Donnie McMickens, a football legend at Cherokee High School who went on to star at the University of Georgia, died on Thursday, according to multiple sources. Read more
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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — It took nearly a full half for Kennesaw State’s vaunted running game to find its way Saturday afternoon.
POWDER SPRINGS -- It took overtime, but Hillgrove was able to outlast Etowah on a late defensive stop and field goal to win 27-24 and move to 4-0 on the season.
CANTON – Cartersville ended Cherokee's unbeaten start to the season with a 28-7 win Friday night at Tommy Baker Field.
CANTON - Both coaches said the final score did not indicate how close the game really was, but it was the performance of a single player that was the difference in the outcome.
SMYRNA – Campbell decided to shake things up and change both its offensive and defensive schemes for its game against Sequoyah.
DALLAS -- Turnovers came back to bite Woodstock as it lost 35-21 on Friday at North Paulding.
WOODSTOCK -- River Ridge struck early, fast and often, storming past visiting Osborne 43-0 on Friday.
Two car dealerships in Canton and Woodstock this week reported that their power and phone lines were cut, though nothing was taken from the stores.
Emily Wilkie and Ari Wright each finished with two hits and two runs as Creekview won 8-3 Thursday at River Ridge in Region 6AAAAAA play.
WALESKA - Dominant last week following a pair of one-score wins to start the season, Reinhardt will travel south to play Keiser for the first time.
CANTON — Cherokee County School District’s annual school housing report results are in, and while there will be no need to redistrict schools, there is significant crowding at most of the county’s middle schools.
CANTON — The Cherokee County School Board has approved a contract with Mountain Education Center for the center to operate its Polaris Evening School, which the district says will provide more opportunities to the students enrolled there and improve graduation rates.
CANTON — The Canton City Council on Thursday night voted down a proposal to extend the life of its “restaurant district” for another year.
WOODSTOCK — Dwelling Place Church has received the green light from the Woodstock City Council to move forward with plans to build new facilities on Springfield Drive.
The third annual golf tournament to benefit the Cherokee County Firefighters Relief Fund will be teeing off on Oct. 18.
The Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency will be holding its annual Touch-a-Truck event on Oct. 5, giving children the chance to get up close and personal with a variety of larger vehicles.
WOODSTOCK — Visitors to downtown Woodstock who enjoy walking with alcoholic beverages in its entertainment district may soon be allowed to do so in a larger area.
How many bees have you seen lately? A few? Not many? Some possibly? Those questions are exactly my point. Where are our bees and other pollinators, and how are they doing? There is no doubt that our pollinator numbers have declined over the past years. There just aren’t enough time, money or…
Eighty-seven percent of the class of 2019 in Cherokee County School District earned a diploma within four years of entering high school, putting the district ahead of the state average.
The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners was busy with public hearings during Tuesday night’s meeting, holding three hearings before taking action on the requests.
CANTON -- In front of friends, family and classmates, Cherokee’s senior night game against Roswell couldn’t have gone much better.
Recent upgrades to the county animal shelter have been completed, moving offices around to provide more space to improve the level of care the shelter can offer animals.
A bye week following a last-second loss to Cambridge is probably what the Woodstock players needed, but the road will get no easier for the Wolverines.
♦ Beware of people pretending to be your neighbors. They come up to your door with a bunch of mail in hand. They are casing your property to rob you.
Creekview coach Trevor Williams said he has dealt with a few alternative schedules in his career, but he said this week will be a first for him as a coach.
Two undefeated teams will square off Friday night at Tommy Baker Field, with both Cherokee and Cartersville coming in off shutout victories, and both possessing explosive playmakers on offense.
MARIETTA -- Creekview scored the game’s first 33 points and kept Osborne at bay en route to a 46-21 victory Monday.
Members of the Lake Allatoona Association met at J.D.’s on the Lake recently to present a donation to an organization helping the families of fallen and disabled service members.
At a time when mass shootings are a concern nationwide, law enforcement agencies in Cherokee County work to give members of the public information that could help keep them safe in a dangerous situation.
