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News Articles: Henry County

Shaquille O'Neal sits with students at Wesley Lakes Elementary School

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'I just want them to be happy.' Shaq brings big smiles to Georgia kids for the holidays

This holiday season, NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal is spreading holiday cheer in a big way. Through his Shaquille O’Neal Foundation, Shaq brought his 23rd annual Shaq-a-Claus event to Wesley Lakes Elementary School in McDonough, Ga., where 600 kids from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade received toys, coats, bikes and other essentials.

December 17, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Gabriel Sanchez, right, seeks signatures trying to force a referendum to decide the fate of a proposed police and firefighter training center on Thursday, July 20, 2023, in Atlanta. Sanchez won a Democratic state House primary on Tuesday, May 21, 2024, beating incumbent Teri Anulewicz.

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2 Georgia state House incumbents lose to challengers in primaries

Two Georgia state House incumbents have lost to challengers in party primaries this week. Republican Lauren Daniel lost a rematch of her 2022 primary to Noelle Kahaian on Tuesday in suburban Henry County, while Democrat Teri Anulewicz lost to Gabriel Sanchez in suburban Cobb County.

May 23, 2024
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  • Associated Press
Henry County deputy Daniel D. Podsiadly pictured to the right of Democratic Senator Tonya Anderson and Henry County Sheriff Reginald Scandrett

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Georgia House to consider bills to toughen penalties for fentanyl distribution

The Georgia House is expected to consider criminal justice legislation designed to toughen penalties for people who sell fentanyl that causes an overdose and a bill that gives police officers more pay while recovering from severe injuries sustained on the job.

March 05, 2024
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  • Stanley Dunlap
A police vehicle stands guard in the Dogwood Lakes neighborhood in Hampton, Ga., on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Police say a man who lived in the brick house in the background shot and killed four people in the neighborhood on Saturday, July 15.

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Mother says man who killed 4 people in Georgia needed mental help for years but refused treatment

The 40-year-old man who shot four in the country's 31st mass killing this year needed mental help for nearly a decade but his family and officials couldn't force him to get treatment, his mother said.

July 18, 2023
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  • Associated Press
The Georgia Supreme Court has weighed in on lawsuits fighting local governments’ decision to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces, including in Henry and Newton counties. Across Georgia more than 60 statues and other memorials were erected in courthouse squares, including in Appling County, left, and Coweta County right. Georgia Recorder file photos

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Georgia Supreme Court hands supporters of Confederate statues in public squares partial setback

The Georgia Supreme Court just handed a mixed bag to supporters of keeping monuments commemorating the Confederacy on their historic courthouse lawn perches at public expense. 

October 26, 2022
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  • Stanley Dunlap
Henry County Confederate monument

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Georgia Supreme Court takes up right to sue over removal of Confederate monuments

Legislation the General Assembly passed in 2019 authorized “any person, group or legal entity” to challenge any acts in violation of the law, which prohibited the desecration or removal of historic monuments from public property.

May 19, 2022
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  • Dave Williams
An illustration of a ballot box protected by chains.

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Political Rewind: No counterfeit ballots found in Fulton; Walker boasts campaign funds

Wednesday on Political Rewind: A lawsuit accusing Georgia's presidential election of being rigged was dismissed. In other news, an African American candidate for mayor of Sandy Springs says he is being threatened and targeted with racist campaign messages. Plus, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month.

October 13, 2021
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  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Sam Bermas-Dawes ,
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Voting signs line a DeKalb County warehouse.

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Battleground: Ballot Box | Let's Talk About Poll Workers

On this episode of "Battleground: Ballot Box," we talk about the importance of poll workers to the election process - and sit through a training session to learn what it takes.

October 19, 2020
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  • Stephen Fowler
Marlon Miller started Deuce Hands to help homless people in Henry County.

12-Year-Old Boy Recognized For 'Deuce Hands' Charity To Help Homeless

A 12-year-old Henry County boy is helping the homeless in his community. Marlon Miller creates and distributes what he calls “compassion bags” to people...

December 24, 2018
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  • Ellen Eldridge

Two Sides, One Confederate Flag, And No Clear Resolution In Henry County

The Civil War ended 152 years ago, but some of its battles are still being fought in Henry County, Georgia. On the grounds of Nash Farm Battlefield,...

June 19, 2017
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  • Stephen Fowler
Two Confederate flags fly at Nash Farm Battelfield Park during a rally in support of the flag.

'An Assault On Our History,' Hundreds Rally For Confederate Flag In Henry

Some of them came in a 20-truck caravan, flags flapping in the morning breeze. Some of them came with their children, holding miniature red, white and...

May 30, 2017
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  • Stephen Fowler

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