http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee-county-news-81932.html en-us Copyright 2010 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 08:27:22 GMT 2010-02-10T08:27:22Z en-us Copyright 2010 http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/woodstock-teens-arrested-after-294421.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Three Woodstock teens who authorities say went on a crime spree -- breaking into cars and spray-painting cars and a house -- have been arrested. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:04:24 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/woodstock-teens-arrested-after-294421.html Larry Hartstein 2010-02-09T15:04:24Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/former-county-commissioner-appeals-294096.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A former Cherokee County commissioner sees money for himself and homeowners in falling property values. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 22:17:27 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/former-county-commissioner-appeals-294096.html Christopher Quinn 2010-02-08T22:17:27Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/not-everyone-sold-on-293628.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Cherokee County, home of Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers, has no problem with the provision in his expansive property tax bill calling for counties to mail every property owner an assessment notice every year. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 11:14:43 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/not-everyone-sold-on-293628.html Christopher Quinn 2010-02-08T11:14:43Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/all-i-575-lanes-292574.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 The circumstances that led to the death of an Acworth woman who was standing in the median of I-575 in Cherokee County are still unclear but investigators have determined there were two separate wrecks. Sat, 06 Feb 2010 17:52:19 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/all-i-575-lanes-292574.html Rhonda Cook 2010-02-06T17:52:19Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/special-needs-scholarship-could-290084.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Military and foster children could soon be eligible for vouchers to pay for private school under legislation proposed Tuesday that would expand the reach of the existing Georgia Special Needs Scholarship program. Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:00:18 GMT adodd@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/special-needs-scholarship-could-290084.html D. Aileen Dodd 2010-02-03T23:00:18Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/serial-flasher-on-the-288171.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A man who exposed himself outside a Woodstock movie theater Sunday afternoon apparently has struck before. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:46:48 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/serial-flasher-on-the-288171.html Christian Boone 2010-02-02T15:46:48Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/deputies-bust-theft-ring-288962.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Cherokee County deputies have arrested three teenagers and a 20-year-old man believed to have been responsible for breaking into as many as 60 vehicles. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:30:43 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/deputies-bust-theft-ring-288962.html Mike Morris 2010-02-02T15:30:43Z http://www.ajc.com/news/mountains-could-see-up-286467.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 While residents in the North Georgia mountains brace for modest accumulations of snow and ice, metro Atlanta should expect nothing but rain -- and plenty of it. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 02:33:26 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/mountains-could-see-up-286467.html Mike Morris Christian Boone 2010-01-30T02:33:26Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/smyrna-firefighters-shave-heads-287059.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 After battling cancer the past two months, a 26-year veteran of the Smyrna fire department said he needed a boost. Sat, 30 Jan 2010 00:59:29 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/smyrna-firefighters-shave-heads-287059.html Alexis Stevens 2010-01-30T00:59:29Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/man-buys-car-finds-285905.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Tye Kuykendall was looking for a gas leak in the used car he'd recently purchased when he found a surprise inside. Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:03:14 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/man-buys-car-finds-285905.html Ty Tagami 2010-01-29T00:03:14Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/police-phony-security-guard-282657.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A man who dressed up as a security guard and shoplifted two flat-screen TVs from the Target in Canton has been arrested, Canton Police said Monday. Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:30:55 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/police-phony-security-guard-282657.html Larry Hartstein 2010-01-25T16:30:55Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/marietta-man-sought-in-282149.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Authorities are searching for a Marietta man in connection with a Sunday morning shooting in Woodstock. Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:34:14 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/marietta-man-sought-in-282149.html Larry Hartstein 2010-01-24T16:34:14Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/cherokee-county-man-charged-281108.