The city councils of Palmetto, Union City and Fairburn have a decision to make. The three cities comprising the South Fulton Municipal Regional Water & Sewer Authority will decide in May whether to secure another $13 million to construct a reservoir and lay water lines to the cities or use another approach. Since 2001, the authority has spent approximately $1.75 million in various services and fees and hundreds of thousands more in land purchases and repayments to cities for prior funding expenses. What began in 2003 with $42 million in bond money will not be enough to fund the project.

Folks from Tyrone and surrounding communities are banning together to help one of their own. Their efforts are resulting in a home under construction for Tyrone resident Susan Parrott.

It is not like any other grand opening in modern history, not when Chick-fil-A is involved. The crowd came in droves for the First 100 Fans festivities that made up the pre-Grand Opening festivities at the restaurant chain’s newest location on Ga. Highway 74 in Fairburn.

Tyrone Planning Commission April 26 gave its approval of the site plans for three lots in the Market Hill commercial development at Dogwood Trail and Ga. Highway 74 contingent on the builder’s compliance with a 2003 ordinance referencing vehicular access to the property.

Palmetto is looking for a big celebration at the May 19 Founder’s Day Festival. The day-long event kicks off at 10 a.m. with the parade on Main Street, followed by a flurry of activities at Veterans Park on Park Street.

The Historic Freight Depot in downtown Fairburn is set to begin the fresh produce season with the opening of the Farmer’s Market next week. The market will be open Saturdays from 8 a.m. until noon from May 12 through Oct. 28.

In observance of World Asthma Day the Fulton County Department of Health and Wellness along with its partners, ZAP Asthma, Health Education Awareness and Research on Tobacco Coalition and the Georgia Department of Human Resources will introduce “TEACH,” a new asthma initiative to reduce asthma in Atlanta-Fulton County schools, homes and neighborhoods. The mission of the initiative is to raise public awareness about the disease while helpingto reduce the rate of children who suffer as a result of asthma related complications.

Chattahoochee Hill Country residents get a look at Georgia Dept. of Transportation’s take on the roadway needs for unincorporated south Fulton County. The April 19 presentation was made at Rico Community Center. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Five members of Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 147 of Tyrone recently took a trip to Crystal River, Florida. While there, they took a three hour tour where they got to swim in the river and interact with manatees in the wild.

Chattahoochee Hill Country residents get a look at Georgia Dept. of Transportation’s take on the roadway needs for unincorporated south Fulton County. The April 19 presentation was made at Rico Community Center. Photo/Ben Nelms.

Another piece of municipal history was made in south Fulton this week with the passage of House Bill 725, legislation that substantiated the 2006 annexations of more than 14,000 acres of unincorporated south Fulton County by existing cities. Having effectively replaced last year’s Senate Bill 552 that paved the way for a vote to form the new city of South Fulton in June, HB 725 approved all annexations and provided a six-month extension of the time limits originally established for the annexations.

A 41 year-old resident of the Fairburn and Union City area has been charged in the mid-April burglaries of three businesses at Hudson Plaza in Fairburn.

Residents of Palmetto concerned over crime issues met again April 24 to continue a discussion designed to lead to the active participation of a Neighborhood Watch group. More than 50 attended the meeting at Palmetto Community Center, where they weighed in on concerns they believe are compromising their city.

The final and most significant phase of Tyrone’s 2027 Comprehensive Plan, the Community Agenda, was presented April 26 to the town’s Planning Commission. Commissioners voted 4-0 to recommend the plan to the town council.

Fairburn City Council earlier this month made adjustments to several utility service charges due to activities by some customers during the past year involving city utility equipment. Adjustment were also based on recommendations by the Municipal Electric Authority of Georgia (MEAG). The increases became effective with the council’s approval.

It will be a new look to the landscape along Palmetto-Tyrone Road. Tyrone Planning Commission Thursday voted 3-0 to approve the preliminary plat and site plan for a project that will establish seven commercial buildings on 7.3 acres between Swanson Road and Olde Town Drive.

Fairburn City Administrator Jim “Cannonball” Williams shows off his pitching arm at the April 14 Opening Day ceremonies of South Fulton Little League at Duncan Park.

Fulton County Board of Commissioners April 18 signed off on a Local State Road Acceptance proposal from Georgia Dept. of Transportation (GDOT) that will put South Fulton Parkway under state control.

The proposal by Minerva Properties to develop the 2,000-acre Friendship Village in south Fulton County moved one step closer reality April 17 when it gained approval by a slim margin from Fulton County’s Community Zoning Board (CZB).

He is a man who has seen much and forgets little. Lt. Col. Charles Dryden (USAF-retired) shared his experiences as one of the famed World War II Tuskegee Airmen with a group of more than 40 people April 15 at a meeting of the Old Campbell Historical Society in Fairburn.

A resident’s request to annex into Tyrone failed this week after the town learned the application violated state law.

Residents whizzing by on Ga. Highway 74 in Tyrone may soon see a new office building/ The Tyrone Town Council Thursday night approved a request by Abundant Life Church of God to have a five-acre tract adjacent to the church rezoned OI Office/Institutional.

Friday the 13th was the unluckiest of days for two cousins from the Savannah area who were charged by Fairburn Police with possession of firearms and counterfeit bills. One of the men was also identified in a March armed robbery at a Fairburn grocery store.

For most of his life, Mike Johnson has been in public service. For 25 of those years he worked with Fulton County Fire Department. Today, as the City of Palmetto’s code enforcement officer, Johnson supports the idea of helping people to help themselves in cleaning up the city and making it more attractive.

The 2nd Annual May Day Celebration at Serenbe will be held Sunday, April 29 from 1-8 p.m. in the rolling hills of south Fulton. The event is the culmination of the week-long Earth Week at Serenbe. More than 20 vendors will be featured, including Blue Eyed Daisy Bakeshop, The Farmhouse Restaurant, Bella Cucina, Serenbe Organic Farms, Olive Boutique, Tiffany Mooring and EcoMeme along with local barbecue and kettle corn vendors and local artisans.

David E. Nahmias, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia, and all heads of federal investigative agencies in the Northern District of Georgia announce that the 27th Annual Crime Victims Rights Week is scheduled for April 22-29.

It is hard to tell if it is winter or Easter. But at the annual Palmetto Easter Egg Hunt April 7 it was both.

Mike Holmes, franchised operator of the stand-alone Kedron Chick-fil-A presented Drew Johnson with the award.

Peachtree City’s plans to develop high-density developments in the West Village is drawing critical comments from the town of Tyrone.

What has been called a mistake during a move to new a Fulton County Elections Division warehouse led to more than 30 boxes of voter registration applications cards and other documents ending up in a dumpster. An official with the elections division said the accidental disposal of approximately 75,000 previously processed voter-related documents should not pose a threat to theft of personal identity of the applicants. Meanwhile, a war of words appears to be erupting over the incident.