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Jeff Eberhart, manager, licensed funeral director and embalmer at Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home, died May 23, 2013.

Funeral Director Killed, Job Fair for UGA Alums

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Students at Holly Springs Elementary School STEM Academy signed a banner for Superintendent of Schools Dr. Frank R. Petruzielo to thank him for their school’s new designation this year as a STEM Academy. The 963 students celebrated their Spring STEM Expo with an “Attitude of Gratitude” regarding the excitement and new opportunities they have had as a result of the school’s STEM designation. Principal Dr. Dianne Steinbeck, left, presents Dr. Petruzielo with the banner signed by all of school’s students.

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Sequoyah High School rising junior Ashley Bates, president of the school’s Equestrian Club, won two National Championship titles at the Riders Interscholastic Federation of North America National Horse Show.

Sequoyah Equestrian Wins National Titles

GDOT Suspends Major Lane Closures in Northwest Georgia for Memorial Day Holiday

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From left to right, front row: Ahila Manivannan, Madison Miracle, Kasey Perrin, Victoria Cochran; second row: Taylor Wilson, Joshua Chang, Sara Graf, Anna King; back row: Jebb Ricketts, Raj Patel, Ian Donn and Margaret Hartman.

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Cherokee's Top Graduating Seniors Honored for Academic Success

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American Atheists plan to send the Georgia Department of Natural Resources enough popular atheist books to place one in every state park cabin.

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Atheists Plan to Send Books to Georgia State Parks

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Holly Springs 8th Annual Memorial Day weekend 5K and Fun Run

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Get Out: Memorial Day 5K, Arts & Crafts Show

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In Loving Memory: Cherokee Obituaries & Death Notices

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Did the Boy Scouts Get It Right?

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Hatten Roderick of Miller, AK, arrested on May 15 for possession of marijuana (unless otherwise noted, all amounts are for less than one ounce).

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Cherokee County Mug Shots

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Woodstock Man Accused of Theft; IRS Goofs Again

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The unemployment rate fell in most Georgia counties in April.

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Unemployment Rate Drops to 6.2 Percent in Cherokee

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Obamacare, Ready or Not...

By Lora Zibman | Wednesday, May 22

While I’m not so sure how affordable the Affordable Care Act will be in the end for either the employer or the employed, here are a few great pieces of information to get prepared.

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Feeling the Pinch

By Penny Miller | Tuesday, May 21 | 2 comments

An inferior or loose fitting collar could cost your dog his life.

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Rise Up - Speak Up - Power Up

By Jennifer Riis-Poulsen | Tuesday, May 21

Powerhouse Self-Defense has developed an empowering program focused on awareness and personal safety.

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Common Core by Bill Gates

By Elizabeth Hooper | Tuesday, May 21 | 36 comments

The Common Core program is the brainchild of Bill Gates. Do you think he is qualified to control every aspect of your child's public education?

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Creative Writing for Children this Summer

By Lori Sugarman | Sunday, May 19

Creative writing suggestions for kids sharpens written expression, makes productive use of disagreements that pop up like summer thunderstorms, and stimulates childhood imagination.

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