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History of Towne Lake

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Up until the mid-1980s, Cherokee County was a quiet, rural community of rolling hills and a few scattered subdivisions of 50 to 100 homes. ...

As the Twig is Bent

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My wife Sandra and I are blessed to live in a Woodstock neighborhood with some of the nicest neighbors in the world. One particular ...

Holiday Lights of Hope at Hobgood Park

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The Holiday Lights of Hope event is lighting up Hobgood Park through Saturday, December 22. This festive event supports the Anna Crawford Children’s Center, ...

Camping on Allatoona Lake

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An affordable, fun way to vacation close to home. June is National Camping Month, and what a great time to enjoy one of the ...

Lake Allatoona Opens for the Season!

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It’s spring again on Allatoona Lake, and a great time to start thinking about recreational opportunities. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) manages ...

Etowah High School Wins State 7A Baseball Title

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Cherokee County was assured of its first state baseball championship title since 1948, with two county high schools in the state final series. Etowah ...

Thanksgiving Heresy

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A Gathering Like No Other Our Thanksgiving guest list has always been eclectic—like the start of a joke: A college roommate from Berkeley, a ...

Think Spring and Summer Break

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As we prepare to spring forward into spring we know that the changing seasons are a sign of two big events on the horizon ...

Georgia Power Little-Known Energy-Saving Plans

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Want to save money on your power bill this summer?  Georgia Power has a few little-known ways for customers to deal with high energy ...

Get Involved! Opportunities Exist to Improve Our Streams

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What is Adopt-A-Stream? Georgia Adopt-A-Stream (AAS) is the state’s volunteer citizen scientist water quality monitoring program. Since its inception in 1993, the program has ...