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CANTON - For months on end, Sydne Watts sat in a chair and worked on her shooting form.
ATLANTA – Buying cigarettes could get a little bit tougher for kids in Georgia under a new bill before the 2020 General Assembly.
ATLANTA – A compromise bill to collect taxes on online sales overseen by large retailers like Amazon, plus the ride-share companies Uber and Lyft, was hashed out Thursday morning by a group of Georgia House and Senate lawmakers.
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp is turning to a veteran in Georgia transportation circles to serve as the state Department of Transportation’s next planning director.
ATLANTA - Gov. Brian Kemp vowed Thursday to give Georgia teachers the second installment of a $5,000 pay raise, despite what promises to be a tight budget year.
Two region champions and a region runner-up from Cherokee County will travel to Macon for the state duals, which begin Thursday.
Several county schools competed in the pool this past weekend as swimmers tune up for the upcoming county and state meets.
The completion of a community effort to build a wellness center at Goshen Valley Boys Ranch near Waleska was celebrated Saturday.
CANTON — Sequoyah girls coach Chris Yarbrough said he was trying to mix things up.
WOODSTOCK — In their first meeting of 2020, the Woodstock City Council saw the swearing-in of returning members and the appointment of a new mayor pro tem, as well as some personnel changes.
CANTON — After Tuesday night’s game at the War Lodge, there will likely be a shakeup in the state basketball rankings.
A portion of Batesville Road has been closed because of a natural gas pipe break, Cherokee County Sheriff's office reported Wednesday afternoon. The road is closed just west of Sugar Pike Road.
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp decided no news is good news Wednesday, breaking from the tradition of governors announcing a new initiative or two at the annual Eggs and Issues breakfast.
The tenth annual “Gospel Fest,” a concert to celebrate Black History Month in the city of Canton, is coming to the Cherokee Arts Center, 94 North Street, on Feb. 1 at 5 p.m.
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Georgia House Democrats want the state’s largest energy provider to clean up its coal ash, the toxic byproduct of burning coal at several power plants in the state.
Cherokee County Commissioners denied a request for a used car dealership on Ga. Highway 92 near Bells Ferry Road.
ATLANTA — Georgia Senate leaders cast the prospects for new legalized gambling in doubt Monday on the first day of the 2020 legislative session.
ATLANTA - Georgia lawmakers got some good news on tax revenues Monday but not enough to avoid cuts in state spending as the 2020 General Assembly session unfolds.
Knox Elementary School STEM Academy’s Technology Club earned honors at the Cherokee County School District’s annual technology competition.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners will be holding its annual planning retreat Thursday and Friday in Bartow County.
WOODSTOCK — For a team looking to get over the hump, Friday may have been a pivotal step.
Chick-fil-A locations in Canton and Hickory Flat are challenging customers this month to put away their cell phones and interact with each other.
After a months-long legal battle, a judge has ruled in favor of a Woodstock annexation from last year that was contested by Cherokee County.
Former Gov. Nathan Deal is scheduled as the keynote speaker for the annual meeting of the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce on Jan. 23, officials said.
Cherokee County Marshal’s Office investigators are looking for a North Carolina truck driver they believe intentionally dumped liquid waste on Interstate 575 Monday morning.
A Cherokee County School District teacher has been selected to serve on a statewide science education board.
The students and teachers at Ball Ground Elementary School STEM Academy hosted a special guest at their school celebration Friday: Ball Ground alumnus and Marine recruit Blake Gee.
E.T. Booth Middle School sixth-grader Olivia Jackson is one of only five students from Georgia selected as National Parent Teacher Association Reflections theme finalists.
