A storm that moved through Cherokee County on Monday afternoon is blamed for a fire that completely destroyed a barn off Reinhardt College Parkway, as well as streets blocked by fallen trees and limbs, authorities said. Read more
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There may not be another high school sport where the term “climbing the hill” is more applicable, and for members of the Etowah cross country team that’s exactly the intended goal as the 2019 season begins.
Two Cherokee County School District schools have earned national recognition from the PTA.
Primo’s Pizza & Italian Kitchen is a new Italian restaurant and pizzeria that is already garnering rave reviews from patrons.
Water will be turned off 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday for Waleska water customers along a portion of Ga. Highway 140 south of Publix at Laurel Canyon, and all of Pearidge Road. Publix will not be affected, a city of Waleska spokeswoman said.
Members of the Laurel Garden Club and staff from the Horizon Healing Center in Canton installed a "Tiny Door" at the Healing Center recently, with Canton Mayor Gene Hobgood cutting the ribbon.
A watermelon eating contest was held Saturday at the Canton Farmer’s Market, sponsored by the Cherokee County Farm Bureau. The watermelons were weighed before and after the contestants ate as much as they could to determine the winners.
While Creekview looks to reload after its first region championship and state quarterfinals appearance, at least one anchor will return along the offensive line.
Cherokee County commissioners are considering waiving first-year business license fees in an effort to help entrepreneurs get started.
A Cherokee County School District teacher has won a prestigious Fulbright award.
Court Appointed Special Advocates of Cherokee County, a program of The Children’s Haven, received the 2019 Innovative Program Award of Excellence from Georgia CASA for innovative practices in volunteer recruitment, retention and appreciation. The CASA program received the award at the Georgi…
One year after the most successful season in program history, the Creekview volleyball team is looking to reload.
Chattahoochee Technical College welcomed new Board Member Chip Poth, of Cherokee County, at a meeting of the college’s board of directors held Tuesday in Ellijay at the Collaboration on River’s Edge (CORE) building, a workplace innovation and initiative of the Greater Gilmer Community Founda…
The Cherokee County School Board’s August meeting has been moved by a week after it was canceled Thursday, a school district spokeswoman reported Friday.
Cliff Cochran will soon release the second book in the Kaiyo trilogy, a story of mystery and adventure.
A group of local families paid a special visit to Lewis Park on Aug. 10 to build fairy houses while helping a local Girl Scout achieve her Gold Award.
The yellow signs that dot the Cherokee County landscape to let people know a zoning request has been made are changing and their price is going up.
A Cherokee County man on Thursday pleaded guilty but mentally ill in a domestic violence case in which the victim’s 5-year-old daughter is credited with saving her mother’s life.
Bluffs Parkway was closed due to a possible gas leak in the area, Canton Police Department reported Thursday afternoon.
WOODSTOCK — Cedarwood Tavern will not be found on any Google listings for a dining establishment in Cherokee County, but multiple links can be found to a group of men who in a few short years have become the “Who’s Who” when it comes to high school football in the area.
State School Superintendent Richard Woods is seeking middle and high school students to serve on his 2019-20 Student Advisory Council.
Melissa Mallinak of Woodstock, was chosen as a United States ambassador to the United Kingdom as a part of the 2019 International Air Cadet Exchange program.
Another hurdle has been cleared as the county inches closer to the opening of the L.B. Ahrens Recreation Center, slated to be built at Cherokee Veterans Park.
As Creekview looks to build off the best season in team history, there may be no more important player than Ethan Dirrim.
A woman walked out of the gym Aug. 9 to find her car's passenger window had been smashed and her purse, including cash and credit cards, had been taken, according to a Woodstock police report.
Thief takes handgun out of unlocked car
After dropping their opening game of the season 5-2 to South Forsyth, Creekview have won three in a row in impressive fashion.
A Canton man was jailed Tuesday after he allegedly threatened a teenager with a bat in an incident described by authorities as a case of road rage.
Charities in Cherokee County are gearing up for an exciting race with hundreds of ducks floating down the Etowah River.
