More runners needed for 'Guns & Hoses' Charity Run

The annual Guns & Hoses 5K will be held Feb. 16.

The Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency would like to see more participants in its seventh annual Guns & Hoses 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run. The agency, which is teaming up with the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office for the event, had 650 runners last year and hope to reach 700 to participate during the event on Saturday Feb. 16.  CRPA currently has 234 runners signed up for the sheriff's office and 187 signed up for the fire department, said Neely Montejunas, recreation division director with the agency.  The race will be held at Hobgood Park in Towne Lake. Participants can choose which team — guns for the sheriff's office or hoses for the fire department — and the $5 of the total registration fee …

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Cherokee Firefighters, Sheriff's Deputies To Run For Children

The annual Guns & Hoses 5K and 1-mile fun run will be held on Feb. 16.

Cherokee Firefighters, Sheriff's Deputies To Run For Children

The annual Guns & Hoses 5K and 1-mile fun run will be held next month.

Public safety officials on the first line of defense will come together to raise money for abused and neglected Cherokee County children.  Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency will once again join forces with the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office for the Guns & Hoses 5K and 1 Mile Fun Run on Saturday, Feb. 16.  The race will be held at Hobgood Park in Towne Lake. Runners can choose which team — Guns for the sheriff's department or Hoses for the fire department — and the $5 of the total registration fee will be donated to a local charity.  The event this year will benefit CASA Cherokee. Court Appointed Special Advocates are volunteers appointed by judges to oversee the welfare of neglected …

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