Cherokee County News

Saturday, May 18 The Cherokee Rose Garden Club's Annual Garden Walk is this Saturday, May 18, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., starting at the Cedar Bluff Community Center, 3413 Old Highway 9, Cedar Bluff, AL.

Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver said deputies arrested James Drake Ward, 52, of Sand Rock on a fugitive from justice warrant from the state of Florida.

The Family Care Center at 1014 West Main St. includes a Thrift Store open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Family Care Center helps others by giving clothing, food and possibly hope to families in their time of need.

Cleburne County residents will be the latest to receive fire prevention and protection information from the Alabama Forestry Commission this week, in response to a growing number of wildfires along the Alabama/Georgia state line.

The Cherokee County Board of Education has appointed Seth Neyman as the next Cherokee County High School principal.

A Georgia man faces several charges after speeding recklessly and attempting to allude local authorities Thursday evening, May 9. According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, Rodney Gene Rickman, 43, of Rome, Ga., was observed driving at an extremely high rate of speed on Alabama Highway 9, north of Cedar Bluff.

A Cedar Bluff man was killed in a single-vehicle rollover accident on Cherokee County Road 75 Thursday evening, May 9. The accident occurred around 8:45 p.m. approximately five miles north of Cedar Bluff near Harton's Store.

Saturday, May 11 Fort Payne Methodist Church "Light Our World" 5K run is scheduled for 8 a.m. Registration begins at 7 a.m. in the parking lot.

A Georgia man faces multiple charges today after Cherokee County officials arrested him at the end of a chase Thursday night.

The Family Care Center at 1014 West Main St. includes a Thrift Store open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Family Care Center helps others by giving clothing, food and possibly hope to families in their time of need.

After approximately 40 minutes of deliberation, a jury found Charles Clayton Todd guilty of attempted murder, robbery in the first degree and attempted arson in the first degree early Wednesday afternoon, May 8. Todd was charged in the April 19, 2012 attack on Carol Lowry at her home in the Broomtown Community.

The vote was conducted by representatives of the Alabama Education Association. Employees were given a simple ballot with two questions - yes meaning the employee did have confidence in the college's leadership, no meaning no confidence.

Christmas is seven months away, but the president of the Piedmont Ministerial Association is asking the city to begin preparing now.

The Family Care Center at 1014 West Main St. includes a Thrift Store open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Family Care Center helps others by giving clothing, food and possibly hope to families in their time of need.

CHANGING OF THE GUARD. Johnny Roberts, chairperson, Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce for 2012-2013, officially turned the gavel over to Wae Ellis, incoming chairperson for 2013-2014, during the Chamber's recent annual meeting and banquet held in the community room of Gadsden State Community College-Cherokee. Ellis said he looks forward to ... (more)

Children's Story Time presents fun with stories, songs, crafts and more from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. at the Cherokee County Public Library.

The next meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education is Tuesday, May 7, 2013 and will be held at the Central Office.

Ernie Willingham had an itch to get back into coaching football since retiring from Appalachian in 2011.

The Cherokee County Public Library's Quilting with Rebecca Meadows will be held from 10 a.m. to noon.

A judge and prosecutors said Tuesday they're ready for the trial of a man accused of killing a Wellborn schoolteacher in 2011.