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Month: August 2021

Photo of Henry County School buses arriving at school (Henry County Schools photo).
Henry County Schools

School Board Approved Bus Driver Pay Increase

August 24, 2021 Clayton

Henry County Schools held a special called meeting on Monday, August 23. During their meeting, they approved a budget amendment to raise school bus driver […]

Photo shows a four-story apartment building. The building will be the main building at new apartments off Foster Drive in McDonough (Arlington Properties photo).
Eagles Landing

Foster Drive apartments receive zoning approval

August 23, 2021 Clayton

Arlington Properties of Birmingham, AL can now proceed forward with development in McDonough. The Henry County commissioners approved their rezoning request earlier this month. The […]

Photo shows state route 42 / Macon Street at Sloan Street with temporary stop signs in October 2020 (staff photo).
McDonough

State DOT planning Sloan Street stop sign, other improvements

August 22, 2021 Clayton

Georgia DOT wants motorists to know about an upcoming traffic pattern change in downtown McDonough. The state will be installing a new three-way stop at […]

Photo shows work crews pouring concrete at new bridge on state route 81, August 2021 (Georgia DOT photo).
Major Projects

Henry Minutes August 22, 2021

August 22, 2021 Clayton

In today’s Henry Minutes, I provide updates on various Georgia DOT projects within the county. They include the state route 81 bridge replacement over South […]

Photo shows several large industrial buildings with truck parking around them. Photo shows concept for Gardner Logistics Park in Locust Grove (Scannell Properties photo).
Locust Grove

Low vacancy rates encourage new industrial construction

August 20, 2021 Clayton

Low vacancy rates in the industrial market are encouraging new projects to advance to construction. Some of these projects include Greenwood 75, Gardner Logistics Park […]

Photo of a four-lane road in Georgia with a custom road sign overlay “Henry County T-SPLOST November 2, 2021” (Georgia DOT photo / Sign Maker by Brendon Strowe)
T-SPLOST

Previewing Hampton and Locust Grove transportation SPLOST projects

August 20, 2021 Clayton

Voters in Henry County will decide later this year whether to approve transportation SPLOST. Here is a preview of proposed transportation SPLOST projects in Hampton […]

Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta logo on a white background (B&GC photo).
General

Shaquille O’Neal Boys & Girls Club opens in McDonough

August 20, 2021 Clayton

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta recently opened its newest location. The Shaquille O’Neal Boys & Girls Club of Henry County opened on Thursday, […]

Photo shows the concept front elevation for a Jones Petroleum gas station. The building has a mixture of glass windows and brick exterior with the JP logo above the front door (Jones Petroleum photo).
Meetings This Week

Henry County approves state route 20 gas station & self-storage

August 18, 2021 Clayton

The board of commissioners met on Tuesday, August 17. During their meeting, they considered two rezoning requests off highway 20 at Airline Road. The board […]

Photo shows concept layout for renovations at Mickie D. Cochran Park (Henry County photo).
Meetings This Week

Henry Minutes August 9, 2021

August 9, 2021 Clayton

In today’s Henry Minutes, I provide updates on three county parks: Nash Farm, North Ola Park and Mickie D. Cochran Park. Henry Minutes is a […]

Area map showing central Henry County with the Campground Road conservation subdivision highlighted in yellow (Henry County qPublic photo).
Eagles Landing

BOC Approved Campground Road subdivision, schedules district III cases

August 6, 2021 Clayton

The Henry County Board of Commissioners recently considered a new subdivision off Campground Road. They approved the rezoning request during the July 20 meeting. Later […]

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