Jonesboro is a part of the Clayton County region of Georgia known for the Battle of Jonesborough and for being in the movie 'Smokey and the Bandit". Major attractions include the Road To Tara Museum and the Lake Spivey Golf Club. Each year in the late fall and early winter season there is the Holiday at Home Parade and Street Festival. Among the biggest companies in Jonesboro are Delta Airlines and G.T. Architecture Contractors Corporation. The biggest schools here are Kingdom University and Westwood College. One of the best places to visit when you are in Jonesboro is the Stately Oaks Plantation . Famous persons from Jonesboro include Jesse Fuller and Tameka Cottle.