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Open houses mark new school year
Last Updated: 10:14 PM 07/29/10 - Students filed into the school building and crowded its broad hallways, as teachers and administrators welcomed them in for the start of a new school year.
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Local man charged with marijuana trafficking
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Last Updated: 10:12 PM 07/29/10 - A Locust Grove man is at the center of a narcotics investigation, after a drug raid at his home netted 30 pounds of marijuana, totaling $90,000, according to Henry County Police.
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County adopts higher millage rate
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Last Updated: 10:12 PM 07/29/10 - A millage rate hike for unincorporated Henry County will not translate into higher property taxes, county officials said.
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Cadets get jump start in leadership training
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Last Updated: 10:11 PM 07/29/10 - Kandice Camp is a step closer to her dream of becoming a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force. The 17-year-old recently took part in an officer leadership training camp, her third, to learn how to be a better leader for the 200-cadet, Air Force JROTC Unit at Dutchtown High School. (Full Story)
Woman sought in credit-card theft
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Last Updated: 10:09 PM 07/29/10 - Police are attempting to locate, and identify, a woman who reportedly used stolen credit cards at two McDonough stores. (Full Story)
Henry Police seeking runaway girl
Last Updated: 10:08 PM 07/29/10 - Henry County Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a teenage runaway. (Full Story)
Local man sentenced in federal drug case
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Last Updated: 10:07 PM 07/29/10 - A Hampton man is headed to federal prison, for his role in a cocaine-distribution ring. (Full Story)
McDonough avoids tax hike for next year
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Last Updated: 10:06 PM 07/29/10 - McDonough property owners will be spared from any millage-rate hike for another year. (Full Story)
School board adopts higher bond millage rate
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Last Updated: 10:05 PM 07/29/10 - The Henry County Board of Education will increase its school bond millage rate for the first time in a decade. School officials said the measure is an effort to offset lost local tax revenues, resulting from a shrinking tax digest. (Full Story)
Junior cotillion enrolling kids for upcoming season
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Last Updated: 10:17 PM 07/28/10 - Drew Bullard, of McDonough, was initially reluctant –– as a fourth-grader –– to participate in a program designed to teach manners and etiquette to children. (Full Story)
Hearing scheduled for Dutchtown Center
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Last Updated: 10:16 PM 07/28/10 - Property owners living in the Dutchtown area will have a chance to hear an update, as well as ask questions about, the county’s master planning process in their community. (Full Story)
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  • Flame and Ash
    Playful, but very sweet natured, these guys are currently sharing a bachelor pad in the Henry County Animal Shelter lobby, and they're looking for a new place. Ash is a gray, domestic short-haired tabby, and his pal, Flame, is a yellow, domestic short-haired with a precious little bobbed tail. They're just a couple of the many adoptable cats and kittens. To see Ash, ask about 062810/2589, and for Flame, ask about 070710/2722, at the Henry County Animal Shelter, 527 Ga. Highway 20/81, McDonough. The shelter is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m., to 4:30 p.m., and Saturday from 9 a.m., to 1 p.m. Call (770) 288-7387 (PETS) .
  • Flapjack
    Flapjack is a great, young dog with a sweet personality that doesn't even require maple syrup. He is medium in size and may be part Italian greyhound and lab. To see Flapjack, ask about 061710/2142 (G78) at the Henry County Animal Shelter.
  • Gypsy
    What's not to love about a great dog with excellent manners? Gypsy is just such a dog. This large yellow lab has been trained to follow a few commands, and she is gentle and affectionate. To check out Gypsy, ask about 062510/2566 (G12) at the Henry County Animal Shelter. Call (770) 288-7387 (PETS).
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  • ‘Patient’ Dany thinks Tigers will be improved
    As a first year head coach at Mundy’s Mill last season, Peniel Dany played a lot of underclassmen with the hopes of building for the future.
  • Luck finally on Plemons III’s side
    Since the season’s opening race, William Plemons III became certain that luck had abandoned him. After marking his return to Thursday Thunder after a 10-year hiatus with a Semi-Pro victory, Plemons III finished out of the top 5 in four of the next six races. Twice he didn’t finish and once he spun out.
  • AMS president gets win on home track
    Ed Clark’s long wait is over.
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  • Woman to be remembered in bike ride
    Whenever Darrin “Lippy” McBride leaves his Molena, Ga., home, he is reminded of the automobile accident that took his wife.
  • Screening of Muscular Dystrophy film to be held
    A film about a disabled young man will be shown in Henry County, as part of fund-raising efforts to benefit research on a specific type of Muscular Dystrophy.
  • Stockbridge couple mark’s golden anniversary
    Leon and Karen Furnish said the key to a long marriage is keeping the lines of communication open, and depending on each other for support. The Stockbridge couple has the years to prove it, as they celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in June.
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