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A celebration of the release of Nathalie Dupree and Cynthia Graubart’s new cookbook, “Mastering the Art of Southern Cooking,” will take place from 7:45 to 9:30 am at FREIGHT Kitchen and Tap. Good Day Atlanta will film a segment this Friday live from downtown Woodstock. The event will highlight FREIGHT’s…

By: Megan Thornton
Cherokee Tribune

CANTON — After seeing the slightest uptick the previous month, Cherokee County’s unemployment rate saw a significant drop in September.

It’s good news for local leaders.

According to data released Thursday by the Department of Labor, the September unadjusted employment rate for Cherokee is…

By: Staff Reports
Cherokee Tribune

Cherokee County got its own invasion of the walking dead last weekend when a short film about zombies was shot in the rural Salacoa community north of Waleska.

The Cherokee Office of Economic Development made the announcement that Exit Left Media and TAPCO, a…

By: Marcus Howard
Cherokee Tribune

WOODSTOCK — Construction on an outlet mall in Woodstock that is expected to bring thousands of jobs and millions of dollars to the local economy is moving along steadily, according to the city.

The first phase of the $80 million Outlet Shoppes of Atlanta…

By: Marcus Howard
Cherokee Tribune

HOLLY SPRINGS — A Walmart Supercenter store is coming to Holly Springs in 2014, city officials announced.

The announcement was made over the weekend by the city of Holly Springs, which says construction will begin next spring at a 30-acre site on Holly Springs…

By Lee Thomas
Guest Columnist for AJC

Last week, the Georgia Department of Economic Development released the state film office’s fiscal year 2012 economic impact numbers for the film industry — $3.1 billion. The state is currently hosting 32 film and television shows, from home improvement shows to scripted…

By Marcus Howard
Cherokee Tribune

WOODSTOCK — Northside Hospital-Cherokee’s new 100,817-square-foot, four-story medical office building on Towne Lake Parkway at Interstate 575 in Woodstock broke ground Thursday morning with promises of becoming an asset to the surrounding community.

Billy Hayes, CEO of Northside Hospital-Cherokee, said the Northside-Cherokee Towne Lake…

The Cherokee County School District had the highest SAT district average in the state for the 2011-12 school year.

Cherokee’s SAT district average of 1,587 ranked first in top 10 districts across the state, narrowly surpassing Fulton County’s average score of 1,580. Other metro Atlanta districts in the top 10…

The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta recently released an aerial shot of the site. Buildings A & B have a completed roof deck, and Building D’s is underway. The project is still on track to open in August 2013. Stay tuned for more information and pictures.

See below for a quick…

By Kristal Dixon
Cherokee Tribune

ACWORTH — A long-awaited business park that is expected to bring jobs and opportunity to Cherokee County broke ground on Tuesday.

Business and community leaders gathered in the rain to attend the groundbreaking of Cherokee 75 Corporate Park in southwest Cherokee. The Cherokee Office…

By Kristal Dixon
Cherokee Tribune

WOODSTOCK — Northside Hospital-Cherokee continues to expand its footprint in Cherokee County.

The hospital on Monday formally announced it will partner with Duke Realty to build a four-story medical office building just west of Interstate 575 on Towne Lake Parkway.

The 100,000-square-foot facility will…

From staff reports
Cherokee Tribune & Marietta Daily Journal

CANTON — One of Cherokee County’s rising entrepreneurs recently appeared on a reality television show, which showcases successful business owners giving back to the community.

Sean Belnick, CEO and founder of Bizchair.com, appeared on ABC’s Secret Millionaire, the show that…