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A business along highway 92 in Acworth is continuing its annual tradition of creating a window display, showing off the joy of the holiday season and what Christmas means to families around the world.

The Market — Woodstock, 5500 Bells Ferry Road near Acworth, features four windows this year that display how Christmas is celebrated in different parts of the world, including the United States (New York), Africa (Kenya), the Philippines and Norway. The window display will be up through Dec. 29.

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Woodstock Arts is bringing a traditional German Christmas market to downtown Woodstock this weekend.

Christkindl Market, part of Woodstock Arts' festival series, will start at 11 a.m. Sunday and is scheduled to be open until 6 p.m. at the Woodstock Arts Event Green, 113 Elm St.

The market will be designed much like a traditional German Christmas market, with traditionally dressed carolers, food, activities for the whole family, local artists and crafters and a special performance from the cast of Woodstock Arts’ "A Christmas Carol."

Activities include wreath making, gingerbread decorating, local music happening throughout the day and more.

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A Canton man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison in two separate cases after he was convicted of charges including rape, involuntary manslaughter, trafficking fentanyl and aggravated assault, the Cherokee County District Attorney’s office announced.

Nicholas Brian Gosnell, 23, pled guilty and was sentenced August 23, in total, to 25 years in prison, followed by life on probation, for two separate cases involving multiple crimes and three different victims. During the hearing, Gosnell admitted to charges of rape, involuntary manslaughter, violation of Georgia Controlled Substances Act (6 counts), trafficking fentanyl, and aggravated assault/strangulation. According to the district attorney’s office, in July 2018, Cherokee Sheriff’s Office deputies began investigating a drug-facilitated sexual assault. On the evening of the assault, Gosnell gave a young woman illegal drugs and later forced more intoxicants on her before raping her, prosecutors said. After an investigation that included a sexual assault exam, forensic extractions, DNA testing, and witness interviews, CSO deputies arrested Gosnell for rape. In September 2020, the Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad received information that Gosnell, who had been released on bond over the state’s objection, was selling narcotics. After CMANS initiated an investigation, undercover agents purchased drugs from Gosnell, which field-tested positive for fentanyl.

A search warrant at Gosnell’s home resulted in CMANS finding 36 oxycodone pills, fentanyl patches, 224 alprazolam pills, other pills, and $28,000 in cash. When agents forensically examined Gosnell’s cell phone, they found texts from John O’Connell, 40, who had consumed drugs containing fentanyl and died on Aug. 19, 2020. O’Connell’s death had previously been ruled an accidental overdose, but after reviewing these texts, CMANS began investigating this death as a homicide.

A father and daughter from Canton were killed in a crash on Knox Bridge Highway Thursday, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office reported.

According to the sheriff's office, deputies were dispatched to a four-vehicle crash at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday on Knox Bridge Highway near Scott Hudgens Drive in Canton.

The crash is still under investigation, but according to the sheriff's office preliminary indications are that a Ford F150 truck traveling east crossed the center line and struck a Nissan Armada traveling west. A man who was driving the Armada and his daughter who was in the back seat were killed, authorities said. His wife and juvenile daughter were transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

The father and daughter were Chris Mynes, 52, and Alivia Mynes, 18, of Canton, the sheriff's office reported Friday. 

The driver of the F-150, a 24-year-old from Canton, was also transported to Wellstar Kennestone Hospital with non life threatening injuries. No other injuries were reported.

A grand jury has formally charged a Woodstock man with armed robbery after authorities say he held another man at gunpoint and stole his money.

According to his indictment filed November 14, Oswaldo Ruiz-Garcia, 24, is charged with two counts of armed robbery, four counts of aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Per his arrest warrant filed August 19 by the Woodstock Police Department, he is charged with holding a man at gunpoint and stealing $200 and a wallet from him between 10:10 and 10:20 p.m. August 19.

Last Wednesday, he was in the Cherokee County jail without bond.

He has an arraignment scheduled December 9, according to court documents.

An indictment is a formal charge of felony offenses, and defendants are assumed innocent until proven guilty.

Cherokee Thanksgiving gave about 2,400 meals Thursday to families in Cherokee and Pickens County, an organizer of the event said.

La Catrina Tacos & Margaritas was the host for the event this year. Restaurant staff from both La Catrina and Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q in Canton prepared the meals and volunteers assembled them and sent them out for delivery.

This year’s event was originally planned to be held from Williamson Bros. Bar-B-Q in Canton, which has helped provide food in the past, but moved to La Catrina after a fire shut down the restaurant earlier this month.

The Cherokee Thanksgiving meal this year was chicken, rice, green beans, dressing and gravy, a roll and a sugar cookie.

Additional trays of chicken rice green beans rolls and cookies were donated to Atlanta Mission for the homeless.

