Public Safety
Concept Would Convert the Golf Course to Public Safety Campus
A community meeting on Wednesday night left golfers and neighbors at Cotton Fields Golf Course angry over the county’s concept to convert the property into […]
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Public Safety
Henry County Approved the Lease of Next Two Ladder Trucks
Henry County Fire Rescue continues to make investments into its fleet. They received approval to lease the department’s next ladder trucks at the March board […]
Public Safety
New Ambulance Bay planned for Florence McGarity Blvd
Update: Henry County has closed the proposal with no award. Henry County is looking to build a new ambulance bay off Florence McGarity Blvd in […]
Public Safety
Henry County buys 150 new police vehicles, 3 ambulance chassis
Henry County board members approved the purchase of 150 new police vehicles during the August 2 meeting. The police utility intercepts will cost the county […]
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Henry County celebrates completion of Fire Station 6 and Police Precinct
Earlier this month, Henry County officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for fire station 6 and the Fairview police precinct. The new facilities are located on […]
BOC approves supplemental pay for fire department, new vehicles
The Henry County Board of Commissioners met on Wednesday, September 8. During their meeting, they approved new supplemental pay for fire department ambulance personnel. The […]
BOC discussing public safety tax increase
County commissioners held a workshop meeting on March 30 to receive their first look at the FY 2022 county budget. Discussion about a possible tax […]
General
SDS agreement includes road tax, McDonough fire tax
Henry County commissioners held a special called meeting on Tuesday, December 29, to adopt the latest revisions to the service delivery strategy (SDS) agreement. State […]
BOC approves purchase for new ambulances
Henry County commissioners approved the purchase of six new ambulances at their April 7 meeting. The new vehicles require a 12–13 month build timeline and […]
General
Cluster leaders present budget requests to board
Public Safety accounts for over half of the county’s annual expenditures. (Henry County photo) Commissioners heard from department cluster leaders on Monday morning about their […]