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Cherokee County deputies have arrested a 54-year-old man on charges he repeatedly molested a 8-year-old girl during the past two years . Fri, 22 Jan 2010 19:59:58 GMT rcook@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/cherokee-county-man-charged-281108.html Rhonda Cook 2010-01-22T19:59:58Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/cherokee-county-teacher-accused-279121.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A teacher at Creekland Middle School in Cherokee County was arrested and charged Wednesday with child molestation. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:13:42 GMT ttagami@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/cherokee-county-teacher-accused-279121.html Ty Tagami 2010-01-20T21:13:42Z http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-water-to-haiti-279141.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Georgia water is headed to Haiti. The Anheuser-Busch brewery in Cartersville is working with the American Red Cross ship 600,000 cans of drinking water to the devastated island. Wed, 20 Jan 2010 18:35:17 GMT cquinn@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-water-to-haiti-279141.html Christopher Quinn 2010-01-20T18:35:17Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/questions-of-financial-irregularities-276443.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A report released Friday claims that the former general manager of Lake Allatoona’s water protection group received more than $130,000 in salary that he wasn't entitled to. Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:33:00 GMT dchapman@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cobb/questions-of-financial-irregularities-276443.html Dan Chapman 2010-01-15T23:33:00Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/dawsonville-man-20-charged-275018.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 A Dawsonville man was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly raping a 13-year-old Cherokee County girl, authorities said. Thu, 14 Jan 2010 15:38:46 GMT mmorris@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/dawsonville-man-20-charged-275018.html Mike Morris 2010-01-14T15:38:46Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/atlanta-freeze-two-bodies-274224.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Canton Police say two men found behind the Harmon Center strip mall Tuesday likely died from exposure. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:11:25 GMT cboone@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/atlanta-freeze-two-bodies-274224.html Christian Boone 2010-01-13T18:11:25Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/two-bodies-found-in-273719.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Two bodies were found Tuesday behind a Canton shopping center, police said. The men's bodies were discovered behind the Harmon Center strip mall in the 500 block of Marietta Road. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:20:38 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/two-bodies-found-in-273719.html Marcus K. Garner 2010-01-13T01:20:38Z http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/would-be-copper-thieves-272172.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Two men who tried to steal copper wiring from a Georgia Power substation last week have been arrested, Cherokee County authorities said Monday. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:53:58 GMT lhartstein@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/cherokee/would-be-copper-thieves-272172.html Larry Hartstein 2010-01-11T19:53:58Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-thaw-temperatures-to-271829.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Icy patches linger on some roads, and several counties, including Carroll, Cherokee, Douglas, Hall and Paulding, announced that schools will remain closed. Mon, 11 Jan 2010 18:59:40 GMT rbentley@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-thaw-temperatures-to-271829.html Rosalind Bentley 2010-01-11T18:59:40Z http://www.ajc.com/news/would-be-copper-thieves-270911.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Police are looking for a pair of would-be copper thieves caught trying to nab wiring from a Georgia Power substation. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:19:18 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/would-be-copper-thieves-270911.html Marcus K. Garner 2010-01-08T23:19:18Z http://www.ajc.com/news/acworth-woman-killed-on-269915.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 An Acworth woman was killed Thursday evening while driving in the Atlanta area's first bout with snow this winter, authorities said. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 15:10:08 GMT mgarner@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/acworth-woman-killed-on-269915.html Marcus K. Garner 2010-01-08T15:10:08Z http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-snow-more-schools-268471.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Metro Atlanta and surrounding areas are bracing for snow Thursday as schools continue to announce the cancellation of afternoon activities. Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:41:43 GMT msimon@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta/atlanta-snow-more-schools-268471.html Mashaun D. Simon Kristina Torres 2010-01-07T19:41:43Z http://www.ajc.com/news/it-s-just-going-264877.html?cxtype=rss_news_81932 Prepare to stay bundled up. The freezing temperatures are going to be here a few days. "We're going to stay cold most of the week," said meteorologist Brian Lynn with the National Weather Service. Mon, 04 Jan 2010 02:05:57 GMT apstevens@ajc.com http://www.ajc.com/news/it-s-just-going-264877.html Alexis Stevens 2010-01-04T02:05:57Z