Several of Cherokee County’s most influential nonprofits and community agencies will get a boost, thanks to this year’s 2020 Community Development Block Grant Action Plan. The plan includes about $1.2 million in additional funding, all aimed at improving services to Cherokee’s citizens. The MUST Ministries Supportive Housing Unit,  Anna Crawford Children’s Center, Goshen Valley … [Read more...]

COVID-19 has brought fear and change to our lives. With this change, the use of face masks has become common, and has created many difficulties for people with a hearing impairment. People with a hearing impairment rely on different communication strategies to understand the conversation. Those strategies include using facial cues and lip reading, which can be hard to do … [Read more...]

Pandemics have a history of robbing us of everyday life. The Cyprian Plague in 250 AD lasted approximately 20 years. In 1350, the Black Death took a third of the world’s population. In 1918, as World War I was winding down (which claimed more than 17 million lives), Mother Nature unleashed the deadliest strain of influenza in modern history, taking up to 50 million lives.  … [Read more...]

“Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher,” wrote English poet William Wordsworth. The creatures of Earth have a lot to teach us, if we lean in and listen.  Beth Thomson is the founder of Blue Ridge Raptors, a North Georgia nonprofit. She allows nature to be our teacher by educating groups at state parks, libraries, museums and nature centers … [Read more...]

Georgia boaters, mark your calendar! National Safe Boating Week is May 16-22, marking the unofficial beginning of the boating season. While boating is a time for fun and family, it’s also a time for care and safety. With more than 330,000 boats registered in this state, there are at least three things everyone should do to insure a fun and safe day on the water. 1. Take a … [Read more...]