Over 200 volunteers contributed to the effort, now in its 30th year, Cherokee Thanksgiving coordinator Cheryl Mosley said.

"A huge shout out and thank you to La Catrina restaurant in Canton for hosting us this year. In addition to providing meals old friendships were renewed and new friendships were made among the volunteers," she said

The Rotary Club of Woodstock recently served a homemade Thanksgiving feast to residents of Colbert Square Senior Housing. The annual Thanksgiving dinner is a longtime favorite tradition for the club.

To connect with the club or for more information visit their Facebook page.

Cherokee County nonprofits and other charities across the state are participating in GA Gives on Giving Tuesday, which is today.

Held the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Giving Tuesday is an international day of giving to follow the traditional shopping days of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

GA Gives, hosted by the Georgia Center for Nonprofits, invites people to donate to their favorite charities in the state through their website, GAgives.org. The platform is free to nonprofits, and they can use it year-round to raise funds through custom profile pages. Participating Cherokee County organizations include Cherokee Theatre Company, Reeling in Recovery and Service League of Cherokee County Georgia. Last year’s GA Gives on GivingTuesday campaign helped raise a total of $27,147,800 for Georgia nonprofits through more than 180,000 donations. Since its founding in 2012, the GA Gives movement has rallied over 556,000 individual contributions and raised more than $90 million for the nonprofits working to create positive and lasting change throughout Georgia.

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A father and daughter from Canton were killed in a crash on Knox Bridge Highway Thursday, the Cherokee Sheriff's Office reported.

According to the sheriff's office, deputies were dispatched to a four-vehicle crash at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday on Knox Bridge Highway near Scott Hudgens Drive in Canton.

The crash is still under investigation, but according to the sheriff's office preliminary indications are that a Ford F150 truck traveling east crossed the center line and struck a Nissan Armada traveling west.

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Cherokee students will have a virtual day on December 6; Area basketball stars made the Atlanta Tip-Off Club preseason list; And we’ll help you find a Christmas tree in Cherokee. 

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A grand jury has formally charged a Woodstock man with armed robbery after authorities say he held another man at gunpoint and stole his money.

According to his indictment filed Nov. 14, Oswaldo Ruiz-Garcia, 24, is charged with two counts of armed robbery, four counts of aggravated assault and two counts of possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony.

Per his arrest warrant filed Aug. 19 by the Woodstock Police Department, he is charged with holding a man at gunpoint and stealing $200 and a wallet from him between 10:10 and 10:20 p.m. Aug. 19. 

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Bryce Leatherwood from Cherokee County has made it to the top 10 on NBC’s “The Voice.”

Leatherwood performed this week in the Top 13 Live Playoffs on “The Voice.” Leatherwood was one of 10 to move on to the next round. Two more contestants will be eliminated Tuesday.

Monday, Leatherwood performed George Strait's "Amarillo by Morning."

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A man from Cherokee County is playing a leading role in a recently-released thriller film. 

Grant Pfost, a native of Hickory Flat and Sequoyah High School graduate, plays one of the leads in "Most Horrible Things," which released Nov. 15.

The movie is available on Amazon Prime Video, iTunes and video on demand. The film is rated R. 

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Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff election is about two things, Sen. Raphael Warnock told supporters Saturday in Woodstock: competency and character.

Warnock, the Democratic senator in a bid for reelection against Republican challenger and former University of Georgia football player Herschel Walker, made a stop outside Allen Temple AME Church during his runoff bus tour.

A spokesperson for the Warnock campaign said about 300 people were in attendance at the event.

He urged attendees to tell family and friends to vote, saying, “tell them there's too much on the line to stay home. tell them there's too much at stake... and the differences between me and my opponent are too wide.”

Georgia’s runoff election could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate.

The Ebenezer Baptist Church pastor criticized his opponent, who he said had been dishonest about his credentials, claims to have worked with law enforcement and that he graduated from the University of Georgia.

The senator touted his record, including sponsoring legislation to cap the costs of insulin for Medicare patients.

Warnock told supporters he has a history of working across the aisle with Republican lawmakers, including Senator Ted Cruz, who was in Canton nine days before to stump for Walker. Walker pointed to the infrastructure bill, the PACT Act for veterans, and bills on gun control, maternal mortality, agriculture and making railway crossings safer as results of his bipartisan work.

Officials from Keep Georgia Beautiful and Keep America Beautiful, Inc., recently welcomed Cherokee County to its expanding community-based Network of Affiliates with the certification of “Keep Cherokee Beautiful.” After a year of preparation, KCB finalized its affiliate certification at a recognition ceremony Tuesday at the Cherokee County Board of Commissioners work session. The affiliation process included the formation of a community team, attendance to numerous training events and the development of an action plan. In attaining the certification, Keep Cherokee Beautiful joins more than 70 local affiliates across Georgia. In addition, KCB will join more than 700 KAB affiliates, including 26 state affiliates, and several international affiliates. Currently, Keep Cherokee Beautiful works to reduce littering through programs like “Adopt-a-Mile,” community cleanups and supporting electronics recycling events, as well as providing recycling education through the organization’s monthly electronic newsletter.

