The Cherokee Connection - Cherokee County Ga. - Full Feed

River Ridge High School Students Recognized by Optimist Club

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:18:54 UT

River Ridge High School junior Parker Nayman and sophomore Steven Spears were recognized this year for their academic excellence...

Arrests Made in Clayton Community Burglaries

Fri, 18 May 2012 11:16:22 UT

Joey Dewayne Holloway, 27 years old of Waleska, was arrested and charged with 2 counts of Burglary. Detectives are investigating approximately 8 other burglaries in that area but currently have not linked Holloway to those crimes...

Tags: arrests, Chreokee County burglaries

Arnaud Reeives Softball Team's Champions of Character Award

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:14:59 UT

Reinhardt's Bailey Arnaud was selected as the NAIA’s Champions of Character, an initiative which provides training to ensure student-athletes know, do and value the right things in all areas of life...

Tags: college softball, NAIA Champions of Character, Reinhardt

Reinhardt Men's Golfer Returning to NAIA National Tournament

Thu, 17 May 2012 01:13:19 UT

Zach Lindsey received an at-large bid for the second straight year. One of just five individual at-large selections for the event, he is making his third consecutive trip to the NAIA nationals...

Tags: Reinhardt Golf, Zach Lindsey NAIA Nationals

Torch Run Benefits Georgia Special Olympics

Thu, 17 May 2012 00:52:48 UT

Many with Cherokee Sheriff’s Office, Woodstock and Canton Police Departments, Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services and the Cherokee County Clerk’s Office participated in an event which benefits 24,740 active athletes with intellectual disabilities...

Tags: Cherokee County, Special Olympics, Torch Run

Reinhardt University Celebrates Groundbreaking for Ken White Music Center

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:13:06 UT

The 4,000 square foot Music Center will connect with the west wing of the Falany Performing Arts Center and will include six faculty studios, eight practice rooms and one music classroom...

Tags: Ken White Music Center Reinhardt University

Woodstock High School Students Place at International Competition

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:07:36 UT

Ana Bravo, Maalik Simmons and Jessica Matula, attended the DECA International Career Development Conference in late April and placed well in the competition...

Tags: Association of Marketing, DECA, International Career Development Conference, Woodstock HIgh School

Reinhardt University Honors Faculty Dedication with Presentation of Five Awards

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:17:24 UT

Outstanding faculty honored at the recent Faculty Senate meeting at the Waleska, GA college were Dr. Kevin Crawford, Dr. Ken Wheeler, Dr. Jonathan Good and Dr. Zach Felix...

Tags: faculty awards, Reinhardt University

Tiller, Perkins Join Reinhardt Athletic Department as Assistant Football Coaches

Tue, 15 May 2012 11:13:51 UT

Tony Tiller has been a volunteer defensive backs coach at his alma mater, Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., since 2008. Perkins comes to Reinhardt from South Paulding High School in Douglasville, Ga., where he spent the past six seasons, the last four as the assistant head coach/offensive coordinator...

Tags: college football, football coaches, Reinhardt Football

Avery Elementary Welcomes Photographer

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:14:36 UT

Photographer Margie Carroll recently visited the Cherokee County elementary school in celebration of Fine Arts Week...

Tags: Avery Elementary School, Margie Carroll

Taylor Signs to Play Baseball for Reinhardt University

Mon, 14 May 2012 11:06:56 UT

A 2009 graduate of Cumberland Christian Academy in Marietta, Ga., Taylor was a standout baseball and basketball player during his junior and senior years. As a senior, he batted .391...

Tags: college baseball recruits, Reinhardt baseball, Steven Taylor

Creekland Middle School Students Take SAT

Sat, 12 May 2012 14:06:38 UT

Seventh and eighth grade students scored higher than more than 50 percent of high school seniors nationwide...

Tags: Cherokee County schools, Creekland Middle School, SAT

Dates for Reinhardt Summer Basketball Camps Announced

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:51:16 UT

Three sessions are offered, with the first beginning on May 29. Sessions 1 and 3 are day camps for kids entering grades 2 through 10 in 2012-13 while Session 2 is designated as a shooting camp for all ages...

Tags: basketball camps, Reinhardt University, sports camps, summer camps

Meth Lab Discovered by Police Likely Never Generated Mathamphetamine

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:39:44 UT

After analysis of items taken from a home housing a meth lab, agents determined suspects were trying to make Methamphetamine using a method called the “Gun Bluing Pickle Jar” method. The method is commonly discussed in internet forums and is actually an urban myth...

Tags: meth lab busts, methamphetamine

Kathy King Honored with Golden Apple Award

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:27:22 UT

The Johnston Elementary School teacher was recognized as an exemplary educator in the Cherokee County School District. Winners of the Golden Apple Award are chosen by their co-workers...

Tags: Cherokee County schools, Golden Apple Award, Johnston Elementary, Kathy King