City of Jonesboro
Recent News About City of Jonesboro
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Swint's Feed & Garden Supply is at Swint's Feed & Garden Supply
Fall Gardening Class! Saturday August 28th! 9:30am, it’s only 2 weeks away!
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City launches Online Project Hub for Jonesboro Forward
In the past five years, the City of Jonesboro has undergone exciting changes.
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CITY OF JONESBORO: Drive-Thru School Supply Giveaway
Join the City of Jonesboro and Bridge of Life as we host a Drive Through School Supply Giveaway at Lee Street Elementary on July 25th.
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Census Bureau: 3% of people in Clayton County identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 283,538 citizens living in Clayton County in 2019, 97 percent said they were only one race, while three percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 72 percent of people in Clayton County were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 283,538 citizens living in Clayton County in 2019, 204,016 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Census Bureau: 4.3% of people in Jonesboro identified as multi-racial in 2019
Of the 4,771 citizens living in Jonesboro in 2019, 95.7 percent said they were only one race, while 4.3 percent said they were two or more races, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained in January.
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Census Bureau: 82.9 percent of people in Jonesboro were old enough to vote in 2019
Of the 4,771 citizens living in Jonesboro in 2019, 3,955 were old enough to vote as of Jan. 26, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
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Voting officials in Clayton County received grant from Facebook-funded progressives ahead of contentious 2020 US election
Grants from a progressive group funded by Facebook were used by voting officials in Clayton County to strategically target voters, according to the Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL).
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Clayton County ranked 164th among counties in highest exporting metros
Clayton County ranked 164th in trade with $543.06 million in exports in 2019, according to the International Trade Administration (ITA).
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Cai Brown junior tennis player earns 56 in Boys’ 16 bracket in week ending May 29
Jonesboro tennis player Cai Brown is ranked 5,647th in the junior Boys’ 16 category of the United States Tennis Association in the week ending May 29.
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HHS provides $2.8 million to businesses in Jonesboro under CARES Act
Through the fourth quarter of 2020, businesses in Jonesboro received $2.8 million in health-related relief from the CARES Act issued by the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Piedmont Healthcare employee Lankala Reddy contributes a total of $250 to Democratic Party candidate Raja S. Krishnamoorthi
Piedmont Healthcare employee Lankala Reddy has contributed a total of $250 to Democratic Party candidate Raja S. Krishnamoorthi
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Morehouse School of Medicine employee David Satcher contributes a total of $500 to Democratic Party candidate Raphael Warnock
Morehouse School of Medicine employee David Satcher has contributed a total of $500 to Democratic Party candidate Raphael Warnock
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Morehouse School of Medicine employee David Satcher contributes a total of $50 to Democratic Party candidate Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr.
Morehouse School of Medicine employee David Satcher has contributed a total of $50 to Democratic Party candidate Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr.
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Census Bureau reports Jonesboro population was 4,771 in 2019
Jonesboro had a population of 4,771 people in 2019, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the South Atlanta News.
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Georgia Power Company employee Andrew Ammons contributes a total of $100 to President Joe Biden
Georgia Power Company employee Andrew Ammons has contributed a total of $100 to President Joe Biden
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Fulton County Schools employee Melvin Norris contributes a total of $257 to Democratic Party candidate John H. Eaves
Fulton County Schools employee Melvin Norris has contributed a total of $257 to Democratic Party candidate John H. Eaves
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Census Bureau: More men than women in Jonesboro in 2019
Of the 4,771 people living in Jonesboro in 2019, 42 percent (2,004) were women and 58 percent (2,767) were men, according to U.S. Census Bureau data obtained by the South Atlanta News.
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15.8 percent of people 25 or older had an associate's degree or higher in Jonesboro
15.8 percent of people 25 years or older had an associate's degree or higher in Jonesboro in 2019, according to data obtained from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Emory Healthcare employee Devendra Koganti contributes a total of $400 to Republican Party candidate Lindsey Olin Graham
Emory Healthcare employee Devendra Koganti has contributed a total of $400 to Republican Party candidate Lindsey Olin Graham