Atlanta golf community,  Heron Bay Golf and Country Club was featured on Atlanta’s Best New Homes on Fox on Sunday, February 28 at 10 a.m., but if you missed it you can still catch the video on YouTube and see everything this master-planned community is known for.

Heron Bay is a golf and lake community located in Locust Grove, south of Atlanta and has some of the most amazing amenities in the Southern Crescent.

One of the most woderful amenities is the lakefront park which allows one to look out over the 1,100 acre Cole Resevoir and enjoy the warm weather heading our way. (more…)

The Heron Bay Community Liaison Committee is hosting a Blood Drive on Saturday, February 27 . The American Red Cross will be parking the Blood Mobile at the Sales and Information Center from 10AM to 3PM. All residents at the Atlanta lake community are encouraged bring friends and family members to donate blood.

Any participants donating blood or platelets between January 1 and March 31, 2010 are entered into a drawing for a $1000 gift card.  Join the effort to help those in need of lifesaving blood.

Appointments can be made by visiting www.redcrossblood.org. The sponsor code is “heronbay”. (more…)

Kicking off the new year,  The Henry Players will be performing The Women Thursday, February 18 through Sunday, February 21. The Women by Clare Boothe Luce is a satirical performance situated in 1936 to 1938 and focuses on high society wives in New York City.

The cast is made up of all women, but like most of the conversations we have with our girlfriends  men are the the focal point of the conversation throughout the play.  These  upper-class women experience marriage, divorce, vanity and gossip: all of which play heavily in their daily struggle to move themselves up in society.

Damon and Kay Bohan, residents of the Atlanta golf community, Heron Bay Golf and Country Club, volunteer their time with the Henry Players.

In addition to volunteering, the busy couple also runs a local salon, Damon’s Design Team in McDonough. They have both performed in several plays as well as done the hair and makeup for a few of the productions.

Damon directed Sweeney Todd during the 2009 season and Kay was the Assistant Director for Deathtrap. She will also be appearing in The Women. (more…)

All around the metro Atlanta area we are beginning to see the signs of change. Hope is rising and builders are heading back into neighborhoods to begin construction again. In the luxury golf community of Heron Bay, John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods has taken the lead and has begun building again as par has started to ramp up construction in Heron Bay as a part of the Big Big Deal promotion.

There are currently two homes priced under the Big Big Deal promotion.

Built with family in mind, the Everton model features four bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and a three car garage. The spacious 3,825 square foot home has a Lifetime Structural Warranty. (more…)

The Heron Bay Community Liaison Committee, made up of residents in the Henry county community, is already busy planning their give-back events to benefit several organizations throughout the upcoming year.  The Liaison Committee is dedicated to reaching out to both Heron Bay residents and those in need throughout the world.

The January project “SAVE Your Greeting Cards” encourages residents to donate their old Christmas and greeting cards to benefit the St. Jude’s Ranch for Children.

St. Jude’s recycles the cards and sells them on their website. The children at the ranch play a big part in re-creating the “new” cards by removing the front of the cards and attaching a new back. The children benefit from the program by receiving payment for their work and they also learn the importance of “going green”. (more…)

I cannot believe the holiday season has already come and gone. I had a fantastic time with my family and friends, and I definitely did my fair share of feasting. We had ham, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, stuffing, cranberry sauce and rolls. Dessert was just as delectable with pecan pies, apple pies and carrot cake. I must have eaten my entire weight in food three times over! Oh, but it was so worth it. Unfortunately, the holidays are a heavy-eating season, and many people find themselves eating too much and exercising too little during the holiday months. Well, I am determined to enjoy all of the holiday treats this year but also avoid the excess weight gain, which is why I plan to start walking a mile a day. I hope to build up to 3 miles by spring.

Heron Bay has a number of places to walk from the communities wide sidewalks to a variety of trails. In fact the trail system at Heron Bay Golf & Country Club is the perfect place to take a power walk yet decompress at the same time. How can you be stressed out while surrounded by nature?

For all of my neighbors at Heron Bay, I hope you consider walking with me! After all birds of a feather walk together! It may be a bit cold outside, but it is the perfect time to walk off  holiday weight and work on New Year’s Resolutions – just after the holidays. I’ll see you on the trails!

The Christmas tree is twinkling inside brightly  outside the Heron Bay Lodge is all decorated for the holiday season. The Lodge is just one of many amenities offered to residents of this Atlanta golf community.

The 5,000 square foot facility is a perfect gathering place for community events like a Holiday Party as well as community meetings. Complete with a magnificent two-story great room, caterers kitchen and library with comfortable over-sized chairs, homeowners are able to utilize the Lodge for private parties, meetings, and receptions.

While the Lodge offers a great indoor setting, homeowners can also rent the 5 acre Lakefront Park & Pavilion for outdoor functions. Offering breath taking views of the 1,100 acre Cole Reservoir, the Lakefront park is an ideal spot for birthday parties, graduation events or anniversary parties. With spectacular views and abundance of space, the possibilities for outdoor events at the Cole Reservoir are endless. (more…)

The new consumer website HouseLogic.com is a valuable resource for any homeowner or potential homebuyer. Developed by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), HouseLogic.com offers everything a homeowner needs to increase, maintain and protect the value of their home and community. This website is filled with tips and tricks to protect the value of your home. Well maintained homes protect the value of their communities by creating environments new home buyers want to live in.

The Heron Bay Golf & Country Club community is one that epitomizes value. The golf and lake community features a strong, fully funded Home Owners Association (HOA) and financially stable developer. Both stay involved with the neighborhood on a daily basis, which helps maintain a higher level of value on our homes.  (more…)

Need a break from “office” air?  We now have approximately 3 miles of beautiful trails at Heron Bay Golf & Country Club.  At completion, there will be around 8 miles for all Heron Bay residents to enjoy!

These beautiful trails were designed for walking, hiking or just strolling through wooded areas or along the winding streams and are continually being developed throughout this golf and lake community.  The trails are also designed to run across open space and connect many of the neighborhoods of Heron Bay.  What an easy way to go visit a neighbor!

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It’s Thanksgiving – where has this year gone? At Thanksgiving time, I enjoy the tradition of reflecting on the past year and recognizing all that I am thankful for. I also love to hear what others are thankful for. Since we all have different values and priorities, it’s nice to hear what is important to others. By sharing our values with each other, we can appreciate things in life that we may have taken for granted before. So, I am here today to share with you all the things in my life that I cherish and feel incredibly lucky to have, and I hope you’ll share yours with me as well.

First and foremost, I am thankful for my amazing family. Helen, Spalding and Haley are everything to me. They are my pillars of support and their unconditional love is something I feel truly blessed to have.

Something else that I am thankful for is my health. I am no chick anymore, but my body is quite strong – I am able to fly, walk, swim and do all the things (more…)