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- Police celebrate Teens Initiating Change graduation
Local law enforcement officials, and some from as far away as Savannah, celebrated the graduation of eight students, who successfully completed the Clayton County Teens Initiating Change (TIC) program. The program, which started June 11 and ended Friday, illustrated the importance of community, by showing students the ins and outs of county government and the local justice system.
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- Two men shot in Riverdale, one dead
Clayton County police were searching, late Friday, for two suspects involved in the shooting of two teenagers, in Riverdale, according to Lt. Tina Daniel, public information officer for the Clayton County Police Department.
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- Clayton DA asked to probe Baskin matter
In another twist in an ongoing dispute between the Clayton County Board of Commissioners (BOC) and Tax Commissioner Terry Baskin, the Clayton County District Attorney has been asked to investigate what Baskin’s attorney says is abuse and intimidation on the part of some board members.
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- Heat advisory in effect for Clayton, Henry
Elaine Hall said she decided to have a yard sale in her McDonough apartment, due, in part, to this week’s sultry weather.
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- Clayton BOE takes look at itself Monday
After spending two hours behind closed doors earlier this week, doing an evaluation of Clayton County Public Schools Superintendent Edmond Heatley’s first year as the district’s leader, members of the county’s school board are scheduled to turn their attention to themselves.
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- Meeting to focus on development in Hampton
Hampton residents are invited to provide their ideas on the future development of their community.
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- Two caught with marijuana on I-75
A middle Georgia pair is behind bars without bond in Henry County, after reportedly being caught with marijuana while traveling on Interstate 75.
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- Vice president of digital media joins newspaper company
Southern Community Newspapers Inc., parent company of the Clayton News Daily and the Henry Daily Herald, has hired Robert Granfeldt, Jr., to oversee all digital operations of the company’s seven newspapers.
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- Open houses mark new school year
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
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
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
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.
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- Woman sought in credit-card theft
Police are attempting to locate, and identify, a woman who reportedly used stolen credit cards at two McDonough stores.
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- Henry Police seeking runaway girl
Henry County Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a teenage runaway. - Local man sentenced in federal drug case
A Hampton man is headed to federal prison, for his role in a cocaine-distribution ring.
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- McDonough avoids tax hike for next year
McDonough property owners will be spared from any millage-rate hike for another year.
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- School board adopts higher bond millage rate
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.
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- Junior cotillion enrolling kids for upcoming season
Drew Bullard, of McDonough, was initially reluctant –– as a fourth-grader –– to participate in a program designed to teach manners and etiquette to children.
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- Hearing scheduled for Dutchtown Center
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.
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- Going promoted to head Henry’s North Precinct
The Henry County Police Department has installed a new commander to oversee operations in Stockbridge.
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- Corridor planning for Atlanta-Macon line begins in fall
Approximately 30 members of the Rotary Club of Clayton County listened intently, as Gordon Kenna, executive director of Georgians for Passenger Rail, shared details of the Atlanta-Macon passenger rail line, during a club meeting at the Morrow Center, Wednesday.
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- County launching new recreational activity
Henry County residents looking for recreational activities will soon be able to take part in a high-tech treasure hunt.
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- Storage-unit burglary suspect jailed
A woman is charged with breaking into a storage facility in McDonough, to allegedly steal numerous items from renters.
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- CSU masters teaching students finishing program
Three Clayton State University students were feted by school officials with a small party, on Wednesday, for becoming the first students to reach the final stage of the school’s master of arts in teaching (MAT) degree program.
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- Seniors vie for top slots in pool tourney
Claude Crisp studied the position of the remaining balls on the pool table. He sized up the distance between each one, and the side and corner pockets, then raised his cue stick.
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- Man, woman charged in house-theft case
Arrest warrants have been issued for a man and a woman for reportedly obtaining false deeds of ownership for a home in Henry County.
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- Charges bound over for 2nd robbery suspect
A Henry County grand jury will hear evidence against one of two men, who are believed to have robbed a Stockbridge bank in 2009.
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- Ministry gives children free school supplies
Some area children facing tough times at home received a helping hand to get ready for another school year.
