The Sept. 18 landslide vote that defeated the new city of South Fulton is over and done. But a complaint filed by south Fulton resident Andre Walker to the Georgia Ethics Commission calls into question the actions by Fulton County Commission Vice-Chair Bill Edwards relating to the vote. A hearing on the complaint will be held Nov. 29.

The potential to have a second candidate’s forum in the races for mayor and council seats in District 2, 3, and 5 did not materialize.

At a special Nov. 20 called meeting Fulton County Board of Commissioners named Zachary Williams the new County Manager.

It may be one of Fairburn’s final city council meetings of the year but it will contain plenty of action. A sampling of the Nov. 26 agenda includes work related to the new college campus, a decision on landfills and transfer stations, along with several proposals annexations and a de-annexation.

Creekside High School is daring the South Fulton Community to do what has never been done before, to work together to send 10 high school students in the Sankofa African Studies Club on the trip of a lifetime – a journey to Kenya, East Africa, June 16-28, 2008. Starting November 7th through March 7th, 2008 every business in South Fulton is challenged to pledge a donation of at least $50.00 towards the group’s trip. Our goal is to raise a minimum of $37,500.00 for the Creekside Students to Africa Fund. From this fund we will draw monies needed to cover the cost of airfare, tours, hotels, transfers, vaccinations, passports, visas, and all meals. Do you believe it can be done? We do and that’s why we are challenging you to action. All donations are tax deductible.

It is a close call Wednesday afternoon along U.S. Highway 29 on Fairburn’s west side after a pick-up is clipped by another vehicle and careens off the road, taking out a telephone pole in the process. The single occupant in the truck walked away without a scratch.

It was a wish come true for residents in Fairburn and Fayetteville that fulfilled a greater wish for 12 year-old Pierce City, Florida resident Tim Moore. Battling the effects of a brain tumor, the 12 year-old wanted to meet his heroes, the Tampa Bay Bucs.

The Union City annual Christmas Tree lighting will be held Nov. 29 at 6:30 p.m. downtown at Mayor’s Park. Santa will be on hand and available to photos with the kids along Christmas treats and the Just Praise Chorus.

Coweta County Solicitor Robert Stokely paid a visit to Tyrone Thursday night to question the town’s procedures on issuing occupational tax certificates.

Stokely appeared as a private resident and said he was acting as a business associate in the Tyrone Tire business. Stokely said the business has tried to rent out a bay, but has been repeatedly turned down by the town, or run into delays.

Many things in life happen below the radar, but not all stay there. A Nov. 13 divorce hearing settled out of court in Fayette County, combined with documentation compiled in an investigation by Fairburn City Clerk Nancy Faulkner revealed past sexual liaisons between former Officer Sanita Hampton and several current or former Fairburn officers.

Palmetto is on the move again. It has been more than a year since property was annexed into the city, but that might be changing. Planning and Zoning commissioners Thursday voted to recommend the annexation of 254.71 acres that would extend the city limits south into Coweta County to I-85.

On November 8, 2007, Tyrone’s Lily Toering celebrated her first birthday thanks to the amazing care she received at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Lily was born with an arrhythmia called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW).

Astronaut Roger Crouch explains to Bear Creek Middle School students the rigors of preparing food to eat in space.

It was a different kind of setting for a topic that, until recently, has been largely unknown in Georgia. Jurisdictions from around the state converged at Rico Cultural Center Nov. 9 to learn more about Transfer of Development Rights (TDR), in a workshop sponsored by Chattahoochee Hill Country Conservancy (CHCC).

Fairburn made the move Nov. 13 to select a new police chief, with the hiring of retired Fulton County Police Deputy Chief James “Chip” McCarthy.

Here it comes. The grading was recently completed and the first two buildings at the Olde Town Tyrone commercial development on Palmetto Road near Swanson Road are now underway.

Palmetto Police are still searching for two armed robbers that held up DJ’s Grocery II Oct. 25.

Detective John Cooper said Thursday the men entered the store on Main Street with handguns drawn at approximately 11:30 p.m. The men ordered the two clerks to lock the door and surrender the store’s money, Cooper said.

It is quite an event at Palmetto Elementary School Nov. 9 as students, speakers, parents and veterans hold the school’s annual Veteran’s Day observance.

The current high price of copper has made it a lucrative commodity. That is also the case for criminals, with burglaries and thefts of the now-precious metal at epidemic proportions across southwest metro Atlanta, across Georgia and America. And all too often, copper theft is directly linked to the use of methamphetamine. An arrest made by Fairburn Police Nov. 2 is a glowing example of the problem. A Palmetto man who admitted being “messed up” with methamphetamine and alcohol was charged with tearing apart more than $1 million in heavy construction equipment just to get the radiators and other copper parts. The man used a trackhoe to rip the front ends off the heavy equipment to gain access to the radiators.

Tuesday night was nothing if not astounding, as votes tallied across the four cities of southwest Fulton brought a plethora of results in the form of upsets, close calls and runoffs set for Dec. 4. In all, history was made and the Nov. 6 vote was one for the record books.

The winds of change blew strong in Tyrone Tuesday. The political polarization so often witnessed through 2007 paved the way for the election of Don Rehwaldt as the town’s mayor-elect. Also winning in the Nov. 6 contests were Post 1 candidate Tracy Young and, in a closer race, Post 2 candidate Eric Dial.

Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré, First Army Commanding General visited Flat Rock Middle School on November 2 and spoke to the students about the importance of education and making wise choices.

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case claiming retaliation of a personnel action by the city of Fairburn that resulted in the 2004 termination of police Major Daniel Crawford.

Tyrone is getting ready for a busy holiday season.

The Tyrone Christmas Parade Foundation announced this week that the city’s annual Christmas Parade is set for December 13 at 6:30 p.m.

It was virtually a done deal before it ever started. But residents of Oakley Township subdivision persisted and were able to get a number of provisions attached to the residential and commercial developments along Oakley Industrial Boulevard near Ga. Highway 138 approved by the Fulton County Commission Wednesday.

It is better to keep “good times” activities to those that are legal. But that was not the case Nov. 3 at Chaps in Tyrone when two men were arrested on drug possession charges.

If the talk around town is any indication, next Tuesday could well be a day to remember. Regardless of the outcome, the Nov. 6 election for mayor and two council seats has generated as much activity as any election in Tyrone’s memorable history. In all, seven candidates are running for three positions, including mayor and two town council posts.

Campaign financial disclosures are a part of the process candidates are required to submit in the run up to an election. The most recent of the reporting periods for the upcoming election had a Oct. 25 deadline for candidates to document contributions and expenses relating to their campaigns. Those reports are listed below. All contributions received and expenditures made after Oct. 25 will be due in a final report to be submitted by candidates Dec. 31.

The time for south Fulton residents to make their decisions on who will represent them for the next four years is almost here. And with a total of 40 people qualifying in the four cities, the field of candidates for the Nov. 6 election will include perhaps the largest list of candidates in memorable history.

The second major shopping complex on South Fulton Parkway and the first inside Union City city limits was approved Oct. 29 by Union City Planning Commission. The preliminary plat for South Fulton Crossing shows a 450,000 square-foot commercial center anchored by a Wal-Mart Supercenter.