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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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.
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.
Twenty-eight Cherokee County School District schools have been honored at the state level for excellence in health and PE programs.
If there’s anything Heather Dobson has learned from investigating ghosts, it’s not to be afraid of death and what happens after it.
The Ball Ground City Council adopted a new service delivery area map and granted new authorities to the Cherokee County Water and Sewer Authority during Thursday night’s meeting.
ACWORTH - A local warehouse that houses two student robotics teams may soon also be home to small businesses and individuals engineering and creating new projects.
WOODSTOCK — The pressure hasn’t seemed to affect Savannah Bray’s productivity, despite every opposing team knowing where Etowah’s main threat lies.
U.S. Marine Cpl. Richard Charles Mitchell recently returned home from deployments in Jordan and Japan, and his first stop was Sixes Elementary School to surprise his mother, Denise Mitchell, a fourth-grade teacher. “Sixes Elementary was so proud and honored to welcome home a real hero and on…
Cherokee County School District schools are showing their support for Riverfest by purchasing and wearing this year’s annual T-shirt. Riverfest, on Sept. 29 and 30 at Etowah River Park in Canton, is a major fundraiser for the Service League of Cherokee County, which supports the county’s nee…
Representatives from more than 50 businesses and organizations throughout the community came out Thursday to Partner Up with CCSD schools.
Sequoyah ran into a buzzsaw last week coming in the form of Dalton running back Jahmyr Gibbs.
After a pair of shutout losses, River Ridge will look to break into the win column for the first time this season this Friday at home against Osborne.
A Woodstock subdivision donated the money collected through a recent fundraiser to the Georgia Burn Foundation on Friday.
Reinhardt took to the road this past weekend for the first time this season, and despite missing several starters on defense, remained undefeated in impressive fashion.
Cherokee residents report long-distance fraud
KENNESAW – Cherokee maintained its undefeated status with a 38-0 victory over Kennesaw Mountain on Saturday in a non-region contest at Cobb EMC/Mustang Stadium.
WOODSTOCK — After two straight losses where Etowah coach Dave Svehla had pointed to turnovers as a primary concern, the Eagles took care of the ball Saturday night and broke away for their biggest offensive output of the season.
DALTON -- Catamounts apparently don't have short memories.
Because of lightning and heavy rain in Cherokee and Cobb counties, many of Friday night's high school football games were either suspended or postponed.
