Tweet A initiative to introduce students at three Woodstock high schools to a career in law enforcement is gaining traction. After nearly four years in existence, the Cherokee County School District Police Department internship program recently had one of its students take a step forward in the law enforcement field. Jack Fulenwider III, a former intern [...]
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Tweet Woodstock city leaders on Monday will soon begin to re-evaluate how much it contributes to the Sequoyah Regional Library System. The decision to move forward with the review came out of a discussion during the city’s first reading of its proposed fiscal year 2014 budget, which is at $33.7 million. Mayor Donnie Henriques said the [...]
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Tweet Woodstock could soon become home to a craft beer market. Barrel and Barley Craft Beer Market is planning to open up at 9010 Main Street in downtown Woodstock. It’s the previous location of Brenda’s House of Flowers, which recently moved to 200 Chambers Street. They are currently renovating the location to suit their needs, [...]
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Tweet Chattahoochee River: Unhealthy Bacteria Levels Increase After Heavy Rains – Roswell Patch While the danger of flooding may have passed, another emerges – the threat of E.coli and other bacteria contamination. For more on this story, visit Roswell Patch. Dead Body Found on East Atlanta Street – East Atlanta Patch Atlanta police are seeking [...]
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Tweet This week: How much do lawn services cost? How much do you pay for your lawn service? And what does that cover – just mowing, or does it cover weeding, pruning, planting? Please share in the comments below – we promise we won’t judge you! And if you’ve got a lawn service you love, tell [...]
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Tweet Arrest Warrants Issued in Sandy Springs Child Abduction – Sandy Springs Patch Arrests warrants have been issued for Zeb Lockett for Kidnapping, Aggravated Stalking, and Theft of Motor Vehicle. Sandy Springs Police say the stalking charge stems from a Temporary Protective Order issued against Lockett. Sandy Springs Patch has more on this story. Domestic [...]
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Tweet It costs $420 less to get a colonoscopy in Cherokee County than Forsyth County. That’s according to data from New Choice Health, a private company that encourages people to become smarter healthcare consumers. CT scans, Mammograms and MRIs also are much cheaper on average, and even below average costs for all of Georgia. These [...]
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Tweet Domino’s Pizza stores throughout the metro area are looking for a few good men and women. Owning the second largest Domino’s franchise in the U.S., Cowabunga Inc. has 91 stores in Georgia, Alabama and South Carolina and they need to hire hundreds of new employees just in the metro Atlanta area, including Cherokee County. [...]
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Tweet Arrest Warrants Issued in Sandy Springs Child Abduction – Sandy Springs Patch Arrests warrants have been issued for Zeb Lockett for Kidnapping, Aggravated Stalking, and Theft of Motor Vehicle. Sandy Springs Police say the stalking charge stems from a Temporary Protective Order issued against Lockett. Sandy Springs Patch has more on this story. Domestic [...]
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Tweet A northern Cherokee County woman has been arrested for allegedly murdering her father after Cherokee County sheriff’s deputies discovered his decomposed body inside the home. Andrea Blanton, 45, remains at at the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center with no bond after she was arrested Thursday morning for the crime. Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s [...]
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