Anyone in Tyrone’s downtown area late Wednesday got a good look at some pretty spooky characters and some creative costumes.

It is a big dream that may well come to fruition. An Oct. 27 conference at Georgia International Conference Center in College Park provided a look at a proposed international trade and tourism venue called the African Village Project, to be located on a handful of sites across unincorporated south Fulton County.

Fairburn’s long-awaited recreation program just got the go-ahead, and with it Assistant Fire Chief Stephen Hood just acquired another role. And what happens next will propel Fairburn into a new direction, a citizen-driven endeavor intended to benefit the city’s younger citizens.

An unidentified Union City man was found laying in the turn lane in front of Union Station Apartments at 4300 Flat Shoals Road Oct. 30, shot four times by an unknown assailant.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between Oct. 24-30. All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Please join Bear Creek Middle School as we kick-off our NASA Explorer School Program. Bear Creek was selected as one of 25 schools in the nation to participate in this exciting partnership. During the partnership, Bear Creek will work with NASA personnel and other partners to develop and implement programs in mathematics, science and technology education. Bear Creek Middle School will be recognized at the Fulton County Board of Education October meeting.

Metro Atlanta often experiences a rash of car thefts with running vehicles left unattended in the morning hours. Union City Police advise residents that there is no need to let your vehicle warm-up once the mornings turn cold since today’s vehicles operate efficiently without a warm-up.

To broaden opportunities for all students to be successful, Robert J. Burch Elementary is piloting a new academic support program.

Students at Sandy Creek High celebrated Red Ribbon Week by participating in a variety of activities including several contests where students won nearly $500 in prizes.

More than 200 racers, organizers and spectators showed up for the first annual Great Pumpkin Race, a joint effort organized by Flat Rock Middle School and Sandy Creek High School, held recently on the cross country course at Sandy Creek. Teachers, administrators, students and parents from the sister schools joined forces in an effort to raise money for technology services at both schools. As a result, more than $2000 was raised by the 1-mile walk and 5k walk/run that took place on Saturday, October 13. All race participants received a t-shirt and awards were given to the top three male and female winners of each age group in the 5k run.

The folks at Rico maintain their playful ways Oct. 26 and 27 for a Halloween bash at the Boy Scout hut.

Robert J. Burch Elementary School parents and students donated their time on a Saturday morning to clean up and landscape the grounds out in front of the school.

The Landmark Christian School K4 students enjoyed the beautiful fall weather recently as they walked to the Fairburn Fire Dept to highlight their study of Community Helpers. While at the station, firefighters gave the students a tour of the firehouse, showed them the big ladder trucks and how they operate, and allowed them to sit in a fire truck. The students had a wonderful time and learned a great deal about fire safety and how important our Community helpers are. Photo/Special.

Fairburn first candidate’s forum in recent memory was held Oct. 21 at Southside Theater. Sponsored by Fairburn Business Association, the event gave the 50 residents present an overview of what candidates knew about some of the current issues facing the city and what plans they had to address them.

Try as they might, Adams Homes cannot get approval of a project to construct single-family homes in the duplex community of Red Oak Walk near Christian City. The Union City Council voted unanimously Oct. 16 to deny the request.

Georgia Lt. Governor Casey Cagle and Speaker of the House Glenn Richardson announced Thursday the details of the Reservoir Development and Drought Relief Act which will be introduced in the legislature this upcoming session.

Fairburn’s fiscal year began Oct. 1 and along with it came the adoption of the city’s $23.8 million budget.

Projected General Fund revenues totaling $8.148 million are a 9.4 percent increase over the previous year, and include $2.5 million in property taxes, $1.45 million in local option sales tax, $140,000 in motor vehicle tax, $233,000 in franchise tax, $350,000 in business and occupation taxes, $325,000 in insurance premiums, $1.9 million in non-tax revenues such as development and landfill tipping fees, $450,000 in other taxes such as alcohol, insurance and real estate and $725,000 in interfund transfers.

Palmetto lost a long-time public safety official Oct. 23 with the passing of Assistant Police Chief Fred Waddell.

A veteran of the U.S. Navy, Waddell’s law enforcement career spanned 35 years, with more than 20 years in service in Palmetto.

The 2006 bond issue designed to upgrade some of Union City’s roadways received two more approvals Oct. 16, with the city council approving $346,407 in project expenditures.

Well Fargo Mortgage staged a fall festival for families in Tyrone last weekend and brought in a stagecoach for rides. The festival also featured cotton candy, popcorn and sodas. Photo/Gwen Griffin.

A recent traffic stop initiated by an observant Tyrone Police officer led to the arrest of a Marietta man carrying a sawed-off shotgun.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between Oct. 4-24. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

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