http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee-county-news-81932.html en-us Copyright 2012 Mon, 28 May 2012 11:11:42 GMT 2012-05-28T11:11:42Z en-us Copyright 2012 http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/28-apartments-damaged-in-1446762.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A fire at the Canterbury Ridge apartment complex Friday afternoon destroyed or damaged all 28 units in a single building, a Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services spokesman told the AJC. Sat, 26 May 2012 02:56:35 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/28-apartments-damaged-in-1446762.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-26T02:56:35Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/driver-who-plowed-through-1444299.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Charges have been filed against an Acworth man who police said was speeding through a Cherokee County neighborhood when he drove a car completely through a house. Wed, 23 May 2012 15:33:27 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/driver-who-plowed-through-1444299.html Mike Morris 2012-05-23T15:33:27Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/2-charged-in-cherokee-1444329.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Two men have been charged in connection with thefts at a cemetery and baseball field in Cherokee County. Wed, 23 May 2012 13:34:10 GMT jprovano@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/2-charged-in-cherokee-1444329.html Joel Provano 2012-05-23T13:34:10Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/jorelys-riveras-mom-arrested-1438164.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 The mother of Jorelys Rivera, the 7-year-old who was slain by a groundskeeper at a Canton apartment complex in December, was arrested after a domestic dispute with her partner, police said. Wed, 16 May 2012 22:25:20 GMT fjeffries@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/jorelys-riveras-mom-arrested-1438164.html Fran Jeffries 2012-05-16T22:25:20Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/i-75-i-575-1435989.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Once again, the state is preparing to put the I-75/I-575 toll project out to bid, in June. The project would build optional toll lanes along I-75 and I-575 in Cobb and Cherokee counties, from the Perimeter to Hickory Grove Road and to Sixes Road. Fri, 11 May 2012 22:39:57 GMT ahart@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-government/i-75-i-575-1435989.html Ariel Hart 2012-05-11T22:39:57Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/bear-creates-a-scare-1435974.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A Cherokee County homeowner and a sheriff’s deputy had a too-close encounter with a black bear this week, with the animal at one point stamping its feet and putting a scare into the humans, authorities said. Fri, 11 May 2012 22:03:00 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/bear-creates-a-scare-1435974.html David Ibata 2012-05-11T22:03:00Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/suspected-meth-lab-missing-1434902.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 It had all the makings of a potential methamphetamine lab. A lot of chemicals. A garage. And a homeowner out of town. Thu, 10 May 2012 19:47:23 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/suspected-meth-lab-missing-1434902.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-10T19:47:23Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/charges-expected-for-man-1433038.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Charges are pending against the man accused of driving through a Cherokee County home, police said Tuesday. Tue, 08 May 2012 16:20:59 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/charges-expected-for-man-1433038.html Alexis Stevens 2012-05-08T16:20:59Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/canton-hires-new-police-1433078.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 The City of Canton announced Monday it has a new police chief, Florida lawman Robert C. Merchant, brought in to restore the reputation and revive the morale of a department still trying to recover from its mishandling of the investigation into the abduction and killing of 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera last December. Mon, 07 May 2012 21:28:00 GMT jlscott@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/canton-hires-new-police-1433078.html Jeffry Scott 2012-05-07T21:28:00Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/governor-deal-goes-to-1430908.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 The fight over the state’s role in charter schools started in many ways at Cherokee Charter Academy. Thu, 03 May 2012 21:34:02 GMT jlscott@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/governor-deal-goes-to-1430908.html Jeffry Scott 2012-05-03T21:34:02Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/business/construction-to-start-on-1430824.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Construction is beginning on a metro Atlanta outlet mall scheduled to open next summer. The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, in Woodstock, is scheduled to open in August 2013. Thu, 03 May 2012 18:50:26 GMT akass@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/business/construction-to-start-on-1430824.html Arielle Kass 2012-05-03T18:50:26Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/motorcyclist-killed-in-head-1430350.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A 24-year-old Marietta man died Wednesday after the motorcycle he was driving collided head-on with a sport-utility vehicle in Cherokee County, authorities said. Thu, 03 May 2012 11:22:46 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/motorcyclist-killed-in-head-1430350.html David Ibata 2012-05-03T11:22:46Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/standoff-has-fatal-ending-1430242.