The Greene County African American History Museum is only about 16 months old but it has been living in Mamie Hillman’s heart for decades. The museum’s founder and director grew up in White Plains and attended what was then the all-black Hubert English Elementary School.

A bank building purchased by the city of Greensboro intended for a new city hall has sat vacant for a number of years at 201 South Main St.

Greene County deputies arrested two Lithonia men on multiple drug charges Feb. 22 following a traffic stop on I-20.

A Greensboro man who brought cognac and marijuana with him to the Lake Oconee Academy campus on Valentine’s Day was arrested by a Greene County deputy and ultimately charged with giving a false name to a law enforcement officer.

The Greensboro Business Association (GBA) held its inaugural event in downtown Greensboro under sunny skies with visitors coming to the city from near and far. Mardi Gras was celebrated through colorfully decorated storefronts and gift baskets to be won following a drawing held later.

Twelve Greene County 4-H’ers traveled to Perry, on Jan. 21, to compete in the Georgia 4-H Indoor Archery Match.

After winning the GHSA Class A Public state championship last year, the Lake Oconee Academy girls basketball team has set itself up in a similar position.

The Lake Oconee Academy baseball program is in its seventh season and traveled to the Academy for Classical Education (ACE) for its season opener this past Monday.

Heads up to the folks fighting the widening of Highway 44 through Greene and Putnam Counties: The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) can change its mind. On Thursday, Feb. 9, GDOT crews replaced the traffic signals at Highway 44 (Lake Oconee Parkway) and Linger Longer Road, one of Greene County’s busiest intersections.

“Build it and they will come” seems to be the concern of many along the manicured subdivisions of Highway 44 in Greene County. Feeling squashed by expected growth and traffic to hit the nearby roads, the opposition has been heard loudly about Kolter Land Partners’ proposed development alongside Harbor Club on 600 acres off Richland Connector.