The Greensboro Business Association (GBA) is looking forward to its inaugural Mardi Gras on Main event on Feb. 18, in downtown Greensboro. The event will include a jambalaya and gumbo cook-off, with public tasting and voting beginning at noon, followed by a 3 p.m. awards ceremony.

According to reports, Deputy Eli Franks responded to Dunkin Donuts on Jan. 24 in reference to a disorderly customer. Deputy Franks made contact with the store manager, who told him that a customer, later identified as 37-year-old Tara Stewart of Greensboro, threw boxes of food that struck an employee.

The proposed new development of 1,400-plus homes off the Richland Connector has residents of Harbor Club concerned with the developer gaining initial approval to rezone more than 500 acres from agriculture to a planned unit development.

The Rotary Club of Greene and Putnam Counties recently announced its January 2023 Students of the Month, including Karlie Horton (Gatewood Schools), Jai’Lyn Armour (Greene County High School), Halsey Bosart (Lake Oconee Academy), Marisa Williams (Nathanael Greene Academy), and Jaida Jackson (Putnam County High School).

A Douglasville man was arrested on multiple charges on Jan. 17 after he refused to give his driver’s license to the deputy who pulled him over.

Last week, the Greene County Board of Education voted to approve the first spending allocation toward the new school on Meadow Crest Road in Greensboro city limits thanks to the favorable ESPLOST vote by taxpayers.

The Greene County Board of Education unanimously voted on Jan. 19 to approve a settlement with Lake Oconee Academy that ends the charter school’s 29-month-old lawsuit against the BOE.

Fresh into his term as the new mayor of Greensboro, Corey Williams is seeking to fill two key positions for the city.

Harbor Club is a gated lakefront community nestled along the shoreline of Lake Oconee in Greene County. Originally developed late in the 1980s, the developers wanted to establish a close-knit community able to enjoy the benefits of the lake, a top-notch golf course, and a full range of recreational activities together.