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Boston Elementary has been raising money for this year’s Cherokee County Relay for Life. Above: Third-grade teacher Brenna Lloyd collects the last of the change donation jars from the front office on Wednesday morning.<br>Cherokee Tribune/Todd Hull
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Cherokee County readies for its 18th Relay for Life
by Megan Thornton
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May 17, 2012 12:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
CANTON — A wave of purple will hit the River Ridge High School track Friday night at Cherokee County’s annual Relay for Life, a fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. The event will have an array of activities, including live entertainment, food, games for children, and ceremonies honoring cancer patients and survivors in attendance — who will be decked out in purple to celebrate their victory over the disease. Relay for Life, which has been conducted across the country since 1985, is in its 18th year in Cherokee County. As of Wednesday, 1,176 participants comprising 69 teams have raised more than $188,000 for the cause, according...
Firefighters with Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services work to clear the scene on Ball Ground Highway after a 34-year-old man left the road and struck some trees, causing him to be life-flighted to Atlanta Medical Center in serious condition. <br>Cherokee Tribune/Special
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Man life-flighted to hospital after vehicle accident
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BALL GROUND — Authorities say a 34-year-old man was life-flighted to the hospital where he was in serious condition following an accident shortly after midnight on Tuesday. Tim Cavender, spokesman...
BOC: County role in Bobo move is legal
by Cherokee Tribune staff
May 17, 2012 12:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
CANTON — Cherokee County leaders continued Tuesday night to make their case that a decision to help fund a move of a recycling facility was done legally. County Commission Chairman Buzz Ahrens dur...
"Bobo Boondoggle" Dilemma
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Man in critical condition after driving through house by Megan Thornton mthornton@cherokeetribune.com

Organizer expects 10,000 at Canton Festival of the Arts by Kristal Dixon
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