I ♥ McDonough, Georgia

11/05/2026

Was just scrolling through Facebook and came across this post.

Every single comment underneath the photo is something mean or rude. Or outlandish.

I’m worn out with the constant belittling and negativity directed toward county employees that are doing their jobs.

Please stop attacking these people. It’s ridiculous. And uncalled for.

These are people that go to your church. Their kids attend school with your kids. They stand in line alongside side you at the grocery store. These are your neighbors.

That little lady upfront in the photo? That’s Amanda Reeves. She’s Director of Henry County Government's Community Resource Division.

She busts her tail every single day. She’s a good person. Just like most people that work for the county.

She doesn’t deserve this crap.

She obtained a grant from Georgia Power to help people in need with their energy costs. Believe it or not, not everyone that needs assistance is a freeloader. There are elderly people that are going to freeze this winter because they can’t afford to heat their home. And that grant money relieves pressure from taxpayer assistance.

Amanda isn’t stuffing her pockets with cash from Georgia Power. For God’s sake. What is wrong with some of you?

You want people to work hard and then be torn to shreds online when they do something good? How is that going to attract the brightest and the best to our county government?

It won’t.

Y’all wonder why the county has a security team in place. You want to know why? Because some of y’all can’t behave.

We’ve got to start being better than this.

11/04/2026

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11/04/2026

Election results are coming in.

Check this link for Henry County:

https://results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/henry-county-ga/elections/11032026GeneralAndSpecialElection?fbclid=IwdGRjcAVXZ-5leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAWZkaWQWURl_TnozFQbXBWqb8pRGdJ5auDUb1nNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR9vt_ULOuihQulHGS4fj9MWZciTZKCZjYzkHBHZFF6Owlzwqxt40i8Jk9vaWw_aem_Q2cr9i6dpU2ziaqnF8YuOg

11/03/2026

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It’s Election Day, Henry County!

Heading to the polls? Know Before You go -

Check Wait Times: www.bit.ly/henry-voting-wait-times

View Voter Information: www.henrycountyga.gov/voting

Your vote matters, and so does your time. Confirm polling location, and do not forget your valid photo ID. We encourage all voters to plan ahead and stay informed.

11/02/2026

11/01/2026

Come out and support your hometown soccer club today! ⚽️

There’s no place like home 🏠

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📆 Sunday, November 1
⏰ 3 PM Kickoff
📍 Luella High School (603 Walker Dr, Locust Grove, GA)
📺 https://bit.ly/4ll4GND

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11/01/2026

Did you know some people claim that leftover candy corn can be used as a pot hole filler?

11/01/2026

Candy corn always gets a bad rap as a polarizing Halloween candy. But does anyone actually eat these seemingly nameless sweets?

10/31/2026

Since 2005, Ferst Readers of Henry County has sent over 320,000 FREE, quality, age-specific books to preschool children in Henry County. That's a lot of books and a lot of support from this community!

Take a look at the wonderful folks who are helping raise funds for this organization in the Ferst Character Contest!

Tomorrow is the end of the 2026 contest, and your support is needed to provide more little children with life-affirming, imagination-inspiring, brain-stimulating, vocabulary-growing BOOKS! 📚

The single most significant factor influencing a child's early educational success is an introduction to books and being read to at home prior to beginning school.

Your vote of $10 for any/all of your favorite characters will be used to extend this reach so that more children will enter kindergarten better prepared to learn and experience academic success!

Voting is open through midnight Sunday, November 1!

Link is in the comments.

10/31/2026

In 2017, the Travel Channel called McDonough "one of the most haunted towns in America," in part due to the aftermath from the tragic Camp Creek Train Wreck of 1900.

On June 23, 1900 a northbound passenger train, heading from Macon to Atlanta, was running behind schedule when it pulled into the McDonough Depot around 9:30pm. The train departed about 15 minutes later, heading towards the bridge over Camp Creek, which had been washed out by several days of excessive rain.

The engineer, J.T. Sullivan, was unable to stop the train before reaching the bridge and the train crashed into Camp Creek. The train plunged 50 feet into the dark water. The deceased included a woman clutching a baby as they were carried away by the roaring current.

"The scene about us was something I can't describe to you," Jesse Rohr, a survivor from Baltimore, told the Atlanta Constitution two days after the derailment that claimed 39 lives. "The other coaches were smashed into kindling wood and burning. A black mass of water that looked to me like the Mississippi River and had a roar like Niagara, was rushing just beyond our cars."

J.J. Quinlan, a Southern Railroad Company flagman, was the first of the survivors to successfully scale the muddy embankment, and quickly procured a length of rope he used to save two women from Boston. He then ran over two miles into the Square to alert the depot operator.

The bodies of the dead were not able to be recovered until the next morning when the flames subsided. Horse-drawn carriages carted the bodies of victims to the Square where they were prepared by two funeral homes. Some were never identified and were buried in unmarked graves in the McDonough city cemetery.

Some say downtown McDonough is haunted by restless spirits from the crash. The brick row building at 41 Griffin Street, which was originally B.B. Carmichael Funeral Home, is said to be a hotbed of paranormal activity.

Others claim of hearing the eerie sound of a phantom train whistle near the crash site.

It was the dream of John Quinn, McDonough's local train expert, to have a historical marker erected to commemorate the crash site. A marker now exists on Highway 42. Small white crosses dot the area in remembrance of each life lost on that tragic day.

There is a replica of Locomotive 846, called Old No. 7, at Heritage Park.

This year a large-scale wall mural was painted in downtown McDonough that features a tribute to Old No. 7. You can view it on the side of the New Sole Running building along Keys Ferry Street (across from Pandora on the Square).

Those interested in learning more should purchase the books, “In Atlanta or in Hell” by author Jeffery C. Wells and “Mystery Passenger” by author Hans Broder. Both are available to order from Story on the Square in downtown McDonough.

Atlanta's PBS station has a feature on the wreck available to watch online. A link is posted in the comments.