Proper Way To Vote

 

As you begin your journey to go vote in the upcoming weeks please remember there is a proper way to vote.  I have read and seen on social media throughout the weeks, months, and even years that people tend to vote by party lines only, and if you are one of those that do this you were voting Improperly. I have seen people that say they vote only Republican or Democrat down the line. This is a tragic and improper way to vote.  We must first look at each individual candidate researching their history if they have a voting history if not research who they are and what they stand for and ignore the issue if they are Democrat or Republican. 

Then, you can make a more informed decision as to their validity of being a good representative of the people. This is the only way we will have checks and balances within the system of the government if we stack all Republicans or all Democrats into an office we are looking at what we have today we are on the verge of Anarchy because one side thinks the other side has too much power. In the end, it is your responsibility to vote appropriately for the person you believe represents you the best and that would be best for the office of which they are seeking.  Any way that you choose to vote either in person or by absentee ballot vote it is your right but that right does come with the responsibility to do it the right way. If not or if you choose to vote for all Democrats or all Republicans you will get what you deserve and that is either no power to say anything about your community or government or you will have all the power and risk Anarchy and inviting a government that serves no one. Please remember this last thing we are all Americans and should get along with all true Americans.  This election more than any in recent years is of vital importance both locally and nationally because we have elements of communist insurgency in our midst who want to destroy our way of life.  Not since the Cold War has this been so evident.  Vote and vote wisely to save our nation and our destiny.

 The Staff. 

Those Who Want Anarchy and Ruin in Henry County

“Those Who Want Anarchy and Ruin in Henry County”


Many families of Henry County today had relatives in the War Between the States and they owned slaves too.  It is no secret.  It was a time of wanting to fight to keep the northern army from taking and destroying their homes.  Many of those who left to go and fight never returned home to be either buried in a mass grave on a battlefield or buried in a cemetery located on a Prisoner of War camp in the north.   Several years after the war the United Daughters of the Confederacy placed several monuments across the  country to those who died and never returned home to their families.  Fast forward to today and those of the BLM, Antifa, and Communist Party are attacking and forcing  these monuments to be either destroyed or removed.  In many cases, such as in Henry County, they waited till the board of commissioners was filled with those who would want to destroy or take away any vestiges of that time.  The district 2 commissioner who forced the ousting of those who had the museum to the war at Nash Farm also pushed for the removal of the monument in McDonough.  They moved the statue at a cost of over $39,000 to Work Camp Rd by a Covington Crane Co.   The four African-American BoC members all voted to remove this statue during a time of the pandemic.  They saw an opportunity and took it.  What is sad to hear now is that many of those descendants of those who died in far off battles want to help fund a fountain for the center of the square.  All they are doing is pandering and appeasing those who wanted this statue gone and looking out for their businesses and pocketbooks instead of remembering their family members.  The lust for money and power runs deep in Henry County.   Some even helped the district 2 commissioner by being her mouthpiece and Toadie.  They made money off of the farmers market at Nash Farm where it was once owned by a Veteran of the Confederacy.  Yet, they had no qualms about making money there.  It didn’t bother them at all.  Many lurid and underhanded people have been involved with the actions of the last three years in Henry County.  They have caused the racial divide to become such that it reverts many of those gains made taken back nearly 60 years.  They don’t care about peace or unity, they always want to divide.  They claim they are doing this in the name of civil rights, but they would not make a scab off the behinds of those true civil rights workers of the 1950s and 1960s.   Most of them were not even born in that time and have no true idea of what was happening then.  There have been monumental changes from that time in the workplace, in housing, and in every aspect of our culture.  But these who want to divide have caused it to sound as if they are totally living in that time and they are not.  Most of these people are being led around by the nose by the people who want anarchy in our nation.  They better understand that these people don’t give a damn about them or what is right and wrong in our nation.  All they want to do is see it fail.  And if true anarchy and communism take over then they will be enslaved by those they looked up to and followed right down the path to hell.   Many of them will likely be eliminated because they won’t need them anymore.  Look back in history to Hitler, Stalin, and Mao.  Look at the millions who died to appease their lust for power and glory and they ruled with an iron fist.  People better wake up before it is too late and the New World Order has taken its seat on the throne of power.  There is an old saying, “Be careful what you wish for because you might just get it.”


