U.S. Army (retired) Lt. Col. Marvin Rottenberg, center, is honored by Union City Councilwoman Angelette Mealing, Mayor Ralph Moore and others at the Nov.

The South Fulton and Fayette Community Task Force has organized a town hall meeting to be held Tuesday, Dec. 5 at Bethany United Methodist Church (at the intersection of Lee's Lake and Milam/Rivers Road). The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. All community members are urged to attend.

Six students at Landmark Christian School have earned the designation of AP Scholar by the College Board in recognition of their exceptional achievement on the college-level Advanced Placement Program (AP) Exams.

It was like a judicial version of David and Goliath. This time Goliath won. Fulton County Superior Court Judge T. Jackson Bedford ruled Nov. 21 in favor of the cities of Atlanta and south Fulton County in a court challenge brought by South Fulton Concerned Citizens (SFCC), the citizens group spearheading the move to form the new City of South Fulton. Judge Bedford’s decision affirmed the recent annexation of more than 13,000 acres of land in unincorporated in south Fulton. SFCC attorney Josh Belinfante said his clients would appeal the decision.

A citizen’s action has helped spur the EPD’s actions against a Tyrone manufacturing company.

For the last two months, James Norton has implored the town’s leaders to do something about the dust problem emanating from Georgia Masonry in the town’s industrial park.

Although Tyrone will still have to return more than $60,000 in development fees to developers, the Town Council agreed Thursday night to conduct a feasibility study on building a new police station and town hall at their current sites.

It was a journey that began as a child growing up in Florida. That journey led to environmental and policy work at University of Georgia and the Georgia Governor’s Office. Now that journey brings Terry DeMeo King to south Fulton County as the Executive Director of Chattahoochee Hills Country Alliance.

Union City Council Nov. 21 approved a $300,000 road improvement project with funds from the city’s 2006 general obligation bond approved by voters in March.

The 12 host cities were announced for the 2007 Tour de Georgia on Tuesday morning and Fayette County residents got a nice surprise when it was announced that Peachtree City would be the official start for this year’s race.

The Coweta County Board of Education is seeking legal guidance to determine the correct way to fill the Mitch Powell’s position on the board.

With the official registration period over, Peachtree CIty has tallied more than 7,500 golf carts which have been minted with the city’s new yellow decals, according to city spokesperson Betsy Tyler.

The cart path bordering the Gables Apartments along Ga. Highway 54 in Peachtree City will be closed for about a month starting Monday, city officials said.

The trial for accused murderer Richard Nelson Brown is set to begin Nov. 27 in Coweta Superior Court. Brown faces multiple counts in the Sept. 30, 2005 murder of Senoia business owner Ken Crook.

A professional architect shared several visions he has for the mostly-vacant mixed-use Lexington Circle development at the intersection of Ga. Highway 54 East and Banks Road Monday afternoon.

Council selects new municipal court judge

The Peachtree City Council has agreed to participate in an energy-savings program that will ultimately net big energy savings for the city.

The Georgia General Assembly will crank up its lawmaking machine in January, and the Peachtree City Council is already thinking ahead as to what its priorities will be with state legislators.

Peachtree City resident Randy Gaddo has been named presidents of the Beirut Veterans of America.

The organization began in 1992 with one mission: to remember the 1983 terrorist attack on a U.S. barracks in Beirut that killed 220 Marines, 18 sailors and three soldiers, injuring hundreds more.

For most residents, yesterday’s feast feature turkey with all the trimmings. But for Sharpsburg’s Robin Merriman, the meal was probably closer to sushi and noodles.

Bill Harrison of the Coweta County Development Authority spoke to the Newnan Kiwanis about his recent visit to China.

On December 2, the city of Senoia kicks off its holiday festivities with “Light Up Senoia,” a colorful Main Street parade and celebration. The holiday spirit continues December 10 with a “Candlelight Tour of Homes”.

Luminary sand is available to Peachtree City residents courtesy of the city’s recreation department.

The sand is available for pick-up at the Glenloch Pool parking lot at 601 Stevens Entry and the Pebblepocket Pool parking lot, located at the corner of Willowbend and Willow Road.

It was an event designed to present what Fulton County Commissioner Bill Edwards calls a little-referenced third option to the questions surrounding the future of south Fulton County. A town hall meeting Nov. 9 at Georgia International Convention Center provided the venue to Edwards to advocate for South Fulton remaining unincorporated.

Pam Cornelison’s K4 class at Landmark Christian School has been learning all about the Pilgrims, the Indians and the first Thanksgiving.

Although Tyrone will still have to return more than $60,000 in development fees to developers, the Town Council agreed Thursday night to conduct a feasibility study on building a new police station and town hall at their current sites.

A citizen’s action has helped spur the EPD’s actions against a Tyrone manufacturing company.

For the last two months, James Norton has implored the town’s leaders to do something about the dust problem emanating from Georgia Masonry in the town’s industrial park.

The Fairburn council Nov. 13 voted to postpone consideration of a lease of the old courthouse to the Old Campbell Historical Society over concerns raised by residents of St. John’s Crossing subdivision. St. John’s Crossing residents also wanted action from the city on issues such as area crime, clarification of the question over ownership of a greenbelt strip in the development and suggestions on ways to resolve shoddy construction problems faced by homeowners.

Two males were arrested and woman is being sought by Fairburn Police in connection with a Sept. 3 armed robbery at the Family Dollar store in Hudson Plaza.

A pair of Clayton County residents were charged on multiple counts in a Nov. 1 Union City home invasion. The arrests were aided by a camera at the residence that recorded the incident.

Tyrone’s annual tree lighting holiday celebration is set for November 28 from 5:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. at the Triangle Park Gazebo, across from the post office on Senoia Road.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police from Nov. 1-14:

juvenile, male, 14, Fairburn, theft by receiving stolen property