Georgia Eye Partners Offers Medical Treatment, Surgery and a Variety of Procedures Georgia Eye Partners is a specialty practice, with ophthalmologists and optometrists dedicated to providing patients with the highest-quality medical and specialty surgical eye care. They provide services ranging from medical eye care to complex surgical treatment for conditions such as … [Read more...]
Cherokee’s Rising Gymnasts Defy Gravity and Rake in Trophies
Roundoff. Backflip. Full. Though these words are like any other in the dictionary, they typically fill the daily vocabulary of dancers, cheerleaders and, most of all, gymnasts. When someone pictures a gymnast, they often visualize flashy leotards and chalky hands, but there is so much that lies within some of the world’s most talented athletes. In reality, these girls have … [Read more...]
A Community Torn Apart
1928 Tornado Devastated Countless Lives as It Roared Through North Cherokee Family historians do some of the finest local-level historical research these days, and it is to a local family historian, Jennifer Dunn, that I am indebted for unearthing this sad tale from the 1920s. Her website is very well done, and it contains a trove of information on local history, family … [Read more...]
From Cherokee to Germany
Caleb Guy Represents the United States in 2023 Special Olympics World Games In August 2022, after kayaking for only about a year, Cherokee County native Caleb Guy found out he was going to the 2023 Special Olympics World Games in Germany, where he earned three silver medals in kayaking in June. Among 7,000 athletes, from around 170 countries, he competed against kayakers … [Read more...]
When Art Escapes the Frame
“Off the Wall,” an exhibit that transcends the boundaries of a wall, was on display at the Reeves House Visual Arts Center through June 25. Viewers were invited into a liminal space where two- and three-dimensional art converges, escaping the confines of a frame. Ranging from minimalist to maximalist in style, the artists from Woodstock, Atlanta and beyond incorporated … [Read more...]