Staff/Katherine Frye<br>Hannah Riley, 8, daughter of Wade Riley, gets exercise on the playground at the Fairview Recreation Center in Stockbridge last week.
Staff/Katherine Frye
Hannah Riley, 8, daughter of Wade Riley, gets exercise on the playground at the Fairview Recreation Center in Stockbridge last week.
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Henry County Parks and Recreation to host day, tee...
by Nneka Okona
10:42 AM, Thursday, May 16
The summer is but a hop, skip and jump away, which means fun, alternative options to keep children and teens engaged during the months ahead are on the horizon. Henry County Parks and Recreation will kick off its summer day and teen camps on June ...

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Staff / Nathan Self <br> Freedom Wright, a senior at Holy Innocents', shows the several backpacks she has collected during her backpack drive for foster children.
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Staff / Erin Gray From left, Executive Director of Innovative Health Foundation Patricia Muesse and owner of Chukkar Farms Jack Cashin will be hosting the first annual “Taste of Polo.”
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From left, ‘Radio T.B.S.’ cast members Lindsay Olsen and Corinne Scott rehearse a scene from the production, which is now playing through this weekend at the Legion Theatre.
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The Pumphouse Players opened their new season this month and to start things off on the right note and to pay tribute...
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rom left, Bartow History Museum Director Trey Gaines, archive assistant Sandy Moore and registrar Tina Shadden in the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Bartow History Museum gives look into Oak Hill Cemetery
Oak Hill Cemetery dots the landscape of Bartow County with its grassy knoll and in addition to memorializing those wh...
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Staff / Joe Livingston <br> The Village Church founder and Pastor Ray Waters with the signature wall mural outside the church.
Hapeville church building flock, growing strong
When Pastor Ray Waters decided to move his church from Stockbridge to Hapeville, it was a leap of faith. The Village ...
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Staff / Joe Livingston Union City Police Department Patrolman Ron Brown gets hot bacon.
Citizen Police Academy graduates thank officers withcookout
A group of Union City Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy graduates have taken it upon themselves to give back...
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Staff / Nathan Self<br> Chef Elissa Oliver prepares for her cooking class titled ‘Southern Italian Dinner Party‘ at the Viking Cooking School in Buckhead.
Chef Oliver takes students on Italian escape
In 2011 I spent three months backpacking through Europe, half of which I spent exploring Italy. I do not have a drop ...
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From left, Clayton County Solicitor General Tasha Mosley stands with Eloise Archibold and Gail Puckett during the Back to School Bash giveaway of school supplies to Clayton school children with the ones they are holding presented to the Clayton organization, Grandparants Raising Grandchildren.
Chick-fil-A Back to School Bash draws more than 4,600
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Dining destinations: Joe’s New York Pizzeria
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Staff / Nathan Self<br> From left, actresses Jordin Sparks and Tika Sumpter promote their upcoming film, ‘Sparkle,’ during a press junket last week at the Four Seasons in Midtown.
‘Sparkle’ stars talk filming, fears, Whitney
On what would have been Whitney Houston’s 49th birthday, two of the stars from the late singer’s last project — Jordi...
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Staff / Nathan Self<br> From left, actor Joel Edgerton and director Peter Hedges promote their new movie, "The Odd Life of Timothy Green," during a press junket at the St. Regis in Buckhead.
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