The Farm at Lake Oconee was teeming with a big crowd who all came out in support of Greensboro’s leading charitable organization, the Pete Nance Boys & Girls Club. Held on Father’s Day, the event was supported by many key sponsors and included many of Greensboro’s businesses and specialty vendors. It was the organization’s first BBQ fest and drawing from its popularity that day, it is soon to be a yearly event.

On Saturday, June 10, the Greene County Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon cutting for Lake & Local’s new location at 111 Main St. in Greensboro, next to the courthouse.

A White Plains man was arrested on June 19 following a brief pursuit that ended when he leaped from a moving vehicle. Joshua Lindell Alexander, 38, has been charged with failure to maintain lane, DUI, driving while license suspended, fleeing or attempting to elude a police officer, possession of cocaine, and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.

Tenth District U.S. Representative Mike Collins (R-Ga.) told a crowd in Greensboro Tuesday night that if there’s one message he has, it is that decisions being made by federal agencies under the Biden Administration just “don’t make sense.”

What seems to have been a misinterpretation of recommendations by a consulting firm working with the Greene County Board of Education on its strategic plan to achieve charter school status got most of the attention at the most recent meeting, but the five-year program includes an ambitious approach to the future and much more in its 55 pages.

The Greene County Board of Education approved a Strategic Plan designed to help the school system make significant progress over the next five years and made a correction to an error in the document that slipped past reviewers and made it onto the BOE website, causing quite a bit of consternation among some parents and stakeholders.

New Greensboro City Manager Jarvis Sims presented a proposal to the city council Monday for a city-sponsored Georgia Youth Program. Many municipalities have similar councils and youth mentoring programs, and this would be among the first efforts of the city to establish an ongoing program.

Downtown Greensboro is already prepping for its annual summer concert, Moonlight on Main (formerly known as Pickin’ on the Greene), 7-10 p.m., Friday, June 16. The Greensboro Main Street Program (GMSP, in partnership with the Greensboro Business Association, presents this family-friendly event that will feature live entertainment, food, ice cream, shopping and dining in Lake Oconee’s hometown.

The Greene County Board of Commissioners Tuesday approved a wide-ranging update to the Comprehensive Plan that sets up specific areas of the county for future housing, industrial and commercial developments as well as community services, recreation, and broadband internet.

Last week, the city of Greensboro kicked off its comprehensive planning process in an effort to help define and chart the priorities needed for the city.