Cherokee March for Babies Makes A Difference
The March of Dimes, which was originally founded as an organization to help combat Polio in 1938, has evolved into one of the most powerful groups that assists premature babies and their mothers. Each...
View ArticleNews Nearby: Man Allegedly Throws Baby, GOP Chair Draws Flak
Indictment Alleges Man Shook, Threw, Hit 8-Week-Old Baby - South Cobb Patch A 30-year-old Austell man has been indicted in connection with the beating of his 8-week-old son. The indictment, handed down...
View ArticleLive: Canton City Council Meets
The Canton City Council is meeting now to vote on a new fire services funding study and discuss allowing a church to operate in an industrial building. Open the attached PDF for the complete agenda. To...
View ArticleCherokee County Mug Shots
The Cherokee County Adult Detention Center supplied Patch with the mug shots and booking reports of the inmates who appear here. At the time of reporting, none of them has been convicted of the listed...
View ArticleTwo Injured in Three-Vehicle Crash in Canton
Two men suffered minor injuries in a three-vehicle accident in Canton. Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Canton Fire Department both responded to the accident at roughly 4:45 p.m. on...
View ArticleMorning Briefing: Will You March for Babies?
1. Weather: The National Weather Service is predicting a 20 percent chance of showers for Canton before 11 a.m. Once it dries up, expect a high temperature of around 63 degrees under mostly cloudy...
View ArticleFire Services Study Moves Ahead Despite Opposition
The City of Canton will soon award a $19,940 contract to a consulting firm for an outsider's view on fire service funding in the city. During Thursday's city council meeting, the board voted to award...
View ArticleGet Out: Arts & Craft Show, Wine Tasting, Live Music
Canton Community Yard/Tag Sale Woodstock Latimer Hall Arts & Crafts Show Wine Tasting — BACCO Fine Wines Kennesaw Big Shanty Antiques Join Friends for Furry Friends Spring Clean Charity Outdoor...
View ArticleCherokee Deputies Shoot, Kill Union County Murder Suspect
UPDATE (10:50 a.m.): According to Sheriff's Office spokesman Lt. Jay Baker, deputies received substantial assistance from the Canton, Woodstock, and Holly Springs police departments during the search....
View ArticleCanton Police Seize Over $4,000 of Drug Money
The Canton Police Department has arrested an Acworth man on trafficking charges after discovering $7,000 worth of suspected methamphetamine and over $4,000 of suspected drug money in his vehicle. On...
View ArticleGBI: Union County Murder Suspect Killed Parents
The parents of a Union County double homicide suspect fatally shot by Cherokee Sheriff's Office deputies were killed by their own son. That's according to preliminary autopsy results released Friday...
View ArticleFarm Rich Expands Recall As CDC Reports 24 E. Coli Cases
Due to possible contamination with Escherichia coli O121 bacteria (“E. Coli O121”), Rich Products Corporation of Buffalo, NY, has expanded its voluntary recall to include all products from its...
View ArticleNews Nearby: Explosion Rocks Power Plant; Sex Offender Missing
Updated: 4 Minor Injuries in Explosion at Plant Bowen in Cartersville- Cartersville Patch An explosion caused by a malfunctioning turnbine late Thursday rocked Georgia Power's Plant Bowen in Bartow...
View ArticleCherokee County Mug Shots
The Cherokee County Adult Detention Center supplied Patch with the mug shots and booking reports of the inmates who appear here. At the time of reporting, none of them has been convicted of the listed...
View Article'Evil Dead' Remake Loses Campiness, Ramps Up Gore
See "Evil Dead" at Carmike Riverstone 15 Cinemas, 5 Reinhardt College Pkwy., Canton. For more theater information, show times and pricing, click the link above. The premise, courtesy of the film's...
View ArticleApril is Autism Awareness Month
Did you know that one in 88 children in the United States shows some prevalence of the autism spectrum? The autism spectrum is broadly defined as a range of pervasive development disorders that include...
View ArticleThis Week in Canton Crime: March 29-April 5
As usual, the Canton Police Department had a busy week fighting crime and keeping the residents of the city safe from criminals. In order to help keep residents safe and raise awareness of local crime,...
View ArticleCanton, Ball Ground Students Inducted Into Honor Society
Two of the newest members of the Society for Collegiate Journalists at Reinhardt University hail from Cherokee County. Samantha Canuel, a senior English major from Canton, and Kelsey Swofford, a...
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