Georgia voters will decide whether the state can approve charter schools.
If there aren't any buyers when the building goes up for sale on Wednesday, the hoagie shop will close.
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A measure that could ultimately eliminate the county portion of Cherokee homeowners' property tax bills passed the Georgia Senate Thursday.
Andrew Sutton once worked for Northwest ENT and Allergy Center, which has locations in Canton and Marietta.
Shannon Wallace also has the support of current Cherokee DA Garry Moss.
Public works director Dave Cangemi called an employee gay and a community service worker a 5-letter expletive.
Among the highlights: A city official was reprimanded for alleged sexual misconduct. GBI results showed a father who was killed in a wreck last month was intoxicated when he was behind the wheel. The House passed a revised redistricting bill.
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If signed into law, voters would be asked to consider a referendum to eliminate the county government portion of the property tax on homeowners through the collection of a one penny sales tax.
The January figure of 7.6 percent is higher than the final December number but lower than the original rate reported for that month and well below January 2011.
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The vote was 127-31.
In January, the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority hired a Pennsylvania consultant to evaluate the cost of the Hickory Log Creek Reservoir. The consultant says that task isn't as simple as it sounds.
Cherokee County District Attorney Garry Moss announced Feb. 8 that he would not seek re-election.
Senate Resolution 673 calls for a convention for the purpose of proposing a balanced budget amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
And change your batteries, Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner Ralph T. Hudgens said.
"A variety of people in Cherokee County" came into contact with the gray-striped kitten prior to its death, North Georgia Health District spokeswoman Jennifer King said.
"This move by the Delegation is widely perceived as a vendetta and reflects their disregard for the welfare of our School District by removing two of the School District’s most veteran School Board members."
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Approximately 2,000 more votes were cast early this year compared to the 2008 Presidential Preference Election.
Among the highlights: The Senate passed a controversial redistricting bill and tabled a proposed charter school amendment. A Canton woman was killed in a wreck that injured six others. And La Parrilla won Patch's inaugural "Best Of" contest.
"You personally may be unaware of this perception problem, as you neither live in Cherokee County nor have children in CCSD schools; but that perception is very strong," said the Cherokee County School District.
The process will begin Monday when the House returns to session.
House Bill 978, which will change the way Cherokee elects its school board, passed the Senate by a vote of 47-0 on Tuesday.
In a reversal, the Blue Ribbon Commission today sided with a recommendation from the SACS chief, who suggested on Monday that the school board—not voters—pick the chairman of the Board of Education.
"In moving to a district based system of elections we have also honored the American tradition of 'one man, one vote,' " Rep. Mark Hamilton (R-Cumming) said this morning.