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Photo showing classroom addition under construction at Dutchtown High School in November 2022 (Swofford Construction photo).
Education SPLOST

School Board is Taking Bids for the Ola Middle Expansion Project

April 22, 2024 Clayton

Henry County Schools is accepting construction bids for the Ola Middle School expansion. This represents the second classroom addition in education SPLOST VI. Bids are […]

Photo showing a group of school buses (Henry County Schools photo).
Education SPLOST

Henry County Board Approved the 2023 School Bus Purchase

November 15, 2023 Clayton

Henry County Schools has approved their 2023 school bus purchase. The purchase represents the 3rd out of 5 annual purchases in E-SPLOST VI. […]

Photo shows group of elected officials and staff at the Birch Creek Elementary School topping out ceremony (Clayton Carte photo).
Education SPLOST

School Board Holds Birch Creek Topping Out Ceremony

October 31, 2023 Clayton

Henry County Schools held a topping out ceremony for the new Birch Creek Elementary School. The school will open in August 2024. Birch Creek Elementary […]

Photo shows Henry County Schools staff and elected officials at the McDonough West Bus Garage groundbreaking in September 2023 (Henry County Schools photo).
Education SPLOST

School Board Breaks Ground on New McDonough West Bus Facility

October 2, 2023 Clayton

Henry County Schools broke ground in September on its new McDonough West Bus Facility. The maintenance garage will serve four school clusters when complete. […]

Aerial photo of Birch Creek Elementary construction progress as of July 2023 (MEJA Construction photo).
Education SPLOST

Construction Update at the New Birch Creek Elementary July 2023

July 25, 2023 Clayton

Construction continues on the new Birch Creek Elementary School in McDonough. Take a look at the latest update as of July 2023. The project is […]

Site plan showing the new bus transportation facility to build behind Oakland Elementary in McDonough (Henry County Schools photo).
Education SPLOST

New School Bus Facility to Build in McDonough

June 13, 2023 Clayton

Henry County Schools approved construction for a new school bus facility. The new bus garage will be the district’s second such facility. HCS will build […]

Architectural renderings showing a three-story brick building for the HCS district office addition (Henry County Schools photo).
Education SPLOST

School District Office Expansion Gets the Green Light

May 9, 2023 Clayton

Henry County Schools approved construction for the district office expansion project. The new building is part of education SPLOST VI. The project will build a […]

Ribbon cutting ceremony for Dutchtown High School classroom addition (Clayton Carte photo).
Education SPLOST

School District Opens the Dutchtown High School Addition

April 21, 2023 Clayton

Henry County Schools held a ribbon cutting on Thursday for the Dutchtown High School classroom addition. The new addition adds space for 500 more students. […]

Photo shows McDonough High School during construction with partial build-out of the new building (MEJA Construction, Inc. photo).
Henry County Schools

New Classrooms Will Add Room for 5,000 More Students by 2028

April 20, 2023 Clayton

Whenever MHF News shares an update on new residential construction, the question arises about school capacity. Presently, the district has capacity for another 3,000 students. […]

Photo shows electronic message sign at Academy for Advanced Studies (Google photo).
Education SPLOST

School Board Approved the Electronic Message Sign Project

March 14, 2023 Clayton

Most schools across Henry County will each have a new electronic message sign by year-end. Henry County Schools approved the project during their March 2023 […]

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