Jonesboro
A city in Clayton County, Georgia — population 5,134 as of 2020.
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GPB News
October 1Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges
The plan to move about 400 federal detainees from a facility near Lovejoy to a facility near Ocilla — almost 200 miles away — is drawing sharp criticism and a legal challenge. Plan to move hundreds of pretrial detainees from Atlanta area to South Georgia draws challenges
Government & Civic
SaportaReport
September 28Judge dismisses College Park councilwoman’s TPO petition against resident
A Fulton County Superior Court judge dismissed a petition for a stalking temporary protective order brought by a College Park councilwoman against a resident. During a Monday hearing, Judge Tamika Hrobowski-Houston said resident Allyson Blue’s words and actions toward College…
Government & Civic
GPB News
September 23'We Do It Together’: Midnight Comics brings representation to the comic book space
The couple behind Midnight Comics, a Black-owned comic book company, walked into Nubian Books, a Black-owned bookstore in Morrow, and handed the store’s owner, Marcus Williams, a stack of fresh comics.
Creatives & Arts
GPB News
September 17Atlanta airport reports 33,000-gallon sewage spill near creek
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has reported a 33,000-gallon sanitary sewage spill into a wooded area adjacent to Sullivan Creek in Clayton County.
Public SafetyIn and around Jonesboro
See & do
- ashley oaks mansion
- Better Fit Uniforms
- B'Mari Events & Art Studio
- Clayton County Aquatic Center
- Clayton County Library - Jonesboro
Eat, drink & stay
- 1869 Courthouse Masonic Lodge
- AJ Fish And Wings
- Economy Inn-Jonesboro
- Amazing Teriyaki Japanese Grill Express
- American Deli
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Jonesboro by the numbers
- Area
- 2.99 sq mi (7.75 km²), 0.02 sq mi water
- Median age
- 32.3
- Households
- 2,000
- Persons per household
- 2.6
- Median house value
- $188,300
- Office
- CITY ADMINISTTATOR
- Address
- 124 NORTH AVE, JONESBORO, GA 30236