New School Archives

Aerial photo shows Birch Creek Elementary School and the adjacent subdivisions in the background (Andrews, Hammock, & Powell, Inc. photo from Youtube).

Wolf Creek Elementary School Awarded to Start Construction

June 9, 2025 Clayton

Henry County Schools has awarded a construction bid for the upcoming Wolf Creek Elementary School. It will be in Locust Grove. The new school will […]

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

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. […]

Area map showing the future Birch Creek Elementary and surrounding area (OpenStreetMap map)

HCS awards construction bid for Birch Creek Elementary

August 9, 2022 Clayton

Henry County Schools approved a construction bid for the new Birch Creek Elementary. Board approval occurred during the August 2022 meeting. Birch Creek Elementary will […]

The Latest Updates on Henry County Road Projects May 2025

May 12, 2025

Over two billion dollars are budgeted for transportation projects in Henry County by 2030. This represents a combination of federal, state and local dollars being [...]
Henry County Extends Moratorium on New Residential Requests

April 18, 2025

Henry County has voted to extend its residential moratorium for six months until October 2025 on new residential rezoning requests. Any requests already submitted may [...]