Biologist Dennis Chase looks on as McIntosh High School students Elizabeth Humphries and Sam Hale take samples at Flat Creek Sept.

Fulton County has reached an agreement with the Fulton County Board of Education regarding the improvements to the roads and construction at Renaissance Elementary School and the new Jones Hall Middle School in South Fulton County.

An ideal late summer weekend could provide record crowds to this weekend’s signature celebration in Tyrone.

There is never an end to the activities at Rico Cultural Center.

The following arrests were made by Fairburn Police between Aug. 30 and Sept. 5:

juvenile, male, 13, Thomasville, burglary

Will Tyrone ever have a new sewer contract with Fairburn?

That’s the question Councilman Grace Caldwell wants answered in a timely fashion. Town manager Barry Amos said at Thursday night’s council meeting that he had made repeated calls to his counterpart in Fairburn, Jim Williams, but said it must not be a high priority for Fairburn’s government.

The Sandy Creek Band debuted their new show last Friday as Sand Creek hosted McIntosh.

The Tyrone Town Council followed their counterparts in Fayette County and urged the closure of the Phillips Service Corporation plan in South Fulton County that released chemicals into the air this summer.

Workmen put up a new sign next door to The Queen’s Jewels for last week’s opening of: La Vie Boutique, owned by Marie Egan & Debbie Clark.

At long last, Shamrock Park is going to get a make-over, with help from the town of Tyrone.

The Town Council Thursday night voted to spend much of the $18,000 recently received from the county for recreation for upgrading Tyrone’s downtown park.

The Fairburn Business Association is once again increasing and diversifying its scheduled activities and involvement in the city with two events in September. On Sept. 18 at 6:30 PM the association will hold its first Social and Networking meeting at United Community Bank, 65 Washington Street. This gathering will give members and guests an opportunity to share information, ideas and issues in a relaxed and casual atmosphere. Refreshments will be provided. The meeting will be open to all business owners and others interested in becoming involved in support of the association and the City of Fairburn.

It was all Bill Edwards and his vision for South Fulton County. Shared with 40 Chattahoochee Hills residents at a Sept. 5 community meeting Rico Community Center, the Fulton County commissioner stressed the need for the area to forego establishing a new city next year and remain a part of unincorporated Fulton.

Union City’s summer of annexation continued Aug. 25 with recommendations by the Planning commission to rezone and annex eight parcels totaling approximately 64 acres along Buffington Road and Stonewall Tell Road.

Tyrone Planning Commission Aug. 31 voted to recommend the annexation and rezoning of a 16.69-acre tract previously objected to by Fayette County. Planning commissioners agreed to recommend the annexation with the condition that only one residence be built on the site and that the city receive a quit claim deed for a 25-foot right-of-way for future road improvements.

The attempt last week by Chattahoochee Hill Country residents to be annexed into the City of Palmetto came to a screeching halt just one day after a mass of area residents presented annexation petitions to city hall. Yet undeterred by the turn of events, the stalwart group of Hill Country residents have set their sights on a goal designed to turn destiny on its head.

The Queen’s Jewels $3,000 diamond earrings & tennis bracelet contest winner was Sandra Masters.

Whoever said crime doesn’t pay hit the nail on the head. The Aug. 24 drug bust in Tyrone that led to the attempt to run down officers and injuries to motorists on Ga. Highway 74 will be an event that the four men involved will never forget, especially Jonathan Fenn.

It is a time of change in metro Atlanta. Southwest metro is growing rapidly and Union City is a part of that equation. Designed to meet current and future law enforcement needs, Union City has formed its own crime scene investigation unit headed by Criminalist Caspar McBurnett.

Recently released 2006 SAT results show that Fulton County students are continuing their trend of higher-than-average test scores. The 2006 test marks the 13th consecutive year that Fulton has maintained or improved its overall scores.

Just when we thought you had seen everything. Drug use and creative drug paraphernalia is always evolving. Showing up on the streets of South Fulton these days is an even more innovative way to smoke crack or ice. And making the quick high even easier, some drug dealers are pre-loading impromptu pipes found in the vast majority of convenience stores.

A party at a Palmetto residence Aug. 25 following a high school football game resulted in a fight and one man shot in the arm.

A Union City man was charged Aug. 24 with the murder of long time city resident Thelma Ransom.

David Bates, 53, was charged with murder, aggravated assault and possession of a firearm during the commission of a crime, according to Union City Police Public Information Officer George Louth.

A group of Chattahoochee Hills residents did what seemed at the outset to be unlikely, even improbable. They decided two weeks ago to forego the plans of having their own city and to link up instead with the City of Palmetto. In that two weeks, organizers said they obtained the signed petitions of more than 60 percent of the registered voters and 60 percent of property owners, the requirement for obtaining annexation. City officials are currently validating the petitions so that the mayor and city council can take up the issue.

Sandy Creek played Starr’s Mill last ni

“This is a huge partnership and a huge achievement,” said Fulton County Public Works Director Angela Parker at Thursday’s opening of the bridge between Oakley Industrial Boulevard and Ga. Highway 92.

Residents of Fayette and Fulton counties facing health issues they say were caused by the release of chemicals from the Philips Services Corp. (PSC) plant in Fairburn might have more to be concerned about than they first realized.

It was not exactly the average meeting of the South Fulton Community Improvement District, at least from Fairburn’s perspective. The Aug. 17 meeting brought the announcement that Fairburn is annexing large parcels owned by CSX Railroad along Roosevelt Highway and Hodges and Excel properties along Oakley Industrial Boulevard.

Fairburn City Council Aug. 14 continued its goal of establishing more industrial development with approval of the conceptual site plan for a 500,000 square-foot warehouse on Creekwood Road near Oakley Industrial Boulevard.

Diane Whitman, a business coach with Realized Potential Incorporated is one of a kind. She is the only person in the nation with memberships in three prestigious professional organizations; the PGA (Professional Golfers Association of America), LPGA (Ladies Professional Golf Association), and the International Coaches Federation. Serving as a Business Coach with Realized Potential Incorporated, Whitman prides herself on bringing the expertise derived from all three organizations to benefit her clients. Based in Tyrone Georgia, Realized Potential provides business coaching services to the sports, entertainment, and hospitality industries nationwide.

A drug bust Thursday night at Publix grocery store in Tyrone resulted in three suspects arrested at the scene and a fourth shot before he fled the area, crashing into another vehicle minutes later north of Milam Road on Ga. Highway 74.