Online registration is under way for Cherokee County Safety Town, an educational program held over three separate, one-week sessions in June to teach five-year-old children about staying safe around water, animals, poisons and strangers.

Safety Town also teaches youngsters about staying safe on a school bus, their bicycles, on sidewalks, in the car, or in the event of an emergency such as a fire, according to an online posting of Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services. To register: www.safekidscherokeecounty.org/safety-town

This year’s sessions are scheduled for 9 a.m. to noon, June 3-7, 10-14 and 17-21 at Bascomb Elementary School, 1335 Wyngate Parkway, Woodstock. The $85 registration fee includes five days of safety education, a T-shirt, medal and snacks.

The program serves an average of 240 children every summer. Information: cherokeecountysafetytown@gmail.com

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A rendering of the columbarium memorial that is estimated to be completed by next summer or fall in the southeast part of Oakland Cemetery, officials said. (Courtesy of Historic Oakland Foundation)

Credit: Historic Oakland Foundation