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Amanda Malette is named Henry County’s Teacher of the Year
March 31, 2023March 31, 2023by In CommunityEducationProfiles

Pouring Love into Her Students

Amanda Malette always knew she wanted to be a teacher; there was never any question. This is her 21st year as a first-grade teacher (well, one year was in second grade), starting at Pate’s Creek Elementary and now at East Lake Elementary in McDonough. Her students are known as “Malette’s Munchkins,” and they carry that...

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Hans Broder from Banker to Author
February 19, 2023June 5, 2023by In Community

Hans Broder from Banker to Author

The story was tragic and the judgment swift, though justice never really showed up for those who needed it most. For those who lived in Henry County in the 1970s, Jerry Banks, a local African American man, was the name on everyone’s tongue. He was convicted for the brutal murders of Marvin King, a Jonesboro...