Time capsule opening planned at Henry County Middle

The Henry County Middle School Culture and Climate Committee will host “The Time Capsule Event: 25 years in the Making,” in honor of all former Henry County Junior High School students. It will be held at 2 p.m. May 6 at Henry County Middle School. McDonough Mayor Billy Copeland and others have been invited to participate. Members of the community and former students will tour the school and then participate in the unveiling of the time capsule, which was placed in its current location in 1989. The current Henry County Middle School student body will place items in a new time capsule to be opened in 2039, said principal Kimberly A. Anderson.

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