Find a Job with Help From Holly Springs, ARC

The Holly Springs Job Fair will be held at the Train Depot on Wednesday, May 8.

Find a Job with Help From Holly Springs, ARC

The Holly Springs Job Fair will be held at the Train Depot on Wednesday, May 8.

With more than 8,300 people unemployed in Cherokee County – and that's not counting those people who have given up, or are no longer counted by the government – a job fair can't come too soon. Holly Springs, local businesses and the Atlanta Regional Commission will respond to the need with a free Job Fair on May 8. The Holly Springs Job Fair will be held at the Train Depot Community Center from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. That's more than a month away. Unfortunately, some new people will be jobless, and more will have exhausted unemployment benefits. Local companies and recruiters have been invited to participate by the city. We're sure they will be glad to hear from more businesses looking for workers. The Atlanta Regional …

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Cherokee Resident Selected For Arts Leaders Program

Shawn McLeod, president of the Elm Street Cultural Arts Village's board of directors, will participate in the Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta program.

  A Cherokee County resident has been selected to participate in the Arts Leaders of Metro Atlanta program. Shawn McLeod will participate in the five-day, five month program coordinated by the Atlanta Regional Commission, which encourages "leaders throughout the community to take an active role in solving the issues and challenges facing the region’s arts & culture community." This year's five classes will be held on Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 20, April 17 and May 8.  Cherokee Bank President & CEO Dennis Burnette, a citizen member of the ARC's Board, nominated McLeod for the program. The bank is also sponsoring McLeod's tuition in the program.  "Shawn is an informed and powerful advocate for the arts in Woodstock," added Dale Morrissey, vice …

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