Ball Ground News

Cherokee County's cities, commissioners, school board and other agencies had their annual meeting Nov.

A specialized unit in Cherokee County geared at enforcing traffic laws and reducing traffic crashes recently was awarded more money from the state.

The city of Ball Ground is raising its millage slightly, from 5.12 mills to 5.19 mills.

The race is on in three Cherokee cities. Canton, Woodstock and Waleska will all have contested races this year, and, in Ball Ground, former Councilman Mickey Oa Malley will run unopposed in the seat vacated by Councilman Ashley Holcomb.A All three of Cantona s races will be contested in November.A Retired salesman Bob Rush and semi-retired ...

The Stripling-Lovelady House in Ball Ground is the early favorite in an online poll to determine the three historic sites in Cherokee County that the community most wants to save, said Stefanie Joyner, executive director of the county's historical society.

The 2009 Poultry Protein & Fat Seminar will take an extensive look at energy efficiency in rendering plants.

A significant number of those in Cherokee County who still have a job may have the federal stimulus to thank.

The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration is proposing $69,500 in penalties against Chris Brigham, doing business as Brigham Farms, for safety violations at its Ball Ground, Ga., poultry additive facility.

A Cherokee County man was arrested Thursday night after investigators found thousands of videos and images of child pornography on his computer, a sheriff's spokesman said.

A Lawrenceville man died late Wednesday in a single-car wreck in northern Cherokee County, authorities said.

City officials in Ball Ground have set an Aug. 24 major completion date for a substantial updating of downtown's infrastructure.

City officials in Ball Ground have set an Aug. 24 major completion date for a substantial updating of downtown's infrastructure.

Places and faces will change for some Cherokee County students when they report to class Aug.

Now that Garry Cheshire has his car back, hea s made it a hobby to care for it, taking it to shows and driving it in parades.

Canton residents might soon see a change in their stormwater bills. Mayor Gene Hobgood recently instructed city staff to perform a random audit of 50 Canton residents to determine the stormwater fees they should be paying based on the amount of impervious surface they have on their property.

"This thing has gone way beyond what it's supposed to, and it's gotA nobody in a good mood, but they're doing the best they can," Lamar Brown, who owns downtown Ball Ground's Ball Ground Grill, said of Ball Ground's downtown streetscape project.

The City Council unanimously voted against District Judge Brad Karren's proposal that would have allowed credit-card payments at his court.

Thermoformer American Trade Products has expanded its environmental efforts with a line of 100 percent biodegradable painting accessories now available at Wal-Mart, Home Depot and Sherwin-Williams stores.

Shoppers enter Grand Harbour Sunday afternoon during their Going Out of Business Sale.

American Trade Products , an industry leader in thermoformed plastic products, introduced Earth Plastica , a revolutionary plastic material that is 100 percent biodegradable, made from recycled plastic and a proprietary blend of additives that enables it to break down in landfill and compost environments.