Woodstock News

A police dog died of heat stroke after being left in a patrol car in Woodstock, Georgia, authorities said Tuesday.

The renovated Blankets Creek Mountain Bike trails will be the star attraction at a ribbon cutting that will be held early next week.

A company whose application to install a billboard on Rope Mill Road near Interstate 575 was rejected by city staff will appeal for reconsideration tonight in front of the Woodstock City Council.

Cherokee County and Canton are picking up after the area was thrashed by high winds, lightning, and a possible tornado Thursday evening.

Several Woodstock students were named to dean's lists at various colleges and universities: Morgan Mackenzie Johnson was named to the dean's list at James Madison University for the spring 2013 semester.

Brian Bohannon spoke to the Georgia Sports Writers Association in Marietta last week about the Kennesaw State University football program that begins play in 2015.

This is the End and Man of Steel are both playing at Cherokee 16 Cinemas in Towne Lake.

The latest Superman to hit the big screen, "Man of Steel" stars Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Superman and is directed by Zack Snyder .

A Woodstock man allegedly pointed "a long gun at children" playing basketball in a Northeast Cobb neighborhood and called them the n-word.

According to the National Weather Service, an EF-1 tornado with winds of up to 105 mph touched down four miles west-northwest of Canton at about 7 p.m., near the intersection of Patriot Trail and Rampley Trail, before moving through Canton causing plenty of tree damage.

The Woodstock Public Safety Foundation had a successful spring. Over $26,000 was raised during the foundation's Hustle For Heroes 5K and annual Spring Festival, the organization said in a press release.

Karen Schwettman , Jackie Tanase and Ellen Ward met while taking a writing class and turned their love of literature into a small business.

Last year, Cherokee County had one case of West Nile, but the person was visiting from another state and had just arrived when they became ill, so it was counted by the other state.

Cherokee County and Woodstock are picking up after the area was thrashed by high winds, lightning, and a possible tornado Thursday evening.

Part of Cherokee County were hit with severe weather Thursday evening as the metro Atlanta area was placed on various thunderstorm and tornado warnings.

Marijuana plants in various stages of growth were found Saturday in a Cobb home, authorities said.

Brian Bohannon spoke to the Georgia Sports Writers Association in Marietta in early June about the Kennesaw State University football program that begins play in 2015.

The Woodstock City Council on Monday approved a request from an organization to partially close one of its major thoroughfares for a 5K.

A Woodstock resident on Monday pleaded her case to tie into the city's sewer system.

A patient allegedly threatened a WellStar Kennestone Hospital emergency room nurse, then punched and kicked a Marietta police officer who tried to diffuse the situation.