The Staff

A Bad Rezoning For Miller's Mill Road

   "A Bad Rezoning For Miller's Mill Road"
It is not bad enough that traffic can be horrendous on Miller's Mill Road, now the Henry County  Board of Commissioners has decided to make the situation worse. They okayed the rezoning of the property on Miller's Mill Road between Berry Hill Airport and Moseley Park.  Hundreds of homes and condominiums are coming to the site.  Think about when they are having ball tournaments at Moseley Park and the added traffic that brings along with the traffic from these homes and you have a recipe for disaster.  The schools are already overburdened with students and these added homes will bring another load of children upon the area schools that will not be able to handle them.  The 4th district commissioner who pushed to get this development in the area said that it is the school's responsibility to make sure there are enough school's.  Spoken like a true democrat.  Yes, go up on school taxes on your homes to build more school space for more and more children.  Your tax dollars being shoved into a draw with a bottomless pit.  She will be our next ambassador to outer space.  No one on the BoC was listening to the public who were there to speak on the building of this ant hill.  They already had their minds made up.  They didn't give a tinker's damn what those residents had to say.  And with children in the audience, it should be called child abuse to watch their political leaders create such a debacle.  The BoC is nothing more than a yes person for the developers and big money.  Many have wondered how much they are making on the people from outside coffers.  Maybe a federal investigation into their checking and savings accounts is in order.  Especially, the one that cannot sit up straight in his chair.  That is nothing more than a rude human being saying I don't care about you as long as you pay and I will be glad to soak you every year day in and day out.  Henry County has turned itself into a wasteland of greed and piss poor planning.  Traffic, crime and lower property values are coming.  And the chance for a plane accident will always loom over those homes.  And do anyone at the BoC care? That answer is no.  

The Blog Staff.

We are getting the giant screw to the back once again

"We are getting the giant screw to the back once again"

Yes, Henry County residents we are going to get screwed and tattooed all at the same time thanks to the Henry County Board of Commissioners and County Manager.  They apparently have no feelings for the poor, the working people, the elderly or the well to do.  Since, they raised the assessments on our homes and did not lower the millage rate, which they could have done so, our taxes will be higher.  They apparently have no compassion for the citizenry.  The tax digest has gone up considerably in the Henry County and they are going to make good use of it.  Think about this folks.  If you own a mobile home, stick built home or even rent a place you will pay.  Those in the mobile homes will pay in some cases more than the home might be worth.  The stick built homes will definitely see a sizeable increase in their property taxes.  And even if you rent, your landlord will be paying a premium on the property tax since they do not live in the home and guess what, they will pass that along to the person renting the property.  The only people doing well in the scenario are those people who can't seem to handle money.  And we definitely do not want to hear about them being conservative.  They have no idea what the word means.  They are liberal spending politicians and those that carry the moniker of Republican are just closet Democrats and some of the Democrats are Socialists.  Spend, spend, spend and spend some more like there is no tomorrow.  While you sit in traffic on I-75, Hwy 42, Hwy 155 and other roads just remember that they will only be doing token work on any roads for the foreseeable future.  You feel that screw tightening.   And with the rise in property taxes on the homeowners the Atlanta Motor Speedway and other large properties will be getting a tax break from the county.  Yes, folks while you go to work and eck out an existence and those on Social Security and Disability hang on to life, you will be paying the line share of the taxes.  Feel that screw now.  Yes, a business that takes in multi-million dollars per year will get a break.  Bless their little hearts.  No wonder Henry County has been changing as of late.  Those moving here think it is something different and it is nothing more different than what they just left and could be worse than where they moved from to here.  The bottom line is that the whole thing sucks.  And now they are out pining for SPLOST V.  Yes, just think they want to extend that 1 cent sales tax to cover their slush fund on parks and things that the county has too much of today.  And there is even talk that they want to possibly have a 1 cent tax for bus and train service.  Think about sitting in the already horrendous traffic behind that big fat bus.  And train service would be years down the road at best.  They are over five years behind in sending the train to Lovejoy.  Yes, the politicians promise everything under the sun to get elected and then they go off like misers figuring ways to get more money out of the people.  If they reduced some of the bureaucracy in the county that would save a lot of money.  Plus, quit buying properties that will cost the taxpayers for years to come and their children as well.  Think about how much money goes from your taxes to the Henry County BoC, BoE and the Henry County Water and Sewerage Authority.  They take in more than most of the other counties in metro Atlanta.  And what do you really have to show for it.  They will take this county down the slippery slope to a place they will never be able to crawl out of in the decades to come.  As things continue to change more of the people who built the county are dying or leaving and that will leave a whole new face on the county that will not have the same feelings as those who worked so hard to get the things they have today.  But remember that screw in the back.  That is your destiny.

A tired tax payer.

When Politicians Become Bought and Sold

"When Politicians Become Bought and Sold"

There is a problem that has been building in Stockbridge for some time now.  There has been a lot of smoke screens to try and hide what has been occurring.  Power plays, money under the table, and puppet strings have been in play.  The city is wanting to have an over lay project for the area of Hwy 138 from North Henry Blvd to Daniel Drive about a quarter of a mile.  The area west of Daniel Drive to near the I-75 interchange is in Clayton County who is also in this mix.  The story unfolds into a situation that is not unlike Chicago or Detroit with the political structure.

The following from the Henry Herald Newspaper lays out what Mr. Alexander has to say on the subject.

