Residents at Oakley Township subdivision on Oakley Industrial Boulevard are nothing if not persistent. Battling developer D.R. Horton on and off for years, the local homeowner’s association continued their tenacious ways Tuesday night as Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards, Rep. Virgil Fludd and Sen. Kasim Reed listened to residents’ concerns on proposed developments along Oakley Industrial and offered suggestions and advice on how to handle the issues.

Palmetto Police have arrested one man in connection with an Aug. 13 residential burglary on Menefee Street. Additional arrests are expected.

It is a completely different way of thinking about the fuel that powers the vehicles we all drive. But running a fuel such as used cooking oil through an engine equipped to handle it causes a dramatic decrease in pollution and provides an alternative for a world addicted to oil.

Quick work by Tyrone Police Officer Janine McElwaney Aug. 10 led to the arrest of three men after they fled River Oaks subdivision on Ga. Highway 74.

The November election is approaching in Tyrone, with the qualifying period set to begin in just over a week. Voters will decide on elected offices that include the mayor and the at-large council seats for Post 1 held by Mike Smola and Post 2 held by Paul Letourneau.

The Tyrone Town Council voted 3-2 Thursday in favor of exploring the possibility of purchasing sewage capacity from the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority.

Proudly displaying school supplies donated by The Avenue in Peachtree City is Shounda Coulter, secretary; Diann Ferrante, secretary; Kim Tanaglo-Minshew, marketing manager for Atlanta Avenues; Karen Spangler, CARE coordinator and Brooke Svoboda, school counselor at Robert J. Burch Elementary.Photo/Special.

No curb cuts and driveways along South Fulton Parkway. The addition of a four-lane urban boulevard to mitigate traffic. Maintaining the highway’s current 300-foot buffer. And the addition of five new roads and traffic signals crossing west metro Atlanta’s only east-west state route corridor. Those were some of the recommendations proposed in the now-completed South Fulton Parkway Corridor Study that will be considered by the Union City Council in September.

Eighteen year-old Palmetto resident Brandon Horton was murdered late Wednesday night in Fairburn after he and three friends were attacked by up to nine males. Fairburn Police have warrants on three of the nine suspects.

A Tyrone man and a Chattahoochee Hill Country juvenile have been charged in the July 14 arson fire in Fairburn that destroyed a home and took the life of the family’s dog.

The run up to election time in November is drawing closer. Candidates interested in running have just over two weeks to make their decisions and prepare for the qualifying period beginning Aug. 27. Seats for various offices will be open in Union City, Fairburn, Palmetto and Chattahoochee Hill Country.

It was nothing short of a coup Tuesday at Palmetto City Council when a proposed amendment to the zoning ordinance establishing an active adult residential (R-AA) zoning district failed on a 3-4 vote. Those opposed said the reason for the failed vote rested on Palmetto’s history of high density zoning and the proposed ordinance’s lack of language to enforce the 55 and older age requirement.

Nearly 500 people braved the hot evening hours Aug. 7, making their way to Duncan Park in Fairburn to attend the second annual National Night Out, a program designed to enhance communication and participation between law enforcement and the community.

Palmetto City Council Aug. 6 turned down a proposed zoning ordinance amendment to establish a residential active adult district.

The rolling hills of south Fulton County will be alive with the sound of music this fall as the first of what is expected to become an expansive annual music festival kicks off Oct. 12-14. Billed as an environmentally friendly event, The Echo Project will headline numerous bands and offer on-site camping with an emphasis on environmental awareness and eco-friendly attractions.

Chris Lumley, vice president of Magna Aftermarket, center, presents 25 donated clek booster seats to Sheltering Arms for distribution to families enrolled in its program. Accepting for the organization are Elaine Draeger, president and CEO, left, and Paige McKay Kubik, vice president of development and communication.

Starting up a new city involves a lot more than just taking a vote or electing a new mayor and council. Such is the case with the new City of Chattahoochee Hill Country, where city ordinances and a host of other municipal functions must be in place when the city begins operations Dec. 1. Stakeholders met Wednesday at Rico Cultural Center to begin a conversation designed to address the unique planning and zoning apsects of the new city.

Union City Planning Commission July 30 voted to recommend the rezoning of 58.53 acres on Buffington Road near Ga. Highway 138 from General Commercial (GC) to Residential (R-1). The move came after a lengthy discussion and a defeated vote to table the request.

The Southern cuisine found at Mrs. Winner’s Chicken & Biscuits is not new to south Fulton County. But what is new are two of the company’s four co-owners, Darryl Berry and James Beasley, neighbors who make their home in the Cascade area. Beasley and Berry joined Mrs. Winner’s in early 2007, bringing with them decades of sales, marketing, management and motivational experience.

There is a change coming to unincorporated south Fulton County. It is one that affects juveniles up to age 17.

Fulton County Commission has imposed a curfew for juveniles and began Friday posting signs outlining the new measure. In a move that will be strictly enforced, the juvenile curfew ordinance will be effective Sundays through Thursdays from 11 p.m. until 6 a.m. the following day. Restricted hours for Fridays and Saturdays run from 12:01 a.m. until 6 a.m. the following day.

The evening of August 6 at Duncan Park in Fairburn will be a time for families to enjoy food, activities for the kids and receive information on a variety of personal and family safety topics. Now in its second year in Fairburn, National Night Out provides a way for law enforcement and the community to share ideas in a family-fun environment.

Suspect believed to live in surrounding area

Peachtree City police are looking for a man who robbed the Home Town Dollar Plus store at the Wilshire Pavilion at gunpoint just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday.

State Sen. Ronnie Chance of Tyrone has been named the Georgia co-chair of the Rudy Giuliani presidential campaign.

Chance will work with House Speaker Glenn Richardson, the other co-chair, to help build the campaign’s statewide organization.

A Tyrone business owner was denied an exemption to the town’s sign ordinance at Thursday night’s town council meeting.

Net result is tax increase due to reassessments

Tyrone’s Town Council unanimously approved keeping its current millage rate for the coming budget year at its regular meeting Thursday night.

Would give second option to current service with Fairburn

Tyrone officials have asked Peachtree City sewer officials if it is possible to hook up to Peachtree City’s sewer system for the treatment of up to 500,000 gallons a day of sewage, according to Larry Turner, general manager of the Peachtree City Water and Sewer Authority.

Atlanta Symphony Orchestra will perform at Hutcheson Ferry Park Friday, Aug. 10. The free concert will begin at 7:30 p.m.

The Joint Fulton-DeKalb Committee on Grady Hospital will meet at 3 p.m., Monday, August 6, 2007, in 4th Floor Conference Room 4056, Fulton County Government Center, 141 Pryor Street, SW, Atlanta. The public is invited to attend.

Chattahoochee Hill Country stakeholders met Wednesday at Rico Cultural Center to begin a conversation designed to address the unique planning and zoning aspects of the new city.