Children in Henry County will enjoy the Christmas holiday this year, thanks to Henry County and Connecting Henry’s Community Cares Toy Shop, which took place Dec. 5-6 at the county’s Emergency Operations Center in McDonough.
Tulsa (KJRH) -- A post on Craigslist is pulling at heartstrings, titled, “Anybody need a grandma for Christmas?"
STOCKBRIDGE—The Henry County Police Department is looking for a suspect who allegedly did a little holiday shoplifting from the BrandSmart in Stockbridge.
McDONOUGH — Henry County Police are on the lookout for suspects who allegedly used stolen credit cards at several local businesses.
McDONOUGH — When bad things happened, the public counted on Capt. — now Maj. — Joey Smith to give it to them straight. And as the Henry County Police Department’s public information officer, he did.
McDONOUGH — Henry County Police are looking for the driver of a pickup truck loaded with stacks of pallets, some of which fell to the road and struck another vehicle Nov. 30.
The creation of a mural in McDonough has inspired the creation of an art scholarship for local art students in Henry County.
Multiple police and emergency responders were called to Dart Container Corp. on Ga. Highway 138 Friday morning.
I regret I didn’t get to this in a timelier fashion, but the loss of former state Supreme Court Justice Conley Ingram last month removed another great American from our midst. He was one of the nicest and kindest people I ever had the pleasure to know. His sense of humor was legendary. There was the time he invited me to speak to the Marietta Rotary Club. As we were being seated, a visitor plopped down at our table and introduced himself with some enthusiasm. After inquiring about my occupation, he asked, “And what do you do, Conley?” “I am an unemployed lawyer,” the judge replied dryly, which seemed to dampen the guy’s interest in him. I took pleasure in watching the color drain from his face later in the lunch when I told him who Conley Ingram was. ...
ATLANTA — A special master appointed by the U.S. Supreme Court to hear arguments in a long-running dispute between Florida and Georgia over water allocation sided with the Peach State Thursday.
The Hampton City Council voted on Tuesday to outlaw smoking at the city’s public parks following public support for such a ban from a local girl scout troop.
ATLANTA – Piedmont Urgent Care by WellStreet has combined with urgent care operator Summit Urgent Care, whose centers are located primarily on the south side of metro Atlanta, to create the largest urgent care network in Georgia, by patient visits, with a combined 27 centers by the end of 2019.
Public works staff in the city of Hampton engaged in a coverup that included the falsification and plagiarism of water reports, city officials revealed in a bombshell report at Tuesday’s City Council meeting.
MCDONOUGH — The Henry County school system will get six new school buses and instructional materials thanks to remaining Education Special Local Option Sales Tax IV funds.
Minneapolis (WCCO) -- A rural Minnesota woman says a pharmacist refused to fill her prescription for the morning-after pill.
Boston (WCVB) -- Carlos Rolon will spend Christmas at Boston Children’s Hospital, waiting for a heart transplant.
The Digital Library of Georgia has digitized more than 100,000 pages of Georgia newspaper titles published from 1861 to 1877, including newspapers published in Conyers and Covington.
McDONOUGH — The halls of Henry County Middle School will once again be filled with the sounds of teaching and learning.
COVINGTON — Recognized as one of the top 10 luxury inns in the U.S., the Twelve Oaks Bed and Breakfast located just off the Covington Square, has re-opened for business under new ownership.
The Christmas season is here, which means "The Nutcracker" ballet is coming soon.
STOCKBRIDGE—The Henry County Police Department has issued a be on the lookout (BOLO) for Jaya Belle Herring, 16, of Stockbridge, last seen Dec. 10 around 9:30 p.m. on St. Ives Crossing.
Note: what you’re about to read is fake news. Honest. I’m not talking about what politicians call fake news. This is truly, absolutely fake news:
Philip McKeon, the former child actor best known for his role on the CBS sitcom "Alice," died Tuesday, a family spokesman said. He was 55.
LOCUST GROVE — Luella Middle School was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a student was reported to have a weapon on campus.
Each of us has contact with people who never look beyond our appearance.
The Paw Pad and Maximum One Realty Partners were the winners of the McDonough Christmas Parade.
A number of cities have formally approved the earlier sale of alcohol by the glass on Sundays.
The city of McDonough will be looking for a new city administrator to replace Keith Dickerson.
For the last time in 2019, Wednesday is bingo day in the city of Stockbridge.
McDONOUGH — Henry County residents celebrated the holiday season Saturday with a tree lighting, parade and a visit from Santa.
When Tink first moved to the place which he now firmly and alternately calls “my home” or “the place where I belong,” I often had advice on adjusting to the South. One piece was constant: “Be careful what you say about people because you never know who’s kin to who.”
A traffic stop on Interstate 75 North on Monday morning resulted in a major methamphetamine bust for the Butts County Sheriff’s Office’s Interstate Criminal Enforcement (ICE) team. A total of 52 pounds of meth was found during a search of the vehicle.
McDONOUGH—Henry County Police are making their list and they'd like you to check it twice.
Apologies to Elton John, but in Washington and throughout so much of the country, can you feel the hate tonight?
Sam Baker has joined the Henry County government as its new Transportation Planning Director.
McDONOUGH — McDonough Police say they have arrested Aljahon Joyner, 17, a suspect in the Thanksgiving double murder of Savannah Fulmer, 18 and Dahmir Robinson, 19.
Shiloh Baptist celebrated its 150th anniversary Sunday, Dec. 1, where members honored the history and sacrifices of those who have gone before them.
In case you see some strangers talking loud and saying stuff like “fuhgeddaboudit,” it has been revealed that New York City has shipped off a number of their tired, their poor, their huddled masses yearning to breathe free (i.e. welfare recipients.) Only they didn’t tell anybody.
McDONOUGH — The Henry County Board of Commissioners met with members of the county’s legislative delegation Dec. 3 to discuss state-level priorities for the upcoming Gold Dome session. County Commission Chair June Wood led the meeting. Both groups stressed the importance of collaboration and…
Not many people think of the Ten Commandments these days, unless some group is trying to fight a legal battle to place them on public property.
Mark Pollard, who worked with Henry County as a historian on matters related to the Civil War and its impact on the county, passed away on Wednesday. He was 64.
I speak today in defense of tacky.
The Christmas season really got going in Stockbridge on Thursday night, as a large crowd packed the Merle Manders Conference Center and Clark Park for a celebration of the holiday.
Newspaper columnist Darrell Huckaby will soon publish his 12th book, a collection of newspaper columns titled “Still Southern After All These Years.”
McDONOUGH—Henry County Police are on the hunt for the driver who they say hit and killed a pedestrian on I-75 South near mile marker 225 on Nov. 29.
Several county roads and bridges have been included on a list for improvement through the Georgia Department of Transportation’s Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant.
STOCKBRIDGE — The Henry County Police Department is on the lookout for a man they say robbed the SunTrust Bank inside the Eagles Landing Publix Dec. 4.