Fayette school

board chairman Mickey Littlefield will not be seeking a second term, he

said recently.

"I will

not be seeking re-election due to the increased demands from my business,"

he said. Littlefield operates a State Farm Insurance office in Fayetteville

and has for 20 years.

"It has

really been a pleasure serving the citizen of Fayette County and the job

has been rewarding," he continued. "As long as my successor

supports our superintendent, whom I consider the best in Georgia, our

school system will continue to be the best. I am announcing my intentions

now to give any potential candidates time to enter the race this summer."

Littlefield

represents Post 5, which is mostly north and northwest of Fayetteville.

He said it is the "most meandering" district and the largest

geographically, because of its relatively sparse population.

All school

board members are elected at-large by the entire county. Vice chairman

Greg Powers' term also expires at the end of this year.

Littlefield

was elected in 1998 and has is in his second year as chairman.