Wednesday, April 24, 2013
The open house and grand opening will be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday May 11. A ribbon cutting is set for 10 a.m. Thursday May 9.
Cherokee County's first aquatic center will soon open up shop for its first swimmers. The aquatic center on Gresham Mill Parkway in Holly Springs will hold its open house and grand opening 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday May 11. A ribbon cutting for the facility is set for 10 a.m. Thursday May 9. Hours of operation and admission prices have been posted on the Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency's website. The center will consist of 48,000 indoor facility, and an 18,000 square foot outdoor leisure pool and deck area. The center will include an indoor 50-meter competition pool with spectator seating for 700; an indoor 25-yard recreational pool with warmer water for therapy, exercise and instruction; two indoor poolside classrooms and party …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The ceremony was set to be held on Tuesday, but was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Today's weather should be nearly perfect for the city of Woodstock to hold its ribbon cutting to celebrate the opening of the Ridgewalk Parkway interchange on Interstate 575. The ceremony, which was originally slated to be held on Tuesday, will start at 10 a.m. today. Parking will be available along Rope Mill Road near Olde Rope Mill Park and at the VCC Construction's office area along Woodstock Parkway and Ridgewalk Parkway. The design-build project officially wrapped up on Nov. 16, about six weeks ahead of its Dec. 31 completion date. The project also was completed on budget. Along with building a diamond-shaped interchange, crews also replaced the Ridgewalk Parkway bridge over the interstate, realigned Rope Mill Road to intersect with …
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
The new interchange has been open for nearly two weeks.
UPDATE @ 8:14 a.m.: the city has cancelled today's ribbon cutting due to the weather. It will be rescheduled for a later date. The city of Woodstock today will host a ribbon cutting for the new Ridgewalk interchange. The ribbon cutting will be held at 10 a.m. near the site. Since rain is expected to linger in the area during the morning hours, the city has made parking available off Rope Mill Road at Olde Rope Mill Park. A shuttle will take attendees from the park to the site of the ribbon cutting starting at 9:30 a.m. The design-build project officially wrapped up on Nov. 16, about six weeks ahead of its Dec. 31 completion date. The project entailed building a diamond-shaped interchange, replacing the existing Rope Mill Road bridge …
Friday, August 19, 2011
City officials, Greenprints Alliance volunteers and avid nature lovers were all on hand on Friday morning to cut the green ribbon for the newly constructed Olde Rope Mill Park pedestrian bridge.
The Olde Rope Mill Park pedestrian bridge was welcomed today as the newest addition in the ongoing community effort to connect 40 miles of hiking and biking trails throughout Cherokee County and beyond. A green ribbon cutting was held for the structure, which spans the Little River and helps outdoor enthusiasts gain easy access to trails that will eventually link to Blankett's Creek bike trails in Canton. "The word is getting out that we're an outdoor friendly city," said David Potts, who is the chairman of the board for the Greenprints Alliance. "It will become a destination for the southeast, and people are going to start traveling here." Mayor Donnie Henriques was also present to dedicate the bridge and said he hopes the citizens of …
Lindsey Davidson
5:49 am on Monday, August 22, 2011
Matt, the idea of drawing more people to hike (and bike) is definitely the idea. The trails are going to be extended and once more miles are added to them, it will make Woodstock more competitive in the mountain biking world. And I definitely agree with the bed and breakfast idea, as well. We already kind of have that image going for us. And we have some great houses for sale that would fit it. … more ›