Chamber Names Volunteer of the Quarter The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that Lori Flink with Allegro Business Products has been named the Chairmans Council Volunteer of the Quarter for third quarter 2018. Members of the Chairmans Council are accepted by invitation only from the Chambers board chair. In determining the Volunteer of the Quarter, attendance at Chamber events is evaluated for all members of the Chairmans Council. Lori is a dedicated Chamber volunteer, and we appreciate the countless hours of service she has provided this year, said Chamber Board Chair Julianne Rivera.For information on the Cherokee County Chamber and its programs, visit CherokeeChamber.com.
Next Step Ministries Run, Walk, or Roll 5K Fundraising Results The 5th Annual Run, Walk, or Roll was a wonderful success that raised roughly $24,000 with more than 350 registered runners! Money raised from this event will support continued programs for people with special needs. Family Life Publications was a proud sponsor of this event.
Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services Becomes Class 2 Fire Department Recently, Fire Chief Tim Prather presented the results of the Insurance Services Office (ISO) review of the Cherokee County Fire Department (CCFD). The CCFD review was conducted earlier this year. Effective December 1, 2018, the CCFDs new Public Protection Class will be Class-2/2Y. Prather emphasized that the credit for this success is to be given to his entire department. It took each and every one of us working together and doing our part to reach this accomplishment. This is huge and history-making for Cherokee County Fire, stated Prather. The ISO schedules to review all fire departments every three years. In general, the ISO, has a classification system of Class-1 through Class-10. Class-10 is basically an area where fire suppression capabilities do not meet any kind of minimum requirement of ISO, where the Class-1 is the best rating that can be achieved. There are approximately 46,000 fire departments in the United States. Approximately 242 departments have achieved the Class-1 status, and just over 1,325 departments have obtained a Class-2. Cherokee County Fire now ranks in the top four percent of fire departments nationwide, said Prather. Because of this change, Chief Prather recommends that property owners check with their insurance agent to determine if there will be any significant change with their insurance rates. Most insurance companies have their own specific process in determining rates.
BridgeMill Sixes Service League Upcoming Thanksgiving Food Drive A Thanksgiving Food Drive will be held on Saturday, November 10. A bag will be delivered to every residence in BridgeMill the week of November 5. Please fill the bag with non-perishable items suitable for a Thanksgiving meal, and place the bag at the curb near your mailbox on Saturday, November 10. A Service League member will pick it up by 10:00am. All items will be delivered to MUST Ministries in Canton to be given out to families in Cherokee County. Together, we can make a difference.
Will You Marry Me? The City of Waleska is now offering a new outdoor gazebo in addition to council chambers for informal weddings. The City provides an officiant, on Thursdays by appointment, in English or Spanish. Those interested in officiating at the new Gazebo may call 770-479-2912.
Northside Hospital Cherokee Offers Genetic Counseling, Testing for Cancer Risk To prevent future cancer diagnoses, Northside has expanded its Cancer Genetics Program to Cherokee County, with locations in Canton and Holly Springs.About ten percent of all cancers are hereditary, which means that some people are born with a broken, or mutated, gene that greatly increases their risk for certain types of cancer. The most well-known examples are the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, but there are dozens of genes that have been discovered and linked to almost every type of cancer. Northsides Cancer Genetics Program offers consultations with board-certified genetic counselors who provide a thorough cancer risk assessment and testing for anyone who may be concerned about their personal or family history of cancer.
Service League of Cherokee County Re-Branding The Service League of Cherokee County has adopted a new brand identity that reflects its ever-growing mission of helping the children of Cherokee County. Founded in 1935, the Service League is the oldest volunteer service organization in Cherokee County. The new identity design, created through a partnership with Grant Design Collaborative in Canton, celebrates the Service Leagues rich heritage of caring for children including the signature green that Service League members wear in their work, and a heart shape that represents love for the community and its children. The previous design, from the early 1990s, will continue to be part of the league as a Legacy Logo.
Canton City Hall Has a New Home The following services will relocate to the new location at 110 Academy Street in Canton:Building & Safety ServicesCity ClerkCommunications & OutreachCommunity DevelopmentEngineeringFinanceHuman ResourcesUtility DepartmentAll public meetings will now be held at the new location. However, municipal court will remain at 151 Elizabeth Street. City Hall is open Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm. For more information, call 770-704-1500.
CCSD Partner Up School Partnership Development Event The Cherokee County School District (CCSD) is asking local businesses and organizations to Partner Up with CCSD.Businesses and organizations are invited to learn more about partnering with CCSD schools by coming to this free event anytime between 4:00 and 6:00pm on Thursday, October 11, at the Dr. Frank R. Petruzielo Educational Services Facility auditorium (1205 Bluffs Parkway, Canton). Participants can visit tables of school leaders, who will be grouped by geographic area, to share coffee and conversation with them about partnership opportunities.Our schools become more successful with the positive involvement of the entire community, and that community includes the many local businesses and organizations that make our county great, Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said. This event will showcase the many different and easy ways partners can support our schools.Potential partners will receive wish lists for all schools that list how partners can support them through donating time, services, and sponsorships. They also will learn about how schools and CCSD promote and recognize partners.For more information, please call Communications Facilitator Penny Dempsey at 770-704-4275, or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Bright Future Ahead for Emergency Medical Care in Cherokee Cherokee County has seen a big change in emergency medical care during the past few years. Decades ago, the ambulance service was handled by a local funeral home, and their primary purpose was nothing more than to get the injured or sick to the hospital as quick as they could. It was also during this time that most of the fire departments within Cherokee County were handled by local volunteers. Times have changed, and today, you can no longer be just a firefighter. As the fire department got into the emergency medical services field, three people have been instrumental in the education and training of firefighters. Dr. Jill Mabley, medical director for the department; Randy Pierson, EMS program director; and Danny West, a division chief; have all worked together to bring the emergency medical care in Cherokee to a higher standard. New recruits who come into Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services (CCFES) are trained in firefighting skills for many months, but as soon as they finish, they go directly to school to become an emergency medical technician (EMT). Firefighters today are not only on fire trucks; they are now a part of the ambulance service that was taken over by the County several years ago. Cherokee County has been very fortunate to have several firefighters go forward later in their career to become paramedics, too. In fact, fourteen firefighters graduated from paramedic school last month. According to Dr. Mabley, There was an effort to make paramedics a more recognized profession that has a national entity supervising it and that can accredit the courses. Pierson, who does the training for paramedics in the CCFD, also stated that years ago there was a national EMS agenda that looked at where emergency medical services needed to go in the future and what changes needed to be made to get everyone on the same level. Because of all these changes, CCFES is now working hard to make paramedic training an accredited program. We were able to teach the program under a letter of review. They looked at us initially, and they said that we had enough of the stuff together to start the program. They came back to do a site visit and notified us of their recommendations on anything that needed to be addressed, and now we are waiting to hear if we are approved. And then, hopefully, we will be an accredited program, stated Pierson.
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