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…
Community Spotlight
Stories of inspiring individuals, organizations, and everyday heroes shaping Clayton County.
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.
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…
Breaking Barriers in Historic Jonesboro Donya L. Sartor has made history as the first Black woman to qualify and run for mayor of Jonesboro, Georgia. Nestled just south of Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International…
In the early 1970s, as an underage teenager, I snuck into a San Francisco bar where Hot Tuna, featuring two members of the psychedelic rock group Jefferson Airplane, was playing traditional acoustic…
With college football season fast approaching there is no disguising Clayton County Police Department Deputy Chief in charge of the Field Operations Command Gina V. Hawkins’ allegiance to the Ohio State University.…
Proudly Southern, Proudly American I am a proud Southern white man, raised in the segregated South—a place where men were expected to be Clark Gable-handsome and women strong like Vivien Leigh, kind…
Arts Clayton has been here before—full rooms, busy calendars, kids rotating through classes, artists selling work off the walls, and families returning because the building felt like theirs. Founded in 1987, the…