When was the last time you noticed butterflies, ladybugs, hummingbirds, or even lightning bugs in your yard? I have a simple favor to ask: step outside and take a look at your landscape. Is it neat, green, and well-kept? Maybe a little wild? Or somewhere in between? Now ask yourself: is it truly alive? Here in Henry County, many of our landscapes are filled with plants from far beyond Georgia. While they may be ornamentally beautiful and familiar, they often provide little support for the birds, butterflies, and pollinators that keep our ecosystems thriving. Native plants, those that have grown...
Getting (and staying) Better
The Piedmont Henry emergency department saw a record number of patients in the month of March, eclipsing 8,800 encounters. It was a busy month, but it didn’t feel that way for staff members, patients or visitors because of some process improvements focused on seeing patients early and often. “The process starts with a patient checking in with a nurse in the lobby and being triaged,” said Jason Tavel, Director of Emergency Services at Piedmont Henry. “This lets us catch things that might need immediate attention but also gives us a baseline for the reassessments that take place during their stay...
Seasons Seem Long, But Life Is Short
During my childhood, I remember hearing the wise words of elderly loved ones as they would reflect on the course of their lives, saying (something to the effect of)…“seasons seem long, but life is short.” As a kid, I did not fully grasp what they meant. At that time, all that I could think about was hurrying through the school year, so that I could spend my summers playing baseball and going fishing. However, each summer seemed to pass in the blink of an eye, and before I knew it, I was back in the classroom enduring yet another school...
Membership has its Privileges
Poised on the edge of your bed, you cast a fleeting glance in the direction of your closet’s open door. Unable to dismiss the unrelenting stare from the multiple sets of eyelets of your running shoes, you don’t begrudge their existence. Rather, you miss the satisfaction resulting from quality time spent together. While running solo can be a cathartic and introspective experience, sometimes the motivation to head out the door becomes fleeting. Fear not, runners of Henry County; you are not alone. For more than 15 years, the Atlanta Southside Runners Club has welcomed runners who not only seek more...
A Miraculous Place for a Miracle Young Man
Before he was born, 17-year-old Mekhi Floyd faced life-threatening challenges. His mom, Altovise Floyd, became concerned about a month before...
Dr. Cindy Balsam Builds Confidence First, Then College Plans
Community Christian School’s college prep culture is easy to describe on paper. Students explore multiple post-high school pathways, from four-year...
Far East Meets South
Sweet Auburn BBQ started with a trailer in Atlanta and continued growing in popularity to now two restaurants, one on...
Personal Investments
In the process of building financial portfolios, where and how we invest our resources is of great importance. If one...
It’s Never too Late to Try Something New
For decades, Amy Iketani toyed with the idea of being a writer. In her early fifties, she decided to go...
Beautiful Legacy – Remembering Greg Horton
Greg Horton was not the type of person to seek the spotlight. Somehow, though, it found him. Not in a...
The Future of STEM Excellence
Henry County Schools’ mission to empower all students with exceptional opportunities that lead to success in a global society includes...
Allen’s Most Wanted
We have all seen an old western movie where the sheriff hammers a Most Wanted Poster on the outside wall...