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News Articles: Cherokee County

Allen Temple A.M.E. church as seen from the voter line Nov. 8, 2022

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  • Politics

Top of mind for Cherokee County voters: inflation, school board

The secretary of state’s office estimated more than twice as many Georgians would vote Tuesday than what we saw on Election Day in 2020. 

November 08, 2022
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Student with mask sits at desk

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  • Politics

Political Rewind: Back-to-school with the divisive concepts bill; How are our teachers doing?

Thursday on Political Rewind: A special panel unpacks S.B. 377, which bans the teaching of "divisive concepts". The bill was created to curb what conservatives called "Critical Race Theory" in classrooms. Opponents say it harms their ability to teach Georgia's painful racial history.

September 01, 2022
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By:
  • Bill Nigut ,
  • Natalie Mendenhall ,
  • and 1 more
Diana Callahan

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  • Health Care

How misinformation about vaccines is killing Georgians

Families across Georgia are navigating the COVID-19 pandemic. Some staunchly believe inaccurate information shared on social media. And they refuse to get vaccinated, even after surviving the disease. 

October 20, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Mother and daughter in Cherokee County

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  • Education

Social Emotional Learning Debated At School Board Meetings

A pushback on social and emotional learning in the schools is starting to surface as some parents believe this concept relates to tenets of the highly politicized critical race theory.

August 13, 2021
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By:
  • Allexa Ceballos
Cherokee County School Board Meeting

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  • Education

Georgia Today: The Critical Race Theory Debate: Coming To A School District Near You

The Cherokee County School Board voted to ban critical race theory, which has become an issue for some parents and many conservative politicians, from its curriculum last week. But some are still unsure what it is. This week on Georgia Today, we examine why critical race theory has become such a hot political topic with GPB News' Donna Lowry.

May 26, 2021
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By:
  • Virginia Prescott and
  • Jahi Whitehead
An Asian woman wearing a mask that says "I am not a virus."

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  • Law

Hate Crimes Charge In Spa Shootings Could Validate Generations Of Experienced Racism

Many are calling for hate crime charges for the man who allegedly targeted Asian massage businesses in Cherokee and Fulton counties. But he could already face the state’s stiffest penalty, death by lethal injection. So, what could be the role of hate crime charges?

March 31, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
outside Young's Asian Massage during vigil

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  • News

'Remember The Beautiful Souls Lost': Cherokee County Community Holds Vigil For Spa Shooting Victims

Across the country, people are remembering the eight victims who died in a series of shootings at massage businesses this week in the Atlanta area. Six of those killed were women of Asian descent. In Cherokee County Thursday night -— the site of the first shootings — the community held a vigil to honor those who died.

March 19, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Candlelight

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  • News

Cherokee County Democrats To Host Vigil For Georgia Spa Shooting Victims

A political group in Cherokee County is hosting a candlelight vigil to honor the lives of Delaina Ashley Yaun, Paul Andre Michels, Xiaojie Tan and Daoyou Feng, who were shot and killed Tuesday at Young's Asian Massage in Acworth.

March 18, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Captain Jay Baker, of the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, accused of promoting racist t-shirts on Facebook page.

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  • News

Georgia Sheriff's Office Spokesman Appeared To Promote Racist Shirt

A Facebook page appearing to belong to a Georgia sheriff’s office spokesman promoted a T-shirt with racist language about China and the coronavirus last year.

March 18, 2021
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By:
  • Associated Press and
  • La'Raven Taylor
This undated photo provided by the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office, in Georgia, shows a person of interest in a massage parlor shooting. Several people were killed and others injured at a massage parlor in Cherokee County, Tuesday, March 16, 2021, officials said. Shootings at other massage parlors in Atlanta also occurred.

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  • News

Police: Suspect Charged In Massage Parlor Deaths Planned To Kill More

Robert Aaron Long, 21, of Woodstock told officials he had "a temptation for him that he wanted to eliminate," Capt. Jay Baker with the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

March 17, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Young Asian Massage parlor with police out front

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  • National

Local Reaction To Massage Parlor Shootings: 'Unspeakable Tragedy'

As Cherokee County residents reacted to the unusual crime — the sheriff’s office investigated only one homicide in both 2020 and 2019 — some insisted the solution is more guns.

March 17, 2021
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Pine Bluff Landfill in Cherokee County.

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  • News

How A Small Georgia Town Became Ground Zero For A Landfill Collapse

An expert on the industry, who requested anonymity, reviewed the documents obtained by GHN about the violations, and called the series of collapses at the site “the worst thing I’ve ever read short of an entire landfill being shut down.”

September 09, 2020
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By:
  • Max Blau
teacher blurred in classroom

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  • Education

Former Educator: 'Brain Drain' In Cherokee County As Educators Resign Over Pandemic

“The brain drain affects quality of instruction,” former educator Allison Webb said. Cherokee County has seen 28 certified educators leave their jobs since the end of the 2019-20 school year. This time last year, the number stood at three. 

August 21, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
brian kemp in a mask

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  • Health

White House, Experts Say Georgia Governor Isn’t Doing Enough To Control COVID-19

Georgia’s policies are simply not enough to prevent “widespread and expanding community viral spread,” and more action is needed to limit transmission of the virus, according to a recently leaked White House Coronavirus Task Force report. 

August 14, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
Etowah High

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  • Education

Etowah High School Temporarily Closed After COVID-19 Cases Surge

Etowah High School is temporarily closed effective Tuesday after a surge of coronavirus cases was reported.

August 11, 2020
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By:
  • Ellen Eldridge
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