2021 - Monthly Archive

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Canton Magazine

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Canton Family Life - July 2021

Canton Family Life - August 2021

Elm Street Cultural Arts Village Opens The Reeves House This Month

Elm Street Cultural Arts Village officially opens the doors to The Reeves House on May 14-16. The weekend will be full of celebrations honoring the community support that brought this endeavor to frui... read more..

Citizens Recognized for Lifesaving Actions During House Fire

22 Apr

Community - Woodstock

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Citizens Recognized for Lifesaving Actions During House Fire

Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services recently honored two citizens with the Fire Chief’s Civilian Valor Award for rescuing someone from a burning home.Tristan Bush and Randall Thomas, employe... read more..

New Reinhardt University President Announced

22 Apr

School - Canton

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New Reinhardt University President Announced

Reinhardt’s Board of Trustees recently appointed Mark A. Roberts, Ph.D., as the 21st president of Reinhardt University. Roberts assumed his role on April 7.“The Board of Trustees embodies a strong sen... read more..

CCSD Names 2021 Partner and Volunteer of the Year

22 Apr

School - Canton

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CCSD Names 2021 Partner and Volunteer of the Year

The Cherokee County School District (CCSD) recently named the winners of its eighth annual CCSD Partner of the Year and Volunteer of the Year Awards.Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower su... read more..

Holly Springs Announces Career Retirement of Chief Carswell

22 Apr

Community - Canton

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Holly Springs Announces Career Retirement of Chief Carswell

The City of Holly Springs announces the career retirement of Police Chief Michael Carswell and thanks him for his years of faithful service to its citizens.Under Carswell’s leadership, the City has to... read more..

Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services Presents Check to Goshen Valley Boys Ranch

22 Apr

Community - Canton

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Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services Presents Check to Goshen Valley Boys Ranch

The fire department recently presented a check for $2,244 to Goshen Valley Boys Ranch’s Community Engagement Coordinator Evan Ingram and interim Executive Director Zach Blend. The donation was a resul... read more..

22 Apr

Community - Woodstock

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Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services Presents Check to Goshen Valley Boys Ranch

The fire department recently presented a check for $2,244 to Goshen Valley Boys Ranch’s Community Engagement Coordinator Evan Ingram and interim Executive Director Zach Blend. The donation was a resul... read more..

Over $145,000 Raised for CCSD High Schools Through Jeep Raffle

22 Apr

School - Canton

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Over $145,000 Raised for CCSD High Schools Through Jeep Raffle

Cherokee County School District (CCSD) high schools raised more than $145,000 this year selling $5 raffle tickets for a chance to win a 2021 Jeep Wrangler, donated by Shottenkirk Chrysler Dodge Jeep R... read more..

22 Apr

School - Woodstock

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Over $145,000 Raised for CCSD High Schools Through Jeep Raffle

Cherokee County School District (CCSD) high schools raised more than $145,000 this year selling $5 raffle tickets for a chance to win a 2021 Jeep Wrangler, donated by Shottenkirk Chrysler Dodge Jeep R... read more..

Hometown Strong Initiative Provides Generous Donations

22 Apr

Community - Woodstock

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Hometown Strong Initiative Provides Generous Donations

The Malon D. Mimms Boys & Girls Club in Cherokee County recently received a generous donation of $5,000 from Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation as part of its Hometown Strong Initiative. Pilgrim’s is foc... read more..

22 Apr

Community - Canton

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Hometown Strong Initiative Provides Generous Donations

The Malon D. Mimms Boys & Girls Club in Cherokee County recently received a generous donation of $5,000 from Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation as part of its Hometown Strong Initiative. Pilgrim’s is foc... read more..

MUST Ministries Celebrates 50 Years and Launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program

22 Apr

Community - Canton

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MUST Ministries Celebrates 50 Years and Launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program

MUST Ministries has grown from a one-room food pantry and clothing closet in 1971 to a multimillion-dollar nonprofit that distributed 2.58 million pounds of food and served more than 180,000 people la... read more..

22 Apr

Community - Woodstock

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MUST Ministries Celebrates 50 Years and Launches Emergency Rental Assistance Program

MUST Ministries has grown from a one-room food pantry and clothing closet in 1971 to a multimillion-dollar nonprofit that distributed 2.58 million pounds of food and served more than 180,000 people la... read more..

