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Badger Creek Park

Friday, December 7, 2012

Deputies Seek Suspects Who Allegedly Used Stolen Credit Cards

The credit cards were allegedly taken from Badger Creek Park near Holly Springs.

Cherokee County sheriff's deputies need the public to help them identify two suspects they believed used stolen credit cards to make purchases in Alpharetta. Investigators believe the two suspects stole the cards from a vehicle parked at Badger Creek Park, the county's new soccer complex located on Blalock Road near Holly Springs. The cards were stolen on Nov. 11 and the suspects allegedly used the cards to purchase nearly $2,000 worth of make-up and perfume from Macy's, Dillard's and J.C. Penny at North Point Mall in Alpharetta.  The purchases were made on the same day the cards were stolen.  Anyone with information is asked to call the Cherokee County Sheriff's Department at (770) 928-0239.

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Cherokee Commissioners Confront Locked Gates at Soccer Park

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners discussed how to proceed keeping the entrance gates at Badger Creek Park unlocked during daylight hours.

Thursday, November 22, 2012

Cherokee Commissioners Confront Locked Gates at Soccer Park

The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners discussed how to proceed keeping the entrance gates at Badger Creek Park unlocked during daylight hours.

Ongoing tension between the county government and Cherokee Impact Soccer came to a head Tuesday as Cherokee County Commissioners discussed public access to Badger Creek Park.  Cherokee Recreation and Parks Advisory Board Chairman Chris Hampton told the commission during its work session on Tuesday that Cherokee Impact continues to lock the entrance gates at Badger Creek Park, a violation of its contract with the county commission to manage the soccer complex. Hampton, who said he is "partial" to all recreational organizations in the county, said "this is the only association we have trouble with." Cherokee Impact's contract with the county stipulates the organization, formerly known as Cherokee Soccer Association, will maintain and manage …

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