"Why should we?" asked one of the organizers of Relay for Life of Cherokee County, which started Friday and ended this morning at River Ridge High.
If you have pictures from this weekend's Relay for Life, click the "Post Pics & Clips" hyperlink on the front page of Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch and upload them.
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"Why should we?" asked one of the organizers of Relay for Life of Cherokee County, which started Friday and ended this morning at River Ridge High.
If you have pictures from this weekend's Relay for Life, click the "Post Pics & Clips" hyperlink on the front page of Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch and upload them.
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An accused shoplifter's shopping list included beer, pornographic magazines and heartburn medication.
A Woodstock man arrested about midnight told police he had done "a stupid thing" after he crashed his car in Cartersville, according to the Bartow County Sheriff's Office report. Police say the suspected shoplifter who had just stopped at a Highway 41 convenience store had a lengthy shopping list. Jeffery Deano Neal, 45, is accused of snatching $185 worth of merchandise from the counter. The clerk told police Neal placed the items— a 30-pack of Bud Light, 12-pack of Corona, 11 porn publications, Pepcid AC, Trojan condoms and several lottery tickets—on the counter as if he were going to pay, then grabbed them and ran out. She locked the door and called police, and said Neal walked up to the window and knocked on the glass. Neal then fled, …
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Lodge 13 has backed Sheriff Roger Garrison's opponent.
Pre-clearance on the county's new maps may not be completed by next week's qualifying.
The following arrest information was supplied by the Cherokee County Adult Detention Center. It does not indicate a conviction.
The Cherokee County Adult Detention Center supplied Patch with the mug shots and booking reports of the inmates who appear above. At the time of reporting, none of them has been convicted of the listed charges, and all should be presumed innocent. For questions about this blotter, email Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch editor Jessie Gable. For more local news, sign up for the free Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch newsletter, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
The race for superior court judge has been full of twists and turns this week.
There's another shakeup in the race for Cherokee County Superior Court judge. Woodstock attorney Mark Shriver has a new challenger: Cherokee County Solicitor General David L. Cannon Jr. Thursday night, Cannon told a BridgeMill crowd that he was abandoning his bid for district attorney for a spot on the bench. “My phone basically blew up with calls from people, both in the legal profession and business community, asking me to consider running,” Cannon said in a news release. The race for superior court judge has been full of twists and turns this week. It started Monday morning when Judge Frank Mills' announced that he wasn't going to seek an eighth term. Cherokee County Juvenile Court Judge Tony Baker said on Tuesday that he saw the …
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We asked, you spoke. Now crave frozen yogurt until quitting time today.
In an overwhelming majority, Oo La La Yogurt Ur Way won this week's Readers' Choice award for the top frozen yogurt with 163 votes to Menchie's 15. You'll have next week off from Readers' Choice, but be prepared to come back Memorial Day weekend for the top place to board your dog on vacation. For more local news, sign up for the free Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch newsletter, like us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter.
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Pre-clearance on the county's new maps may not be completed by next week's qualifying.
Some members of the Cherokee County Board of Education are still in limbo as to which district map they’ll be qualifying under next week. And, there’s a chance they still may not know when qualifying begins on Wednesday. House Bill 978, which changes the way school board members are elected and draws two members out of their districts, was sent to the Department of Justice for pre-clearance on April 5. The process typically takes 60 days, though school board attorney Tom Roach said he requested an expedited review, which is expected to be completed by June 5. “It’s the worst situation to be in,” Roach said. Should the new district maps not be approved by the end of business next Tuesday, Roach said the county’s election superintendent …
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Associate Magistrate Judge E. Benson Chambers has practiced law in Cherokee County for 29 years.
Cherokee County Associate Magistrate Judge E. Benson Chambers Jr. was sworn in on Wednesday afternoon by Chief Probate Judge Keith Wood. "Judge Chambers is a life-long and fifth generation resident of Cherokee County," Chief Magistrate Judge James E. Drane III said in a statement. "Chambers has practiced in both the civil and criminal courts and currently concentrates on bankruptcy law, debt workout, personal injury, wills and estates, and complicated land issues." Married with three sons and three stepdaughters, Chambers has practiced law in Cherokee for nearly three decades. "Prior to becoming a judge, Chambers was the solicitor for the Municipal Court of Canton," Drane said. "During his years of practice Chambers has served as attorney …
Marylin
5:31 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
This has nothing to do with Charter schools. There are many other counties with the same issues who don't have a charter school or one planned at this time. This is a matter of the recession. Tax revenue is down. Home values are down. I'm so sick of everyone blaming charter schools. I don't have kids who attend charter, but maybe they should. I'm tired of furlough days and now we are getting more… more ›