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Holly Springs mulls backyard chickens
The city of Holly Springs may soon join the flock of metro Atlanta cities to allow residents to keep backyard chickens, with the Planning Commission set to consider the topic at its meeting July 27.
June 16, 2013 12:00 AM | 1 1 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
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Two EF-1 tornadoes injure 9
Two tornadoes touched down in Cherokee County on Thursday evening, causing what officials are estimating to be millions of dollars in damage, but resulting in only a few minor injuries. Both tornad...
June 14, 2013 11:13 PM | 1 1 comments | 54 54 recommendations | email to a friend
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Read airs concerns over Marlow email to school’s auditor
The email was about the 2010-11 fiscal year and was written to give the auditors authorization to speak to a private citizen, Robert Trim, Read said. Marlow did not address the allegations during t...
June 14, 2013 11:10 PM | 4 4 comments | 39 39 recommendations | email to a friend
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Three-vehicle wreck leaves 1 driver in critical condition
From staff reports WOODSTOCK — Both lanes of Holly Springs Parkway were closed Thursday around 5:30 p.m. while emergency personnel cleaned up a three-vehicle wreck that left one woman critically i...
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Foreclosures up in June but trend going downward
Cherokee County saw a rise in the amount of foreclosures in the month of June, but some say the increase is likely not significant.
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Cherokee Charter Academy hires new principal
Cherokee Charter Academy hired a new principal for the upcoming school year.
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Canton man arrested after burglary in power outage
From staff reports Police say they found a Canton man burglarizing a local thrift store late Thursday under the cover of darkness left after the storms had just ripped through the city. Eddie Lee ...
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School board talks Common Core after storm-related delay
Six people spoke at the meeting, with three speaking in favor and three opposed at the meeting, which was conducted with only emergency power for most of its three hours Thursday after storms delay...
June 14, 2013 11:08 PM | 0 0 comments | 28 28 recommendations | email to a friend
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National Weather Service confirms 2 EF-1 tornadoes in Cherokee
The National Weather Service has confirmed an EF1 tornado struck Cherokee County in yesterday's storms.
June 14, 2013 11:40 AM | 0 0 comments | 37 37 recommendations | email to a friend
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Family and Children Services looking for more foster families
DFCS Director Charity Kemp took over the job of director in September of 2012. One of the most pressing issues she found in her first few months on the job is that Cherokee DFCS is in desperate nee...
June 13, 2013 11:58 PM | 0 0 comments | 25 25 recommendations | email to a friend
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