First same-sex marriage license issued in Henry

Hampton residents Julie Loudermilk and De Lauderdale came to Henry County Probate Court June 29 and were issued the county’s first same-sex marriage license. The couple has been together eight years and are planning a September wedding at their home. Probate Court officials had updated forms prepared well in advance of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling and made them available within an hour after the June 26 announcement.