The Tyrone Police Department was presented with a large check this week as part of its participation on the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department Drug Task Force.

The Atlanta/North Georgia office of the American Diabetes Association is challenging local cyclists to dig deep within themselves and un-tap the determination, strength and courage it takes to participate in the 2006 Tour de Cure®, an annual cycling event to raise money for diabetes, the nation’s fifth leading cause of death by disease.

A Palmetto man is facing murder charges in the May 2 shooting of 26 year-old Coweta County resident Bradley Alan Mitchum. The early morning shooting occurred along Ridley Road in Coweta County near Palmetto. Mitchum was transported to Atlanta Medical Center where surgery was performed for a gunshot wound to the head. Mitchum died Wednesday.

When it comes to the beautification of Shamrock Park in Tyrone, nothing comes easy.

On Thursday night, Tyrone Councilmen Gloria Furr and Grace Caldwell released results of the recently completed resident survey on the future of the park. Judy Jefferson, who helped compile the results, said that more than 800 surveys were filled out and that 60 percent of what residents wanted at the park is already there.

Fifth grade students (left) Joe Bonner, Ryan Hamill, and Dale Earhart earned first place in the Tyrone Elementary Math Bowl Competition.

The third phase of the Kedron Village shopping center has been sold to Kite Realty Group Trust based in Indianapolis, Ind.

Fairburn City Administrator Jim Williams said last week the city had not had the time to reconcile the differences between the sewer proposal Fairburn originally sent and the one Tyrone submitted in response. Williams said a long period of time had elapsed between the time Fairburn sent the proposal to Tyrone and the time the Tyrone’s proposal made its way back to Fairburn. Williams added that he expects to communication back with Tyrone in the not too distant future.

Tyrone residents will finally get a glimpse of the future of Shamrock Park.

Council member Grace Caldwell said this week the results of a survey of tyrone residents is completed, and the results will be unveiled at Thursday’s Town Council meeting.

All four incumbents on the Fayette County Commission and Board of Education are running for re-election.

Each one will face opposition, too.

The largest commercial development to hit southwest Fulton County in decades is inching closer to reality. Conceived as a major retail venue along Ga. Highway 74 and spanning 100 acres just south of I-85 between Oakley Industrial Boulevard and Milam Road, Fairburn City Administrator Jim Williams told council members Monday he expected the property to close by mid-August.

Last Saturday, the town of Tyrone celebrated Earth Day.

If you ever need help figuring out a difficult math problem, just consult the students on the Junior Varsity and Varsity Math Teams at Sandy Creek High.

Excited students from Tyrone Elementary welcomed the Tour to town.

The Fayette County Board of Education is moving forward in studying the town of Tyrone’s offer to hook up to the city’s sewer system.

Tyrone Town Councilman Mike Smola wants to make sure residents won’t be paying higher property taxes this year.

During Thursday’s Town Council Meeting, Smola said he had analyzed his own property tax bill over the last several years and discovered that Tyrone’s rate kept on growing. The county and school portion of the tax bill had grown just over 1 percent a year, but Tyrone’s bite had averaged a 4.3 percent increase each year.

The heavens cried on Tyrone Thursday night, and so did many of the audience as the Town Council denied a request for a youth center in the town’s Shamrock Industrial Park.

Students of Lila Teal at Tyrone Elementary were the first children in the state to receive this year’s installment of the 2006 Ford Tour de Georgia educational booklet. They received this honor because Teal was an integral part of the booklet’s creation, writing content for the 18 page, full-color publication.

People are expected to line the streets along the route of the second stage of the 2006 Ford Tour de Georgia next Wednesday, as 120 cyclists from over 22 countries will ride from the start in Fayetteville, through parts of Coweta and South Fulton County, on their way to the finish line in Rome. This is the second consecutive year for the event to pass through Fayette, Coweta and South Fulton Counties and race organizers expect the crowds to be even larger this year.

The Fayette County Board of Commissioners hasn’t made up its mind about starting its own countywide library system, a group of government officials was told Tuesday night.

A motion to rezone an eight-acre tract on Jenkins Road passed March 30 at the Tyrone Planning commission on a 3-0 vote. The recommendation to designate the property from AR (Agricultural Residential) to OI (Office institutional) came after presentations at several commission meetings.

Again, the Town of Tyrone’s participation on the Fayette County Drug Task Force has paid a big dividend.

It’s going to be a “Barry” good time in Tyrone this morning as the adorable Easter Bunny makes his debut.

Tyrone’s annual Easter Egg hunt starts at 11 a.m.

The Fayette County Republican Party (FCRP) will conduct the qualification of candidates for local office who will appear on the July 18, 2006 Republican Party primary election ballot in Fayette County. The FCRP will be conducting qualification for the following offices:

The Tyrone Planning Commission March 30 voted to recommend an amendment to the Table of Uses in the town’s zoning ordinance that would allow the establishment of a youth center within the M-2 zoning category. The center would be located in donated space in Shamrock Industrial Park.

The aftermath of a wreck on Ga. Highway 74 in Tyrone left the highway blocked for about five hours Monday afternoon.

A car crashed into support poles for traffic lights at the intersection of Hwy. 74 and Dogwood Trail, sending the lights’ poles crashing down across the highway, said Tyrone Police Chief Johnny Hay. This is the second time this has happened in two months at Dogwood and Hwy. 74.

An estimated $28,000 was raised for Fayette County’s free medical clinic at a benefit last weekend at Glendalough Manor in Tyrone.

For the next week, Tyrone residents will get to have their say about Shamrock Park.

Council members Gloria Furr and Grace Caldwell are going to door to door this weekend with a survey to elicit comments about the downtown park. The survey runs through March 31 and a copy of the survey can also be found on page A2. The survey will ask residents what the park should look like and what type of activities should occur.

The Tyrone Town Council drew a line in the sand Thursday night on the encroachment of office uses near residential areas.

The town of Tyrone gave thumbs up Thursday night to David Milliken’s plan for his consulting business.

Milliken owns a home at 290 Arrowood Road and asked the Town Council to rezone the property from R-48 Residential to Office-Institutional. Milliken owns a small consulting and construction company and wants to restore the home to its former glory.