by Rebecca Johnston | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023 | Sept-Oct Issue, Stories
When the University of Georgia’s reigning National Championship football team takes to the field this season, two players familiar to Cherokee County fans will be part of the returning UGA powerhouse: David Daniel-Sisavanh and Drew Sheehan. Defensive back David... 
by Rebecca Johnston | Sep 1, 2023 | 2023 | Sept-Oct Issue, Stories
HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORICAL NAMESAKES OF THE HISTORY CHEROKEE GALLERIES Gallery Five of the Cherokee County History Center is named in honor of Laura Spears Coogle, who has deep ties to the history of the community on both sides of her family. The daughter of lifelong... 
by Rebecca Johnston | Jul 1, 2023 | 2023 | Jul-Aug Issue, Stories
Nestled in the heart of Cherokee County and surrounded by the natural beauty of the Blue Ridge Mountain foothills and Allatoona Lake, the 775-acre Georgia National Cemetery offers a fitting resting place for our country’s veterans. Row upon row of white marble... 
by Rebecca Johnston | Jul 1, 2023 | 2023 | Jul-Aug Issue, Stories
World War II veteran Wilbur Stauch “Will” Hattendorf, Sr., lived in Canton for more than half a century before his death in 2015 at the age of one hundred. He is one of thousands of veterans buried at the Georgia National Cemetery. A distinguished businessman,... 
by Rebecca Johnston | Jul 1, 2023 | 2023 | Jul-Aug Issue, Stories
HIGHLIGHTING THE HISTORICAL NAMESAKES OF THE HISTORY CHEROKEE GALLERIES William Grisham, one of the earliest pioneers to settle in Cherokee County, is credited with founding the town of Canton and helping establish it as the county seat. Gallery Two of the Cherokee...