ATLANTA – On March 30, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division learned of a widespread system outage affecting the transmission of information to and from vehicle emissions inspection stations in Georgia. A

eit Electric has announced plans to open a distribution center in McDonough, creating 120 jobs and investing more than $25 million in the project. The distribution center will be the company's first on the East Coast.

State Rep. Demetrius Douglas, D-Stockbridge, announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide financial resources for families who incurred funeral expenses for a loved one who died as a result of COVID-19 last year.

JONESBORO — A man wanted in Henry County for faking car trouble and robbing a good Samaritan who stopped to help was arrested last week by Clayton County sheriff’s deputies.

Motorists in Henry and Clayton counties are cautioned that double-lane closures will again be in effect this weekend on I-75 northbound in Clayton County.

McDONOUGH — Longtime McDonough resident and Henry County Commissioner Gary Barham has died.

Southern Crescent Women In Business has teamed up with The Coca Cola Company to assist female entrepreneurs in the region.

MCDONOUGH — The McDonough Lions Club is accepting applications for the 2021 Geranium Festival, though it’s unclear if the event, tentatively scheduled for May 15, will actually happen this year.

McDONOUGH — The Henry County Sheriff’s Office has lost one of its deputies to complications of COVID-19.

McDONOUGH — Now that Christmas is over and the ornaments and holiday decor are going back into storage, many of us are asking ourselves the annual question of what to do with the tree.

McDONOUGH — Southern Crescent Women in Business have opened a new center aimed at assisting female entrepreneurs and women in business with training, develop partnerships and assist with the growth of female-owned businesses.

STOCKBRIDGE — When a big white dog resembling the abominable snowman showed up in the Windsong Plantation neighborhood in Stockbridge, residents didn’t know what to think.

Georgia Supreme Court Justice Keith R. Blackwell has left the bench to rejoin his former law firm.

The Georgia Department of Transportation is seeking public comment on the proposed I-75 Commercial Vehicle Lanes project in Butts, Henry, Lamar, Monroe and Spalding counties.

Ken’s Foods, a family-owned dressings and condiments maker, will invest $103 million and create 70 news jobs at its Henry County manufacturing and distribution facilities.

JONESBORO — One of Mother Nature’s most spectacular and colorful events, the changing of the leaves, has begun.

STOCKBRIDGE – With cooler weather just around the corner, coming with it is the flu season, a period that usually peaks between December and February but can last as late as May.

MCDONOUGH — A man wanted for allegedly shooting three people in Clayton County on Sept. 23 and accused of robbing a Waffle House in Henry County and shooting a woman in the head Thursday morning is now in custody, according to the Clayton County Police Department.

Georgia’s economy isn’t back to pre-pandemic levels, but it’s making significant strides.

MCDONOUGH — The fall season kicks off on Sept. 22 bringing with it one of Mother Nature’s most spectacular and colorful events — the changing of the leaves.

Thirteen cameras that will help the Georgia Department of Transportation keep an eye on traffic flow will be installed along Interstate 75.

State Rep. Rhonda Burnough, D-Riverdale, is encouraging residents in House District 77 to participate in the 2020 U.S. Census before the Sept. 30 deadline. As of Sept. 1, Georgia’s self-response rate was 60.2 percent, which is behind the national average of 64.6 percent; Clayton County’s response rate was 57.4 percent.

The Clayton County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man who allegedly tried to run a telephone scam on Sheriff Victor Hill Friday.

MORROW — Clayton County Water Authority’s Small Local Business Enterprise Program is hosting a virtual workshop “How to Do Business with Clayton County Water Authority.”

Without any advance notice, the Henry County Board of Commissioners moved Tuesday night to remove the Confederate monument from the McDonough square.

JONESBORO — Independence Day is coming up, and for many that means barbecues, parties and fireworks to round out the day’s celebrations.

The Georgia Senate passed legislation Tuesday aimed at shielding businesses and health-care providers from lawsuits filed by people who have contracted coronavirus since March.

Like many of you, I have worked from home for the past three months, and it has given me a chance to familiarize myself with my new surroundings. It turns out that this place I’ve slept and watched ballgames on weekends for thirty years needed a few repairs. My wife says she has informed me about these problems in the past, but I was apparently distracted by the Braves and SEC football.

We all have them, tucked away in our memory bank. The songs that make us smile, often many decades after we first heard them. In many cases, we heard them when we were growing up. They were blaring from the car radio, or our older sibling’s transistor radio, hidden and tucked under the pillow. We didn’t have a care in the world. We had our health, our cherished family members were alive, and we did everything together. We sang during family road trips, or living room dance sessions. Sometimes we didn’t even know the words, and we definitely didn’t know the meanings. It didn’t matter.

ATLANTA — Georgia is lagging in its count of the 2020 U.S. Census as outreach workers struggle reaching communities in isolated areas for counting amid the coronavirus pandemic.

MCDONOUGH — From late summer into fall, Southerners start looking for muscadines — a popular grape native to the Southeastern U.S. Selections run from the dark purple, thick-skinned traditional muscadine to a light golden-green variety. Soon, growers and consumers can add a new red variety t…

McDONOUGH — LifeSouth Community Blood Centers are now testing all eligible blood donors for COVID-19 antibodies.