The constrcution project along I-85 is winding down but closures will be in effect this weekend.

Portions of I-85 northbound and southbound will be closed until Monday at 5 a.m.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn police between Dec. 7 through Dec. 13:

• Malissa Barber, 53, Union City, theft by receiving.

Fayette to be player in metro transit group

Fayette County will have a voice on the new regional Transit Planning Board that was announced Thursday.

Members of the Tyrone Town Council, the Tyrone Recreation Department and the Tyrone Youth Soccer Association gathered at Handley Park last Saturday morning to break ground where three new soccer fields will be built.

Something smells in the Millbrook subdivision in Tyrone, but hopefully not for long.

Residents complained about the malodorous stench at Thursday night’s Town Council meeting and the problem, a broken septic tank, my be fixed by the time you are reading this article.

A north Fayette resident was saved early Wednesday morning when a smoke alarm awoke him after his space heater caught fire.

Thursday night was the final meeting of the year for the Tyrone Town Council and it was a busy one.

After dealing with the problem of a busted septic tank at the Millbrook subdivision, the council honored council members Lisa Richardson, who had served on the council for a total of 22 years, and Lyn Redwood, who had served for two years, with plaques and then moved on to the meeting’s agenda.

Christmas will be a bit tougher this year for a Peachtree City family whose home burned down Monday afternoon.

The family, which includes three children — boys ages 11 and 12 and a girl age 10 — has had plenty of clothing assistance. They temporarily stayed in a hotel after the fire, but will need some items for their new home when they can move in, officials said.

From left are Lyn Redwood, Paul Letourneau, Lisa Richardson and Mike Smola, all current members of the Tyrone Town Council.

Over 1,000 attend meeting to discuss future of S. Fulton

It was a question about the future of unincorporated South Fulton County.

Palmetto police are searching for two men who may be connected to two recent armed robberies.

Thirty-eight pounds of marijuana nabbed Nov. 29 at a vacant house in north Fayette County was part of a larger joint effort that included Tri-Cities Narcotics Task Force.

A Union City man was found dead Monday night by motorists outside Palmetto. A car thought to be connected to the homicide was found a short time later in a Palmetto apartment complex.

It's always fun when Santa arrives. His arrival Dec. 2 at Mayor's park in Union City was no exception. The kids loved it, almost as much as the adults.

What surfaced recently as a request to the City Council a few months ago by young residents of Palmetto culminated Monday with the approval to create a skateboard park at the end of Cobb Street.

Campbell County was created in 1828, in part, from Fayette County. The two communities were close then and are close now.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between Nov. 30 and Dec. 6:

• Charles Johnson, 53, Savannah, Fulton County warrant.

None of the physical evidence collected at the scene of a double homicide in north Fayette County in May 2003 can be tied to Eddie Robbins, the suspect on trial for those murders, the jury was told Friday morning.

Chance bill would protect ‘Merry Christmas,’ other holiday greetings

If state Sen. Ronnie Chance of Tyrone has his way, government employees and school students in Georgia will have free reign to wish one another “Merry Christmas,” “Happy Hanukkah” or any other holiday expression.

The Tyrone Town Council met in a called meeting Wednesday to discuss the town’s sewer agreement with the City of Fairburn and agreed to temporarily put the issue on hold until new council members are seated in January.

Santa made his annual pre-Christmas stop in Fairburn earlier in the week.

A Riverdale man wanted by Union City Police in the Nov. 11 shooting of five teenagers at Union Station Apartments turned himself in Tuesday.

It is definitely going to be upscale.

It’s going to be a blue Christmas for someone.

Angela Hudson is a woman who sees from more than one perspective. Hired in mid-October as Union City’s new finance director, Hudson brings with her education, experience and a sense of accountability that spans the spectrum of city services.

The Georgia State Patrol reported that 19 people died on state roadways during the Thanksgiving holiday. That fatality count exceeded the prediction of 13 traffic-related deaths by 46 percent. But in Union City, the Click It or Ticket campaign paid off.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn police between Nov. 23-29:

• Lajuana Frost, 29, Fairburn, deposit deposit account fraud.

The Burch Elementary School Chorus kicks off Tyrone’s Tree Lighting and holiday celebration Tuesday evening.

Things are moving at a far greater pace than officials at Dogwood Church could ever imagine.

The Tyrone Planning Commission signed off on the site plan for the second phase of the former Braelinn Baptist Church’s development on 89 acres, just off Ga. Highway 74.

Residents on Ashland Trail in Tyrone are tired of their street being used as a cut-through road for commuters.

Town Manager Barry Amos told the Town Council Thursday night that he investigated the complaints along with police Chief Johnny Hay. Both had determined the road is becoming more dangerous as commuters look for an alternative to the Ga. Highway 74-54-34 construction area.