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McDONOUGH — The first project on the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax 6 list has been approved by the Henry County school board.

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McDONOUGH — Henry County Schools is wasting no time getting started on the list of projects funded by the newly approved Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax 6.

McDONOUGH — Kindergarten teacher Danequa Lyons isn’t a fan of needles, but her excitement to get inoculated against COVID-19 outweighed any fear she had. The vaccine will allow her to hug on her little ones at Walnut Creek Elementary School as well as protect her 10-month-old daughter at home. She said she felt just a little tingle after receiving the Johnson & Johnson single dose vaccine, noting that she’d been through worse “like child birth.” Josh Malcom, HCS Facilit...

Voters will be asked to approve the 1% sales tax in March. The $322 million project list was developed based on community feedback and priorities and the results of the classroom utilization study. The study used current classroom space, county population trends, historical and current enrollment and housing trends to determine where new schools will need to be built as well as adding classroom space at current schools. The project list includes two new elementary schools — Wolf Creek and ...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. GE Appliances Partners with Retailers to Support Oregon Wildfire Disaster Relief December 18, 2020 GMT LOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec 18, 2020-- GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, is joining with independent retailers in Oregon to donate more than $25,000 to the Oregon Wildfire Disaster Relief Fund. The partnership between GEA and the local retailers supports the American Red Cross, which is ...