2018 - Monthly Archive

Mountain Road ES Wins Cherokee Chamber Recycling Competition

19 Nov

Community - Canton

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Mountain Road ES Wins Cherokee Chamber Recycling Competition

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce Going Green and Education Committees co-sponsored a two-day Plastic Bag Recycling Competition in partnership with Waste Management. Nine of Cherokee Countys ele... read more..

Cherokee Patient Relations Representative Wins Statewide Hospital Hero Award

19 Nov

Community - Canton

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775

Cherokee Patient Relations Representative Wins Statewide Hospital Hero Award

Northside Hospital Cherokee Patient Relations Representative Kyle Porter was awarded the prestigious Georgia Hospital Heroes Award at the recent Georgia Hospital Associations (GHA) annual Hospital Her... read more..

Wreaths Across America at Georgia National Cemetery

19 Nov

Community - Canton

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Wreaths Across America at Georgia National Cemetery

Wreaths will once again be placed to honor veterans at the Georgia National Cemetery on Saturday, December 15, as part of the non-profit Wreaths across America program. At 11:00am, a prayer will be of... read more..

Riverfest 2018 Raises Big Funds for Cherokee County Children

19 Nov

Community - Canton

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725

Riverfest 2018 Raises Big Funds for Cherokee County Children

This years Riverfest event raised $126,962.82, all of which will go right back into the Cherokee County community to help underprivileged children. The funds will be used throughout the upcoming year ... read more..

CCSD Adds App to Expand System for Reporting Safety Concerns

19 Nov

Community - Canton

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691

CCSD Adds App to Expand System for Reporting Safety Concerns

Reporting safety concerns to the Cherokee County School District (CCSD) is now easier than ever with the rollout of a new smartphone app.CCSDs SafeSchools Alert system allows students, parents, school... read more..

Roswell High School Teacher Selected for Outstanding Educator Award

19 Nov

School - North Fulton

Super User 20

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Roswell High School Teacher Selected for Outstanding Educator Award

Roswell High School teacher Christi Chilton was recently selected for the University of Chicagos Outstanding Educator Award. Chilton is in her seventeenth year of teaching, thirteen of which have been... read more..

Roswell Re-designated as PlanFirst Community

19 Nov

Community - North Fulton

Super User 20

701

Roswell Re-designated as PlanFirst Community

PlanFirst Community commendations are given to Georgia communities that demonstrate an established pattern of successfully implementing their local comprehensive plan. Designated communities are eligi... read more..

NFCC Helps Raise Awareness of Hunger and Homelessness

19 Nov

Community - North Fulton

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NFCC Helps Raise Awareness of Hunger and Homelessness

Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week is an annual program where people come together across the country to draw attention to the problems of hunger and homelessness. The National Coalition for the H... read more..

AmeriCorps Program Supporting Roswell Youth

19 Nov

Community - North Fulton

Super User 20

720

AmeriCorps Program Supporting Roswell Youth

Through grants awarded by AmeriCorps to the City of Roswell, the City and two of its nonprofit partners Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA and STAR House Foundation are providing enhanced afterschool progra... read more..

Sen. John Albers Receives GMA Champion of Georgias Cities Award

19 Nov

Community - North Fulton

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Sen. John Albers Receives GMA Champion of Georgias Cities Award

Sen. John Albers was recently honored by the Georgia Municipal Association (GMA) with their Champion of Georgias Cities legislative service award. It is an honor to be recognized by GMA, a distinguish... read more..

RFD to Install Free Smoke Alarms Through Operation Save-A-Life

19 Nov

Community - Canton

Super User 20

700

RFD to Install Free Smoke Alarms Through Operation Save-A-Life

Roswell Fire Department (RFD) will be installing smoke alarms free of charge for families in Roswell as part of the 2018 Operation Save-A-Life fire safety awareness campaign.Five thousand smoke alarms... read more..

Trevors Toes and Tushies - Little Helpers Collect for Less Fortunate

19 Nov

Community - North Fulton

Super User 20

704

Trevors Toes and Tushies - Little Helpers Collect for Less Fortunate

Not all superheroes can leap over tall buildings or see through walls, but some pint-size cape crusaders showed how anyone can be a superhero by performing kind deeds.A child may appear well dressed o... read more..

Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau Wins Award

19 Nov

Community - North Fulton

Super User 20

726

Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau Wins Award

ConventionSouth, the national multimedia resource for planning events in the South, recently presented Roswell Convention & Visitors Bureau with a 2018 Readers Choice Award.ConventionSouth readers... read more..

