Henry County Transit will celebrate the launch of Henry Connect Route 1, a new local transit service designed to expand mobility, improve regional connectivity, and support a stronger transportation network for Henry…
Community Spotlight
Stories of inspiring individuals, organizations, and everyday heroes shaping Clayton County.
How the Clayton County Convention & Visitors Bureau is using tourism, culture, food, and strategic marketing to drive economic impact across the county Clayton County has long been known as the home…
Mickey Garber leads a visitor on a brief tour of 50 acres of what was once farmland through ankle-high grass towards a large hole in the ground where his brother Jerry is…
Through grief, business, public service, and economic development, Chivonne Noel Fleming has kept building, kept serving, and kept opening doors in Clayton County. Some reunions are small and pleasant, little more than…
Lovejoy Mayor Marci Fluellin bristles when the word “politician” is thrown at her. “From day one I have told people I am not a politician, I am a public servant,” she said…
A group of Clayton County residents say the community garden at the Gerald Matthews Complex was removed with little notice, ending a volunteer-led project that had grown into a small but active…
Thinker did not set out to build a following. What formed instead was a community—thoughtful, questioning, and unwilling to surrender its agency. Thinker: In the Name of Community traces the personal cost, intellectual rigor, and lived experience behind a voice that invites people to trust their own minds again.
Steven Henry Sr. did not step into leadership through title or attention. His influence was shaped early—through service learned at home, mentorship practiced in a barbershop, and consistency lived across family, faith, and community. As Clayton County’s first First Gentleman, his role is historic, but his leadership is rooted in something older: showing up, staying present, and building quietly where it matters most.
Jonesboro welcomed new City Council members this week as Mayor Donya Sartor and newly sworn-in council members outlined priorities focused on preparation, collaboration, youth representation, and public trust.
Walk for Peace Passes Through Clayton County On December 29, 2025, Clayton County became part of an international act of intention as Buddhist monks walked through the county as part of the…
It changed my values on life. What you thought was important is not. You have a better understanding of life by going to another country. A journey of 4,000 miles reshaped the…
First Baptist Church of Jonesboro (FBCJ) turns 200 this year—marking two centuries of growth from 14 people gathering on three acres of piney woods near what would later become Tara Boulevard to…