Tools, Trailer Stolen from Blankets Creek Trails Warehouse

A warehouse at the mountain bike trails on Sixes Road was burglarized, and about $4,000 worth of equipment was taken.

Tools, Trailer Stolen from Blankets Creek Trails Warehouse

A warehouse at the mountain bike trails on Sixes Road was burglarized, and about $4,000 worth of equipment was taken.

About $4,000 worth of club equipment was allegedly stolen from a warehouse at Blankets Creek Mountain Bike Trails near Holly Springs.  According to a Cherokee Sheriff's Office incident report, deputies responded to the burglary call around 9 a.m. on Thursday and spoke with a Cherokee County employee who is managing the construction project taken place at the trails.  Cherokee County Capital Program Coordinator Jud Martin said he received a call and text message that morning from the crew, who said they were not able to get inside construction warehouse. The crew is working on the construction project in which a parking lot, a pavilion and restroom facilities are being built.  Martin told deputies the crew typically is able to access the …

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Restaurant Pairs Beer, Food To Raise Funds For Mountain Bike Trails

Freight Kitchen & Tap will host the second-annual Greenprints Beer Dinner to raise money for the Woodstock chapter of the Southern Off-Road Biking Association, or SORBA.

A Cherokee County restaurant will team up with a trail advocacy organization to raise money to expand mountain biking opportunities in the city.  Freight Kitchen & Tap will partner with Woodstock's Greenprints Alliance for the second-annual Greenprints Beer Dinner will be held at 7 p.m. March 13 at Freight, located at 251 East Main Street in downtown Woodstock.  The five-course dinner will have craft beer pairings and will feature guest chef Kyle Shankman of Sur La Table and Chef Robert Morneweck of Freight and Table 33. The event will benefit the Woodstock chapter of the Southern Off-Road Biking Association, or SORBA. Seats are $100 per person, with roughly $50 going towards SORBA. Reservations are required to participate in the event and…

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Woodstock Pledges Funds To Help Build Trail

The city council voted last night to approve matching up to $40,000 in impact fees to help construct a new mountain bike trail at Olde Rope Mill Park

The city of Woodstock has signed on to help the completion of the Taylor Randahl Memorial Bike Trails at Olde Rope Mill Park. The council voted unanimously to approve matching up to $40,000 in impact fees, which would be given towards SORBA Woodstock and Greenprints Alliance's campaign to build the Fierce Loop at the trail. The funds would come from impact fees and the land, which is already being leased by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, also counts towards the acreage requirement of land in the city's impact fee ordinance. The Fierce Loop would encompass 3.5 miles built on the north side of Little River and is the final installment of mountain bike trails at Olde Rope Mill Park. Interim Community Development Director Brian Stockton …

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Woodstock To Host Mountain Biking Summit

The biannual event will take place in 2013 on the same weekend the Greenprints Alliance will host its Streetfest event.

Cherokee County's most southern city will host the 2013 Southern Mountain Bike Summit. Woodstock will host the second biannual event, which will be held March 22-24, 2013, and the summit will be held during the Greenprints Alliance's annual Streetfest, which blends music, activities, food and entertainment with education about the organization's efforts to raise money to expand the city's trail network.  Jay Wilkes, the president of the Woodstock Southern Off Road Bicycling Association (SORBA) chapter, said he's excited to show off the ever expanding trail network on the southern end of the county. He also said the success of the mountain bike trails wouldn't have been possible if it weren't for the support of the Cherokee County …

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