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Board releases school calendar for 2009-10
The Cherokee County Board of Education has approved its 2009-2010 School Calendar. The Calendar is as follows: JULY — July 5, Independence Day; July 12, AHSGE Week AUGUST — Aug. 4, In-Servic...
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LEARNING TABLE ETIQUETTE. Lisa Manley, family and consumer science (formerly home economics) instructor at Cedar Bluff School gives a lesson on table etiquette during a recent session. Manley was chosen as Cherokee County’s nominee for Alabama Teacher of the Year in the Secondary Division for 2009-2010. Mind your manners, please!
Forks on your left, knives and spoons on your right and please, no elbows on the table! Although society has become far too casual in many ways, nothing will ever take the place of good manners, p...
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Cedar Bluff man arrested in Floyd County, Ga.
An Alabama man remained at the Floyd County Jail Wednesday morning on felony aggravated assault charges after he allegedly tried to ram another vehicle with his own, reports stated. According to r...
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Council Member Evan Smith and Mayor Ethel Sprouse adding final touches on the tree planting celebrating Arbor Day in Cedar Bluff. Also pictured is local Alabama Forestry Commission Representative Matt Woodfin. Cedar Bluff hosts Arbor Day tree planting ceremony
“Majestic, tall, strong, powerful, life giving”. These words are from a poem about trees by Smile Henry. While thinking about these attributes of trees, approximately 30 people braved the cold a...
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Damon McDonald, a math teacher and coach at Spring Garden School, has been chosen as Cherokee County s nominee for Jacksonville State University Teachers Hall of Fame for 2009-2010. McDonald has taught at Spring Garden for 12 years. Pictured is McDonald as he works an equation in his classroom. McDonald says he tries to encourage his students not to be afraid of math. More than just x’s and y’s
Math is good training ground for life, says local teacher
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Pictured is Mayce Hardin with fellow "Little Miss Perfect" cast members Local beauty queen to star in 'Little Miss Perfect'
Mayce Hardin, a kindergarten student at Spring Garden School, will star in her own episode of the hit television show, “Little Miss Perfect,” a documentary showcasing Mayce as a beauty queen. The ...
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College tuition hikes get support from strapped Ga. lawmakers
It would take a 77 percent tuition increase at Georgia’s colleges and universities to meet the demand for a $385 million cut in the state’s higher education system budget, Chancellor Erroll Davis ...
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Dr. Brian Perry named one of Best Doctors in America
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Dr. Brian Perry of Centre is one of the Best Doctors in America for 2009-2010. This is the fifth time that Dr. Perry has earned this prestigious honor. Compiled by Boston-based Best Doctors, Inc...
Sand Rock Town Council agrees to help track and field team with extra funds
by Randy Jones
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Shane McMahan, coach of the Sand Rock High School Track and Field team, met with the Sand Rock Town Council during its Monday, Feb. 8 meeting to request funds for the team. Coach McMahon agreed to...
Lockridge has lifelong love of learning, teaching
by Terry Dean
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Playing school has been a pastime of children for decades. For Jennifer Lockridge, however, it has always been the real thing because she has never wanted to do anything else. Her peers recently s...
Snow day
by Terry Dean
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Cherokee County received at least one snowfall as promised this season with some three to four inches falling over the area this past Friday, Feb. 12. Another system which moved through the area la...
Shooting remains under investigation
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The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Department continues to investigate a shooting reported on Cherokee County Road 103 in the Cloudland Communty late Tuesday evening, Feb. 9. According to Cherokee Coun...
Local pair arrested following discovery of Meth lab at Highway 278 residence
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The Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested two people Tuesday, Feb. 9, following the discovery of a methamphetamine lab at 4165 U.S. Highway 278. Arrested, according to reports, ...
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