Friday Morning Fire Damages Woodstock Home

The five people inside the home escaped the blaze that allegedly started when a car caught on fire.

Five people were able to escape injury after a portion of a home caught fire early Friday morning.  Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Woodstock Fire Department both responded to the fire, which broke out shortly before 1 a.m. at 1024 Ashfern Walk, located off Bells Ferry Road near Hobgood Park. According to a press release from Cherokee Fire, a caller told Cherokee County E-911 that a vehicle located just inches from the house broke out in a fire. Minutes later, dispatchers were told the home's garage was on fire. By the time fire fighters arrived on the scene, about two-thirds of the home was on fire and heavy smoke could be seen coming from the house. The five people inside the home, which were four family members and a…

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Hobgood Park Will Light Up For Children

The Anna Crawford Children's Center next month will host its own Christmas light show for a good cause.

Hobgood Park Will Light Up For Children

The Anna Crawford Children's Center next month will host its own light show for a good cause.

Cherokee County will soon have its own holiday light show that will raise money for a good cause. The Anna Crawford Children's Center next month will hold its first-ever Holiday Lights of Hope at Hobgood Park in Towne Lake. The event will be held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. each night between Dec. 13 and Dec. 22. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for children 14 and under. Admission includes a photo opportunity with Santa Claus, children's activities and a bounce house. Residents will have to pay for seasonal concessions such as hot chocolate.  David Pitts, chairman of the board of directors for the center, said the nonprofit has enlisted the help of a Cherokee High School metal fabrication technology class, which is creating the displays for…

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