Cherokee County Manager Jerry Cooper Announces Retirement

22 Apr

Community - Canton

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Cherokee County Manager Jerry Cooper Announces Retirement

After 20 years of leading Cherokee County, Jerry Cooper will retire at the end of this month. Cooper began his career in public administration in Fayetteville, Arkansas, after serving in the U.S. Navy... read more..

22 Apr

Community - Woodstock

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Cherokee County Manager Jerry Cooper Announces Retirement

After 20 years of leading Cherokee County, Jerry Cooper will retire at the end of this month. Cooper began his career in public administration in Fayetteville, Arkansas, after serving in the U.S. Navy... read more..

22 Apr

Titles & Blurbs

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Mosquito-Free

Make Mosquitoes Flee With Mosquito-Free By Patti Richter Chad Woodall and Jody Wheeler are local business partners, but to say they are local is an understatement since both were raised in Canton and... read more..

22 Apr

Titles & Blurbs

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Showtime in the Skies

The Family Life Guide to 2021 Meteor Showers By Jack Tuszynski Spread out a comfy blanket or pull up a reclining lounge chair and lay back because the sky is the limit for some faraway nighttime phen... read more..

22 Apr

Titles & Blurbs

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Community Partner: Empower Cherokee

Empower Cherokee provides support to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Cherokee County and the surrounding areas. The organization is dedicated to empowering individuals to li... read more..

22 Apr

Titles & Blurbs

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Artist Profile: Doug Pisik

Master Woodworker Doug Pisik Pieces It All Together By Ellen Samsell Salas Master woodworker Doug Pisik loves creating things that never existed. As a Georgia Tech-educated engineer, he design... read more..

22 Apr

Titles & Blurbs

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Book Review: Ikenga

By John Rodgers The month of May offers plenty of things to celebrate. Each of the Sequoyah Regional Library System’s locations are still happily welcoming the public indoors for in-person services wi... read more..

E.T. Booth MS Educator Wins CCSD Media Specialist of the Year Award

19 Mar

School - Woodstock

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E.T. Booth MS Educator Wins CCSD Media Specialist of the Year Award

E.T. Booth MS media specialist Amanda Graves doesn’t wait for students to visit her library. She dons a biker vest and peddles a custom tricycle down the school’s halls to deliver books to them as the... read more..

River Ridge HS Student Wins State Science Poster Contest

19 Mar

School - Woodstock

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River Ridge HS Student Wins State Science Poster Contest

River Ridge HS senior Riley Herrick earned top honors in the Georgia Association of Conservation Districts’ competition to promote conservation education.The annual contest, which is open to all Georg... read more..

19 Mar

School - Canton

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Creekland MS Student Successes

Creekland MS sixth-grader Abbie Rickert won the Daughters of the American Revolution’s American history essay contest at the Hightower Trail Chapter, Northwest Georgia District level, and at the state... read more..

St. Michael’s Food Pantry Receives Generous Hunger Pilot Grant

19 Mar

Community - Canton

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St. Michael’s Food Pantry Receives Generous Hunger Pilot Grant

The Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) has approved a $14,600 Hunger Pilot Grant to benefit St. Michael’s Food Pantry in Woodstock. Hunger Pilot Grants support Lions’ projects focused on allev... read more..

19 Mar

Community - Woodstock

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St. Michael’s Food Pantry Receives Generous Hunger Pilot Grant

The Lions Club International Foundation (LCIF) has approved a $14,600 Hunger Pilot Grant to benefit St. Michael’s Food Pantry in Woodstock. Hunger Pilot Grants support Lions’ projects focused on allev... read more..

CCSD Students Continue To Top National, State Averages on AP Exams

19 Mar

School - Canton

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CCSD Students Continue To Top National, State Averages on AP Exams

For the 11th consecutive year, Cherokee County School District (CCSD) high schools have earned top honors for outstanding Advanced Placement (AP) programs and performance that continues to exceed nati... read more..

19 Mar

School - Woodstock

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CCSD Students Continue To Top National, State Averages on AP Exams (2)

For the 11th consecutive year, Cherokee County School District (CCSD) high schools have earned top honors for outstanding Advanced Placement (AP) programs and performance that continues to exceed nati... read more..

Cherokee Chamber Announces 2021 Teen Leadership Class

19 Mar

School - Canton

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Cherokee Chamber Announces 2021 Teen Leadership Class

Seventeen high school sophomores were recently selected as members of Cherokee Chamber’s 20th annual Teen Leadership Cherokee (TLC). The students, all of whom live in Cherokee County, were asked to su... read more..