December 2019

Map and bar graph showing registered voter totals in Henry County as of 12 / 2019 (staff photo)

Henry County nearing 180,000 registered voters

December 19, 2019 Clayton

Henry County is nearing 180,000 registered voters in an update shared by elections staff at this month’s board meeting. In 2019, the elections office has […]

Concept site plan for Heron Bay village node in Spalding County dated October 2019 (Christopher Planning & Engineering photo)

Spalding County approves revised concept plan for Heron Bay village node

December 18, 2019 Clayton

The Spalding County Board of Commissioners approved revisions to a concept site plan this week for an upcoming expansion of Heron Bay. The 235.56 +/- […]

Locust Grove advancing plans to improve SR 42 at Marketplace Blvd

December 18, 2019 Clayton

A previous concept to build a roundabout has been scrapped for a traffic signal. (Locust Grove photo) As part of their 2020 local maintenance and […]

Photo of Cochran Park entrance (Henry Herald photo)

Henry County to repair and reopen Cochran Park

December 18, 2019 Clayton

The Henry County commissioners authorized necessary stormwater repairs to repair and reopen Cochran Park in Stockbridge. The commissioners voted 4-2 (Clemmons and Holmes opposed) to […]

Photo of the single-point urban interchange concept layout for I-20 and SR 20 / SR 138 in Conyers (Georgia DOT photo).

Travels Tuesday: Conyers SPUI

December 17, 2019 Clayton

Georgia DOT has major plans to improve traffic flow in Conyers by installing what Moving Henry Forward believes to be Georgia’s second single-point urban interchange. […]

McDonough approves Lake Dow at Airline rezoning

December 16, 2019 Clayton

35.75 acres of land, annexed into the city limits of McDonough in 2003, were rezoned last week along Lake Dow and Airline Roads. The land […]

Photo of tractor trailer on state route 155 in Luella (Georgia DOT photo)

Updates from the Georgia Commission on Freight and Logistics

December 15, 2019 Clayton

The Georgia General Assembly created the Georgia Commission on Freight & Logistics during this year’s session to study the existing freight infrastructure in the state […]

Map of metro Atlanta showing the location of the Henry County Megasite

Henry County calls meeting to discuss megasite

December 14, 2019 Clayton

The Henry County Board of Commissioners have a called meeting on Tuesday, December 17, at 4 pm to receive updates about and discuss the Henry […]

Photo of commuter rail train (AJC photo)

ATL Board adopts regional transit plan

December 13, 2019 Clayton

Commuter rail trains, like the one pictured above, are planned in Clayton County. (AJC photo) In a historic moment on Friday morning, the Atlanta Transit […]