Canton News

The Fourth of July is a time to get together with family and friends and celebrate Americaa s independence.A While some people choose to stay home and grill in the back yard, there are many fun, family-friendly events in and outside of Cherokee County for those who want to celebrate somewhere other than home.

CDCLarue Industries, Inc. has announced the addition of five new distributor partners for its Pulse-BacA powered dust collection systems.

Staff Photo by Angela Lewis The Honor Guard carries the body of 1st Sgt. John Blair from Trinity Baptist Church in Calhoun, Ga.

The Cherokee County School District has agreed to start paying stormwater fees to the city of Canton on July 1, as long as Canton agrees to waive $66,000 in fees the district amassed since the fees were enacted in July 2006.

ATLANTA - Franklin native Jeff Darby has joined Ted's Montana Grill and its executive team as vice president of supply chain, according to a company news release.

Reactivated seminal technical metal pioneers ATHEIST will release a live album, entitled "Unquestionable Presence: Live At Wacken" , on July 21 via Relapse Records .

The Cherokee County Commission voted unanimously at its June 16 meeting toA purchase two Waleska parks from Reinhardt College for $608,000. The county anticipates closing on the purchase of Cline Park, 12.2 acres for $244,300, and Waleska park, 18.9 acres for $363,800, by the end of the month.

Two Canton bar owners are asserting that keeping their bars open until 2 a.m. will not only increase tax revenue for the city, but may actually make streets safer.

On June 20th, the Wintu tribe - whose land encompasses parts of Northern California - dedicated an 8 foot bronze statue to memorialize the site of a sacred burial ground.

Although Waleska is projecting that its property tax revenue will be up next year, its overall revenue is expected to be down, resulting in a slightly smaller proposed general fund budget for the city than it operated on this year.

A woman who drowned this week in Lake Allatoona has been identified as 23-year-old Shastin Rader, an assistant softball coach at Reinhardt College.

Rescue teams returned to Lake Allatoona at daybreak Wednesday to resume searching for a woman who fell from a Waverunner late Tuesday night.

Inspections are provided by the Cherokee County Health Department. Violations are divided into two categories: Risk Factors/Public Health Interventions categories and Good Retail Practices Categories.

Cherokee County officials said a 17-year-old boy broke in to a family's home five times in one month.

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A scene from Canton Grammar School in November 1963. The photograph is from the Buddy Alexander collection of the Cherokee County Historical Society.

A 26-year-old Canton man died June 2 after his motorcycle crashed in to the guard rail on the interstate.

Interstate 575 in Cherokee County reopened around 3:30 p.m. Tuesday after a fatal motorcycle crash.

Mike Poulson, a Cherokee County firefighter veteran of 15 years and lead chaplain of the fire department, slides through a wall during a wall breach exercise during survival training May 27.

The Canton City Council has approved awarding impact fee credits to the developer of The Bluffs of Technology Park, despite the fact that officials cana t find any record of the city council ever authorizing the credit.