written by unknown to protect the people Rumors abound in McDonough and Henry County politics: that Henry County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Carlotta Harrell has thrown her weight behind Kam Varner in the upcoming mayoral election—and that this endorsement is part of a broader scheme to enable the county to quietly peel away land from the City of McDonough. The theory goes that Harrell and Varner are aligned in a plan to “dismantle” the city seat, or at least weaken the

“ Plan, do, check, act—and do it with the people. ” written by Jerome Bowie The Leader, The Standard, The Vision On  Voices of the Village , Mayor  Sandra Vincent  reminds us that real leadership is equal parts vision and follow-through. “ Write the vision and make it plain ,” she says, invoking Habakkuk 2:2—not as a slogan, but as operating system. When she stepped into City Hall, McDonough had shelves of community-informed plans—and too many were gathering dust. Vincent’s f