http://www.scancherokee.com ScanCherokee en-us hourly 1 1970-01-01T00:00+00:00 Fri, 09 May 2008 15:13:40 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=238 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=238 Searchers were combing portions of Lake Allatoona at Red Top Mountain State Park after receiving reports Friday of two possible drownings around noon, according to Lt. Greg Clark with the Bartow County sheriff\'s office.<br><br>As of 1:45 p.m. searchers hadn\'t found any sign of drownings.<br><br>... Wed, 07 May 2008 15:44:20 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=237 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=237 Could this be a job for \"Iron Man\"?<br><br>The Cherokee County Sheriff\'s Office is investigating the thefts of manhole covers, which it believes are being recycled for their cast iron.<br><br>Fifteen manhole covers were lifted Tuesday night, bringing the total to 28 since April 29. All were stolen in the Sixes Road and Ridge Road area. Some were in subdivisions and others were along Holly Street, which is a fairly well-traveled road.<br><br>... Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:06:46 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=236 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=236 An elderly Cherokee County man was attacked at his home Sunday afternoon after he opened his door to two strangers.<br><br>The incident happened on Kellogg Creek Road, near Old Alabama Road, about 1 p.m., said Sgt. Jay Baker, a spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff\'s Office.<br><br>Two men knocked on his door, and when he opened it, they attacked him, Baker said. The 79-year-old man was kicked in the ribs repeatedly. The suspects, described as white males in their late teens or early 20s, took his ... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:41:28 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=235 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=235 The man charged with phoning in a bomb threat to the Cherokee County courthouse earlier this week has blown up his friends\' alleged counterfeiting ring.<br><br>When sheriff\'s detectives went to the home of bomb-threat suspect Christopher Sutton on Thursday, they found $4,800 in counterfeit $20 bills and a small amount of methamphetamine, Sgt. Jay Baker, the sheriff\'s spokesman said Friday. Authorities arrested three people.<br><br>Investigators suspect the money was being produced at the Alex Street ... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:03:29 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=234 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=234 Cherokee detectives arrested a suspect after a bomb threat prompted the evacuation of the historic courthouse in Canton on Monday.<br><br>Christopher Sutton, 29, was charged with transmitting a false public alarm, terroristic threats and unlawful conduct during a 911 call, said Sgt. Jay Baker, a spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff\'s Office.<br><br>Sutton was scheduled to appear in court Monday on charges of aggravated assault, cruelty to children and convicted felon in possession of a firearm.<br><br>... Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:05:41 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=233 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=233 A bomb threat forced the evacuation of the Cherokee County Justice Center and historic courthouse about 9:15 a.m. Monday.<br><br>Sgt. Jay Baker, the Cherokee County sheriff\'s department spokesman, said the 911 center received a call at 9:05 a.m. that there was a bomb at the courthouse.<br><br>\"To be on the safe side, we evacuated both buildings,\" he said.<br><br>... Fri, 18 Apr 2008 21:10:03 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=232 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=232 A 31-year-old Woodstock man who allegedly held police at bay for two hours was in jail Friday night, facing criminal charges and the possible loss of his guns.<br><br>Steven Whitfield was charged with two counts of felony aggravated assault for aiming an assault rifle at two men passing his home, and with one count of reckless endangerment for keeping three loaded assault rifles and an automatic pistol within reach of a 6-year-old boy, police said.<br><br>Whitfield was being held Friday on $70,000 bond ... Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:00:21 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=231 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=231 Here\'s the scam: one man distracts a homeowner, another man walks into the house, rummages through her purse and steals her checks and anything else that\'s easy to get.<br><br>It\'s happened — with slight variations — in Cherokee and Cobb counties recently and officials are asking homeowners, particularly older women, to be careful when a stranger knocks on the door.<br><br>In Cherokee, investigators have a good lead — the drivers\' license picture of a man who has cashed checks stolen from two homes,... Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:27:30 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=230 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=230 No injuries were reported in a Monday night fire that destroyed two boats docked at a Lake Allatoona marina.<br><br>Cherokee County fire spokesman Tim Cavender said the blaze at the Victoria Marina was reported shortly before 11 p.m.<br><br>A fisherman participating in a fishing tournament on the lake \"noticed an orange glow coming from one of the boats\" and called 911, Cavender said. When firefighters arrived, they found two boats fully engulfed in flames at the end of a dock.<br><br>... Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:05:37 -0400 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=229 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=229 Lt. Steve:<br><br>I was driving up 400 and a cop stopped me for speeding. There was traffic to my right so I pulled over to the left against the median wall. The officer was agitated with me and I didn't like his attitude. I couldn't pull over to the right because of the traffic. What should I have done? Was I dumb to do that?<br><br>Dear Dummy:<br><br>Having been there myself, I'm guessing the officer was a bit on the agitated side knowing that he was about to be run over. The only thing that would fit in... Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:11:09 -0500 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=228 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=228 Cherokee County health officials evacuated a WellStar urgent care facility just off Townlake Parkway near Woodstock today, and 13 people were taken to the company\'s Kennestone Hospital about eight miles south in Marietta.<br><br>All were walking on their own and went to the ER to be checked out for \"precautionary reasons,\" said Samantha McInterff, WellStar spokeswoman.<br><br>Tim Cavender of Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services said the \"entire building\" was evacuated a short time after a... Mon, 03 Mar 2008 09:03:27 -0500 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=227 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=227 Nearly two dozen students were injured Monday morning when a school bus overturned in Cherokee County.<br><br>The crash occurred about 8 a.m. on Hickory Flat Highway in the southern part of the county.<br><br>Cherokee sheriff\'s Sgt. Jay Baker said one student was airlifted to Children\'s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite, and another 20 students had been taken by ambulance to other hospitals.<br><br>... Sat, 01 Mar 2008 21:11:03 -0500 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=226 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=226 Cherokee County authorities said they believe a Canton man murdered his ex-girlfriend at her home before shooting himself to death early Saturday as detectives tried to force their way into his apartment.<br><br>Jason Hill, 50, committed suicide in his Walden Crossing apartment while sheriff\'s detectives tried to get inside to execute a search warrant, sheriff\'s Sgt. Jay Baker said.<br><br>The incident happened around 5 a.m., the day after deputies went to the Sutallee home of Hill\'s former... Thu, 28 Feb 2008 13:37:46 -0500 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=225 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=225 A popular Woodstock restaurant housed in a nearly-100 year old building was gutted by fire early Thursday.<br><br>The fire was reported about 1 a.m. at the Magnolia-Thomas Restaurant on Arnold Mill Road near Main Street, Cherokee County fire spokesman Tim Cavender said.<br><br>About half the building, which was built in 1912 and is owned by the City of Woodstock, was involved in fire when firefighters arrived, with flames coming through the roof of the one-story structure, Cavender said.<br><br>... Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:50:16 -0500 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=224 http://www.ScanCherokee.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=224 One person was killed early Wednesday in a single-vehicle wreck near Canton.<br><br>The crash occurred about 5:15 a.m. on Ga. 20 near Water Tank Road, just east of Canton, according to Tim Cavender, spokesman for Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services.<br><br>Cavender said a Kia left the highway and overturned, landing on its top in a ditch.<br><br>...