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HENRY COUNTY Board approves purchase of ADA buses

The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of three 14-passenger American with Disabilities Act buses with Federal Transit Administration funds for the Henry County Transit Department at its May 1 regular meeting.

The total cost for the StarTrans Senator II Shuttle buses that are equipped with wheelchair lifts is $154,589.76. Funding is available with the Transit Department’s Federal Transit Administration grant which requires a 20 percent local match, costing the county $30,917.95. Those funds will be allocated from the annual Transit Department’s budget.

Information: henrycounty-ga. com/transit. MONROE ROARK FOR THE AJC

HENRY COUNTY Fire department renews pact with Newton County

The Henry County Board of Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing the Henry County Fire Department to renew their Automatic/Mutual Aid Agreement with Newton County.

The action came at the board’s May 1 regular meeting. The respective counties will provide, subject to availability, fire department resources to each jurisdiction in the event of an emergency. Specifically, Henry County will send one fire engine, a minimum of two firefighters and one chief officer to aid in an emergency.

Information: henrycounty-ga. com/fire. MONROE ROAK FOR THE AJC

Upcoming

Healthy Starts at Home. 1:302:30 p.m. May 17. Free. Fayette Senior Services, The Life Enrichment Center, 4 Center Drive, Fayetteville. A representative from Christian City shares tips to staying healthy with your food choices at home. Also, get tips on making healthier choices when eating at restaurants. Register: 770-461-0813 or email register@ fayss.org (include name, phone number and event title). Fayss.org.

The Spivey Hall Children’s Choir Program. 7:30 p.m. May 18, 3 p.m. May 19 and 20. $25. Spivey Hall, 2000 Clayton State Blvd., Morrow. This choir is preparing for its summer tour of Italy to include a performance in the Sistine Chapel of Vatican City, with three concerts showcasing the talents of its 170 young members. The Tour Choir will preview its summer tour repertoire, with pieces prepared for mass in the Vatican, and the Children’s Choir will feature music of contemporary American composers. The Young Artists will take the Spivey Stage for the second time this season with three selections from Benjamin Britten’s classic song series “Friday Afternoons”: “A Tragic Story,” “Cuckoo!” and “Old Abram Brown” and close its season with an Earlene Rentz arrangement of the spiritual “I Want Two Wings.” Tickets: SpiveyHall.org.

The South Metro Rose Society’s 33rd Annual Rose Show. 1-4 p.m. May 19-20. Free admission and parking. Fayetteville Church of Christ Fellowship Hall, 870 Redwine Road, Fayetteville. View, smell and photograph hundreds of roses and rose arrangements on display. Rose bouquets will be sold and American Rose Society Consulting Rosarians will give easy-to-understand rose-growing information. All rose enthusiasts, especially novices, are invited tovisit the society’s free meetings on the fourth Mondays of January to April and August to October at The Heritage Bank, 440 N. Jeff Davis Drive, Fayetteville. 770-631-3885.