Cherokee Schools To Reduce Furlough Days
An additional two classroom instruction days will soon return to the Cherokee County School District. Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank Petruzielo announced during Thursday's work session that the...
View ArticlePowerball Jackpot Climbs to $600M
Saturday’s Powerball jackpot has reached $600 million, the highest jackpot in the game’s history. The announcement was made Friday afternoon, just a few days after strong sales prompted lottery...
View ArticleCherokee County Mug Shots
The Cherokee County Adult Detention Center supplied Patch with the mug shots and booking reports of the inmates who appear here. At the time of reporting, none of them has been convicted of the listed...
View ArticleHuman Remains Belong to Missing Student; Man Charged With Faking Kidnapping
Arrest Warrants Issued in Sandy Springs Child Abduction - Sandy Springs Patch Arrests warrants have been issued for Zeb Lockett for Kidnapping, Aggravated Stalking, and Theft of Motor Vehicle. Sandy...
View ArticleSchool Board Members Spar Over Proposed Policy Changes
Three policy changes proponents say would strengthen the Cherokee County School Board's governance were the subject of a lengthy debate during the board's meeting on Thursday. The board spent roughly...
View Article'Star Trek Into Darkness' Eclipses 2009 Predecessor
See the new movie, 'Star Trek Into Darkness' playing at GTC Cherokee 16 at 355 Cinema View Drive. For more theater information, show times and pricing, click the links above. The premise, courtesy of...
View Article'Miracle Balloons' to Take Flight at Kroger
Kroger store walls throughout the Atlanta area - including Woodstock and Towne Lake - will soon be dotted with “Miracle Balloons” in honor of the grocer’s annual fundraiser benefitting Children’s...
View ArticleHave Something to Say? Blog on Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch
With a Patch blog, it’s easy to keep your neighbors in the loop, share your opinion or start a discussion. Patch blogs are featured on the Woodsotck-Towne Lake Patch homepage . When you blog for us,...
View ArticleWoodstock's 2014 Budget To Rise, Tax Rate To Remain Unchanged
The Woodstock City Council will get a first look at the proposed fiscal year 2014 budget, which is set to be slightly higher than its current budget. The proposed $33.7 million budget will be presented...
View ArticleHeaton Ordered To Keep Ankle Monitor, Remain in Oconee County
A Clarke County judge rejected a petition from the man accused of running over Emily Bowman in a hit-and-run accident to remove his ankle monitor and leave Oconee County. A judge last week denied...
View ArticleShould the Drunken Driving Limit Be Lowered?
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to reduce deaths caused by drunken drivers, and one of its ideas is to change how states measure drunkenness. The board has proposed reducing the...
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