McDonough Archives

Photo showing McDonough City Hall (Clayton Carte photo).

McDonough Promotes Steve Morgan to be City Administrator

February 23, 2023 Clayton

The McDonough council promoted Steve Morgan to be the new city administrator. Morgan previously served a lengthy tenure as Fire Chief before assuming Director of […]

Rendering showing the water park at the future Henry County Aquatic Center (Henry County photo).

Henry County & McDonough Adopt Aquatic Center Agreement

February 16, 2023 Clayton

Henry County and McDonough have approved an aquatic center intergovernmental agreement. The agreement addresses permitting for the new structure. Voters approved SPLOST V in 2019. […]

Interior photo showing aisles and shelving inside a BJ’s Club (BJ’s Club photo).

BJ’s Wholesale Club McDonough to open in late February 2023

February 12, 2023 Clayton

The new BJ’s Club in McDonough will be opening in late February 2023. The store is located off highway 81 in the I-75 exit 218 […]

Construction document showing the roundabout plan at Racetrack Road and Iris Lake Road (Henry County photo).

Roundabout Begins Work, Water Line Cost on Racetrack Road

February 10, 2023 Clayton

Construction began this week, February 6-10, for a new roundabout in McDonough. In addition, Henry County and HCWA approved the cost of a water line […]

Photo shows LEGO bricks to represent possible future jobs and housing in Henry County (Comprehensive Plan 2018 photo).

Henry County & Cities Beginning 2023 Comp Plan Updates

February 10, 2023 Clayton

Henry County and the four cities will be updating their comprehensive land use plans this year. For 2023, each city will be creating its own […]

Map showing 1/2 mile on either side of I-75 in McDonough (city photo).

McDonough Taking Second Look at New Overlay After Comments

February 9, 2023 Clayton

The McDonough city council is considering adoption of a new overlay district to increase zoning standards. The council is taking a second look how best […]

Aerial photo showing congestion on I-75 south of Jonesboro Road in McDonough (Doug Turnbull photo).

I-75 Improves One Spot in Freight Bottlenecks 2023

February 8, 2023 Clayton

I-75 in McDonough changed one spot in the freight bottlenecks ranking for 2023. The local gridlock ranked 13th-worst this year compared to 12th one year […]

Photo of garden-style apartments with text “multifamily moratorium” (stock photo).

McDonough Renews Multifamily Moratorium to Include Hotels

February 3, 2023 Clayton

The McDonough city council adopted a multifamily moratorium for the third time during the past 12 months. This time, they added new applications to build […]

Photo showing StreetScan company vehicle in Covington (StreetScan / Covington photo).

McDonough Hires Consultant to Evaluate City Streets Condition

February 2, 2023 Clayton

McDonough is hiring a consultant to evaluate and inventory city streets for 2023. The city last conducted this work in 2015. When complete, the road […]