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Cherokee County Students Awarded $25,000 Scholarships
Three Cherokee County School District graduating seniors have earned $25,000 college scholarships from a local foundation, the district announced. The Jason T. Dickerson Family Foundation presented its fifth annual college scholarships to Claire Green of Cherokee High School and twin sisters, Maggie Maynard and Mallory Maynard of Etowah High School. The foundation considers applicants’ academic record, community service, essay questions and their references’ recommendations. Additional requirements are set by the...
New Mural Unveiled in the Sunnyside Community in Canton
CANTON — The Sunnyside community in Canton is now home to the city’s newest mural. City leaders, staff, the Canton Cultural Arts Commission and community members gathered at a shopping strip along Marietta Road May 13 to unveil the city’s latest mural, created by Graham Carraway of the Denver-based J. Graham Studios. The mural, on the side of the shopping strip at 565 Marietta Road, features the word “Sunnyside” in...
Cherokee County special needs teacher goes beyond academics to teach students to be gentlemen
CHEROKEE COUNTY, Ga. — Angela Prater-Law didn't know what to expect when she walked into Carmel Elementary School for Mother's Day Brunch. The teacher and paraprofessional of her son's special needs, the self-contained class, had invited all the moms. It's a class full of boys, and it can get...
Homegrown adventurer will tell tall tales at May 16 Historical Society meeting
Much like a scruffier 80-plus-year-old Ken doll, the next speaker for the Historical Society’s Drinking and History, comes with a variety of outfits. There is canoeing William Young, who took a canoe from Swan Bridge in Pickens County all the way to the gulf of Mexico in the early 1970s.
Alpharetta opens Mid Broadwell Park
ALPHARETTA, Ga. — Mid Broadwell Park, Alpharetta’s newest public recreation area, officially opened on May 1 with a ribbon-cutting drawing city officials and residents. Located at 1480 Mid Broadwell Road, the 4-acre park features a walking trail, a playground equipped with two sets of slides, a sideways rope swing and water play stations.
Fugitive Arrested: Two-Year Chase Ends for Man Wanted in Cherokee and Forsyth Counties
After two years on the run, Vanus Nichols, 42, has finally been apprehended by law enforcement authorities. The Forsyth County Sheriff’s Office, in collaboration with the JCaF Task Force, Dawson County Sheriff’s Office, and the US Marshals Office, successfully captured Nichols in Dawsonville on April 11. Nichols had...
Closure of Flatbush Catholic School Sparks Outcry Among Families and Alumni
The decision to close a Flatbush Catholic school has triggered a wave of disappointment and frustration among families and alumni, who express concerns about the impact on the local community and the loss of a cherished educational institution. For current families enrolled in the school, the closure comes as a...
Woodstock Man Gets 30 Years in Prison for Child Molestation
A Woodstock man convicted of aggravated child molestation will serve three decades in prison, the Cherokee County District Attorney's Office announced. On May 2, Superior Court Judge David Cannon, Jr., sentenced Romualdo De Pedraza, 27, of Woodstock to 30 years to serve in prison followed by life on probation for aggravated child molestation and cruelty to children in the first degree. At the conclusion of a four-day jury trial, after...
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