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Things to do in Cherokee County for the weekend of May 25-26
Saturday, May 25 Cherokee County Public Library is having a May Book Sale. All items are 50 percent or more off of usual prices. Hardcover books sell for 25 cents, paperbacks, 10 cents. Leesburg ...
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DANNY W. GREEN
Arrest Report Saturday, May 25
Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Danny W. Green on revoked bond, failure to appear on charge of failure to register vehicle, failure to appear on charg...
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Stacey Lamar Croy
Agents issue warrants for registered sex offender
The Cherokee County Sheriff’s office has issue warrants for Stacey Lamar Croy, 40, of Gaylesville, who is a registered sex offender. Croy failed to verify his residence with the Cherokee County Sh...
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According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, several local businesses have reported receiving counterfeit money. The counterfeit bills are poor quality and distinguishable by those who are alert for fake money.
Agents investigate counterfeit money reported in area
According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shaver, several local businesses have reported receiving counterfeit money. The counterfeit bills are poor quality and distinguishable by those who are ale...
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Grants boost ‘Click It or Ticket’ enforcement campaign during Memorial Day holiday
MONTGOMERY – Gov. Robert Bentley has awarded nine grants to support the “Click It or Ticket” traffic safety campaign now underway. The effort continues over the Memorial Day weekend through Sunday,...
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Things to do in Cherokee County Friday, May 24
Cherokee County Public Library is having a May Book Sale. All items are 50 percent or more off of usual prices. Hardcover books sell for 25 cents, paperbacks, 10 cents. Celebrate Recovery, Centre,...
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STEPHANIE A. SELF
Arrest Report Friday, May 24
Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Stephanie A. Self for non support. -Eric H. Crane on 18 day court order. -Brandy L. Clifton for non-support and 48...
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ALDOT Urges Motorists to Drive Safely This Holiday
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Limited Road Construction and Lane Closures Memorial Day Weekend
Little River Canyon National Preserve Canyon Mouth Picnic Area expects busy Memorial Day Weekend
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National Park visitors planning to visit the popular Canyon Mouth Picnic Area at Little River Canyon National Preserve can expect crowds this Memorial Day Weekend. Superintendent Gail Bishop enc...
Things to do in Cherokee County Thursday, May 23
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The Cherokee County Public Library’s Quilting with Rebecca Meadows will be held from 10 a.m. to noon. For more information, please call 256-927-5838. Children’s Story Time, featuring fun with stor...
Arrest Report Thursday, May 23
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Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Alan R. Chamberlain for resisting arrest, public intoxication, disorderly conduct and sale of prohibited liquors. -Ph...
Plan outlines state government’s response to drought conditions
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MONTGOMERY—During the dry spells of recent years, many Alabamians became familiar with the yellow and red warning indicators of the weekly U.S. Drought Monitor map printed in newspapers and shown o...
Things to do in Cherokee County Wednesday, May 22
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The Family Care Center at 1014 West Main St. includes a Thrift Store open to the public Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The Family Care Center helps others by giving clothing, food an...
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    Arizona jury foreman says believed Jodi Arias was abused

    Jodi Arias listens as the verdict for sentencing is read for her first degree murder conviction at Maricopa County Superior Court in PhoenixBy David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - The foreman of an Arizona jury that deadlocked over whether Jodi Arias should be put to death for murdering her ex-boyfriend believes she was mentally abused, but said on Friday that had not been enough to excuse her crime. Arias, a former waitress from California, was found guilty this month of murdering Travis Alexander, whose body was found slumped in the shower of his Phoenix-area home in June 2008. He had been stabbed 27 times, had his throat slashed and been shot in the face. ...


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    Illinois House votes to allow residents to carry concealed guns

    Evanston police officer holds a firearm that was turned in as part of an amnesty-based gun buyback program in Evanston, IllinoisBy Joanne von Alroth SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (Reuters) - The Illinois House of Representatives on Friday voted overwhelmingly to allow residents to carry concealed guns, taking the state one step closer to joining all others in allowing some form of carrying guns in public. Illinois is the only state in the nation to ban most people from carrying a concealed gun outside the home. Lawmakers acted on Friday after a federal appeals court in January struck down the ban, saying it violated the right to bear arms enshrined in the U.S. Constitution. ...


    Fri May 24 17:13:13 UTC 2013
    Federal agency accepts Nevada hospital's plan to curb patient-dumping
    By Ronnie Cohen (Reuters) - Federal authorities approved a Nevada hospital's proposal on Friday for correcting deficiencies that led to newly discharged psychiatric patients being bused out of state without adequate plans for continued care. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services also said it would conduct unannounced inspections of Rawson-Neal Psychiatric Hospital in Las Vegas to ensure that procedures are in place and working to prevent further instances of so-called patient dumping. ...
    Fri May 24 20:59:12 UTC 2013
    On Memorial Day, remembering friends, family with ‘a heavy but grateful heart’
    From William Ray Fullmer: "My nephew, Sgt. Derek Tillman Roberts, spilled his blood on the sands of Iraq to extend the right to live free to the people of the Middle East. On June 14, 2007, Derek was killed by a roadside bomb in Kirkuk, placed by those too cowardly to face him on the [...]
    Fri May 24 14:55:25 UTC 2013