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Wednesday, November 26, 2003

Fayetteville to host holiday extravaganza this Saturday

After you have gathered together with your families and put away enormous amounts of food on Thursday and perhaps kicked off your Christmas shopping on Friday, you can head to the center of downtown Fayetteville on Saturday and take part in the annual Christmas tree lighting.

Christmas activities in the big city

It’s always fun to participate in Christmas activities in your neighborhood, whether it’s caroling, the lighting of the city tree, watching a parade or taking in a local show, but it is also fun to see how a larger city, like Atlanta celebrates. There are lots of activities going on in Atlanta, many of them starting this week.

More tree lightings early next week

The origins of Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is this week and, with leftovers, the holiday will stretch at least into the week before Christmas. In honor of this holiday, here are some interesting facts submitted to us by the Census Bureau.

Angel Tree represents children’s hopes

The hopes of 100 Georgia children in desperate need of help and love during the holiday season are hanging by a thread and only immediate assistance by the good citizens of our state can help.

Poetry contest winner announced

The Fayette Writers Group teamed up with Barnes and Noble to present a poetry contest. The winners were announced at the open mic night at Barnes and Noble last Saturday evening.

Swingin’ Medallions tickets on sale now

Are you racking your brain for that perfect gift for a wonderful person on your list that seems to have everything? Well, we have the perfect idea for you. Plan on putting on your dancing shoes as we kick off the Fourth of July festivities in Peachtree City with the Swingin’ Medallions July 3 at the Frederick Brown, Jr. Amphitheater beginning at 8 p.m.

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