A portion of Towne Lake Parkway westbound will be closed for a little over two hours February 11 for the annual Guns and Hoses 5K, the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office announced.
The run is taking place from 7:15 to about 9:30 a.m. February 11 at Hobgood Park near Woodstock. According to the sheriff’s office, traffic on Towne Lake Parkway and Wyngate Parkway will be affected.
Westbound traffic on Towne Lake Parkway from Rose Creek Drive to Bells Ferry Road will be diverted onto Rose Creek Drive. Eastbound traffic on Towne Lake Parkway will not be affected. Wyngate Parkway will be closed to both directions of travel from Watkins Glen Drive to Towne Lake Parkway. Drivers are asked to use caution if traveling in the area.
Cherokee County leaders, parks officials, Cherokee Chamber members and county residents gathered at Cherokee Veterans Park Friday morning for the opening of the county’s new recreation center.
The L.B. “Buzz” Ahrens Recreation Center, nicknamed “The Buzz,” is the latest project from Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency. The center, located at 7345 Cumming Highway in the Macedonia area of northeast Cherokee, is the second indoor recreation center for CRPA, in addition to its facility on Main Street near Woodstock.
The center is over 30,000 square feet and has full-size and youth-size basketball courts and rock-climbing wall. The center also has an aerobics and dance studio, an open fitness area and two classrooms. There is additional office space for CRPA staff and a meeting hall area with an attached kitchen to allow for catered events. The namesake of the new $10.5 million recreation center, former Cherokee County Commission Chair Buzz Ahrens, was honored with a proclamation at the ribbon cutting ceremony. He spoke about the importance of the center.
In continuing support of music education in Cherokee County, Cherokee Chorale has donated $500 to each of the seven middle schools in the school district.
Choral teachers from each school received the big check on Jan. 31 by Chorale Founding Director Don Stafford, Conductor Scott Martin and President Richard Landolt.
Funds from this donation would be used to support the programs by buying more and new music for students, paying for transportation to competitions and hosting special choral events by the school. Cherokee Chorale also offers the Judith MacMillan Scholarship, a $1,000 fund established in 2007 to go towards a Cherokee County student who pursues choral music performance or education at Reinhardt University. The Cherokee Chorale's next performance is at 4 p.m. on March 19 at the Falany Performing Arts Center in Waleska.
Reinhardt’s football team brought in a multitude of new faces during Wednesday’s National Signing Day.
Among the 54 signees — all from within Georgia’s borders — were Jayden Ponder, a workhorse running back from Allatoona High School in Acworth, and a heavy focus on defensive backs.
Reinhardt coach James Miller brought in 12 defensive backs, looking to continue the program’s reputation of strong defenses. With key defensive players Kenneth Lowery, Jon Perry and others leaving, the Eagles also added eight linebackers and four defensive linemen.
Among those defensive backs was Etowah’s Jamir Maxime, who recorded 35 tackles, 14 pass breakups and two interceptions during the 2022 season.
On the offensive side, the Eagles signed nine offensive linemen, eight receivers, seven running backs, two tight ends and two quarterbacks. They also brought in three recruits simply listed as “athletes”, which means they have the potential to play a variety of positions.
A Canton businessman and lifelong city resident has announced his intention to run for the vacant ward 2 seat on the Canton City Council.
Bryan Roach, 46, announced his plans Friday to run for the seat left by former councilmember Will Carlan in the November 7 city election.
Roach said in his announcement that he will listen to the concerns of the constituents in his ward and the city as a whole, as well as provide fiscally responsible leadership. Roach said that, if elected, he would continue to expand and develop the downtown district and improve relationships with other local leaders and stakeholders.
Roach is a community volunteer and serves on the Hospital Authority of Cherokee County for Northside Hospital Cherokee.
He also served as the vice chairman of the Cherokee County Parks and Recreation Board of Advisors from 2011 to 2014, as well as volunteering as a youth baseball and football coach for many years.
Arnold Mill Elementary School’s garden has been revitalized by the work of the school’s Garden Club and Boy Scout Pack 625, thanks to a grant given by the Cherokee County Educational Foundation.
On January 28, the two groups came together to rebuild the vegetable garden located next to the gym, the Arnold Mill Elementary Garden Club announced. The spring harvest of this garden will be donated to food pantries in Cherokee County.
Cherokee County educator Denise Forward and Boy Scout leaders Troy Kind and David Stern oversaw the project. The school also received donations from Super Slab Store, LLC for the lumber and Discount Express Tree Service for the mulch. Cloud Supply in Canton provided the soil.
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