Hampton, Georgia — located in Henry County — has passed a law in which they will fine men who wear “saggy pants” $50 for their first offense. The amounts that come with repeated offenses are what have many critics up in arms. Hampton will fine repeat offenders $100, and third-time offenders $200. The town’s 5,100 […]

Atlanta

VIA: New York Times During the housing boom, Henry County, a suburb of Atlanta, had its share of racial tension as more and more blacks joined the tens of thousands of others pouring in, creating a standoffish gap between the newcomers and the county’s oldtimers. But the recession has begun to erase those differences. Blacks […]