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- IRS offers relief program for Georgia charities
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is providing Georgia’s small, non-profit organizations, that are at risk of losing their tax-exempt status, with an opportunity to preserve that status.
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- Naval Sea Cadets relocating to McDonough
Increased demand has prompted officials with an area Naval youth education program to relocate from Griffin, Ga., to McDonough, where it receives most of its cadet participants.
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- Georgia finalist for education grants, again
State officials announced Tuesday that Georgia was selected as one of 19 finalists in the second round of the federal “Race to the Top” competition for education funding.
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- Senior centers offer variety of activities
Shirley Norton, Barbara Antonik, and Elsie Nix settled back comfortably in their chairs. Antonik shuffled a deck of cards, and dealt out a specified number to her two friends.
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- Unidentified men sought in thefts from cars
McDonough Police are urging members of the public to exercise caution when leaving their vehicles unattended.
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- Stockbridge approves annual millage rate rollback
Stockbridge home owners will continue to be free from paying city property taxes.
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- Jonesboro man found dead near Southern Regional
Clayton County Police found the body of a 40-year-old, Jonesboro resident in a wooded area near Southern Regional Medical Center, in Riverdale, on Saturday, hours after he left the hospital against the advice of medical officials, according to a police spokesman.
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- Forest Park man charged in molestation case
Bond was set at $25,000 for a Clayton County man, suspected of inappropriate sexual behavior with an underaged girl.
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- Henry Chamber to host forum on growth
Individuals interested in helping shape Henry County’s growth can meet to exchange their ideas.
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- County department receives national recognition
The head of the Henry County Communications Department said the latest award the department received from a national organization is “gratifying.”
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- Lovejoy gets first workout facility
With Clayton County’s recreation center in Lovejoy yet to be built, residents of the city have had little-to-no, in-town options when it comes to fitness facilities.
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- Person of interest named in College Park murder
A Clayton County Police Department spokesman said an ongoing neighborhood dispute is what led to the shooting death of 17-year-old Darnell Alonzo Fields, on Thursday evening.
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- Turner to weigh employment options
According to Clayton County officials, Clayton Regional Law Enforcement Academy Director Jeff Turner may reconsider his decision this week to resign.
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- Henry Police seeking suspect in theft case
Henry County Police are attempting to identify, and locate, a man who used stolen debit-card numbers to buy items at a store in McDonough. - Clayton BOE to discuss organizational chart
Following the elimination of several administrative positions — part of the Clayton County School System’s recent budget cuts — the board of education is scheduled to review the district’s new organizational chart on Monday.
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- Woman charged with stealing from law firm
A former law firm employee is out of the Henry County Jail on bond, after being arrested for allegedly stealing money from the firm.
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- Cancer treatment facility debuts in Henry
Henry Medical Center’s new Radiation Oncology Center is open –– and ready for business.
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- Coalition pushes county ethics proposal
An effort –– by a community group –– to offer a code of conduct to the Henry County Commission, is in limbo. One commissioner said the 30-page document is redundant, and mirrors existing county and state ethics measures.
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- Woman charged with manufacturing marijuana
A Gwinnett County woman is free on bond, after surrendering to authorities amid allegations of producing drugs in Henry County.
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- Henry school buses prepare to roll
Henry County Schools Transportation officials plan to mail out 32,000 postcards today, to be delivered to parents across the county.
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- Benefit concert to aid bone-marrow recipient
Clayton County Public Schools, community organizations and churches throughout the Southern Crescent, have come together to help a young woman and her family pay for a recent, life-saving, bone-marrow transplant.
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- Man charged with kidnapping, robbing, ex-girlfriend
A Clayton County man is suspected of abducting, robbing, and beating his former girlfriend in the parking lot of a Stockbridge store.
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- Local man charged with marijuana trafficking
- Open houses mark new school year
- Two men shot in Riverdale, one dead
- Henry Police seeking runaway girl
- Police celebrate Teens Initiating Change graduation
- County adopts higher millage rate
- Woman sought in credit-card theft
- Ministry gives children free school supplies
- Two caught with marijuana on I-75
- Local man sentenced in federal drug case
