Tyrone Police are looking for one or more persons responsible for two May 17 burglaries in Southhampton subdivision off Ga. Highway 74.

The Georgia Department of Transportation will scale back its construction projects across the state – suspending related lane closures on all interstate and major state system highways – through Monday to ease Memorial Weekend traffic congestion. Beginning at 5 a.m., Friday, May 25, and continuing until 10 p.m., Monday, May 28, there essentially will be no scheduled lane closures on any Georgia interstate highway or primary state route.

They say they are ready for June 19. And that sentiment was easily evidenced May 19 as 200 Chattahoochee Hill Country residents heard the latest information on the June vote to accept the charter of the new city and exercise local control for the first time.

Bear Creek Middle School is one of 29 schools in the United States chosen to be a NASA Explorer school.

If appearances hold true, it looks as if the vote to create the city of South Fulton will be postponed. But in the middle of the mix came a vote Thursday night by the pro-city South Fulton Concerned Citizens, Inc. (SFCC), asking Gov. Sonny Perdue to veto House Bill (HB) 725 on which the new city limits is currently based. Further west in unincorporated south Fulton County, the vote to create the City of Chattahoochee Hills is set for June 19.

Union City, Palmetto and Fairburn earlier this week gave approval to refinance the $41.7 million 2003 bond for South Fulton Municipal Regional Water and Sewer Authority through an interest rate-swap that would provide an additional $13 million to construct a reservoir and install water lines to serve the two cities and Palmetto. But for Fairburn there was more to the story.

Union City has upped the ante on the types of building materials developers can use on residential exteriors. The City Council May 15 approved an amendment to the Residential Zoning Ordinance, now requiring that a minimum of 75 percent of the exterior siding material for the facade facing the street must be brick or stone. The remaining sides of the structure must be 100 percent brick, stone, hardcoat stucco, cement-type siding or wood. vinyl and metal siding is now longer allowed, the amendment said.

It will be far from the usual Memorial Day commemoration where a small group of people gather in a cemetery or public place to remember local military heros. The Memorial Day Commemoration in Fairburn May 28 will be anything but ordinary.

It is nice gesture to give someone a ride, but things can turn bad even if the person is an acquaintance. That was the lesson learned May 3 by three women from the Fairburn, Fayetteville and College Park areas.

Three Sandy Creek High graduating seniors are among the elite few nationwide receiving full Air Force ROTC scholarships.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA) is challenging local cyclists to “take the ride of your life” by participating in the 2007 Tour de Cure, an annual cycling event that raises funds for diabetes this Sunday at Sandy Creek High School in Tyrone.

After months of discussion and debate, Tyrone’s comprehensive plan will be sent to state officials for approval.

But the decision to transmit the plan was not without debate, as town planner Jonathan Lewis came under fire during Thursday night’s Town Council meeting.

Fayetteville resident Christie Edmondson, 37, got a $300 Million Gold Rush scratch ticket recently from her father, scratched it off, and blacked out for a few seconds. That's because the ticket announced she was a winner of a million dollars.

If appearances hold true it looks as if the vote to create the City of South Fulton will be postponed. But in the middle of the mix came a vote Thursday night by the pro-city South Fulton Concerned Citizens, Inc. (SFCC), asking Gov. Sonny Perdue to veto House Bill (HB) 725 on which the new city limits is currently based.

If appearances hold true it looks as if the vote to create the City of South Fulton will be postponed.

Fulton County Registration Chief John Sullivan said Wednesday the June 19 vote will likely be delayed in the absence of a signature by Gov. Sonny Perdue on House Bill 725 and a pre-clearance by U.S. Dept. of Justice.

Union City and Fairburn earlier this week gave approval to refinance the 2003 bond for South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority that would provide an additional $13 million to construct a reservoir and install water lines to serve the two cities and Palmetto. But for Fariburn there is more to the story.

How many musicians does it take to fill the stage at Rico Community Center? It is anybody’s guess April 27 as the stage is packed with more than a dozen tireless musicians of the Cedar Grove Pickers and their friends.

It is all for a good cause May 5 as participants Hustle for Hope at the Southwest Christian Care fundraiser in Union City.

The Flat Rock Middle Band is one of the most decorated in their district.

After more than a year of work and study, Tyrone’s Town Council will vote next week on the town’s comprehensive plan.

Nashville-based RPM Transportation Consultants held the first of several public meetings Wednesday to begin soliciting input to be included in Union City’s South Fulton Parkway Corridor Study.

South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority May 8 edged closer to a decision on whether to refinance the current $42 million bond to secure an additional $13 million needed to purchase hundreds of acres in the Chattahoochee Hill Country area, build a proposed reservoir and water treatment plant and install water lines that will bring drinking water to Palmetto, Fairburn and Union City.

It is not every day that residents say they would be willing to pay more city taxes. But that was the case May 11 when several residents told Palmetto City Council the situation warranted hiring more police to patrol city streets.

The 9 mm handgun seized by Fairburn Police last month after the arrest of 20 year-old Savannah resident Garron Campbell has been confirmed as the murder weapon in a recent Savannah homicide.

Palmetto Police have arrested two juveniles in connection to the recovery of three handguns stolen in the March 1 burglary at the Pawn House at 582 Main Street.

It was quite an affair Wednesday as city, county and state elected officials, town employees, library staff and builders celebrated the groundbreaking for the new Tyrone Library.

Nashville-based RPM Transportation Consultants held the first of several public meetings Wednesday to begin soliciting input to be included in Union City’s South Fulton Parkway Corridor Study.

South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority May 8 edged closer to a decision on whether to refinance the current $42 million bond to secure an additional $13 million needed to build a proposed reservoir and lay water lines that will serve Palmetto, Fairburn and Union City.

Blue skies overhead make a perfect canopy for the activities Sunday at the Serenbe May Day festival.

The first of the three proposed villages involved in the Chattahoochee Hill Country concept is a proposal no longer. Fulton County Board of Commissioners May 2 approved the rezoning for the 2,000-acre Friendship Village, located along South Fulton Parkway between Cascade-Palmetto Road and Cochran Mill Road.