Police trainees in Cherokee County now have a reminder of one of the county’s longtime law officers.

Crews this week put up signs designating a 2.5-mile pedestrian and bike trail as “Victor’s Challenge,” in honor of longtime Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy Vic West. West is retiring at year’s end after a 38-year law enforcement career, including serving as the sheriff’s second-in-command since 2008.

The $46,000 trail is part of the year-old Roger D. Garrison Law Enforcement Training Center on Chattin Drive in Canton, and is designed for law enforcement use only. It was designed and built by the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association (SORBA), said sheriff’s Lt. Jay Baker.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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