School board approves bus driver pay increase
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 pay. The budget amendment also […]
Month: August 2021
Foster Drive apartments receive zoning approval
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 company plans to build new […]
Roadway Maintenance & Safety
State DOT planning Sloan Street stop sign, other improvements
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 state route 42 / Macon […]
Henry Minutes
Henry Minutes August 22, 2021
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 River, construction on the diverging […]
Low vacancy rates encourage new industrial construction
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 and the first building at […]
T-SPLOST
Previewing Hampton and Locust Grove transportation SPLOST projects
Voters in Henry County will decide later this year whether to approve transportation SPLOST. Here’s a preview of proposed transportation SPLOST projects in Hampton and Locust Grove. Election Day is […]
General
Shaquille O’Neal Boys & Girls Club opens in McDonough
Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta recently opened its newest location. The Shaquille O’Neal Boys & Girls Club of Henry County opened on Thursday, August 19. B&GC expects to […]
Henry County approves state route 20 gas station & self-storage
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 approved a new state route […]
Henry Minutes
Henry Minutes August 9, 2021
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 collection of news from around […]
BOC approves Campground Road subdivision, schedules district III cases
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 this month, the board will […]