The proposed fiscal year 2017 budget also includes a reduction in the city's millage rate.
Donations can be made in memory of Dr. Ray to the Ball Ground Historical Society.
The heavily traveled thoroughfare will get a face lift between Main Street and Cherokee Trail.
Tim Downing, who is also a deputy with the Cherokee Sheriff's Office, has served in the post since 2004.
The shift is part of Georgia DOT's $5.6 million project constructing a new bridge, which is about 2 miles southeast of Ball Ground.
Kovacs will replace incumbent Cherokee Commissioner Brian Poole, who chose not to seek re-election to a second term.
An audit that took place in September identified the 16 restaurants.
Dee Phillips is sharing with Holly Springs voters why she has been absent from these City Council meetings.
Cherokee County is proposing to raise its general fund millage rate from 5.554 to 5.825 mills.
The city will soon kick off its downtown revitalization project, which will bring a new civic building and retail and restaurant options.
It's the seventh time the city has been given the honor by the Government Finance Officers Association.
Citizens are asked to make sure their vehicles are not parked along roadways slated for resurfacing.
The city acquired the former textile mill offices and grammar school in an effort to save them from demolition.
A small section of concrete crumbled on the bridge at the Cherokee-Fulton County line, which forced crews to close the eastbound lane.
All incumbents facing challengers in Cherokee County also held on to their respective seats in the May 24 primary.
Residents will vote in a slew of local races, including sheriff, school board chair, county commission and state court judge.
Each session exposed residents to various aspects of government at the local level.
Only three Superior Court clerk offices will take part in the Georgia Court of Appeals' pilot program.
State Rep. Mandi Ballinger (R-Canton) is the author of House Bill 905.
State Rep. Scot Turner (R-Holly Springs) co-sponsored both pieces of legislation.
State Rep. Mandi Ballinger will host the meeting, which will focus on the site where an accident left a Canton student paralyzed.
The property, belonging to the Cagle family, consists of about 28 acres on Hickory Road at Stringer Road in Hickory Flat.
Cherokee County voters will have two weeks to cast ballots ahead of the May 24 primary.
The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce and the Cherokee Farm Bureau will host the event May 3 at Cagle's Family Farm in Hickory Flat.
Cherokee incumbent State Court Judge Michelle Homier is facing opposition from attorney Bart Glasgow.
The training, scheduled for May 13, is highly recommended for attorneys and their staff members who file documents in the clerk's office.
Beach is facing a primary challenge from Milton resident Aaron Barlow.
A new ordinance will be presented to the City Council for consideration in the near future.
The proposal called for building 454 age-targeted homes in a private community along Stringer Road at S.R. 140 in Hickory Flat.
Crews are working to replace two culverts and other work at the intersection of Childers Road and Holly Street.
The four candidates seeking to replace Brian Poole took part in a candidate forum hosted by the Cherokee County Republican Women group.
The moratorium, if approved, would target the Hickory Flat area.
The city of Holly Springs will launch its inaugural Holly Springs 101 class April 19.
The old grammar school and textile mill offices were formerly owned by the Cherokee County Board of Education.
Take a look at who is running for local and state offices.
Aaron Barlow has qualified to run as a Republican to challenge the incumbent state senator for the District 21 seat.
Earl Darby qualified on Monday to run as a Republican in the May 24 primary.
Baker will seek another term as a Republican to the seat she's held since January 2005.
Bob Kovacs has served on the Holly Springs Downtown Development Authority and the city's Planning and Zoning Commission.
Mayor Gene Hobgood outlined the city's successes in 2015 and its goals for the year in his annual State of the City address.