Over the last two years, Greene County has seen a 6.5 percent increase in population with over 20,000 residents now living in the area. With the recent steady increase in families moving into Lake Country, the Greene County recreation department has seen the number of its participants increase to three times the size it was just a handful of years ago.

Greene County High School principal Eddie Hood and other school board members recently made the decision to hire Chad Smith as the Tigers new athletic director. Smith, most recently the athletic director at Central Gwinnett High School, steps into the position with 25 years of experience.