Voters across South Fulton

County head to the polls Tuesday to cast their ballots in several key

municipal and county elections.

In Union City, incumbents Joan

Stewart and Helen Turner are looking to return to the City Council.

But three candidates are challenging

the incumbents and may give "The Progressive City" a new viewpoint

Tuesday. The challengers are Alissa King, 26, a free-lance journalist;

Vertisha Hardwick, 40, a legal secretary and

Odell Mashburn, 76, retired.

In Fairburn, Edna Lyons, 48,

a homemaker has thrown her hat in the ring along with Ron Alderman, 61,

a real estate broker, and Mario Avery, 38, to challenge the three incumbents;

Marion Johnson, Harvey Melear and Frankie Arnold.

The races in both the cities

are for at large council posts.

Voters will also decide who

will head up the Fulton County Commission. Chairman Mike Kenn vacated

the post earlier in the year to accept a job with a transportation consulting

group and several candidates are vying for the chairmanship of the state's

largest county.

The candidates are Democrat

Mitzi Bickers, 37, a pastor and vice president of a construction company;

Democrat and former Commissioner Karen Webster, 43, consultant; Republican

Milton Farris, 59, president of an alternate energy company and Republican

Karen Handel, 41, who was the Governor's deputy chief of staff.

Polls are open from 7 a.m.

to 7 p.m.