Statewide
Emergency driver’s license available
The state Department of Driver Services can now issue new drivers licenses swiftly in the event of an emergency or disaster in which people have lost or damaged their IDs.
The new Mobile Emergency Licensing Service allows DDS to securely access its internal network to process licenses via an encrypted tunnel to the state’s mainframe.
The department has already tested the process with the Georgia Air National Guard’s Savannah-based 165th Airlift Wing. With just electricity and a wireless broadband network connection, DDS securely processed real-time licensing transactions.
The DDS Mobile Emergency Licensing Service will be used following incidents such as fires or floods, when personal business often requires the use of identification, but natural victims are often unable to provide one due to loss or expiration. The service could also be used when a DDS customer service center is undergoing maintenance that requires the site to move to a temporary location for an extended period of time.
Andria Simmons
METRO ATLANTA
Hawks’ NBADL affiliate to hold local tryout
The Fort Wayne (Ind.) Mad Ants, the NBA D-League affiliate of the Hawks, will hold an open tryout in Atlanta on Oct. 4.
The tryout, one of several the team is holding nationwide, will be held at the Suwanee Sports Academy from 1-5 p.m. Players will have an opportunity to showcase their talents for the Fort Wayne coaching staff for a possible invitation to the team’s training camp in November.
Interested players should submit the official registration and release forms, in addition to a $150 nonrefundable fee to the Mad Ants office. Application forms are available at the Mad Ants website at www.fortwaynehoops.com. All questions should be directed to Kevin Bloom at 260-469-4667, extension 106. Chris Vivlamore
Cobb
Austell Museum to reopen Monday
The Austell Museum will reopen Monday, following an Aug. 13 minor fire two floors above at the Austell Threadmill Complex, 5000 Austell-Powder Springs Road.
Damage came from the city’s sprinkler system, which also closed the Cobb County Sheriff’s Office on the second floor temporarily.
Jim Graham, director of the city’s Community Development and Parks departments, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution the fire was “a freak situation” when “probably the vent fan in the women’s restroom shorted out,” causing “hardly any fire damage.”
Museum hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and by appointment on weekends.
Information: austellga.gov/history, Curator Bill Johnson, 770-944-4309.
Carolyn Cunningham for the AJC
Cherokee
Holly Springs seeking downtown input
Holly Springs city officials want input from residents on developing and maintaining a thriving downtown. A town hall meeting is set for 7 p.m. Oct. 7 at the Historic Train Depot, 164 Hickory Road.
The input on streets, lighting, business and retail development and other areas is being sought as part of the city’s drive to become an accredited Georgia Main Street.
The city hopes to be certified by early 2015. Mark Woolsey for the AJC
