Shannon Ballew
Managing Editor at Cherokee Tribune Ledger-News
Managing editor, Cherokee Tribune and Cherokee Ledger-News. Follows and RTs are not endorsements.
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5 days ago |
tribuneledgernews.com | Shannon Ballew
Candidates have started officially signing up to run for office in the Aug. 26 special elections for Georgia Senate District 21 and Cherokee County commissioner for District 1. Qualifying began Monday and ends Wednesday. Here are the candidates so far, as of 5 p.m. Monday, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website. Georgia Senate District 21For Georgia Senate District 21, four Republicans and one Democrat qualified on Monday.
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1 week ago |
tribuneledgernews.com | Shannon Ballew
Constituents of the Georgia Senate's 21st District are invited to a forum Monday in Canton, where they can hear from candidates for the open seat about their policies on various issues. The forum, hosted by Americans for Prosperity-Georgia, is at 7 p.m. Monday at the Timbers on Etowah at the Mill on Etowah, 255 Reformation Parkway in Canton. A special election for Georgia Senate District 21 is set for Aug. 26. The seat was vacated by former state Sen.
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1 week ago |
tribuneledgernews.com | Shannon Ballew
A Woodstock woman was killed in a crash Tuesday after her car collided with an ambulance, the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office reports. According to the sheriff’s office, preliminary indications show a car, driven by Jennifer Brennan, 56 of Woodstock, on Arnold Mill Road left its lane and struck a private ambulance that was traveling the opposite direction head-on, at about 4:09 p.m. Tuesday near Mountain Road. Brennan died at the scene, CSO reported.
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1 week ago |
tribuneledgernews.com | Shannon Ballew
Candidates will sign up next week to officially run for office in the Georgia Senate District 21 race. The seat was vacated by former state Sen. Brandon Beach, who resigned from his post after he was appointed U.S. treasurer by President Donald Trump. The Georgia Senate’s District 21 represents portions of Cherokee and north Fulton counties. Qualifying to run for the seat will be June 2-4, the Georgia Secretary of State’s office announced.
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1 week ago |
tribuneledgernews.com | Shannon Ballew
The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced a $24 million award for a bridge replacement project on Bells Ferry Road in Cherokee County. The project will build a 0.767-mile bridge and its approaches on Bells Ferry Road over Little River, replacing the existing two-lane bridge with a wider two-lane bridge. The contract was awarded to E.R. Snell Contractor, Inc., the low bidder.
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Cherokee Co. school board votes to name a sole finalist for the new superintendent. The board vote was split 4-3. Vote to confirm the appointment is scheduled for Feb. 15. https://t.co/EWz4sckVMG
Best of Cherokee is BACK! Nominate your favorite people, places and things in Cherokee County. Nominations are now through Jan. 22. I'm also pleased to announce that this year, we are hosting a special event to celebrate the winners April 11. Nominate @ https://t.co/8YXfF9pzn3 https://t.co/okxopc08es
.@CherokeeSchools Superintendent Brian Hightower announced today he is retiring at the end of May. https://t.co/f5Ju1Bor7x
