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.

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

The Tyrone Town Council will hold a special workshop next week to discuss what to do with unused impact fees.

Last week, Town Manager Barry Amos revealed the town was looking at refunding nearly $64,000 in impact fees to developers because the town had not done anything significant in efforts to build a new town hall and police station.

Things are changing in Union City. And its more than a change in name. Known for years as Shannon Mall, the new Union Station Atlanta is positioned to undergo a transformation that will match the changes all over south Fulton County. The transformation along the Ga. Highway 138 corridor will include new theaters and many new commercial ventures.

It was a one of a kind event at Woodward Academy Wednesday as renowned Peruvian sculptor Margarita Checa addressed students and presented her creation, “Doors of Perception II,” on loan to Woodward by the new Le Jardin residential development in south Fulton.

Fairburn Planning & Zoning Commission Nov. 7 heard an update on a conceptual site plan for a 38-acre industrial park to be located on the southeast corner of Ga. Highway 92 and Oakley Industrial Boulevard.

It was hard to tell if it was just a misunderstanding, but the proposed resolution to support an initial application for consideration of a Livable Centers Initiative (LCI) grant for future development planning ended Nov. 6 with Palmetto City Council members voting 4-2 against the measure.

Through the collaborative efforts of Mr. Joe Beasley and Reverend Terry Hightower the seventh grade students and teachers at Bear Creek Middle School in Fairburn, Georgia welcomed distinguished guest, Anna Atang Foncha, former First Lady of Cameroon, Africa.

A state-requested approach to encourage water conservation led to the adoption of a resolution Nov. 6 by Palmetto City Council. New rates affect only top end water usage by residential and commercial customers.

There will be a BBQ & bake sale benefit, supporting Rhonda Reece, on today at Piney Grove Freewill Baptist Church. The cost for a BBQ plate is $7 and they will be serving from noon until 6 p.m..

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.

Residents driving by Tyrone’s Town Hall Thursday night might have felt the heat emanating from the building on a cold November night.

The complicated real estate transaction that will allow TDK Boulevard to be extended from Peachtree City into Coweta County has been completed.

A man police were seeking in connection with a Fayetteville kidnapping case has turned himself in to authorities, police said.

There is nothing like it anywhere. Is it a ride through the deep dark woods as part of the Haunted Hayride? Is it the costume contest, live music and auction? Is it the endless food and fun? It is all this and much more Oct.

Whether intended or not when the General Assembly earlier this year paved the way for the creation of the cities of Chattahoochee Hills and South Fulton, the cities of Union City, Fairburn and Palmetto have annexed 13,283 acres of land referenced in the Senate bills describing the boundaries of the new cities.

Two women were charged with enticing a child for indecent purposes in an Oct. 11 incident at Palmetto Elementary School. The mother of one of the students and an acquaintance were arrested the following day by Fulton County School Police after reports that they had two second grade girls urinate in cups in a school restroom. The reason the incident occurred is not known.

The gym at Palmetto Elementary School overflowed with excitement Oct.

Another school is going up in South Fulton. This time it is South Fulton High School on Hall Road.

The school is situated on 128 acres and is expected to serve 1,850-2,000 students beginning in the 2008-2009 school year.

Fairburn Police have arrested a 14 year-old male and are seeking a 15 year-old on armed robbery charges in back to back incidents Oct. 24.

Palmetto Police are seeking a man in connection with an Oct. 31 home invasion. Residents in the home sustained no injuries in the incident.

A Tyrone worker’s plea has caused the state EPD to launch an investigation of possible air contamination from Georgia Masonry Supply.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between Oct. 11-24:

Sedrick Stone, 44, Fairburn, interfering with 911 call

By JOHN MUNFORD
jmunford@TheCitizen.com
and BEN NELMS
bnelms@TheCitizen.com

For Fairburn Police officers E. Roque and Eddie Saavedra it was not the usual day on the beat. By noon time Tuesday the officers had apprehended two of the men sought in connection with the armed robbery of a Peachtree City bank just minutes earlier. The robbery at the Kedron Village Wachovia bank along Ga. Highway 74 was followed by a high-speed chase and the apprehension of two suspects as they emerged from a wooded area adjacent to Fieldstone Manor subdivision on Plantation Road.