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Henry County senior centers reopen full time

Heritage Senior Center.
Heritage Senior Center.
By Monroe Roark for the AJC
Aug 10, 2021

All four of Henry County’s senior centers are open full-time for the first time in more than a year. The reopening became effective Aug. 2 at the Bear Creek, Hidden Valley, Locust Grove and Heritage centers, which are now open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays. Breakfast is available for $3 and lunch $4 at each of the centers.

Prior to this announcement, the centers were open four hours a day, three days a week, with no meals served inside although a drive-thru meal option was available. Masks are required in the senior centers and temperature checks will be taken for all visitors. Information: henrycounty-ga.com.

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