Christmas comes to the Tyrone Library.

It is a first for southwest metro Atlanta. It is a first for Georgia. The move is underway to establish the state’s first wildlife hospital and clinical research center in the new city of Chattahoochee Hill Country. The non-profit Georgia Rehabilitation of Wildlife Center (GROW) is raising $3.5 million construct the 11,000 square-foot facility on the grounds of Cochran Mill Nature Preserve in Chatt Hills. Land for the new facility is being donated by Minerva Properties, developer of Friendship Village, a Chatt Hills community in the planning stages in south Fulton County that will feature more than 60 percent greenspace.

Coweta County Solicitor Robert Stokely paid a visit to Tyrone Thursday night to question the town’s procedures on issuing occupational tax certificates.

Stokely appeared as a private resident and said he was acting as a business associate in the Tyrone Tire business. Stokely said the business has tried to rent out a bay, but has been repeatedly turned down by the town, or run into delays.

Many things in life happen below the radar, but not all stay there. A Nov. 13 divorce hearing settled out of court in Fayette County, combined with documentation compiled in an investigation by Fairburn City Clerk Nancy Faulkner revealed past sexual liaisons between former Officer Sanita Hampton and several current or former Fairburn officers.

On November 8, 2007, Tyrone’s Lily Toering celebrated her first birthday thanks to the amazing care she received at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Lily was born with an arrhythmia called Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW).

Here it comes. The grading was recently completed and the first two buildings at the Olde Town Tyrone commercial development on Palmetto Road near Swanson Road are now underway.

The winds of change blew strong in Tyrone Tuesday. The political polarization so often witnessed through 2007 paved the way for the election of Don Rehwaldt as the town’s mayor-elect. Also winning in the Nov. 6 contests were Post 1 candidate Tracy Young and, in a closer race, Post 2 candidate Eric Dial.

Lieutenant General Russel L. Honoré, First Army Commanding General visited Flat Rock Middle School on November 2 and spoke to the students about the importance of education and making wise choices.

Tyrone is getting ready for a busy holiday season.

The Tyrone Christmas Parade Foundation announced this week that the city’s annual Christmas Parade is set for December 13 at 6:30 p.m.

It is better to keep “good times” activities to those that are legal. But that was not the case Nov. 3 at Chaps in Tyrone when two men were arrested on drug possession charges.

If the talk around town is any indication, next Tuesday could well be a day to remember. Regardless of the outcome, the Nov. 6 election for mayor and two council seats has generated as much activity as any election in Tyrone’s memorable history. In all, seven candidates are running for three positions, including mayor and two town council posts.

Campaign financial disclosures are a part of the process candidates are required to submit in the run up to an election. The most recent of the reporting periods for the upcoming election had a Oct. 25 deadline for candidates to document contributions and expenses relating to their campaigns. Those reports are listed below. All contributions received and expenditures made after Oct. 25 will be due in a final report to be submitted by candidates Dec. 31.

Anyone in Tyrone’s downtown area late Wednesday got a good look at some pretty spooky characters and some creative costumes.

To broaden opportunities for all students to be successful, Robert J. Burch Elementary is piloting a new academic support program.

Students at Sandy Creek High celebrated Red Ribbon Week by participating in a variety of activities including several contests where students won nearly $500 in prizes.

More than 200 racers, organizers and spectators showed up for the first annual Great Pumpkin Race, a joint effort organized by Flat Rock Middle School and Sandy Creek High School, held recently on the cross country course at Sandy Creek. Teachers, administrators, students and parents from the sister schools joined forces in an effort to raise money for technology services at both schools. As a result, more than $2000 was raised by the 1-mile walk and 5k walk/run that took place on Saturday, October 13. All race participants received a t-shirt and awards were given to the top three male and female winners of each age group in the 5k run.

Robert J. Burch Elementary School parents and students donated their time on a Saturday morning to clean up and landscape the grounds out in front of the school.

Well Fargo Mortgage staged a fall festival for families in Tyrone last weekend and brought in a stagecoach for rides. The festival also featured cotton candy, popcorn and sodas. Photo/Gwen Griffin.

A recent traffic stop initiated by an observant Tyrone Police officer led to the arrest of a Marietta man carrying a sawed-off shotgun.

The following arrests were made by Tyrone Police between Oct. 4-24. All persons are considered innocent until proven guilty:

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