Sports Medicine Network Expanded in Fulton

19 Nov

Community - North Fulton

Super User 20

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Sports Medicine Network Expanded in Fulton

Northside Hospitals newly launched Sports Medicine Network is already growing with the addition of two experts, a new location in midtown Atlanta, and the launch of a new, comprehensive program specia... read more..

19 Nov

Titles & Blurbs

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Artist Profile: Emily Vickers

Artistically Diverse By Justin Jones Sometimes, art speaks in surprising ways. Early in her career, Roswell painter Emily Vickers reluctantly brought a painting of a tree to a festival where she was... read more..

Goin' Coastal: Basil Pesto Salmon with Rice Pilaf

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

Super User 20

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Goin' Coastal: Basil Pesto Salmon with Rice Pilaf

Basil Pesto Recipe 3 cups fresh basil 1/2 cup fresh oregano 2/3 cup finely grated parmesan 2 tablespoons minced garlic 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts 1 cup extra virgin olive oil Basil Pe... read more..

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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Book Review: LaRose

By Gabriel Morley Is love invincible?The question seems to swell around the heart of all of Louise Erdrichs novels, especially LaRose.When Landreaux Iron is out hunting in the late North Dakota summe... read more..

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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Book Review:In the Pines

by Farris Yawn In todays hectic, fast-paced world, we all look for ways to slow down a bit, and take a breather. In her new collection of short stories and poems, Anita Roper Foster gives her readers... read more..

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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Artist Profile: Steven Lester

Get Inspired by Artist Steven Lester by Dawn Major Inspired. You hear that word a lot. You see stay inspired on coffee mugs, T-shirts, and bumper stickers, but what does it actually mean to be inspi... read more..

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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Preparedness

By Jim Cheatham In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, the amount of devastation left in the Carolinas stirred many emotions. Many lost their homes and neighborhoods, and some even lost loved ones. ... read more..

The Balanced State of Your Sheriffs Office

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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The Balanced State of Your Sheriffs Office

By Sheriff Frank Reynolds As of October 1, the Cherokee Sheriffs Office (CSO) has concluded its fiscal year, and Im happy to report that we are under budget once again. BudgetThe Sheriffs Office part... read more..

The Elder Family Provides a Respite for Children in Need

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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The Elder Family Provides a Respite for Children in Need

Respite foster parents become like an aunt and uncle figure to foster youth. As a respite foster parent, you can have an incredible impact on a foster child without the full-time commitment of having ... read more..

Marsha Woodall-Malone - Farmers Insurance

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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Marsha Woodall-Malone - Farmers Insurance

Caring for Families Through Insurance By Cyndi Braun If youre looking for a stuffy insurance agency filled with condescending corporate types, youve come to the wrong place. At Malone Insurance Agen... read more..

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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S&B CLEANING, INC

Living the Dream in North Fulton By Cyndi Braun When its time to clean your home, what do you enjoy most? Vacuuming? Scrubbing bathtubs? Dusting ceiling fans? For many, relaxing after the hard work ... read more..

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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Art Jewelers

Wowing Customers for Five Generations and Counting By Cyndi Braun The choices are endless. You can buy jewelry everywhere from chain stores with flashy ads, to retailers that specialize in electroni... read more..

The North Fulton Veterans of Foreign Wars

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

Super User 20

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The North Fulton Veterans of Foreign Wars

The North Fulton Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) is a veterans service organization dedicated to supporting veterans and deployed service members as well as their families. All their members have serve... read more..

24 Oct

Titles & Blurbs

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Cherokee Veterans Community

Cherokee Veterans Community (CVC) was originally established in January of 2017, and it is the veterans ministry of First Baptist Church Woodstock (FBCW) on Highway 92. CVC was started by Marine Serge... read more..

Roswell High School Marching Band Accepts Invitation to Participate in 2020 Londons New Years Day Parade

24 Oct

School - North Fulton

Super User 20

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Roswell High School Marching Band Accepts Invitation to Participate in 2020 Londons New Years Day Parade

The Roswell High School Marching Band recently accepted an invitation to perform in the 2020 Londons New Years Day Parade and Festival. The invitation was issued by Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of We... read more..

Roswell Receives AmeriCorps Grant for After-School Programs

24 Oct

School - North Fulton

Super User 20

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Roswell Receives AmeriCorps Grant for After-School Programs

Last year, the City and two of its nonprofit partners Ed Isakson/Alpharetta YMCA and STAR House Foundation received a $74,000 planning grant to begin the process of providing enhanced after-school p... read more..

24 Oct

Community - North Fulton

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Roswell Recognizes Local Author

Strong Is the New Pretty is an international bestseller by author, Roswell resident, and mother of two girls, Kate T. Parker. The book, which can be found in over 35 countries and ten languages, showc... read more..