2020 - Monthly Archive

23 Mar

Community - North Fulton

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North Fulton School News

Alpharetta High Robotics Club member and junior Aditya Singh qualified to be a state finalist in the FIRST Technical Challenge (FTC), having won the Deans List Award. Singh is scheduled to advance to ... read more..

Community Members Visit Avery ES for Read Across America

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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Community Members Visit Avery ES for Read Across America

Avery Elementary School students and staff were rocking and reading on March 2 to celebrate Read Across America on Dr. Seuss birthday. They also kicked off Cherokee County School Districts reading ini... read more..

City of Canton Announces Assistant City Manager, Staff Promotions

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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City of Canton Announces Assistant City Manager, Staff Promotions

The City of Canton recently announced staff promotions including the creation of a new assistant city manager position. Nathan Ingram, formerly the Citys chief financial officer, was named assistant ... read more..

Cherokee HS Student Wins Regional Essay Contest

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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Cherokee HS Student Wins Regional Essay Contest

Cherokee High School senior Heidi Martinez earned first place in the Optimist International Essay Contest for the Zone 2 region, which includes Cherokee, Pickens, and Gilmer Counties. The Zone 2 regio... read more..

Little League T-Ball Player Hits Fundraising Home Run

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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Little League T-Ball Player Hits Fundraising Home Run

Canton Baseballs Carter Chandler, who is almost 4 years old and plays for the 3/4 Year old Dodgers T-ball team, has hit it out of the park with his first-ever baseball fundraiser. Chandler attends Mis... read more..

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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Freedom MS Team Wins History Bowl

Freedom Middle School recently won the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site Academic History Bowl. The schools team competed against 19 other middle schools across the state and remained undefeated thr... read more..

Large Land Donation Provides Space for Community for Disabled

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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Large Land Donation Provides Space for Community for Disabled

Circle of Friends advocacy group founders Diane and Glenn Keen and Stephen Taylor recently accepted 262 acres of land in Ball Ground for a proposed community for the disabled. Karen Cash of Community... read more..

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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History in the Making

The Cherokee County Historical Society (CCHS) recently launched a multi-million dollar History in the Making capital campaign for its new headquarters located in the former Canton Police Department bu... read more..

CCSD Kicks Off Partnership With Mountain Education Charter High School

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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CCSD Kicks Off Partnership With Mountain Education Charter High School

The Cherokee County Board of Education recently unanimously approved contracting with Mountain Education Charter High School to take over the school district's evening high school program, currently k... read more..

Fire Department Requests Public Input on Provided Services

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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Fire Department Requests Public Input on Provided Services

Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services is requesting public input in a survey that will be available through April 30. The Community Stakeholder Survey provides an annual baseline of how well t... read more..

23 Mar

Community - Canton

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CCWSA Student Photography Winners

Cherokee County Water and Sewerage Authority (CCWSA) recently announced the winners of its 2020 student photography contest. Student photographers were challenged to capture interest and beauty in th... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Five Star Painting

Puts a Brand New Coat on a Weather-Beaten Profession By Gregory Flail Five years ago, Dan and Meredith McMillan had reached a crucial juncture in their lives. They were ready to make a change a big... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Five Star Painting

Puts a Brand New Coat on a Weather-Beaten Profession By Gregory Flail Five years ago, Dan and Meredith McMillan had reached a crucial juncture in their lives. They were ready to make a change a big... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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GrassRoots Turf of Alpharetta

Offering the Same 5-Star Service That Defines GrassRoots Turf By Ellen Samsell Salas Opening their doors on February 1, GrassRoots Turf of Alpharetta might have new faces in the office, but they hav... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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GrassRoots Turf

Simply "The Best Service Company Ever!" By Ellen Samsell Salas Putting Customers and Employees FirstJosh Wise, founder and owner of GrassRoots Turf, says, Its easy to live up to our companys motto, ... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Artist Profile: Kristie Brooks-Paige

Creating Spiritual Richness Through Shapes, Lines, and Colors By Ellen Samsell Salas Painter Kristie Brooks-Paige has always had an artists eye. On family road trips, Brooks-Paige eagerly soaked up ... read more..

