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Festival madness
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Cooler weather and fall is finally here and that means its fall festival time in Henry County!
In Hampton, on September 29 -30, the Bear Creek Festival is celebrating its 10th year and is now a two-day festival. It is held at the city park in Hampton from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday.
This festival is sponsored by the Hampton Business and Merchants Association and kicks off with a parade at 9:30 a.m. that goes through downtown Hampton.
There will be antique dealers, food vendors, arts and crafts, community information booths, a kids’ area, live entertainment both days and great family fun! And 92.5 The Bear will be broadcasting live on Saturday from 9-11 am.
Henry County fall festivals are wonderful for families to attend and to enjoy some good clean fun and entertainment. Each year, I always see friends who I grew up with and catch up on old times. That is the advantage of attending local festivals! You might even run into some long-lost relatives!
Does Henry County offer enough local events like this throughout the year? Do you travel out of Henry County to other fall festivals? If so, where do you go?
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How many subdivisions does Henry County need?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
As most of you know by now, I am a Henry County native. I grew up in Hampton and have lived in Henry County my entire life.
It seems that every time I get in my car and go out, I notice that families I have known my whole life are selling out to developers. Their home places are being torn down and roads are being constructed to build yet another subdivision. This seems to happen overnight.
It is really sad that longtime Henry County residents are selling their home places and moving to other counties to get away from all the housing, people, crowded schools, crime and strip malls.
Before long, there won’t be any free land left in Henry County. It will all be taken over by developers.
I have known some of the families that have moved after being offered a large amount of money by the developers. But in the end, does money really make them happy? These families loved living in Henry County, as it use to be, and wanted to raise their children where they grew up.
Now our schools are overcrowded, our roads are overcrowded and crime is high. Those that grew up in Henry County are being bought out and just getting out as fast as they can.
Can you blame them?
How much development can Henry County take? When are our commissioners going to put a stop to this development?
Why doesn’t Henry County have an amphitheater?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This past weekend I went with a group of 85 people to The Villages Amphitheater in downtown Fayetteville to see the country group Lonestar in concert.
We had an amazing time at the amphitheater, which was voted the “Best Live Music Venue in the Southern Crescent” by readers of “Lifestyle” magazine.
The amphitheater seats 1,800 people and has a 55-foot stage. It’s located in the heart of downtown Fayetteville in the historic Main Street District.
The setup of this venue is great. You can bring food and drinks and have your own picnic right at your seat. It has tiered-seating in rows with grass and you are provided a nice padded chair for your comfort. There’s also free parking. The concert was awesome and the best part was it was 20 minutes from Henry County! I have driven seven hours to Virginia to see Lonestar in the past!
Our group gave Fayette County a lot of money for these tickets, plus tax. As big as Henry County is, why don’t we have a nice outdoor facility like this one?
Has Henry County ever considered building an amphitheater? How far would you drive to a concert? Which concert venues do you like the most around the Atlanta area?
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Who’s your local hero?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Momentum Christian Church is sponsoring a “Community Hero Day” this Saturday which is free to the public.
The goal is to honor local community heroes and create a high-quality environment in which children and their parents can interact with these heroes. Henry County needs more things sponsored like this for families.
It is being held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Luella High School in Locust Grove.
The local heroes include representatives of the military, the fire department, police, mobile disaster response units and many more.
There’s free ice cream, drinks, inflatables and a petting zoo for the kids!
This is a positive way that our children can interact with these community heroes and get to know them. Luella High School is located at 603 Walker Drive in Locust Grove.
Come out and support this annual event!
Who do you consider community heroes? Have you ever attended an event like this one?
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How safe are our children and teachers at school?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I recently watched in disbelief as television showed law enforcement investigating the stabbing of a student at Luella High School.
All three Luella schools in Locust Grove were under lockdown, a process of confining students to their classrooms until officials deemed it safe for them to leave.
I prayed for the students and teachers and wondered how safe they really are at school.
Last week’s reported knife attack that was self-inflicted by a student at Luella High School was a real scare and wake-up call for people in Henry County. It scared the students, parents, teachers, administration, relatives and friends and was a waste of county money and time for the dozens of Henry County police officers and sheriff’s deputies as they scoured the student complex looking for an attacker.
If this person had talked with his parents, school counselor or teacher and asked for help with the conflicts where some threats had been made, maybe none of this would have taken place.
Why did this person think that staging a knife attack to get out of school and not telling the truth until six hours later would help? His actions affected thousands of people in Henry County. Everyone will soon forget about it and go on with his or her daily life, but this young person’s future will be affected forever for the bad choice he made to get away from threats at school.
Do you believe the schools are safe? What do you think about this incident?
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The Hampton Fall Festival was a huge success! The parade was wonderful, vendors and buyers really seemed to enjoy it, the weather could not have been more beautiful, the entertainment was awesome both days, and alot of friendships were strenthened! Overall... read the full comment by Connie | Comment on Festival madness Read Festival madness
Bye, bye Connie. Hate to see you go. Editors at AJC are nitwits… We love Henry and folks like you from Henry. I guess AJC does not want to hear about Henry, so this is a market they have abandoned.... read the full comment by Joe | Comment on Festival madness Read Festival madness
I have been to the Hampton Festival for many years and it is always fun! I love the parade, they have great entertainment, and the food is wonderful! You see alot of local people that you have not seen in a long time. I also go to Perry to the National... read the full comment by Richie1 | Comment on Festival madness Read Festival madness
I always go to the Georgia National Fair in Perry. Its the biggest fair around and after that much fair I don’t need to go to any others. Although, I didn’t know about the Bear Creek Festival, I might have to check it out.... read the full comment by Koz | Comment on Festival madness Read Festival madness