diminishing on-site water usage or moving up the date to relocate the facility.

Overnight rain and the threat of tornadoes may have dampened attendance last week at Tyrone’s combination Easter Egg Hunt/Dog Contest/Taste of Tyrone/St. Patrick’s Day festivities, but nothing could stop the fun experienced by the nearly 250 who made their way March 15 to Shamrock Park and Triangle Park.