Join your Locust Grove neighbors as they take a stroll down memory lane at a benefit concert being held in an auditorium that has not been open to the public for twenty-five years. The auditorium, located upstairs in the city hall building, has 180 seats, a small stage and a piano.

The Locust Grove Heritage Foundation will hold a benefit concert, called: “Music and Memories” in the auditorium on Mar. 1. The Heritage Foundation preserves and educates citizens about the Locust Grove history and lifestyle.

The city hall building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, served as a preparatory school, “the Locust Grove Institute” from 1893 to 1930 when it closed during the Great Depression. The building later reopened to house the Locust Grove Elementary School until 1983 when e it came under use by the city for administrative offices.

Reserved tickets for the event are available by calling Mac McLendon at 770-957-2378. Open seating is also available. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased (more…)

Bay Pharmacy, the new pharmacy opening at Town Center at Heron Bay was recently in the Henry Daily Herald, “Full-time pharmacy comes to Heron Bay.”

Residents at Locust Grove’s Heron Bay will soon have the convenience of a pharmacy in the neighborhood, in addition to the many other amenities of this golf course community just 40 minutes south of Atlanta. The article includes an interview from one Heron Bay recent that is very excited to have a pharmacy so close to home. “I think it [the pharmacy] will be a great asset, we won’t have to drive a distance to get the immediate care that we need,” said 60-year-old Grace Blount, a two-and-a-half-year resident of the Heron Bay community. Blount said it will be nurturing to have a neighborhood pharmacy within walking distance of her home. (more…)

White Oak, Buckeye, Fern, Azalea and Hemlock are common plants in this part of the country and guaranteed to make a prompt appearance during any native plant identification hike, but Minerva Properties’ Heron Bay Golf & Country Club celebrates these familiar plants in the naming of its numerous trails, winding throughout the community. The second phase of the extensive trail system was recently completed, adding three new trails and providing easy access to the various community parks and neighborhoods at Heron Bay in Locust Grove.

One of the most outstanding characteristics of Henry County’s Heron Bay is the natural beauty surrounding the entire community, it totally envelopes you when you enter Heron Bay, so the trails are named for the indigenous foliage found along the trails in celebration of the community’s natural beauty.

Not only do the trails provide a means to enjoy the beauty of the outdoors, but they also promote a healthy lifestyle and interaction between friends and neighbors, which is important to the residents at Heron Bay. At almost any time of the day, residents young and old can be seen using the trail as a way to stay fit, spend time with family and friends and appreciate and explore all that nature has to offer. (more…)

After tremendous success in Heron Bay Golf & Country Club’s custom neighborhood, The Links at Heron Bay, Paul Thomas Homes will now introduce a new award-winning line of homes in The Summit at Heron Bay at an affordable price, with homes starting in the high $100,000s. Groundbreaking on the model occurred in early December and homes should be ready to close by the end of March, 2008.

Paul Thomas Homes has been one of the most popular builders in The Links at Heron Bay. The rapid sales pace of homes in the price range from $200,000 - $250,000 in Heron Bay resulted a price gap in early 2007, which will now be filled with such a strong, well-respected builder. This much anticipated community will be a great value in Heron Bay – bringing award-winning homes to an award-winning neighborhood.
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Bay Pharmacy at Heron Bay Golf and Country Club’s retail village, Town Center at Heron Bay, will open later this month. Bay Pharmacy, adjacent to Spalding Regional Urgent Care in Henry County, is a full service 2,400 square foot pharmacy with drive-through. Bay Pharmacy will offer traditional prescription, durable medical equipment, doctor and compounding services and sell health and beauty products, gifts, snacks and candy, greeting cards, herbs and homeopathic medicines.

The staff will bring a combined 58 years of local experience to the pharmacy. To best serve the health needs of its customers, the pharmacy will offer free delivery within a limited radius. Plans are underway by the pharmacist to offer regular, free health seminars to residents of Heron Bay and surround communities.

Bay Pharmacy’s focus will be on old-fashioned customer service, providing one-on-one attention to customers to address their health concerns. (more…)