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Freezing Precipitation 'Likely' on Friday for Woodstock
The threat of winter weather for Woodstock is looming again. According to the National Weather Service, there is a "chance" of freezing rain overnight Thursday and "likely" for Friday before 2 p.m....
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'Hire A Hero' Career Expo Helps Vets Find Jobs Next Week
The Georgia Department of Labor’s (GDOL) will assist Solid Hires and the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) with a career expo for veterans and other job seekers Wednesday, Jan. 30. A team of military...
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UPDATE: Worker Killed at Little River Marina Identified
UPDATE (5:45 p.m.): According to a press release from Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, Roberts (who is not named in the press release) was working on the 1973 model forklift when part of...
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Pet of the Day: Ambry
Say hello to Ambry! Ambry is a large baby female Pit Bull Terrier Mix being cared for by the Cherokee County Animal Shelter. Ambry has been tested for heartworm, vaccinated and given her initial flea...
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Job Alert; Wellness Coach
More people leave Cherokee for work than any other county in metro Atlanta. Do you want to work closer to home? The G. Cecil Pruett Community Center Family YMCA is hiring a wellness coach for its...
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Cherokee 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...
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Man Killed on the Job; Pricey Underwear; Man Awarded $50K
Bar Patron Who Said He Was Beaten by Police Officer Awarded $50,000 -Buckhead Patch Members of the Atlanta City Council have agreed to pay $50,000 to a Buckhead bar patron who says he was beaten by a...
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Brian Laurens Denies Using Relationship To Throw Out Citation
Georgia House District 21 candidate Brian Laurens is denying allegations he tried to use his relationship with Holly Springs Mayor Tim Downing to throw out a traffic citation he received in November....
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Turner, Laurens Debate Ethics, Term Limits, Falcons Stadium
A proposed new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons, ethics reform and term limits were on the minds of the two candidates who will be on the Feb. 5 run-off ballot to fill the Georgia House District 21...
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Woodstock Hires New Community Development Director
A new face will soon join Woodstock city staff. The city has hired Jessica J. Guinn to become its new community development director, a position that has been vacant for a little over two months. Guinn...
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Pet of the Day: Snoopy
Meet Snoopy! Snoopy is a large adult male spaniel mix currently residing at the Cherokee County Animal Shelter. Snoopy has been vaccinated, tested for heartworm and given his initial flea and tick...
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Job Alert: Teller
More people leave Cherokee for work than any other county in metro Atlanta. Do you want to work closer to home? Wells Fargo is hiring a teller for its Riverstone Parkway location in Canton. The teller...
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Cherokee County Jobless Rate Among Lowest in Georgia
Most counties in Georgia would be glad to have Cherokee County's lower than average 6.9 percent unemployment rate. That's little to cheer about for the almost 8,000 local residents who don't have jobs,...
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Cherokee 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...
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News Nearby: Fatality Following Series of Hit and Runs; Murder Suspect Arrested
Series of Hit and Runs Results in Fatality at Highway 78 and Walton Court - Snellville Patch Snellville and Gwinnett County Police responded to a devastating scene late Wednesday night, Jan. 23, after...
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Get Out: Library Book Sale, Plays and More
No plans this weekend? Patch has you covered! Check out our list of things to do with your family! The Friends of the Library Book Sale will take place at 10 a.m.- 5 p.m. Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....
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UPDATE: Cherokee Schools Closed Due to Weather
UPDATE (12:20 p.m.): Chattahoochee Technical College (CTC) has announced in a press release that it closed its Canton campus and its Appalachian campus in Japser at 11:30 a.m. Friday. According to the...
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Watercolor Show Coming to Johns Creek Arts Center
An enchanted world of exquisite landscapes, inspiring figurative work, glowing still lifes and vivid abstracts will captivate visitors this winter at the Johns Creek Arts Center. The occasion is the...
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Nominate Young Volunteers for Kohl's Scholarship
Know a young leader who deserves a scholarship? Then mark your calendars – Kohl’s Department Stores will accept nominations for outstanding young volunteers when the annual Kohl's Cares Scholarship...
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Chick-fil-A's Daddy-Daughter Date Night Reservations Going Fast
The annual father-daughter date night at Chick-fil-A is fast approaching. But locations in Woodstock and Towne Lake are sold out. Though the following restaurants located throughout the Atlanta Metro...
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