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🌱 Point Guard To Join Flyers? + 2 Killed In Crash + Rezoning Requests

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Hey, friends! It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Woodstock-Towne Lake Daily. Here's all the community news you need to know right now.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and very hot. High: 95 Low: 66.

Here are the top 5 stories in and around Woodstock-Towne Lake today:

  1. A local high school student has received a scholarship offer to play basketball for the University of Dayton Flyers. Brandon Rechnsteiner is currently a senior at Etowah High School, where he plays the position of point guard. He has also received offers from Georgia Tech, Northwestern University, and Wichita State. (Dayton Daily News)
  2. Two people were killed and three more were injured during a car crash in Cherokee County on Sunday afternoon. Police say deputies responded to the scene on Yellow Creek Road around 4:30 p.m., where 71-year-old Eric Nuzie and 66-year-old Karen Nuzie were discovered to have been killed in the crash. An 11-year-old boy and two other adults were transported to local hospitals with serious injuries. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
  3. The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners will consider a request today to permit a for-rent community with 51 homes. The applicant behind the requested permit, Elmington Residential, LLC, intends to build a for-rent community with 25 townhomes and 26 single-family homes. Commissioners will also consider rezoning requests from Blake's House of Independence and Sweetwater Property Investments, LLC during today's meeting. (Tribune Ledger News)
  4. Catrina Wilson has been named the Cherokee County School District Preschool Centers Teacher of the Year for 2022. Wilson has four years of experience as an educator and began her education career as a paraprofessional. She is known by parents and colleagues for being patient, innovative, and a "technology guru." (Press Release Desk )
  5. Looking for a new job? Several businesses in the Woodstock-Towne Lake area are hiring for a variety of positions. Current opportunities include openings in customer service, sales, and warehousing. For a full list of openings, check out the roundup from your Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch. (Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch)

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Today in Woodstock-Towne Lake:

  • mINgle Committee Meeting At Chattahoochee Technical College (11:00 AM)
  • Drop-In STEM: Land And Sea Slime At Woodstock Public Library (3:00 PM)
  • Spanish Pork Loin Cooking Class At Leaning Ladder Olive Oil (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

  • On Jun. 28 at 6:00 p.m., The Woodstock Beer Market will be holding its June wine event! Stop by to enjoy six delicious wines hand-picked by the Woodstock Beer Market staff, paired with a delicious charcuterie board. (Downtown Woodstock via Instagram)
  • Tune in to the History Cherokee Facebook page next Wednesday, Jun. 22, at 10:00 a.m., to watch the latest edition of "What's Up Wednesday." This episode will feature the Etowah River and answer the question, "What's up with the river?" (History Cherokee via Facebook)
  • The R. T. Jones Memorial Library in nearby Canton will be hosting an American Red Cross Community Blood Drive this Thursday, Jun. 23. Stop by between 11:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. to help save lives! (Sequoyah Regional Library)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.

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