Top 11 Stories from 2011

The top 11 news stories from Holly Springs Patch, in no particular order, are:

1. Snowpocolypse 2011: In January, the Atlanta area was hit with massive ice, snow, slippery streets and power outages. We were stuck in our homes for days. The streets of were little more than an ice-skating rink and everyone and their dog tried to drive.

2. was arrested on his fourth DUI. During the aforementioned snowstorm, he was pulled over and allegedly said he was wearing the sheriff's pants.

3. In a passionate meeting, the school board voted to keep all graduations at the large church even though they were being threatened with a law suit from an outside civil rights group.

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5. Cherokee Charter Academy, after months of debates and protests.

6. Beginningyou can legally buy alcohol at a package store in both Cherokee County and Holly Springs.

7. when the 7-year-old was found dead in a dumpster in her apartment complex.

8. : Labor Day weekend came to a screeching stop when a tornado touched down in five of six Cherokee cities and traveled 24 miles on the ground.

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10. a Sequoyah graduate, died after serving in Iraq. Students at honored him by

11. The Patch tried to keep up and even.