“My goal is to establish the highest standards in metro Atlanta. Currently the level of Highway 138 is unacceptable at this time,” said Councilman Elton Alexander, who has been a vocal proponent of enhancing the corridor. “Our standards have not been high enough, which is why we’ve attracted some of the quality that we have now. This whole goal is to establish the highest code regulations with goals to bring high-quality developments and businesses.”

Existing buildings would not be affected architecturally, but going forward, new businesses would have to adhere to the overlay requirements once adopted.

Stakeholder meetings regarding Highway 138 Overlay guidelines will be held at the Ted Strickland Community Center, 130 Martin Luther King Sr. Heritage Trail. The meetings are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Aug. 8, Aug. 29 and Sept. 19. Public hearings will be held in the on the second floor of Stockbridge City Hall, 4640 N. Henry Blvd. The hearings will be held Aug. 15, Sept. 5 and Sept. 26 beginning at 6:30 p.m.

The Collaborative Firm LLC, of East Point, will be leading the effort for the Highway 138 Overlay design guidelines at a cost of $35,000. 

The Collaborative Firm LLC is the following:

Business Name: THE COLLABORATIVE FIRM, LLC Control Number: 0257284

Business Type: Domestic Limited Liability Company Business Status: Active/Compliance

Business Purpose:  

Principal Office Address: 1514 E CLEVELAMD AVE. STE 82, EAST POINT, GA, 30344, USA Date of Formation / Registration Date: 11/18/2002

State of Formation: Georgia Last Annual Registration Year: 2017

REGISTERED AGENT INFORMATION

Registered Agent Name: MICHAEL HIGHTOWER

Physical Address: 1514 E CLEVELAND AVE. STE 82, Fulton, EAST POINT, GA, 30344, USA

Now here is where things start to get interesting involving Councilman Alexander and Mr. Hightower.  On February 8, 2016 Alexander honored Mr. Hightower with a proclamation.  

"Proclamation--Recognizing South Metro Development Outlook Conference 2016 Mayor Pro Tem Anthony S. Ford read the Proclamation presented to Michael Hightower, President of the South Metro Development Outlook Conference 2016 and was joined by the initiator, Councilman Alexander."

December 26, 2016 party for African American elected officials that Michael Hightower has aided at the Collaborative Firm in East Point.  Mr. Alexander and other Henry County elected officials attend.

  

Here is more background on Mr. Hightower for you to discern.  In 2000, he was caught up in a corruption scandal that rocked Atlanta and Fulton County governments.  He resigned his seat on the Fulton County Commission and pleaded guilty to accepting $25,000 in bribes for his vote to help a businessman win government contracts. His admitted lapse in judgment resulted in a conviction for public corruption, a sentence of six months of prison time and another six months of home confinement, 420 hours of community service and three years of supervised release.

 

The issue at hand here is there an ethical problem, moral problem and a conflict of interest with what is happening between the City of Stockbridge and Councilman Alexander having the Collaborative Firm to do an overlay for Hwy 138?   This type of activity has been going on in the city for some time now and it looks like there is a power play in the works involving Mr. Hightower helping to fund south metro African American political figures so they can gain office and then have his company do work for them.  And with him being a consulting firm he can also have different people appointed into positions where he can benefit as well.   We often hear from Mr. Alexander about the good ole boy system, but what does he call this?  This is the type of activity that got Mayor Campbell in trouble in Atlanta.  The citizens of Stockbridge and Henry County need to take a hard look at what is happening under their nose.   Look at district 2 and 5 on the county commission.  They were at that party in East Point in December 2016.  That picture of them there tells the story.  The people of Clayton County have the same problem.  Take a look at your chairman of the commission and some of the elected representatives including a state senator whose district covers a part of Henry and DeKalb Counties.  Look closely at who these people really are and who they are indebted to. When the investigations into all this begin it will look like 2000 all over again.

With information courtesy of archives : The Atlanta Journal Constitution, 2000, Creative Loafing 2000,  City of Stockbridge Minutes 2016, The Henry Herald 2017, Athens-Banner 2004, WSB TV Reports 2000, and the Secretary of State 2017.

The Staff

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Stockbridge Once Again Involved In Federal Lawsuit

The following was published by the Henry Herald.

Stockbridge business owner files federal complaint against council member, city

By Asia Ashley

aashley@henryherald.com

Jun 19, 2017 Updated 2 hrs ago

STOCKBRIDGE— Stockbridge Councilman Elton Alexander and the city of Stockbridge could wind up in federal court over alleged First Amendment rights violations, retaliation and defamation.

The lawsuit, filed May 31 by attorney LaTonya Wiley in United States Northern District Court of Georgia, stems from a 2016 incident in which BBQ Masters owner Arick Whitson said Alexander allegedly asked Whitson for free food from his restaurant.

Whitson filed an ethics complaint with the city on Jan. 31, alleging that Alexander attempted to use his position as a council member to get $60 worth of free food from BBQ Masters. The lawsuit indicates the incident occurred in May of 2016 at the the North Henry Boulevard restaurant.

