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Six seniors nominated to attend military academies
Six Cherokee County high school seniors may have the distinction of being educated at the country’s service academies. Three seniors’ appointments have been confirmed, one has been awa...
February 07, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Acworth woman, 38, struck and killed on I-575
A crash on Interstate 575 at Towne Lake Parkway that killed an Acworth woman and seriously injured a Holly Springs teenager is under investigation. Linda Louise Lopez, 38, was killed on Friday nig...
February 07, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Detectives crack multi-county car break-in spree
Cherokee Sheriff’s Office detectives have cracked a multi-county car break-in spree with the aid of the Canton Police Department. The investigation began when deputies responded to a neighbo...
February 06, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Health clinic plans H1N1 vaccinations for Wednesday
Free H1N1 vaccines will be administered by the Cherokee County Health Department on Wednesday in Woodstock. The clinic is from 3 to 6 p.m. at Johnston Elementary School at 2031 E. Cherokee Dr. nea...
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St. Andrew United Methodist Church on Canton Road and Edu-Pack in Kennesaw are supporting a school in Haiti and sending supplies. From left are Edward Resendez, director of missions; the Rev. Mack Riley, senior pastor of St. Andrew United Methodist; and Crawford Hitt, executive director of Edu-Pack. <br>Photo by Thinh D. Nguyen A big Hitt in Haiti
It was 1:30 a.m. when Crawford Hitt, executive director of Edu-Pack, a Christian organization based in Kennesaw that provide school supplies to poor children, arrived in Haiti 10 days after the de...
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2 men charged in kidnapping of Mableton boy, 4
Cobb police have arrested two men they say were involved in kidnapping a 4-year-old from his mother in a trailer park near Six Flags on Thursday. According to Cobb investigators, Jair Garcia Cruz...
February 07, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Interstate expansions to ease commute
Commuting through Cherokee and Cobb counties may become less stressful by 2013. To relieve traffic congestion, the Georgia Department of Transportation plans to add reversible lanes on sections of...
February 06, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Main Street Woodstock board members, from left, Ellen Ward of Waleska, co-owner of FoxTale Book Shoppe in downtown Woodstock; Jennifer Nelson of Woodstock, executive director of external affairs at Chattahoochee Technical College; and Julie Branch of Woodstock, a Flegal Insurance Inc. agent, talk during a celebration for Woodstock’s new Main Street Program at the Woodstock Community Center.<br>Photo by Samantha Wilson Woodstock kicks off Main Street revitalization plan
Woodstock is nearing completion of its efforts to become a Main Street city – a major step in its revitalization plan for downtown. The city is about “85-percent finished” with i...
February 05, 2010 01:00 AM | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
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Allegedly abducted four-year-old boy returned to mother
MABLETON – After a day horrific day of chaos, a 4-year-old Mableton boy who was allegedly abducted from his mother on Thursday morning was found in Gwinnett County and reunited with his mo...
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Canton to discuss expanding last call more days per week
The Canton City Council today will talk about expanding last call on more than just Saturday nights. The council’s work session is at 6 p.m. at Canton City Hall. The council will review a pr...
February 04, 2010 01:00 AM | 2 2 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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