Which Home Improvements Are Worth the Investment?

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Which Home Improvements Are Worth the Investment?

By Zack Bobo Want to put your home on the market but know it needs some updating first? Some renovations can be helpful, while others may steer potential buyers away. With renovations, the goal shoul... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Book Review: Zed

By Ryland Johnson Science fictions job has always been to reflect on the present by imagining the future. In the old days, the sci-fi future seemed further away. We imagined flying cars and dome citi... read more..

Book Review: My Conversations With God II: Our Journey Through ALS

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Book Review: My Conversations With God II: Our Journey Through ALS

By Farris Yawn Although we do not usually speak about it, most people secretly live in fear of getting bad news from their doctor. The news can be even worse if its about someone we love such as a fa... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Tax Scams

How To Protect Yourself From Becoming the Next Victim By Dr. Rich Austin As the chief of the Milton Police Department, it pains me to read reports of citizens who have been scammed out of money due ... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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S.W.A.T.

By Sheriff Frank Reynolds When I began working for the Cherokee Sheriffs Office in 1994, the agency did not have a formal tactical response team to handle critical incidents. Observing a growing need... read more..

Community Partner: Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance (GOCA)

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Community Partner: Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance (GOCA)

The Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance (GOCA) is a nonprofit currently serving the entire state of Georgia with programs like Bag of Hope, which offers free care packages to newly diagnosed ovarian cance... read more..

19 Feb

Titles & Blurbs

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Community Partner: Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance (GOCA)

The Georgia Ovarian Cancer Alliance (GOCA) is a nonprofit currently serving the entire state of Georgia with programs like Bag of Hope, which offers free care packages to newly diagnosed ovarian cance... read more..

Leadership Cherokee Class of 2020 Selected

19 Feb

Community - Woodstock

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Leadership Cherokee Class of 2020 Selected

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce recently selected the Leadership Cherokee Class of 2020. Members of the 32nd class were chosen after a nomination, application, and interview process. Ove... read more..

YMCA Honors Cherokee County Volunteer and Teen Leader of the Year

19 Feb

Community - Woodstock

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YMCA Honors Cherokee County Volunteer and Teen Leader of the Year

G. Cecil Pruett Community Center Family YMCA recently recognized a volunteer and teen leader at the YMCA of Metro Atlantas Celebration of Community Champions: 2020 Vision event. Volunteer of the Year ... read more..

CCSD Celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day

19 Feb

Community - Woodstock

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CCSD Celebrates National Girls and Women in Sports Day

More than 700 female athletes from Cherokee Countys six high schools participated in the CCSDs annual celebration of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD), held last month at Cherokee High Sc... read more..

19 Feb

Community - Woodstock

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45th Annual Cherokee Chamber Awards

William G. Hasty, Jr. was recently named Cherokee Countys 45th First Citizen. This Chamber of Commerce award recognizes citizens who have shown meritorious service to the community through family, civ... read more..

School Board Approves Appointment of New Chief Operating Officer

19 Feb

Community - Woodstock

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School Board Approves Appointment of New Chief Operating Officer

The Cherokee County School Board has appointed a longtime CCSD leader as its next chief operations officer.Dr. Debra Murdock, executive director in the Office of School Operations and a former Georgia... read more..

Six CCSD High School Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

19 Feb

Community - Woodstock

Super User 20

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Six CCSD High School Seniors Named National Merit Scholarship Finalists

All six of the Cherokee County School Districts 2020 National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists have been named finalists: Anna DeYoung, Cherokee HS; Jack Eno and Lyriel Todd, Creekview HS; Alicia Mazz... read more..

ARCs Green Communities Program Recognizes Woodstock for Commitment to Sustainability

19 Feb

Community - Woodstock

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ARCs Green Communities Program Recognizes Woodstock for Commitment to Sustainability

The Atlanta Regional Commission announced that Woodstock has been certified through the agencys Green Communities Program for demonstrating leadership in sustainability practices. City of Woodstock wa... read more..