The Department of Driver Services would like to remind its customers that all driver’s license Customer Service Centers will be closed Thursday, Friday and Saturday (Nov. 24-26) for the Thanksgiving holiday. They will reopen Tuesday, Nov. 29.

Three Fayette elementary schools have been named Title I Distinguished Schools by the Georgia Department of Education.

The Fayette County Animal Shelter will join paws with the Helen Woodward Animal Center, Iams and more than 2,000 other shelters in the 2005 “Home 4 the Holidays” campaign. The event, which will last the whole month of December, hopes to link more than 350,000 dog, cats, puppies and kittens, and other companions pets nationwide with loving adoptive families.

The Coldwell Banker Bullard Realty organization’s offices will begin accepting donations for the annual U. S. Marine Corps Reserve “Toys for Tots” campaign Friday, Nov. 25.

Children anticipate few things as eagerly as the holiday season. However, holiday decorations and gifts can cause accidental injuries if not used properly.

The biggest shopping day of the year is almost here and retailers will be rolling out the red carpet for shoppers. The retailers are prepared, but are consumers? The National Retail Federation 2005 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch for NRF, found that the average consumer plans to spend $738.11 this holiday season, up 5.1 percent from the previous year.

The following arrests were reported by local law enforcement agencies for the past week:

Fayetteville Police Dept.

Although fewer than first announced, 268 elementary school students next year will switch schools, mostly in the western and northern parts of Fayette County.

Peachtree City mayoral candidate Harold Logsdon has rebuffed an invitation to debate opponent Steve Brown, his opponent in the Dec. 6 runoff election.

The Fayette County Commission reasserted its aversion to dense development in the county last Thursday by refusing to allow a church to hook up to Peachtree City’s sewer system.

The third time around was the charm.

Brooks Elementary School students carry a flag as part of the annual Veterans Day observances Nov.

A Fayetteville man injured in Iraq is making amazing progress from his injuries, regaining movement back in his left hand and arm, his mother has reported.

Council to discuss garbage restrictions

Fayetteville Council members Nov. 17 will again consider tightening restrictions on the placement of streetside garbage containers.

Fayette County updated its judicially-challenged sign ordinance last week, despite the efforts of one county commissioner to challenge it.

Tyrone turnout better than Fayetteville

Some 7,464 voters cast ballots in the Nov. 8 general election in Peachtree City, accounting for 35.87 percent of the city’s 20,810 registered voters.

A Peachtree City man was killed Friday evening in a four-vehicle auto crash at the intersection of Ga. Highway 74 and Senoia Road across from an entrance to Kedron Village, police said.

Get ready to gas up at two Kroger grocery supermarkets, the first-ever pumps within big retail parking lots inside Peachtree City.

Peachtree City’s Best Buy store just might be open by this weekend.

City Building Official Tom Carty said Monday that a final inspection for the store has been scheduled for Friday. The store has been allowed to move in its stock while it works on the remaining “punch list” of minor issues, Carty said.

Construction of Fayette’s newest middle school has been marked by a ceremonial groundbreaking lead by Fayette County Board of Education members, school leaders and those heading up the design and construction of the project.

The Peachtree City Council will consider adopting a new federal protocol for handing significant public safety emergencies at its meeting Thursday night.

The grand opening of the Peachtree City Library has been rescheduled for Saturday at 7 p.m., commencing with a ribbon-cutting in front of the newly-refurbished and expanded facility.

The North Fayette Community Association is holding its quarterly meeting Saturday, Nov. 19, at 10 a.m. at North Fayette Elementary School, 609 Kenwood Road in Fayetteville.

As a solution to transportation challenges that many senior citizens face, Fayette County residents 60 years of age and older can now get transportation assistance to go to doctor’s offices, beauty shops, banks, shopping centers, and regional medical centers thanks to the new FSS “Ticket to Ride” voucher program.

An employee of the Peachtree City Recreation Department has earned an award as one of the top administrative staffers in the state.

Hank Aaron Automotive Group has announced its donation to the American Red Cross to aid in the hurricane Katrina relief for victims.

In celebration of National Children’s Book Week, the Fayette County Public Library will feature several activities this Saturday at 2 p.m.

Kamie Ham was recently selected as Homecoming Queen at Georgia Southern University. Kamie graduated from Fayette County High School in 2002 and is a senior at GSU, majoring in education.