Clayton County history

Jonesboro was incorporated as a town in 1859, by which time it was the center of a prosperous community.

Aside from its prosperous business activity, Jonesboro in 1860 boasted several private residences which were large and imposing.

New business came into the town and there was a steady period of growth until the outbreak of war in 1861.

After the war's end in 1865, Jonesboro began the task of rebuilding.

Nevertheless, Jonesboro emerged from the war with indications of returning prosperity, and the decade of the 1880's saw this realized in an increasingly stabilized business and agricultural economy.

The Authority renovated the house next door (currently the administrative office) that was originally built in 1903.

1914 Plymouth County, Iowa, Atlas and farm directory

Then came the depression of the 1920's and this had as devastating an effect upon Jonesboro as upon Georgia and the South.

Jonesboro received international attention in 1936, with the publication of Margaret Mitchell's novel, Gone with The Wind.

The “Mississippian” label came from a conference at Harvard University in 1947 which adopted the inaccurate belief that all advanced Native American culture originated north of the Mason-Dixon Line along the Mississippi River.

The first mayor of Lake City when it was incorporated in 1951 was Mayor J.L. Christian.

A club which helped facilitate much of the early development of the city the "Lake City Improvement Club" was organized on February 9, 1955 as a Women’s Club in the home of Mrs.

In May of 1959 the club changed its name to the Lake City Community Club.

In 1962, Forest Park High School located on Phillips Drive was opened.

In the 1970’s, the City of Jonesboro Housing Authority was created to provide housing subsidy to citizens living within the city limits of Jonesboro.

On May 4, 1982, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners created the Housing Authority of Clayton County (HACC) to help stimulate the economic growth of the community.

Upon the time of its founding until June of 1994 when its administrative office was opened, the HACC was a paper authority with a Board of Commissioners that usually met quarterly.

In late 1995, the Authority, acting through a non-profit subsidiary corporation, purchased the Advantage of Atlanta Apartments, an RTC affordable housing property.

In 1997, the HACC purchased the property to locate its headquarters at 732 Main Street in Forest Park, Georgia.

As a point of reference for the limited income obtained from developers paying bond issues fees, in 2009, the bond fee income from 11 projects was budgeted at $166,000 for the year.

In 2012, the Authority, created another non-profit subsidiary and purchased the Pointe South Apartments located in Jonesboro.

On December 22, 2021, The Clayton County District Attorney’s office donated blankets, scarfs, and entertainment items to the residents of Jonesboro Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC. #Claytonconnected pic.twitter.com/BFFf4tCXwe