When Whitson refused, the suit claims that Alexander stormed from the restaurant and days later sent code enforcement to Whitson’s business to issue warnings for code enforcement issues. He says city’s code enforcement officer repeatedly harassed him by performing “warrant-less inspections at BBQ Masters,” issuing criminal warning notices, and “summoning Mr. Whitson to meetings to discuss manufactured ‘problems’ at BBQ Masters.”

After moving to a new location on Ga. Highway 138 in late 2016, Whitson claimed the harassment continued, stating in the lawsuit that the city delayed issuing him building and sign permits as retaliation. The city also denied his alcohol permit application without explanation months after filing his ethics complaint, the lawsuit claims.

“The aforementioned retaliatory, harassing denials delayed the opening of BBQ Masters thereby causing financial harm to Whitson and BBQ Masters,” states the complaint.

Since filing the complaint with the city, and speaking about the alleged infractions in the media, Whitson claims the attacks continued, but in a more public manner.

In the lawsuit, Whitson alleges that Alexander called BBQ Masters “a dump,” and “unsanitary,”over social media and in emails and accused Whitson of being a domestic violence offender who has engaged in “revenge porn.”

The lawsuit states Alexander has publicly called Whitson a convicted sex offender with “compulsive psychopathic behavior” and stated that Whitson was involved in a bad check incident.

The lawsuit denies that any of the accusations are true.

The lawsuit accuses Alexander of retaliating because of Whitson’s exercise of constitutionally protected speech, and “damaging Whitson’s reputations through an unfounded campaign of public disparagement accompanied by the deprivation of plaintiff’s property rights as secured by the 14th amendment.”

It further alleges, in part, that Alexander’s actions were sanctioned, condoned and authorized by the city and that the city “failed to properly train its officials and agents from violating the law in the manner decided herein.”

“As a direct and proximate result of defendants’ actions, BBQ Masters has been deprived of rights to which it was entitled and suffered business damage and loss of income and revenue as a result thereof,” the lawsuit states.

City Attorney Michael Williams declined to comment on the lawsuit, but said the city received the court summon late last week and plans to respond within the required 21 days. Alexander also declined to comment.

The lawsuit is seeking a judgment directing the city to issue requested permits, appropriate compensatory damages in an amount to be determined at trial, equitable relief against the city as allowed by the Civil Rights Act of 1871, and punitive damages against Alexander in his individual capacity.

Henry County Under Attack?

Henry County Under Attack?

Henry County is poised for a possible takeover.  A video that will be linked below will show that the Nash Farm Museum closure has been planned for quite some time.  The second district commissioner who made the video calls herself a community entrepreneur who can fix the community problems.  The biggest problem she sees in the community is childhood obesity.  If she is going to try and fix this problem she must first realize that a lot of people consider the word obesity as a slander against people who are overweight just as she feels the “N word” is to her.  The largest problems we have in the county are crime, low paying jobs and a decaying infrastructure.  

She claims she wants to turn Nash Farm Park into a farm to teach children how to eat properly and what it is like to raise animals for food.  This has all the markings of Michelle Obama and her ideas on how to feed our children and that program was taken out because of the poor nutritional value of the food.  She mentions the Civil War Museum, but the way she talked about it the facility would still be there.  But yet as we know now she wants the museum closed because she herself is racist against the Confederate Heritage.  Yet in this video she says she wants everyone to be included and uses the word diversity.  Well, diversity means those people with Confederate Heritage must be included.  

We have learned that the second district representative for the recreation department is a friend of hers.  This individual runs a farm less than a mile from Nash Farm Park and could be expanded across the wetland property from his farm to the Nash Farm.  This shows collusion to rape the citizens of Henry County of their money and land for benefit of an individual that has indicated they provide hala meat for the Muslim holidays such as Ramadan.  If you are a true American and remember what happened on September 11, 2001 we must be very careful in dealing with certain people of that religion.  This I believe would be a matter of National Security and the citizens as well as the government must keep an eye on this very situation.  To protect our way of life we must come together for the common good of Henry County and her citizens or we face a takeover that would include drastic changes to the way we live, raise our children, and look to a future that is sustainable. Because if we allow this to continue we face extinction.  This is the same communist idea that the Russians had in the early 1960’s to take us without firing a shot.  And when all is said and done, we feel that right will be the deliverer of the best for our community.   

All Things Henry Video

The Staff of The Community News Blog.

The Raping Of Henry County By The Commissioners

The Raping Of Henry County By The Commissioners

The Henry County Commissioners are considering a one penny extra sales tax called a T-SPLOST to do transportation projects in the County. The sales tax in Henry County is now at 7% and would go up to 8% if the commissioners get what they want. Let's face it people the Commissioners are out of control drunk with power and want us the citizens to pay for their lack of fiscal responsibility in office and for their lust for money.  They would rather spend money on parks that are not in the County’s bailiwick to provide to the people. They would rather spend money on walking paths so the criminals will have an easier time robbing and molesting people. I even question that a couple of the Commissioners are not true Americans because of their actions and the people they hang around with.

