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Highway 140 Project Gets $7.5M in State Funding
A project to widen Highway 140 in Cherokee and Fulton counties is getting an infusion of state funding, and preliminary engineering is expected to start next year. The state has allocated $7.5 million for “SR 140 operational and capacity improvements in north Fulton/’Cherokee” for fiscal year 2025, according to the Georgia Department of Transportation. The work is primarily widening. The project is part of a $1.5 billion transportation infrastructure package...
Cherokee County Resident Celebrates 106th Birthday
CHEROKEE COUNTY — A Cherokee County woman turned 106 July 19, and celebrated the milestone with family and friends. Mary Haskell, a resident of Manor Lake Assisted Living and Memory Care in the BridgeMill community, celebrated her 106th birthday. She was born in Chillicothe, Ohio in 1918. She had two siblings, Elizabeth Harrison and George Bearce Jr. ...
Canton City Council Keeps Property Tax Rate Flat
The city of Canton will have the same millage rate for the seventh consecutive year. The Canton City Council unanimously voted July 18 to maintain a millage rate of 5.4 mills, which has been the rate since 2017. But the city is expected to see $639,467 more in tax revenue over the previous year, or 5.82%, due to growth in the digest. ...
Cherokee County Services Affected by Global IT Issue
Some of Cherokee County's services have been disrupted by the global CrowdStrike outage Friday, the county announced. E-911 computer systems were briefly affected, the county reported, but phone lines were not affected and staff implemented a backup plan and received and dispatched all 911 calls. "Our IT Team has employees on call 24/7 and began working immediately when the problem was reported just after 4 a.m.," a news release from...
Cherokee County Firefighter Awarded Medal of Valor
A Cherokee County firefighter has earned a Medal of Valor from the fire department, the first award of its kind. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services awarded Lt. Corey Deal with the organization’s first Medal of Valor during a special ceremony at the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners July 16 meeting. This award recognizes Deal for “bravery and selfless actions under extreme circumstances” during a response to a medical emergency...
Cobb Approves Acworth Senior Living Development
MARIETTA — This week, the Cobb Board of Commissioners approved a rezoning request 4-0, with Chairwoman Lisa Cupid absent, for an Acworth residential senior-living community. Creator’s Group Investments proposed a site plan for a senior residential living community of 39 homes on 11.8 acres at 2856 Wade Green Road, near the Shiloh Road Home Depot. The site plan also includes walking trails, a pavilion and sport courts. Earlier this month,...
Cobb Delays Decision on Student Housing, Mableton Development
MARIETTA — The Cobb Board of Commissioners opted not to take action on two proposed housing developments this week — a five-story student housing building near Kennesaw State University and a Mableton townhome community. Athens-based developer Landmark Properties is proposing a 55-foot building with 191 units and 762 bedrooms at 112 Townpark Drive, adjacent to the exit ramp at Interstate 575 and Chastain Road. The gated building would include a...
Kennesaw Property Taxes Poised to Increase as Public Hearings are Set for Community Input
Residents of Kennesaw, your property taxes may be on the rise. The city has announced plans to hike property taxes in 2024, with an 8.83 percent increase for maintenance and operations (M&O) and a 7.45 percent increase for bond-related expenses over the previous year's rollback millage rate. According to a recent notice on the City of Kennesaw’s official website, this decision comes as part of an annual review by the board of tax assessors, which saw an uptick in the fair market value of properties across the county.
The Atlanta News Quiz for July 20
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