Ball Ground News

Beau Ballenger believes in Santa Claus. That's why the five year old Forsyth County girl entrusted him with her most heart-felt Christmas wish.

A former part-time county employee has filed an incident report with law enforcement and filed an application for a criminal warrant to be taken out against Cherokee County Senior Services Director Barbara Dobyne.A Deborah Haezebrouck, of Holly Springs, alleges that Dobyne should be charged with simple assault in regard to a confrontation the two ...

Low-interest bonds available to the Cherokee County School District through federal stimulus funds means at least two new middle schools are now on the drawing board and will most likely be under construction a year from now.

19 at 10:30 a.m.A For information, call the library at 479-3090. - Hopewell Baptist Church , 75 Ridge Road, Canton, will hold its annual free outdoor event "Back to Bethlehem" through Dec.

Brenda Harris Tustian thinks about Santa Claus all year long. From fine art prints to Christmas cards, Tustian draws upon Santa Claus as one of her main inspirations.

2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for the community to sip hot cider and shop various local vendors and crafters.

Richard Lee Smallman , 73, of Alpharetta, died November 20, 2009. Arrangements by Alpharetta-SouthCare Funeral Home.

Cherokee County Board of Education members feel they are drastically underfunded by the state, while state legislators feel they are doing a pretty good job meeting public education needs during the current economic downturn.

Cherokee County was set to consider at its Nov. 17 meeting whether it would purchase the former Pikea s Nursery site on Ga.

Cherokee County's cities, commissioners, school board and other agencies had their annual meeting Nov.

A specialized unit in Cherokee County geared at enforcing traffic laws and reducing traffic crashes recently was awarded more money from the state.

The city of Ball Ground is raising its millage slightly, from 5.12 mills to 5.19 mills.

The race is on in three Cherokee cities. Canton, Woodstock and Waleska will all have contested races this year, and, in Ball Ground, former Councilman Mickey Oa Malley will run unopposed in the seat vacated by Councilman Ashley Holcomb.A All three of Cantona s races will be contested in November.A Retired salesman Bob Rush and semi-retired ...

The Stripling-Lovelady House in Ball Ground is the early favorite in an online poll to determine the three historic sites in Cherokee County that the community most wants to save, said Stefanie Joyner, executive director of the county's historical society.

The 2009 Poultry Protein & Fat Seminar will take an extensive look at energy efficiency in rendering plants.

A significant number of those in Cherokee County who still have a job may have the federal stimulus to thank.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $69,500 in penalties against Chris Brigham, doing business as Brigham Farms, for safety violations at its Ball Ground, Ga., poultry additive facility.

A Cherokee County man was arrested Thursday night after investigators found thousands of videos and images of child pornography on his computer, a sheriff's spokesman said.

A Lawrenceville man died late Wednesday in a single-car wreck in northern Cherokee County, authorities said.

City officials in Ball Ground have set an Aug. 24 major completion date for a substantial updating of downtown's infrastructure.