CANTON — With a submitted rendering of a mural representing the history and diversity of Cherokee County, Shanna Coulter, a fine art instructor at Cherokee High School, was selected as the featured artist to complete a three-foot-high and 540-foot-long mural on Railroad Street. The City of Canton and the Downtown Canton Main Street’s Public Art […]
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Hospitals across Georgia can’t keep up with coronavirus surge
A Georgia town’s current status as a COVID hot spot has left its mark on the local hospital. Dublin, in Middle Georgia, is now listed as No. 7 among U.S. metro areas in per capita rate of COVID-19 infections over the past two weeks, according to the New York Times. About one-third of Fairview Park […]
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Fulton County to make COVID-19 vaccines available to residents 65 and over
The Fulton County Board of Health is making COVID-19 vaccines available to all residents who are age 65 and over. As the vaccine distribution begins, the board of health is asking for residents to be patient as national vaccine stocks are limited and will be for some time. Here’s what you need to know about […]
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Capitol raid will become Trump’s legacy
The president promised he would be there every step of the way. It was a pledge Donald Trump made to thousands of supporters who had gathered Wednesday morning to protest Congress’s certification of the Electoral College vote. Behind bulletproof glass on a stage at the Ellipse, only a quarter-mile from the U.S. Capitol, Trump insisted […]
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Emergency services in Habersham County are maxed out due to COVID-19
Habersham County Emergency Services is asking the public to use caution and only dial 911 if there is a true medical emergency. With COVID-19 cases continuing to rise, local emergency services agencies have been stretched to their limits. County officials say all hospitals south of Gainesville are on a diversion. While North Georgia Medical Center […]
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Vernon Jones says he’s joining the Republican party
On the day after an election that looks like it will seat two democrats from Georgia in the U.S. Senate, firebrand political figure Vernon Jones announced that he is joining the republican party. Jones, who has always run as a democrat when serving in the Georgia House of Representatives and as CEO of DeKalb County, […]
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Pets die in Woodstock house fire
WOODSTOCK — A Woodstock homeowner lost several pets in a house fire last night, according to the Woodstock Fire Department. The Woodstock Fire Department and the Cherokee County Fire Department responded to a structure fire at a home in Buckingham Place in Woodstock at 5:42 p.m. Tuesday. On arrival, crews were met with heavy fire […]
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Here’s where it might snow in Georgia on Thursday
Forecasts predicting snow in North Georgia on Thursday have been updated and give a better picture of the area that might see some snow flurries. A low pressure system will bring rainfall to much of the area on Thursday afternoon. As temperatures begin to drop later on Thursday, there’s the potential for rain to transition […]
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Warnock defeats Loeffler in Georgia Senate race
A steady trickle of Georgians mostly breezed in and out of polling places across the state for the final day of voting in the state’s high-stakes U.S. Senate runoffs, adding more than 1 million votes to the already 3 million cast before Tuesday. The nation watched as voters here narrowly elected Democrat Raphael Warnock, making […]