The fire department had 503 runners sign up for the Hoses team, while the sheriff’s office (Guns) had 281 runners.
The officers were sworn in on Thursday, March 29 at Canton City Hall.
Nicholas Campbell pleaded guilty to a felony murder charge in the 2015 death of Ciara Campbell, the 24-day-old baby of Alyssa Kincaid.
Kirsten Robertson, 21, died from injuries sustained in the March 28 collision in Cherokee County.
A 20-year-old male suffered minor injuries and a female juvenile was not injured in the March 28 accident near Ball Ground.
The firefighters were recognized Tuesday and Wednesday for these milestones.
Tyler Land, 17, died in the April 1, 2017, crash reported along Ball Ground Highway near Evergreen Road.
The class will be held Saturday, March 31 at the Cherokee County Fire Training Center in Holly Springs.
The fire damaged the home Friday afternoon on Depot Street.
The two suspects have been charged in connection with the entering auto spree in the Queensbury subdivision near Acworth.
Alan McIntire was driving a Chevrolet Nova when it left the road and collided with a tree. His 73-year-old passenger died in the crash.
The woman was charged with meth possession after detectives learned her ex-boyfriend, also charged with fleeing police, did not kidnap her.
Police are trying to track down the name of the woman who performed CPR on the man found along I-575 at Hickory Flat Highway in Canton.
A man and woman who lived inside the residence were able to escape without sustaining any injuries, Cherokee County fire said.
The fire was reported late Tuesday on Franklin Goldmine Road in northeast Cherokee County.
A caller told Canton police that a man tried to open her car door while her child was inside the vehicle at Panda Express.
The Cherokee Marshal’s Office welcomes Deputy Marshal R. Eidson to their team.
The fire heavily damaged the front porch of the home on Waleska Street.
The Cherokee Sheriff's Office said Ronald Goss forced his way into a Ball Ground home and shot his wife.
Dr. Joseph L. Burton, charged with racketeering in Cherokee, is accused of writing 1,100 prescriptions in exchange for sexual favors.
Jacob Gunter is the first Cherokee County Fire Paramedic to pursue and obtain an Associate Degree from Chattahoochee Technical College.
The fire department donated their winnings to the Goshen Valley Boys Ranch.
Grady Emery Hardy is accused of speeding and driving in a reckless manner in a two-vehicle crash that killed a 68-year-old Canton man.
One 17-year-old male and a 16-year-old juvenile are charged with theft by taking for incidents occurring in the Great Sky subdivision.
Kenneth Dale Furman was fired in 2016 after it was revealed he lied to his superiors about a relationship he had with a woman.
One of the incidents include the Nov. 21, 2017, robbery of a couple visiting the area known to locals as The Falls off Brick Mill Road.
The detention center met standards for 38 of 38 factors.
Fortunately, the home on Lower Bethany Road had been unoccupied for about two months before the blaze.
Police say one of the men distracted an employee while the other filled a bag with expensive perfume.
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Nobody was home, but thankfully several neighbors called the fire department.
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He forced entry into his wife's home, where he doesn't live, the sheriff's office said. Now he's facing an attempted murder charge.
Police say he and a partner got into the pharmacy by entering a vacant suite next door and breaking through the Publix wall.
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Because of her drug use, her newborn tested positive for methamphetamine and marijuana, reports say.
The crash also resulted in a gas leak, which forced crews to shut down a portion of I-575 southbound late Thursday morning.
BREAKING: Canton police say the 2 suspects were able to knock a hole in the wall of a vacant storefront to access the pharmacy.
Brendan Dowling called police on Sunday to report he was lost on a walking trail behind Boling Park.
Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services promoted 2 firefighters and announced the new Fire Marshal at a ceremony held last Wednesday.