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 The argument that triggered a stand-off ending in the death of a Cherokee County teen was made of ordinary parent-teen trials. Wed, 02 May 2012 22:37:38 GMT kleslie@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/standoff-has-fatal-ending-1430242.html Katie Leslie Alexis Stevens 2012-05-02T22:37:38Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/a-bill-passes-but-1429783.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 For 10 months a battle has raged in Cherokee County over charter schools. A bill passed by the legislature putting a charter school amendment on the ballot November has done little to clear the smoke or diffuse the heat. Wed, 02 May 2012 10:18:32 GMT jlscott@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/a-bill-passes-but-1429783.html Jeffry Scott 2012-05-02T10:18:32Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/police-man-sent-porn-1426817.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A Stone Mountain man has been arrested and charged with sending obscene content over the Internet to a 13-year-old girl in Canton, authorities said. Fri, 27 Apr 2012 00:50:59 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/police-man-sent-porn-1426817.html David Ibata 2012-04-27T00:50:59Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/pro-wrestler-may-have-1425460.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Professional wrestler Marcus "Buff" Bagwell may have suffered a seizure just before he was seriously injured when he flipped his Jeep, according to a police report obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:50:08 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/pro-wrestler-may-have-1425460.html Alexis Stevens 2012-04-25T20:50:08Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/firefighter-rescues-boy-from-1425305.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Some people have a hard time separating work from pleasure. But for a Cherokee County firefighter and paramedic, it meant being in the right place to help save a little boy's life. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:38:44 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/firefighter-rescues-boy-from-1425305.html Alexis Stevens 2012-04-25T00:38:44Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/2-year-old-in-1423239.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A 2-year-old girl is in critical condition after a single-car wreck in Waleska on Friday afternoon, the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office said. Sat, 21 Apr 2012 03:12:20 GMT akbrooks@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/2-year-old-in-1423239.html Angel K. Brooks 2012-04-21T03:12:20Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/canton-council-wary-of-1419022.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 The Cherokee Department of Family and Children Services is seeking a new building to house its approximately 65 employees but the Canton City Council has twice tabled a $3.7 million deal for a facility because some members say it’s too costly and could leave taxpayers on the hook financially. Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:58:10 GMT jlscott@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/canton-council-wary-of-1419022.html Jeffry Scott 2012-04-16T19:58:10Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/canton-council-puts-city-1415602.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 The Canton City Council voted 5-1 Thursday to put City Manager Scott Wood on probation and reassess his performance in six months. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 09:26:53 GMT jlscott@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/canton-council-puts-city-1415602.html Jeffry Scott 2012-04-13T09:26:53Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/cherokee-authorities-looking-for-1406440.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A Cherokee County man  reported missing early Tuesday afternoon remained missing on Wednesday, authorities said. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:16:51 GMT akbrooks@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/cherokee-authorities-looking-for-1406440.html Angel K. Brooks 2012-04-04T13:16:51Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/bones-not-those-of-1405105.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A DNA test on skeletal remains unearthed in Marietta have determined that they are not those of a 36-year-old single mother who disappeared from her mobile home in nearby Cherokee County in 1992. Mon, 02 Apr 2012 21:56:37 GMT asimmons@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/bones-not-those-of-1405105.html Andria Simmons 2012-04-02T21:56:37Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/police-man-drove-truck-1403942.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Canton police said the driver of a 2011 Chevrolet Silverado apparently suffered a seizure before driving the truck into the swimming pool of a Days Inn on Friday night. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 16:56:45 GMT jmcwilliams@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/police-man-drove-truck-1403942.html Jeremiah McWilliams 2012-04-01T16:56:45Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/two-more-arrests-in-1402374.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Two more arrests have been made in the beating earlier this month of a man found stuffed in the trunk of his car during a traffic stop in Alabama. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 15:59:26 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/two-more-arrests-in-1402374.html Mike Morris 2012-03-30T15:59:26Z SPOCC http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/14-year-old-canton-1401917.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office canceled an alert Thursday night for a 14-year-old girl who disappeared from her family's Canton home earlier in the day. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 01:53:29 GMT dibata@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/14-year-old-canton-1401917.html David Ibata 2012-03-30T01:53:29Z SPOCC