Let's look at some numbers provided by the Carl Vinson Institute

The ARC Report and data from the Carl Vinson Institute

Henry County

23,760 over 65

15,120 disabled

75,600 over 55

41,040 living below poverty level

2,160 living off the street or with others

That’s 157,680 people that already have a hard time making ends meet, but the Commissioners don’t give a tinker’s damn about the people of the County. This was proven when the Chair of the Board had the State of The County address and charged money for the citizens to attend it and it was not cheap at all. And she had it at the crime central of Henry County.

I am asking all citizens to tell the Commissioners to not pursue a T-SPLOST in the County, but to be more responsible with our tax money if they can. And if they can’t do that then get out of office!!! It’s time for the people of Henry County to say enough is enough and take back the County from the money grubbing scums that are in the County and City Governments. We are doing it at the National level let’s do it now at the local level!!!

I will be posting from time to time ways we can hurt the money grubbers by not giving them the sales tax they love to spend like a drunken sailor on leave or a cheap whore on North Henry Blvd on Saturday night.  We can go to another County to do our shopping or get stuff online. Yes, it will hurt the businesses in the County some. But we all have to sacrifice a little and I for one am damn tired of sacrificing so the riff raff of the County can spend and spend on things we don’t need. Together we can do this and make Henry County great again!!

Alfred Britt

Pissed off Citizen.  

The State of the County for a Price

The State of the County for a Price

Nothing changes in Henry County and it's elitist way of approaching the citizens.  On May 10, 2017, the chairperson of the BoC June Wood will be giving the State of the County address to the Council for Quality Growth, and the Chamber of Commerce.  They will be having this affair at the Merle Manders Conference Center in Stockbridge.  If you are a member it only costs $45 to attend and $65 if you are not a member.  This is really a load of crap.  The citizens of Henry County deserve to have the State of the County address be made for free at the Henry County Administration building where the seat of Henry County Government resides.  This has been done in years past and the citizens did not like it.  It looks like June Wood and her cronies are continuing the business as usual approach towards the citizens of the county.  In response to this approach they are taking, it would be a good thing to boycott any business in Henry County for a few days to get the message across in the loss of revenue and that is where the power resides with the people to either go along with this elitist way of doing business or doing something firm about what is going on in Henry County.  The people will never see anything better about their government unless they take charge of it.  Remember all this when election time rolls around for these people who sit on the board looking high and mighty when they are just what they are and they should look in the looking glass sometime to see that the face they are looking at is not the one they were born with.  It is truly disgusting that the State of the County address has to be made to those who are the problem in the county.  They have taken the people's tax money for years and played with it and look at your road situation.  Remember that when you are stuck in traffic this summer with an overheated car.  Remember all those smiling faces that said we will fix your problems, but you must pay to listen to what I have to say.  This is not true government of the people, by the people and for the people.  This is government by the pocket book.  They will tell you it is for the rent of the conference center and that is a load of dung.  The conference center will be used as a government function and wouldn't cost them a dime.  And of course, they will produce some papers saying we paid this when that is the way this type of government run debacle is handled with smoke and mirrors.  And the chairperson will talk about how they will protect you at home, but they cannot even protect their own firefighter's property while they are working.  Of course, the drones for the chairwoman who helped to put her in office will be on the attack and they are only automatons pretending to be human.  It looks like with every election cycle the county and cities go down a hole that has no bottom to it.  But what is interesting about this scenario is that they realize that the average citizen of Henry County is working and can't be at a function such as this and surely cannot afford to pay to listen to the same old rhetoric.  Citizens this smells like a three day dead fish that has been left in the sun.  What is really sad is that they don't care about you or anyone else except themselves.  Here we are in the 21st century and these people are acting like they did in the early 20th century during the big boss days.  How does this make you feel?  Do you like the view from the cheap seats where you are not wanted?  Then, show up and do something about it because it looks like Henry County has gone by the wayside and something ugly has taken it's place.   As people did in the past to get their point across they protested.  Protest this event and any other until the citizens are truly recognized and those who are pretending to be your friend on the BoC have been replaced.  The future for Henry County is looking bleak as our county that was a comfortable place to live is now looking more and more like crime central and the counties that the citizens of Henry have feared for so long.  They moved in, brought their problems, and the BoC doesn't give a damn.  That is why you must pay to listen to a speech filled with propaganda that would make any dictator happy.  The late great Henry County.

The People for a Better Henry County

Protecting Criminal Activity

The press continues to want to protect former President Obama about the issue of the wire tapping that has been asserted by the new President Trump.   ABC News' George Stephanopoulos on “Good Morning America" came down on the side of the former President and it was very apparent in his questions to the White House representative.  According to various reports in several news outlets from over the past several months about the former president had him wire tapped.  Also, with tweets from his former candidate against him in the election Hillary Clinton that showed there was wiretapping going on because she elluded to it on twitter.

