Author Archives: Monroe Roark

About Monroe Roark

Monroe Roark has been covering the news in Henry County for more than a quarter-century, starting in 1992. He has owned homes here and raised a family here. He still enjoys staying on top of the important matters that affect his friends in the community.

Stockbridge City Council updates

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  Two rezonings for proposed new hotels were approved October 14 by the Stockbridge City Council at its regular monthly meeting.   A rezoning from C-2 (general commercial) to C-3… Read more »

Schools approve new bus purchases

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  The Henry County Board of Education voted at its October 14 regular meeting to approve the purchase of four new air-conditioned, 72-passenger Blue Bird buses through a state contract…. Read more »

Land annexed into City of Hampton

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  Nearly 2,000 acres on the west side of Hampton were annexed into that city last week, with Henry County officials never raising an official objection to the move, although… Read more »

Updates from Locust Grove City Council

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  The Locust Grove City Council approved an annexation and rezoning request that had been under consideration for a few months while tabling another such petition until the Oct. 21… Read more »