The Georgia General Assembly was not able to pass a sweeping firearms bill that would have allowed gun owners to carry in churches, bars and on school campuses.
The voluntary recall includes certain batches of Mini Quesadillas, Mini Pizza Slices, Philly Cheese Steaks and Mozzarella bites sold nationwide in November 2012.
The Georgia Department of Labor says the jobless rate dropped two-tenths of a percent in February.
U.S. Rep. Phil Gingrey of Marietta, who represents Cherokee County, says he is running for U.S. Senate seat next year.
The City Council on Monday heard a summary of its fiscal year 2012 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
Here are the latest food and vendor inspections conducted by the Cherokee County Environmental Health Department.
The city will consider an ordinance that mirrors Cherokee County's ordinance that regulates solicitation.
The United States Postal Service had planned to end Saturday delivery of first class mail in August.
Mayor Donnie Henriques and Council members Randy Brewer, Bob Mueller and Bud Leonard will all run for another term in the city's municipal elections in the fall.
The county's initial unemployment claims dipped from 880 in January to 609 in February.
The County Commission has tentatively accepted a donation of 399 acres from the Scott Hudgens Foundation, which it use for parks and recreation space.
The Cherokee County School Board will take action on proposed transfers of principals and submit a local resolution to continue its exception on the maximum class size set forth by the state.
The 2012 Annual Report by the Cherokee Recreation and Parks Agency will be presented today to the Cherokee County Commission.
The Cherokee County Commission will vote on a request to rezone property on Cumming Highway from residential to commercial, which has been recommended for denial by the planning commission.
Residents must apply by Thursday in order to participate in the academy, which will be hosted by the Woodstock Police and Fire Departments.
The Woodstock City Council will not hold its work session on Monday.
The Georgia Department of Transportation will cut the grass alongside I-575 and Highway 140/Hickory Flat Highway on Monday.
Rick Davies will serve as the chair of the Cherokee County Republican Party for the 2013-15 term.
Keith Golden, the commissioner for the Georgia Department of Transportation, will discuss proposed express lanes on Interstate 575 in April to the Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce.
As Georgia CARE seeks to change the state's laws on marijuana, eventually leading to a complete legalization of the drug, here's what some Patch readers had to say on the subject.
Both of the governments' websites were given the 2013 Sunny Award by the Sunshine Review organization.
The Woodstock City Council will consider extending City Manager Jeff Moon's contract through 2015 during its meeting tonight.
City officials say the company has signed the lease to the building it plans to move into later this year.
William Wilson Heaton Jr. faces six charges in connection with the Feb. 16 hit-and-run that critically injured a Woodstock High School graduate.
The Woodstock Downtown Development Authority will meet tonight and will get an update on its mobile app.
The voluntary recall was issued on March 6. These items were sold nationwide between Jan. 17 and Feb. 28.
The committee's vote comes weeks after an Atlanta education policy group suggested some scholarship money was used at a Woodstock religious school that ban gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual students.
A proposal by the city of Nelson to require all its residents to own firearms has yet to catch on throughout the county.
On Jan. 12, 2010, a man allegedly opened fire inside the Kennesaw truck rental facility, killing three people, including one man from Woodstock.
GDOL has been instructed to reduce Extended Unemployment Benefits by 10.7 percent, effective March 31. As of Dec. 2012, there were 7,935 unemployed people in the Cherokee County area.
Siemens is asking the Cherokee County Commission to approve a letter of interest for the company to pursue possible installation of solar panels at two locations.
The city of Woodstock has partnered with a company to offer an easy way for its citizens to report problems and issues.
Ellen McElyea will serve in place of Justice David Nahmias in a case before the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday.
Woodstock City Planner Brian Stockton has been tapped to serve as the city's new economic development director.
The newly elected state representative was one of four lawmakers who voted against House Bill 142, which overwhelmingly passed the House of Representatives on Monday.
The Woodstock City Council unanimously approved a resolution opposing a bill that would prohibit public employees from using government-owned computers to express their opinions on certain types of legislation.