In addition to receiving its program affiliation, KCB also recognized several members with awards that included Lisa Johnson who received the Outstanding Volunteer award, as well as the BridgeMill Homeowners Association, which received the award for Outstanding Adopt-A-Mile Partner. More information can be found at Cherokee GA dot Com.

A family near Ball Ground has been displaced after their home was destroyed in a fire Saturday night.

According to Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services, firefighters and Cherokee Sheriff's Office deputies responded to a residential structure fire fire at 10:40 p.m. Saturday on Fletcher Drive near Conns Creek Road.

Firefighters found a home with significant fire involvement, and deployed hose lines to begin extinguishing it while ensuring all occupants were out of the home, the fire department reported. Due to the location of the closest fire hydrant, crews had to shuttle water to the scene using multiple fire engines. Fletcher Drive was shut down while crews responded to the fire.

The structure, destroyed in the fire, was a home to five residents. One of those residents reported injuries and was assessed by Cherokee Fire personnel but refused transport to the hospital.

The American Red Cross was contacted to assist the family with resources.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

Developers applying to the city of Canton for annexations, rezonings or anything else that requires a public hearing for residential developments will have to wait a year before they can go to the city council.

The Canton City Council unanimously approved an abeyance on applications for public hearings Thursday related to residential projects for a period of 12 months, effective immediately. An abeyance refers to a suspension of a process.

This would not affect residential projects that are already approved or in development, were already scheduled to appear before the city council prior to the approval of the abeyance, or public hearings for proposed commercial developments.

The city is also reaching the midpoint of the comprehensive planning cycle through the state of Georgia. During this part of the comprehensive plan, the city has an opportunity to adopt a short-term work plan and five-year update to the plan, set to expire in 2028.

 The River Ridge girls basketball team started its season 1-0 on Thursday night, beating county rival Cherokee 64-38 at home.

Kayla Cleaveland paced the Lady Knights’ offense with a game-high 20 points, starting her sophomore season out strong. Sophia Pearl, also just a sophomore, was the second-leading scorer with 16 points, followed by Mataya Gayle with 15 points.

Cleaveland dominated the second quarter, scoring 10 of her 10 points in the frame. Pearl took over late, tallying 12 of her points in the fourth quarter, including two 3-pointers.

River Ridge started the season ranked No. 1 in the GHSA poll for Class AAAAAA, and in beating Cherokee, it knocked off the No. 8-ranked team in Class AAAAAAA. The Lady Warriors started their season 1-0, but fell even at 1-1 on Thursday. Standout junior Toni Warren scored a team-best nine points, followed by Hannah Harris with six points. Riley Simmons pitched in five points and Madison Moody finished with four.

Harris was especially active in the first half to help keep Cherokee in the game, with Warren picking her offense up in the third quarter.

Both teams are back in action on Saturday, with River Ridge matching up with Carver, and Cherokee looking to get back in the win column against Lumpkin County.

Ferst Readers of Cherokee County can provide books to more than 130 children in the county for a year thanks to a donation from the Towne Lake Rotary Club Foundation.

Julia Johnson, a member of the Ferst Readers Cherokee County Action Team, attended the Nov. 17 Rotary Club of Towne Lake meeting to accept a check on behalf of the nonprofit and shared her passion for Ferst Readers and education. Towne Lake Rotary issued part of the donation several months ago during a time of critical need, and on Thursday, presented the remainder of the donation for a total of $4,730. Ferst Readers was started by Robin Ferst in Madison, Georgia. in 1999 after hearing from a plant executive who was having difficulty finding employees who could read at the level required to be hired. Ferst made it her mission to introduce children to reading early, and the nonprofit, Ferst Readers, was born.

The program provides age-appropriate books and a corresponding newsletter for children ages birth to 5 years old every month. In Cherokee County, 240 children receive Ferst Readers’ services.

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Ferst Readers of Cherokee County can provide books to more than 130 children in the county for a year thanks to a donation from the Towne Lake Rotary Club Foundation.

Julia Johnson, a member of the Ferst Readers Cherokee County Action Team, attended the Nov. 17 Rotary Club of Towne Lake meeting to accept a check on behalf of the nonprofit and shared her passion for Ferst Readers and education. Towne Lake Rotary issued part of the donation several months ago during a time of critical need, and on Thursday, presented the remainder of the donation for a total of $4,730.

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