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In an effort to streamline production and offer workers a more modern facility, the U.S. Can Co. will close its plastics division just outside the Morrow city limits on Dec. [...]

The property at 1500 Mount Zion Road was last occupied in early 1999. And after the Willet Honda automobile dealership pulled out in February of that year, the prime piece [...]

Since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, much has been made about an unspoken, yet special connection among police officers. Ben Mance is convinced such a [...]

Morrow's new early-detection weather system will offer ear-splitting alarms or voice messages to warn of dangerous storms or other threats, including acts of terrorists. 'We have weather-related warnings built into [...]

Morrow's new early-detection weather system will offer ear-splitting alarms or voice messages to warn of dangerous storms or other threats, including acts of terrorists. 'We have weather-related warnings built into [...]

The earth has been moving in Morrow, but it's not the tectonic plate kind of movement. Instead, it's the kind of movement caused by bulldozers. As anyone who has lived, [...]

Forest Park officials have gone on the offensive in an effort to allay rumors that the city is close to cutting secret deals with Hartsfield International Airport and private interests [...]

The city of Forest Park has been awarded $100,000 by the Georgia Department of Community Affairs to improve city drainage lines. However, the recent discovery of a damaged drainage line [...]

While there's still much to do back home at his workshop, Santa said he just couldn't resist taking a trip to Georgia to talk with good girls and boys and [...]

The Morrow City Council and police Chief Kenny Smith honored businesman Stephen Hennessy last week and thanked him for his recent donation of a truck to the city's Drug Abuse [...]

Students in Henry County schools no longer will be involved in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program, police officials have decided. Instead, they will receive guidance and instruction under [...]

During the holiday season, the city of Morrow becomes something of a second home for shoppers as they traverse the Mount Zion corridor in search of Christmas bargains. Thanks in [...]

It happens every Thanksgiving week: Thousands of anxious motorists clog all possible routes to Atlanta area malls as traffic helicopters hover above, beaming the holiday congestion scenes to viewers of [...]

In Morrow, a new restaurant venture is not uncommon. In recent years, new restaurants have been popping up all over the Mount Zion Road and Ga. 54 area. But out [...]

About 80 Morrow residents turned up at City Hall on a cold and rainy night last week to hear the results of a citywide survey and questionnaires on development of [...]

William Werner was hired as city manager of Forest Park in December 1997. The former city manager of Kansas City, Mo., had more than 20 years of experience managing city [...]

Hugh Dickson spent a great deal of his life at 102 North McDonough St. in Jonesboro, where City Hall used to stand. And 14 years after his death, that same [...]

Kim Tran of Ellenwood shops for her family at the International Farmers Market in Lake City. The mother of three said a neighbor told her about the establishment two months [...]

You better watch out: Jonesboro is gearing up for its largest Christmas parade ever. According to Paulette Smart, events coordinator for Arts Clayton, this year's parade, which begins Saturday at [...]

In Morrow, a new restaurant venture is not uncommon. In recent years, new restaurants have been popping up all over the Mount Zion Road and Ga. 54 area. But out [...]

Pollsters unwilling to pick a front-runner in the too-close-to-call presidential race might want to pay attention to mock ballots cast by Clayton County students in recent days. And although most [...]

Morrow residents recently got a chance to voice their opinions on how retail and residential areas around the proposed Gateway Village will be developed. Nearly 200 citizens filled out questionnaires [...]

The four candidates running for two seats on the Henry County school board say they're committed to tackling the biggest problem facing the county's students: crowding. In District 1, incumbent [...]

Customer service took on a whole new meaning earlier this month at the Lowe's home improvement store in Stockbridge after a 3-year-old's life was saved by a determined, fast-acting employee. [...]

superpages.com/shopping/sports.html From Verizon, the people who brought you those commercials with people flashing peace signs everywhere, comes this site, guaranteed to make online recreational shopping easy. From items as inexpensive [...]

Stockbridge has been awarded a $60,000 grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission's Liveable Centers Initiative, a program designed to pinpoint an area's growth trends. Stockbridge is one of 12 metro [...]

Most people start gearing up for the Christmas season just after Thanksgiving. But for Melly Meadows, Christmas began in July. That's when Meadows, a Clayton County native and Jonesboro resident, [...]

Police officers in Morrow have a valuable weapon to help combat heaps of dreaded departmental paperwork: laptop computers. Since late August, each police cruiser has been equipped with a computer [...]

Teachers and administrators at Eagles Landing Middle School and newly opened Union Grove Middle School in Henry County got a little more than they bargained for on the first day [...]

www.olympic-usa.org/ With the Sydney Olympics just around the corner, you might want to check out the United States Olympic Committee's site. You'll find updated information on the 2000 Games, as [...]

As anyone who's ever packed up and moved to an unfamiliar city knows, getting settled in a strange environment can be unsettling. Picking an area is the first step. What [...]

Chipper, Andruw, Javy and Andres, listen up: There's a new world champion team in town. It's the Indians, not the Braves. OK, so these Indians are from Forest Park, not [...]

Judy Perdue relies on the kindness of strangers. So do all the women and children placed in her care. As executive director of Haven House, a Henry County 18-bed shelter [...]

The sign from the McDonough city inspection department declares 'Unfit for Habitation' on the four-room shack where Walter Gay Jr. lived his last years. Two weeks after the 69-year-old former [...]

The lot at the corner of Kenyon and Jonesboro Roads in Lake City doesn't look very impressive today. But over the next year or so, construction workers will build a [...]

More than 350 people packed a Henry County school cafeteria Thursday night for an emotion-filled meeting concerning last week's shooting death of McDonough resident Walter Gay. While many questions linger [...]

More than 350 people packed a Henry County school cafeteria Thursday night for an emotion-filled meeting concerning last week's shooting death of McDonough resident Walter Gay. While many questions linger [...]

On any given day, residents and businesses in the city of Stockbridge consume about 750,000 gallons of water from the Henry County Water Authority. And as Henry County grows in [...]

Morrow hosted a reception recently to celebrate a grant the city received from the Atlanta Regional Commission that will finance a study of transportation alternatives. The ARC awarded Morrow $75,000 [...]

Police officers typically serve their communities and solve crimes. Soon, the Morrow Police Department will be of service to cooks looking to solve the problem of what to make for [...]

www.cluboutdoors.org/ If you are interested in biking, climbing, hiking or snowboarding, this site is worthy of a glance. You can make plans to join scheduled group trips, chat with others [...]

A small wind chime hangs outside the door of the upstairs apartment. The dwelling's window blinds are drawn closed, and the lights appear to be off. One year ago, this [...]

If Mayor Charles 'Chuck' Hall has his way, the 'forest' will remain in Forest Park. Details of a proposed ordinance protecting the city's trees and vegetation are being hammered out [...]