Henry Schools reports successful start
Henry County Schools reported a successful virtual return to school for the 2020-2021 school year on Monday, August 17, for their teachers and students. “We welcomed back over… Read more »
Tag: Coronavirus
Proposed mask mandate in Stockbridge voted down
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For the second time, the Stockbridge City Council considered a proposal to mandate mask wearing in the city. For the second time, the measure failed. An ordinance… Read more »
School board holds special called meeting
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The Henry County Board of Education’s August 24 special called meeting included a discussion about the possibility of bringing students back to campus sooner rather than later. At… Read more »
Patient urges community support of hospital
Anthony Williams was recently a patient at Piedmont Henry Hospital as he recovered from a collapsed lung. He had also been a patient briefly the year before and he noted… Read more »
Henry Schools unveil evening option for elementary students
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When it was announced recently that all students in Henry County’s public schools would start the new academic year in a virtual learning program, perhaps the most urgent question for… Read more »
Area businesses weathering the storm of COVID-19
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While COVID-19 numbers remain prevalent all over the state, as well as here in Henry County, area businesses are continuing to do what they can to keep the community… Read more »
Piedmont Henry participating in international clinical trial
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Piedmont Healthcare is participating in a large international clinical trial to study the effects of ventilation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation, or ECMO, in the critical care setting on patients… Read more »
Henry County Walk to End Alzheimer’s September 12
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Due to COVID-19, the Henry County Walk to End Alzheimer’s will look a little different this year from years past. However, the goal of event organizers remains the… Read more »
Henry County to receive over $156K in pandemic relief funds
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The Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) recently disbursed $3.4 million in federal pandemic relief funds to expand the number of older individuals across metro Atlanta receiving a range of critical… Read more »
McDonough City Council to continue in-person meetings
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The McDonough City Council will not be joining the other local boards and municipalities which have been conducting virtual meetings during the COVID-19 pandemic. Two separate motions to initiate that… Read more »