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Arrest Report Sunday, May 19
May 18, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 1 1 recommendations | email to a friend
Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Melissa N. Williams for theft of property in the third degree. -Christopher S. Stubbs for unlawful possession of con...
Things to do in Cherokee County for the weekend of Saturday, May 18 and Sunday, May 19
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Saturday, May 18 The Cherokee Rose Garden Club’s Annual Garden Walk is this Saturday, May 18, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., starting at the Cedar Bluff Community Center, 3413 Old Highway 9, Cedar Bluff, ...
Arrest Report Saturday, May 18
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Local law enforcement agents have made the following arrests in recent days: -Donna L. Bailey on 48 hour court order. -Tommy T. Ray for assault in the third degree. -Stephen A. Frier for thef...
Board of Education to meet Tuesday, May 21
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The next meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education is Tuesday, May 21, 2013 and will be held at the Central Office. The Board Meeting will begin at 6 p.m. and items on the agenda include: ...
BOARD MATTERS 5/07/13. Superintendent Mitchell Guice rule on teacher pay restoration and other matters during the Tuesday, May 7 meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education. Salaries for several teacher were cut during a 2011 RIF (Reduction In Force) Plan.
BOARD MATTERS 5/07/13. Superintendent Mitchell Guice rule on teacher pay restoration and other matters during the Tuesday, May 7 meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education. Salaries for several teacher were cut during a 2011 RIF (Reduction In Force) Plan.
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Board restores teachers’ pay cut by Reduction in Force plan
by Terry Dean
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cherokee County Board of Education has restored teacher contracts that were cut in 2011 as part of a Reduction in Force (RIF) plan. Teachers filed suit shortly afterward to restore their contra...
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Seth Neyman named Cherokee County High School principal
by Terry Dean
May 13, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Cherokee County Board of Education has appointed Seth Neyman as the next Cherokee County High School principal. The board officially appointed Neyman during its Tuesday, May 7 meeting. Neyman p...
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« ceray24 wrote on Tuesday, Apr 30 at 09:16 AM »
The Pole Vault was won by Shane Hall with a 10ft jump.
« dwardawea wrote on Wednesday, Apr 03 at 02:56 PM »
Studies show that wind power is a safe energy source that benefits public health. Wind power developers regularly engage with local communities to ensure approved siting regulations are in place. Plus wind power is approved by a majority of Americans, ranging from 66 percent to 77 percent in support of wind power. Their reasons are simple, by adding wind power we are putting thousands of Americans to work (up to 75,000 currently), saving ratepayers money on their electric bills, and keeping the environment clean for humans and animals alike. A study released in January 2012 by the Massachusetts departments of Environmental Protection and Public Health issued a definitive scientific analysis that refutes several myths about sound perpetuated by wind energy opponents. Two new international studies have concluded that by power of suggestion a “nocebo” effect takes place, where individuals spread the ills they claim to have from supposed wind turbine infrasound. The “Nocebo” (like placebo) is a perceived impact on one’s health as result of hearing complaints about sound emitting from wind turbines that otherwise wouldn’t take place. In one recent study that looked at complaints over a 20-year period at every wind farm in Australia, complaints about sound were concentrated to areas heavily criticized by anti-wind groups. And complaints escalated sharply only once anti-wind groups arrived. These studies add weight to the growing body of credible science, which reinforces the studies and statements from government health organizations around the world that have noted there is no direct health effect associated with the sounds from wind turbines. David Ward, American Wind Energy Association
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Los Angeles mayoral race narrows, latest opinion poll shows

Los Angeles mayoral candidate Eric Garcetti speaks during an election night party at Avalon night club in HollywoodBy Alex Dobuzinskis LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - City Councilman Eric Garcetti leads City Controller Wendy Greuel by 7 percentage points in a tightening race for mayor of Los Angeles, according to the latest opinion poll, but the survey's director said Greuel could still stage an upset in Tuesday's election. The poll released late on Friday by the University of Southern California's Price School of Public Policy and the Los Angeles Times showed Garcetti favored by 48 percent of likely voters, compared with 41 percent for Greuel. Eleven percent of respondents said they were undecided. ...


Sat May 18 20:38:45 UTC 2013
Powerball jackpot could go higher than $600 million

People wait in line to purchase Powerball lottery tickets at the Port Authority bus station in New YorkBy Karen Brooks AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - The Powerball jackpot Saturday night could exceed the $600 million figure being advertised, possibly rivaling the largest lottery payoff in U.S. history, a Texas Lottery official said on Saturday. "Oftentimes, the advertised amount is lower than what the actual jackpot ends up being," said Kelly Cripe, a spokeswoman for the Texas Lottery. "It's entirely possible this $600 million jackpot will end up being a bigger jackpot. ...


Sat May 18 18:37:03 UTC 2013
Dozens injured as car plows through parade in Virginia
By Gary Robertson RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A car driven by an elderly man who may have lost consciousness plowed through a small-town parade of hiking enthusiasts in southwestern Virginia on Saturday, injuring dozens of people, nine seriously enough to be sent to hospitals, authorities said. The incident occurred in the Appalachian town of Damascus at the start of the annual Trail Days festival, as the main street was filled with hikers making their way from one end of town to a park at the other, volunteer fire department chief Ben Sanders told Reuters. ...
Sat May 18 19:15:42 UTC 2013
Residents capture amazing videos in the face of tornadoes
A series of 16 violent tornadoes ransacked north Texas this week, killing six people and flattening entire neighborhoods. Seven people who were reported missing early Friday morning have now been accounted for, but the storms aren't over yet. Severe thunderstorms are expected late Friday in Alabama and Mississippi, and the Plains and the Midwest face [...]
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