Woodstock News

The road to wedded bliss usually ends in the couple declaring their undying love before a judge or, in a religious setting, a man - or woman - of the cloth.

The Fourth of July is a time to get together with family and friends and celebrate Americaa s independence.A While some people choose to stay home and grill in the back yard, there are many fun, family-friendly events in and outside of Cherokee County for those who want to celebrate somewhere other than home.

The Cherokee County School District has agreed to start paying stormwater fees to the city of Canton on July 1, as long as Canton agrees to waive $66,000 in fees the district amassed since the fees were enacted in July 2006.

Business owners in downtown Woodstock have raised concerns over the widening of Towne Lake Parkway and Arnold Mill Road and are wary of the role eminent domain could play in acquiring property for the roadway.

Evelyn Moore Moody , 90, Alpharetta, GA died June 22, 2009. Funeral services are scheduled for 3:00 pm Sunday, June, 28, 2009 in the chapel of McDonald and Son Funeral Home.

Southern Baptists are facing a membership decline that could shrink the nation's largest Protestant denomination by nearly half in 40 years, its convention president said this week.

Hundreds of metro Atlanta residents are upset after they get home and find out what they thought was a video game they purchased is a blank disc.

The city of Woodstock purchased the Woodstock Community Church for $3.7 million as part of its future plans to have a city hall presence downtown.

Although Barbara's journey on earth is now complete, her celestial path has just begun.

Southern Baptist leaders are asking members to put aside their squabbles over political and social issues when they meet next week in Kentucky.

Johnny Hunt will be nominated for a second, one-year term as president of the Southern Baptist Convention by Ken Whitten, the Florida pastor confirmed June 15.

Margaret Ellen Thiebaud, 94, former resident of Fort Scott, died Saturday, June 13, 2009, at Woodstock, Georgia.

The ASCS Rebel Region event scheduled for Friday night, June 12, at Green Valley Speedway has been postponed and will be rescheduled for later in the year.

Inspections are provided by the Cherokee County Health Department. Violations are divided into two categories: Risk Factors/Public Health Interventions categories and Good Retail Practices Categories.

The Cherokee Ledger-News received 10 Georgia Press Association a oe2009 Better Newspaper Contesta awards, including citations for local news coverage, investigative reporting and education coverage, at the organizationa s annual meeting and awards banquet, held on June 5 at Jekyll Island.

Speedheat of Atlanta, Georgia, TileWarm DIY under tile electric radiant floor heating systems available for online ordering for do it yourselfers.

Anderson Pawn owner Mark Anderson shows a firearm to customer Todd Davis. He carries firearms, boats, commercial-grade tools and electronics.

An Atlanta woman who said she was kidnapped and raped in the Smoky Mountains has pleaded guilty twice before to charges she filed false assault reports, police said.

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Violations: Handsink in back prep area not working. Repair sink; handsink by ice machine blocked with mops and brooms.