Purple Innovation Inc.  announced Wednesday that it will more than double it workforce in McDonough, creating 500 new jobs.

ATLANTA — The Auto Club Group is predicting travel during the Independence Day holiday will be the second-highest on record; nearing the highs set in 2019.

As residents across the state welcome the first official week of summer, Georgia Power encourages customers to take action to minimize the impact of higher temperatures and increased energy use on electric bills.

McDONOUGH — State Representative Sandra Scott (D-Rex) will co-host a women-owned pop-up shop and vaccine drive to celebrate Juneteenth this weekend.

STOCKBRIDGE – Lynn Sinclair was admitted to Piedmont Henry Hospital late in 2020 after a serious fall.

ATLANTA — Fernbank Museum of Natural History plans to take visitors to nearly every corner of the animal world this summer with two new exhibits: Crocs: Ancient Predators in a Modern World and Nature’s Ninjas: Defenses of the Animal Kingdom.

McDONOUGH — Experts at the University of Georgia are urging cat owners across the state to proactively protect their pets as cases of cytauxzoonosis, or bobcat fever, an often fatal tick-borne disease, are spiking in middle Georgia.

McDONOUGH – Mercer University and Southern Crescent Technical College recently signed a new transfer articulation agreement through 2024.

UPDATE: The Clayton County Sheriff's Office is reporting the child's family has been located.

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.