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Woodstock resident Monica McFarlan experienced congestive heart failure and cardiomyopathy last year. Doctors determined her only option was a mechanical pump that keeps her heart functioning properly. McFarlan and her close friends are planning a fundraising gala on Feb. 18 to help offset the huge costs for doctors visits and medication. McFarlan sits with the small battery-operated pump in a bag next to her.
Cherokee Tribune/Todd Hull

The strongest muscle: Fundraiser to benefit Woodstock woman with heart disease

by Megan Thornton
mthornton@cherokeetribune.com

February 04, 2012 11:30 PM | 0

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WOODSTOCK — Monica McFarlan has a big heart. However, she needs the help of a mechanical pump to keep it beating. McFarlan, 38, is working with the National Foundation for Transplants to put on Mo...

Perk offered to set up shop in downtown Canton
By Kristal Dixon kdixon@cherokeetribune.com CANTON — Canton’s Main Street Program has announced a new initiative to fill empty spaces in the city’s central business district. The Business Devel...

February 05, 2012 12:00 AM | 0

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Students and staff scurry around the gymnasium at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy in Marietta on Friday as they work to package 50,000 meals in two hours for the Stop Hunger Now organization.<br>Cherokee Tribune/Laura Moon

School prepares 50,550 meals in 2 hours
MARIETTA — Middle school students at Mt. Bethel Christian Academy packaged 50,550 meals in less than two hours Friday to help stop hunger-related deaths worldwide for two days. The 158 sixth- thro...

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The rock group Almost Kings made a special appearance at Creekview High School on Friday afternoon. Canton resident Bonnie Dee-Windon gets a few band photos signed by bassist Daniel Helms for her two daughters, Creekview students Danielle and Brienna Windon.<br>Cherokee Tribune/Todd Hull

School of rock: Rock group visits Creekview, set for Los Angeles performance
CANTON — Creekview High School students got a taste of Hollywood when rock band Almost Kings visited the school Friday to thank students for helping them score a performance during the Grammy Award...

February 04, 2012 12:00 AM | 0

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From left, EMT David Miller and Richard Jordan practice using the new Lifepak 12 heart monitor with fire department Medical Supervisor Val Hice. The devices are on all of Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services’ ambulances and give paramedics the capability to transmit information about a patient suffering from a heart attack straight to the hospital.<br>Cherokee Tribune/Todd Hull

Heart of the matter: Agency goals include building morale, maintaining services
CANTON — Building morale. Maintaining services. Those are the two main initiatives on the minds of leaders within Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services. Fire Chief Tim Prather said his and...

February 04, 2012 12:00 AM | 0

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County to review changes to park plans

Baby Gabriel’s services set for Sunday

Tribune now offers Android tablet app

Two firefighters accused of stealing pain killers from ambulance

Bryan not backing down from senior homestead exemption proposal

Books abroad: Fifth-grade classes write books for children overseas

Libraries to stay open at least one night a week starting March 1

Couple pushes for consolidating Canton with county

Cobb business offers new way to discover beer

Bringing people together: Black History Month organizers aim to remember the past

Growing opportunities: Reinhardt University to offer new programs, facilities in the fall
WALESKA — Reinhardt University is expanding this year by adding programs and facilities to better accommodate a growing enrollment. President Dr. J. Thomas Isherwood said the school has a lot goin...

January 26, 2012 12:16 AM | 0

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Report: Handling of case was ‘laid back’
CANTON — A scathing report on the Canton Police Department’s handling of the Jorelys Rivera abduction and murder investigation characterized former Canton Police Chief Jeff Lance as “laid back.” T...

January 20, 2012 12:57 AM | 1

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Dale Cardwell: Concourse a cash cow for connected
Las Vegas has a great marketing catch phrase: “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.” Sad to say the same doesn’t apply to Georgia’s capital city. Recently, the Atlanta City Council voted to acce...

January 19, 2012 12:01 AM | 0

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University of Georgia football chaplain Kevin ‘Chappy’ Hynes visits with Collins Dixon before the Outback Bowl in Tampa on Jan. 2. The 12-year-old died Saturday after a 10-month battle with brain cancer.<br>Cherokee Tribune/Special

‘He was a warrior’: Collins Dixon, 12, remembered for faith, strength, devotion to UGA
CANTON — At a visitation Monday, friends and family flocked to Sosebee Funeral Home to say goodbye to a boy who inspired faith in people throughout the community during his 10-month-long battle wit...

January 18, 2012 12:14 AM | 0

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The Web is a tool for avoiding ripoffs
I’ll never forget the looks I got when I started TrustDale.com back in 2009. I’d wear old jeans and a ball cap as pest control technicians, roofers, water-proofers, you name it, came to my home to ...

January 12, 2012 12:01 AM | 0

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Consultant to evaluate the value of reservoir
MARIETTA — The Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority has hired a Pennsylvania consultant to determine the value of a reservoir as a step toward possibly buying out a Cherokee County city’s share in ...

January 12, 2012 12:00 AM | 0

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Grand jury indicts man accused of killing 7-year-old

Family welcomes soldier home with restored Corvette

Will Google go out of business?