Confederate monument removed from McDonough Square
Just like that, it’s gone. As quickly as the process started three weeks ago, the removal of the Confederate memorial from the center of the McDonough square happened Tuesday night… Read more »
Author Archives: Monroe Roark
Early voting ongoing in primary, runoff
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Early voting is underway in Henry County for the August 11 general primary/nonpartisan run- off election. For the week of July 27-31, polls are open 8 a.m.-5 p.m…. Read more »
Southern Crescent Technical College expanding campus
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A retail space in McDonough that has sat empty for more than a decade will be refitted to become part of Southern Crescent Technical College’s local campus. State… Read more »
Stockbridge hears rezoning and face mask initiative
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A rezoning request to allow the development of the final parcel of the mixed-use development began nearly two decades ago with the Hudson Bridge Walmart was denied by the… Read more »
Keefer to serve on Georgia Association of Elementary School Principals
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As schools across Georgia navigate uncertain waters in the coming weeks at the start of the new school year, Brian Keefer will be more involved than most. The… Read more »
Updates from Henry Board of Commissioners
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Revenue from the previous SPLOST program in Henry County came in at approximately $19.8 million above projections, so the Board of Commissioners voted at its July 7 regular meeting… Read more »
Commissioners to hear postponed agenda items at next meeting
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Since the announcement that in-person public meetings were suspended by county officials after some employees exposure to COVID-19, several agenda items at a Henry County Board of Commissioners meeting… Read more »
Locust Grove City Council approves zoning, landscaping
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The Locust Grove City Council took action at its July 6 regular meeting on two items related to a large industrial development in the works on the north side… Read more »
House Bill 786 sent to Gov. Kemp for approval
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Legislation that would pave the way for a fourth Superior Court judge in Henry County made it successfully through both houses of the Georgia General Assembly last month when… Read more »
“Stand Your Ground” Law facing mayoral scrutiny
Stockbridge Mayor Anthony Ford was one of ten Georgia mayors who signed a letter sent last month to state legislatures urging that they take action to repeal the state’s… Read more »