Hillary Clinton ✔ @HillaryClinton

Computer scientists have apparently uncovered a covert server linking the Trump Organization to a Russian-based bank.

8:36 PM - 31 Oct 2016

  12,391 12,391 Retweets   16,026 16,026 likes

Hillary’s Tweet and her campaign’s press release point to Hillary having special, inside information about what may have been the subject of the wiretap. Where did Hillary get this information? Why did Hillary feel free to share it on Twitter?  Is Hillary’s Tweet divulging confidential, classified information gleaned from an Obama administration wiretap of Trump Tower?

WikiLeaks ✔ @wikileaks

Obama has a history of tapping & hacking his friends and rivals https://wikileaks.org/nsa-201602/  #NSA #PRISM #Merkel #Sarkozy #BanKiMoon #WTO #Trump

3:00 AM - 5 Mar 2017

  19,845 19,845 Retweets   21,255 21,255 likes

“Today, 23 February 2016 at 00:00 GMT [updated 12:20 GMT], WikiLeaks publishes highly classified documents showing that the US National Security Agency bugged a private climate change strategy meeting; between UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon and German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin; singled out the Chief of Staff of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for long term interception targeting his Swiss phone; singled out the Director of the Rules Division of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Johann Human, and targetted his Swiss phone for long term interception; stole sensitive Italian diplomatic cables detailing how Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu implored Italy’s Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to help patch up his relationship with US President Barack Obama, who was refusing to talk to Netanyahu; intercepted top EU and Japanese trade ministers discussing their secret strategy and red lines to stop the US “extort[ing]” them at the WTO Doha arounds (the talks subsequently collapsed); explicitly targetted five other top EU economic officials for long term interception, including their French, Austrian and Belgium phone numbers; explicitly targetted the phones of Italy’s ambassador to NATO and other top Italian officials for long term interception; and intercepted details of a critical private meeting between then French president Nicolas Sarkozy, Merkel and Berluscon, where the latter was told the Italian banking system was ready to “pop like a cork.”

Then, the infamous meeting of former President Bill Clinton with DOJ Loretta Lynch.

What else significant happened in June? On June 27 former President Bill Clinton met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch on the tarmac at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix. The two met privately for 30 minutes.

Several days later, Hilliary Clinton was interviewed by the FBI about her private server and her handling of classified information. Then, on July 5, FBI Director James Comey announced Hillary Clinton would not be indicted.

Speculation ran rampant about the secret Clinton-Lynch tarmac meeting. Conjecture centered around whether Clinton and Lynch negotiated how Hilliary’s FBI interview and the subsequent decision not to indict would roll out. Was there more to that secret tarmac meeting?

Could Attorney General Lynch and Bill Clinton have discussed wiretapping candidate Donald Trump?

But when it comes to the press covering for Mr. Obama and Ms. Clinton it is with strange ethics they hand the questioning over to George Stephanopoulos who worked for former President Bill Clinton.  Now what is his motives and what is he hiding himself?  Of course the FBI, CIA, NSA and our other intelligence gathering people will deny any involvement in this scheme because they call this plausible deniability.

Referenced information for this article from the following sources:

The New York Times; The Washington Post; Wiki Leaks; Twitter; MSNBC; ABC; CNN; FOX; Reuters; and the AP.

The Staff at the Community News Blog

Hijacking Christmas for Political Reasons

Hijacking Christmas for Political Reasons

The Democrat candidate for Henry County BoC Chairman is using Santa Claus to try and get a vote.  Carlotta Harrell is using a photo of her and Santa Claus and telling voters that your not nice if you don't vote for her on Tuesday November 6th.  This is a cheap way to use the Christmas spirit by hijacking the real meaning behind Santa Claus.  This is sad when politicians want to ruin the image of Christmas spirit with these tactics.  Sounds like a cheap trick from the Progressive Democrat Party of Henry County.

