McDONOUGH — Cities in Henry County scampered this week to forge an agreement with county government, suggesting municipalities could lose millions of dollars in LOST revenues because of a recent Supreme Court ruling.
However, Henry County Commission Chairman Tommy Smith said Friday that simply may not be the case.
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