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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. ...
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...
The Atlanta News Quiz for July 20
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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...
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...
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. ...
Construction underway on new NGPG facility in Flowery Branch
Construction is now underway on a new facility that is set to replace an existing Northeast Georgia Physicians Group office building in Flowery Branch. The new building is being built on a site on Phil Niekro Boulevard near the intersection of Thurmon Tanner Parkway, less than a mile's drive from the existing facility on Atlanta Highway in downtown Flowery Branch.
Flash flooding seen in Hall County
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Update: Roads are now back open in the area. There is a growing concern about flooding in Hall County just east of Interstate 985 between Gainesville and Flowery Branch. A Flash Flood Warning was issued for parts of Hall County, including Gainesville. FORECAST: Afternoon storms redevelop...
Flowery Branch City Council votes to approve expansion of Water Reclamation Facility
The Flowery Branch City Council voted Thursday evening to approve the final details of an expansion for the city’s Water Reclamation Facility. The agreement will be with Archer Western Construction for $43,311,101. A portion of the funds to complete the project were previously secured by the city from GEFA....
City of Flowery Branch conducts Parking and Mobility study in downtown area
The City of Flowery Branch conducted a Parking and Mobility study to determine if additional parking spaces are needed in its downtown area. The city presented its findings at the city council meeting on June 18. The research conducted as Flowery Branch continues to work to revitalize its downtown area...
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