MCDONOUGH — Construction for the new STEM High School in Stockbridge is scheduled to begin in September after the Henry County Board of Education unanimously approved a bid of nearly $73 million during its Monday regular meeting.
The $72.887 million contract will go to MEJA Construction, of Peachtree City, with the school scheduled to open August 2027.
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