Santa's Elf

Another Day in the Life of Henry County

Another Day in the Life of Henry County
Do you really want this to become the Atlanta South that is constantly preached to citizens in the area.  These four hoodlums break into a home while a child calls his mom and stays safe.  This report from Channel 46 News is a story of a regular occurrence now in Henry County.  The citizens must demand help in fighting back against this in the area before it is lost totally to gang activity.  It can be done if people demand it from the board of commissioners who are over the police department.  Henry County can do better if they want to.
Report shared from CBS 46:
MCDONOUGH, GA (CBS46) -
An 11 year-old boy kept his cool and calmed his mother over the phone as four teens broke into the family's home.
The incident happened inside the family's home in McDonough.
The 11 year-old boy, whose mother doesn't want to be identified, says he heard a window breaking so he ran to a safe place to call his mother. The child's mother, who we'll only identify as Tenisha, says it seemed like a movie playing out in real life.
She says she felt terrorized when her son called her to tell her that something wasn't right.
"The only thing that I could see in my mind was the movie 'Taken'," said Tenisha. "I could just see somebody just coming in and taking him away. I was asking what was wrong and he said 'Mommy, I think someone is robbing the house'."
Tenisha says her son was alone at home when he heard a knock at the door. He saw four people circling the house and then heard the smashing of glass. That's when the boy ran to his room and called  his mother.
Tenisha says the first thing her son told her was, "Mommy, I need you to stay calm. That's the only way I'm going to stay calm. I need you to stay calm".
"It's a good thing that he was quickly responsive to what he heard because it could have been so different," said Tenisha. "I've always told him if you get into a situation, the only way that you're going to be able to think clearly is if you stay calm."
The police were called and Henry County officers arrived as the burglars were attempting to get away. They were apprehended and all four teens are facing burglary charges.
The suspects are:
Cody Demarcus Daniels, 17
Jordan Lamar Jones-Kurdi, 18
Terry Nichols Lucien, 19
Trelan DeJuan Spencer, 18
Fortunately, the boy wasn't hurt. The family says they don't think the burglars even knew he was in the house.

(Staff Report from the Henry Community News Blog)

Don’t Believe The Lie Of Diversity In Stockbridge, Georgia.

Don’t Believe The Lie Of Diversity In Stockbridge, Georgia.

This past Saturday September 24,2016 the City of Stockbridge proved it is not a diverse city as it claims to be. They held their Bridgefest on this day. But they also included Hispanifest and even presented a proclamation to the fact. Many people may remember back in March of this year I asked to be put on the agenda to ask for a proclamation to recognize Confederate Heritage and History Month in April. I was not even aloud my first amendment right to ask for this. The City council is being subdivided by a junior Councilman that I think is a complete ignorant  buffoon that has some problems learning the truth. If he knew the truth he would know that the Confederate Army was a diverse force with whites, blacks, chinese and hispanics in the service of the Confederate Government. But the poor thing can’t learn that or he doesn't want to learn it. To be a true diverse city Stockbridge needs to embrace all and that includes Confederate History. I have said it before if Stockbridge can’t recognize all, then they must stop giving out proclamations to all and I mean all. You can not pick and choose the ones you want to celebrate it’s all or none. 

Alfred Britt
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Strange Candidate Forum

Strange Candidate Forum

The Henry County Council for Quality Growth touts being a first for the people group in Henry County. That is a load of hockey. This Wednesday August 10th they are hosting a Commission Chair Candidate Forum and only list Carlotta Harrell and June Wood as the people involved. They shunned Don Henderson who is running against them as a write in candidate. This is flagrant in your face crap that has been the mainstay for years. They always promote sound economic growth, transportation, and public safety as the key platform talking points. These have been promoted as far back as the 1960's and they have been on every talk of every politician ever since. That is why people don't vote in big turnouts because they know they are being lied to. If anyone feels that this is going to change then they need a lobotomy through the anal orafice.

Simon West

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More Renaming For Stockbridge??

There is a councilman from Stockbridge who has come up with the bright idea to rename North Henry Blvd, Barack Obama Way. Now this is about as insulting to the poor of the area as it can get. Of course knowing that the government of that city is all African American that would show racial overtones as they have recently renamed Berry Street for Martin Luther King, Sr. And the Bridge in Stockbridge is to be named for him as well. The government that touts itself as being diverse is just a lie. All council members are African American, the clerk, assistant clerk, the city manager and the city attorney are all African American. And they push for things that are for African Americans. It appears that they want the entire city to become African American. Those of us who pay the line share of the taxes in the area know the agenda and it is to take over the entire area just as they did Clayton and DeKalb Counties. There will be more crime, more apartments and more and more congestion in the area that will cause more of the tax payers to leave town. That is why there is so much rental property in the Stockbridge area and it will get worse. It is sad to see the demise of a once promising city in Henry County.

Joseph Allen, Rex, Ga.

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Henry County Police Services Needs a Helicopter

Henry County Police Services Needs a Helicopter

With the population being well over 200,000 today, Henry County could use a Police Helicopter instead of depending on other counties to fill their need. DeKalb, Clayton and Fulton Counties have been called upon in the past to help Henry County with search helicopters. This would be a good idea for the citizens to ask the best since they are paying a premium in taxes. It would also be a great idea to cut down on response time from having to request a copter from another jurisdiction. Ask this questions of those running for office this year and let's see what answers you may receive.

Edward Setter McDonough, GA.

Millenials Want Everything Too Fast

Millenials Want Everything Too Fast
The group so citizens that call themselves "millenials" are coming from a generation that think they must have everything right now.  They don't want to wait like their parents and grandparents who made this county.  These citizens should realize that those older citizens  remain here and they still have a say in what happens as well.  That is part of the crux of the problem with these citizens calling themselves millenials thinking this way and those who promote this type of thinking is harming the area and the generations ahead.  That is why crime is a such a high in the southern crescent because these millenials want it right now and don't want to wait so they take it.  That is the wrong moral thinking they have adjusted to.  This is promoted by people such as Stockbridge Councilman Alexander who frequently speaks of millenials.  And just recently at a seminar in College Park this is what a  McDonough City Council member had to say.Talking about the role of millennials in the region, McDonough City Councilwoman Kamali Varner said traffic gridlock discouraged her generation – who nationwide comprise about 25 percent of the population – from making the region home.

