Visitors who come to the Heritage Park and visit the Nolan House, Woodland and Historic Gardens will see a very colorful mural painted on the back wall of the bathroom facility. This beautiful and vibrant artwork at The Gardens at Nolan House has been a dream for those master gardeners who diligently work in the various gardens surrounding the Nolan House, and it was quite an addition to the statewide Open Garden Days Event held in the month of June. This event, celebrating the 45th Anniversary of the Georgia Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program, highlighted 12 statewide counties’ demonstration gardens...
Shorty’s BBQ and More
Some food connoisseurs in Henry County and surrounding areas feel there is a lack of authentic Georgia barbecue. One local restaurant in Locust Grove is doing everything possible to fill that void. Shorty’s BBQ and More had its grand opening and ribbon cutting with the help of the Henry County Chamber of Commerce in the first week of March 2020. If that date rings a bell, it is because the entire restaurant industry shut down later that month due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We had a great ribbon cutting,” said Sharon Dewberry, who operates the establishment with her husband John....
Piedmont Henry Hospital’s Front Door
Observation unit: Julie Churchman, RN, Andrea Santaloci, R, and PCT Lisa Jackson are some of the team members who keep things moving in Piedmont Henry’s Observation Unit. The emergency department at a hospital is typically not where anyone hopes to spend their day or evening. However, when you or a loved one are having a medical emergency, you are glad it is there and it is staffed by a caring and compassionate team. Most patients of Piedmont Henry Hospital start their medical journey in the emergency department, which is why some refer to the department as the hospital’s front door....
A New, Old Experience
Serafino’s Italian Bistro has been pleasing customers’ palates throughout metro Atlanta for over 30 years, first in Morrow for 15 years and then in Stockbridge for the last 17 years. Gad Woodall has owned the restaurant since April 2017 and recently underwent a massive expansion and renovation. “We’ve gone from 1,200 square feet to 2,400 square feet,” said Woodall. “The major addition was back behind the building where we have our walk-in cooler, our freezer, and dry storage. That really gave us a lot more usable space within the footprint.” Inside, the décor has been fully renovated, and Woodall’s wife,...
Axe Throwing
By day, you can find Caleb and Erin Flood working or spending time together and with their three dogs. At night they may be spotted swinging axes heavy in competition. “Anytime we go, I say we’re not married, we’re not together,” explains Erin Flood. “We love bullying each other when we’re in deep competition,” adds husband Caleb Flood. Axe Country, an axe-throwing recreation facility off McDonough Square, hosts the Floods in some of their fiercest competitions—against each other. “They are the most seriously competitive people I’ve ever seen in everything they do,” notices Axe Country owner Christina Garza. “And they...
The Future Looks Bright
Former Henry County Schools student Bryce Mullins graduated from Locust Grove High School in May. Mullins shared that it was a day he did not believe he would ever get to experience due to multiple roadblocks along his educational journey. Mullins was a freshman attending Locust Grove High School when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and students transitioned to remote learning. Due to the drastic change in his learning environment, he experienced a significant setback and was not able to keep up with his classes from home. “I wasn’t motivated to learn,” said Mullins. “I needed to be in a classroom....