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Benefit Run / Walk to be Held July 4
Henry County Employees to Receive First Pay Raise in Five Years

Benefit Run / Walk to be Held July 4

Remember to when summer nights meant kickball games with friends until the streetlights came on ? Well , summer fun on the kickball field isn ’ t just for children anymore , as Commissioner Bruce Holmes Athletic Association and Henry County Parks & Recreation welcome the 2013 Sweet Lady Kickers Summer Kickball League to Henry County , for adult women between the ages of 21 and 50 .
Registration for the Sweet Lady Kickers will be held at Hidden Valley Park on Mondays , June 3 , 10 , 17 and 24 from 6-8 p . m . and on Saturdays , June 1 , 8 , 15 and 22 from 1-3 p . m . The ten-week season begins Saturday , August 3 and runs through September 28 , with games played on Saturdays between 4 and 6 p . m ., and playoffs in October .
All games will be held at Hidden Valley Park located at 100 Spraggins Memorial Parkway in Stockbridge . The fee to register is $ 115 , but space is limited . To enjoy a season of fun and fitness , call 678.732.5688 for more information .

Henry County Employees to Receive First Pay Raise in Five Years

In May , the Henry County Board of Commissioners adopted a FY2014 General Fund Budget of $ 122,078,834 , which included $ 1.2 million for extra compensation for employees . At that time , it had not yet been determined whether the added compensation would come in the form of a bonus OR a pay raise of up to 2 percent . At the June 18 meeting , Commissioners approved a 1.8 percent across-theboard pay raise for all fulltime and “ permanent ” part-time employees .
“ Our employees work very hard and do a terrific job for the County . They deserve a raise ,” said Chairman Tommy Smith . “ After a number of years of going without so much as a cost of living adjustment , and even furlough days , we wanted to do what we could to let our employees know that they are valued and appreciated . We wish we could have done more .”
Certain employees will be excluded from receiving the pay raise , however . Elected officials and constitutional officers will not receive the raise , nor will temporary and per diem employees , those employees who receive supplements or those whose salaries are funded by grants or DATE funds .
The raise will take effect in July , the first month of the new fiscal year . If this step had not been taken , this would have been the sixth year the employees would have gone without any type of pay increase .
For more information about the FY2014 budget , please visit www . henrycounty-ga . org / finance .

HENRY COUNTY D . O . T ROAD RESURFACING SCHEDULE For the week of June 17 , 2013 Fox Run Lane , Fox Run Court , and Upchurch Road will be resurfaced . *

* Weather permitting .
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