“I really feel like traffic is horrible,” she said. “Transportation is horrible. As a millennial, I like to move quickly and I like to move fast and I want everything to be at my fingertips for walkability and I don’t necessarily have that in the south metro area, the Henry County area.”

Varner said the south metro region needs to do a better job getting millennials – those born between 1982 and 2000 – involved in future planning.

“It’s important,” she said. “It’s important if we want to have kids; it’s important for our families; it’s important for the future of Georgia.”
Now this is what the thinking is of a millenial who holds a position of authority in McDonough.  This type of thinking is quickly destroying the area.

Jonathan Bohannan, Sr.

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The People of Stockbridge May be Behind the Eight Ball

The People of Stockbridge May be Behind the Eight Ball

The Henry County Board of Commissioners on December 1, 2015 voted to impose an additional $743,000 to the city of Stockbridge for police services on the $500,000 now being paid that has been on hold since December 2014.  The county said it would be paid in quarterly installments beginning April 1 according to the paper.  Also, the tickets written in the city will go before a city judge, but the county will take 40% of all the fines generated.  And the county shall levy, assess and collect ad valorem taxes within the city limits at the same millage rate as are levied, assessed and collected in the unincorporated areas of the county for police services.  The city will have to agree to this arrangement before it is final.  The county knows the city cannot afford its own police force at this time and is taking advantage of the situation.

Horace McNeely, Stockbridge resident

Henry County Crime Increase

Hi there at the Henry County Community News Blog.  I am Richard Marks of Rockdale County and have been watching the events over in Henry County.  I have done an extensive study of the crime in your county.  It is very apparent that 62.45% of the crimes that are committed are by African Americans.  Most of the violent felony crimes are committed by them.  This is a dramatic increase since 2005 when at that time 45.6% of the crimes were committed by African Americans.  I am an African American myself and I see a horrible trend here.  Families need to become more active in what is happening to their youngsters since gangs and other problems such as drugs are so prevalent in the community today.  I have watched as the northern section of the county has become more and more in line with these types of crimes.  Home burglaries, thefts, robbery and even some other heinous crimes.  As a community that has shifted more to the African American’s you can do
 better.  This is beginning to spill into Rockdale County.  If this trend continues then the area will become more blighted like what happened in Detroit.  I am afraid not for myself, but for my grandchildren as they will have to live in this turmoil.  There have been some in both the white and black communities who have tried to put a wedge in between the races and cause more trouble.  It is evident if you just look around at what is happening under your noses.  It shouldn’t be left up to some community organization, police or government to correct this problem it must begin at home.  But woefully many of those who have children in crime are criminals themselves.  The children are just living the lifestyles of the parents.  Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. said in 1967 that in order to have better relations that we must do better ourselves.

Richard Marks, Rockdale County

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Georgia Not Doing As Good As We Have Been Told

Here’s some news from Gallup-Healthways Inc. about the poll they have been doing since 2008 ranking the states with the highest and lowest well-being index that covers,
Purpose-like what you do each day and being motivated to achieve your goals;
Social-having supportive relationships and love in your life;
Financial-managing your economic life to reduce stress and increase security;
Community-liking where you live, feeling safe and having pride in your community;
Physical-having good health and enough energy to get things done daily.

Georgia’s ranking in 2013 was number 27 in the 50 states.  The 2013 Purpose rating was 13; Social rating was 18; Financial rating was 23; Community rating was 35; and Physical rating was 38.

Georgia’s ranking in 2014 took us down to 30 in the 50 states. The 2014 Purpose rating was 21; Social rating was 16; Financial rating was 47; Community rating was 37; and Physical rating was 25.

The number 1 state for 2014 in the US was the State of Alaska.  They jumped several numbers to become number 1.  Georgia slid 3 numbers to 30th in the nation.

This poll was devised by the Gallup and Healthways Groups to show the well being of the people in each state in all aspects from health to finances.  And Georgia clearly has some problems to overcome before it can become a true key player.  This poll was devised with the support of the Chamber of Commerce of each state to find out how their states were performing overall nationally.

Here are the top 10 states in the nation in ranking: 1. Alaska; 2. Hawaii; 3. South Dakota; 4. Wyoming; 5. Montana; 6. Colorado; 7. Nebraska; 8. Utah; 9. New Mexico; 10. Texas.

Here  are the lowest 10 states in the nation in ranking: 41. Missouri; 42. Michigan; 43. Arkansas; 44. Tennessee; 45. Alabama; 46. Mississippi; 47. Ohio; 48. Indiana; 49. Kentucky; 50. West Virginia.