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Community celebrates healthy marriages, families

The Clayton County Marriage and Family Initiative, Inc., held its annual "Marriage & Family Day," on Thursday evening, and Larry Criss and his family were sitting on their lawn chairs, enjoying the festivities.

Community outreach groups recognized for service

Four Clayton County charitable organizations were recognized for their work in the community, and received $5,000 grants, each, from the Community Foundation of Greater Atlanta's Clayton Fund.

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Kaleidoscope camp remains colorful after 20 years

The 20th anniversary of the Kaleidoscope Summer Art Camp was celebrated Friday before the finale performance was given by this year’s crop of campers.

County park up for national title

Is the Gerald Matthews Complex America’s favorite park?

Donations needed to save 144-year old jail

Collapsing building houses county museum

Historical Jonesboro/Clayton County Inc. officials are afraid the county’s history will end up buried under a pile of rubble if donors don’t step forward to save it.

‘Steel Magnolias’ hits the stage

The curtain will rise on six women playing gals from northeast Louisiana this weekend.

Arts Clayton exhibits ‘Travel’ to ‘Then and Now’

As the featured exhibitor, Friday was Dale Niles’ night to shine at the Arts Clayton Gallery but one of automobile artist Tony Monroy’s creations stole a bit of her thunder.

Blalock declared community’s ‘cornerstone’ for 100 years

Louise Blalock turned around and her jaw dropped when she saw what Jonesboro City Councilman Clarence Mann was carrying in his hands Monday.

Residents splintered over Lee Street Park

Jonesboro residents have seemingly a million different ideas for what Lee Street Park should become.

Jonesboro Lions Club starting as a cub

The proposed Jonesboro Lions Club got off to a modest start Thursday with fewer than a handful of residents attending an interest meeting, but officials said that is not a bad thing.

Cuban restaurant adding new flavor to Clayton

The owners of El Noa Noa Sur could have opened a Mexican restaurant on Tara Boulevard three months ago but they didn’t want it to be overkill.

Creative juices flowing at arts camps

The Kaleidoscope and Young Teen camps are at their halfway point and participants are busy preparing for their respective finales.

Humane Society to hold its spring yard sale

It appears Mother Nature is finally ready to cooperate with the Clayton County Humane Society.

Community groups receive grants for service projects

Five groups whose names may be familiar to Clayton County residents received grants to fund their work for the community Wednesday.

Jazz under the stars

Jonesboro’s second annual concert impresses attendees

Baatin Muhammad had to wait a year but he finally got to perform at Jonesboro’s Jazz Under the Stars concert Friday.

Smoking ban appears likely for Jonesboro

The Jonesboro City Council appeared ready to enact some form of a ban on smoking on city property this week, but what that prohibition will look like remains to be seen.

Women take center stage in ‘Steel Magnolias’

"Steel Magnolias" will be performed June 14-15 and 21-23 at First Presbyterian Church of Jonesboro, 1842 Lake Jodeco Road.