🌱 Canton City Council Denies Rental Development + Holly Street Fire

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First, today's weather:

Sun mixing with clouds. High: 83 Low: 61.

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Here are the top five stories today in Canton and Sixes:

1. The Canton City Council voted to deny Terry Russell's applications for rental townhomes along Bluffs Parkway. Russell had applied to build a 181-unit rental townhome
   development. The master plan amendment and conditional use permit were both denied. (Subscription: Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News)
2. Cherokee County Fire and Emergencies officials reported a fire at a home on Holly Street in Canton on Thursday night, Sep. 15. Two people were in the home at the time of the fire, but officials said there were no injuries and both were safe. As of Sep. 16, the fire is still being investigated. (Canton-Sixes Patch)
3. On Thursday, Sep. 15, the Cherokee County school board approved rules of conduct for visitors to its monthly meetings. The vote was unanimous. (Subscription: Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News)
4. District Attorney Shannon Wallace announced that 23-year-old Lomack Deamonte Pridgen was sentenced to 12 years in prison without the possibility of parole and life on probation for aggravated child molestation, aggravated sexual battery, and child molestation. After being arrested in September 2021 in Cherokee County, Pridgen plead guilty on Jun. 27 to molesting an 11-year-old girl. (Georgia Patch)
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Today in Canton and Sixes:

• Cherokee County Master Gardeners Fall Plant Sale At Cherokee County Senior Services (9:00 AM)
• Yin Yoga Teacher Training At Horizon Healing Center (7:00 AM)
• Touch-A-Truck At Cherokee Veterans Park (9:30 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Thinking about buying an electric car in Canton or Sixes? Georgia is pretty "middle of the road" (no pun intended) when it comes to EV ownership, according to Bumper: The Peach State is No. 34 in the country for owning electric cars, based on infrastructure and financial incentives. Learn more about what it's like owning an EV across the country in the new study. (Bumper.com)
• On Sep. 20, a service will be held at 12:30 p.m. at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton for eight Athens area veterans whose remains are unclaimed. (Online Athens)
• Congratulations Whitney Clark! Whitney graduated from the North Central Georgia Law
  Enforcement Academy earlier today. She will be sworn in as the newest Canton Police Officer and start the field training program in the coming weeks. (Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday! See you Monday morning for your next update.

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.