History Cherokee's 20th Annual Derby Day will take place at 4:30 p.m. on May 6 at the Mill on Etowah, and tickets are now available for purchase. This event is the largest annual fundraiser for the organization, featuring a hat contest, pony pull, silent auction, bourbon tastings, and more. Gourmet food and specialty cocktails will also be served. Individual tickets are priced at $100, while couples attending can purchase tickets for $185. The funds raised through the event will support History Cherokee's activities throughout the year, including operating the new History Center, creating new programming for all ages, and advocating for historic preservation. Interested parties can purchase tickets on the organization's website.
Thrive Coworking has signed a lease to become the primary tenant of the Jones Building in downtown Canton. The building will have a total of 19,000 square feet with Thrive Coworking taking up all of the top floor and half of the street level floor. Within Thrive's space, there will be approximately 40 offices available for lease, along with several meeting and event rooms for both members and non-members ranging from four to 50 people. Memberships for Thrive Coworking range from $159 to $355 a month. The Jones Building, which dates back to 1879, is currently undergoing restoration and will soon be open for business.
Former Woodstock track and field star, Will Sumner, along with his 4x400-meter relay team at the University of Georgia, received national recognition from the USTFCCCA as the male athletes of the week after setting a new record time of 2:58.82 at the Texas Relays. The team’s time broke the meet’s previous record of 3:00.23 set in 2021 by NC A&T and also broke the previous school record of 3:02.10. Sumner, who was named the 2021-22 Gatorade Georgia Boys Track and Field Player of the Year, was part of Woodstock’s first Region 5 seven A title win and was the first athlete from the school to win the Gatorade award
The Northside Hospital Foundation held an Easter Eggstravaganza at Etowah River Park in Canton, complete with egg hunts and craft stations. The event had four egg hunts divided by age groups, giving each child a chance to participate. The foundation accepted donations for MUST Ministries, and T-shirts were sold for $10 each to raise funds for Northside Hospital Cherokee’s Special Care Nursery. The event also had a petting zoo and the Northside’s Sammy Stork mascot made an appearance.
The Sawnee Electric Membership Foundation has awarded local high school seniors a $5,000 scholarship, including three from Cherokee County.
Cherokee County seniors who received the scholarship are:
♦ Clayton Tucker, Sequoyah High School
♦ John Tucker, Sequoyah High School
♦ Matthew Warren, Creekview High School
These students were among 20 seniors in Sawnee EMC’s service area who were awarded the scholarship, the foundation announced.
Cherokee County is inviting residents to view and give feedback on the draft of its 2023 Comprehensive Plan, which will be available online from April 10 to 28 at Cherokee GA dot com slash Our Cherokee. A community meeting will be held on April 11 at the Northside Cherokee Conference Center in Canton. The county planning staff led the update process, and the consultant, POND, provided support. The plan will be submitted to the Atlanta Regional Commission in May for review, and final adoption and transmission to the Georgia Department of Community Affairs are expected in September.
The Canton City Council is considering an expansion and update of the city's urban redevelopment plan for central Canton, which would help the Canton Housing Authority apply for state housing tax credits for housing. The proposed updates would also provide additional support for other funding projects and could start the process of replacing blighted housing in central Canton with new homes. The council is expected to vote on the updated plan on April 20. In addition, the council heard a request for an annexation and rezoning request for an indoor recreation facility and awarded a change order for the Harmon Park improvements project.
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