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Canton Rotary Club Awards Heart for Service Scholarships
The Rotary Club of Canton has awarded college scholarships to six Cherokee County graduating high school seniors. The club presented its Heart for Service scholarships May 14 at Canton City Hall with the student honorees and their families, teachers, and principals in attendance. The scholarships were awarded to students who embody “Service Above Self” through community service and extracurricular involvement. Each student received a $1,000 check for their post-secondary education,...
Goshen Valley Foundation Opens Renovated Family Resource Center
CANTON — The Goshen Family Resource Center in Canton is now fully renovated to offer more services to the community. The center, located at 230 Marietta Highway in Canton, was renovated by The Goshen Valley Foundation, a local nonprofit focused on helping children in foster care. The building has been used for the nonprofit’s Goshen Therapeutic Services, which started in 2019. The center has created 22 full-time jobs, said Zach...
Cherokee County Property Owners Will Soon Get Assessment Notices
The Cherokee County Tax Assessor’s Office is mailing annual property assessment notices this week. The Cherokee County Board of Tax Assessors approved the 2024 Notice of Assessment list on at its regular meeting May 9, reflecting an overall digest increase of 6.5%, including new construction. The assessor’s office began mailing annual property assessment notices May 13. The assessment notice is not a bill. The tax commissioner’s office will mail property...
Two die in tragic house fire
A house fire took the lives of two Jasper residents this week, with the Georgia State Fire Marshal now investigating the case. The incident occurred Monday morning, May 13. At approximately 7:47 a.m. the Jasper Fire Department was dispatched to a residence off Oakmont Drive for a structure fire with entrapment. Heavy black smoke was coming from the building when first responders arrived less than three minutes after the call.
Holly Springs Names Park After Councilwoman Karen Barnett
HOLLY SPRINGS — A park in the Taylors Farm subdivision is now named after a Holly Springs City Council member remembered for serving her community with kindness, humility and compassion. City leaders and staff, alongside Karen Barnett’s family and friends, officially unveiled the Karen Johnson Barnett Park sign Monday at the park in the Taylors Farm subdivision in Holly Springs. The park is open to the public. In August 2023,...
Cherokee High School Student Wins Maritza Mott Scholarship
A Cherokee High School graduating senior has won the annual Maritza Mott Scholarship, the Cherokee County School District announced. Brenda Hilario earned the $1,000 memorial scholarship, which is open to one graduating senior and awarded based on an application, essay questions and references. Hilario is the first in her family to attend college. She plans to study entrepreneurship at Kennesaw State University and then open her own business. ...
Austin Riley Hosts Fundraiser Golf Tournament for Team Red, White & Blue
BALL GROUND — Atlanta Braves third baseman Austin Riley hosted his second annual charity golf tournament at Hawk’s Ridge Golf Club in Ball Ground on Thursday. Partnering with Team Red, White & Blue (Team RWB), the event helps benefit military veterans and the nonprofit organization with a focus on “forging America's leading health and wellness community for military veterans.”
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