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 Centre City employees install Christmas decorations just in time for the Cherokee County Christmas Parade, sponsored by the Spirit of Cherokee, Inc., set for this Saturday, Dec. 6. Citizens are reminded that the parade begins at 10 a.m. and the lineup begins at 9 a.m. 
Christmas Parade 2008 is Saturday
Cherokee County’s 2008 Christmas parade will be Saturday, Dec. 6. Beginning at 10 a.m., the caravan will travel from west Centre along Main Street to CentrElementary School.  Spectators are invite...
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Winter Wonderettes
At 7 p.m., Thursday, Fri-day, and Saturday (Dec. 4-6), TheatreCentre will present Winter Wonderettes at the activities building of Centre First United Methodist Church. The two-act musical is set ...
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Engineers to tackle humidification problem in admin building
Cherokee County citizens and county employees may soon see some relief from a humidification problem in the Cherokee County Administration Building. During a recent work session of the Cherokee Co...
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Power outage affects 800 Centre residents
Some 800 Cherokee Electric Cooperative customers in the Centre area were without power for almost an hour Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 25, when a three-phase breaker blew at Lowe’s Curve on old Hi...
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School Board elects Rochester as chairman
The Cherokee County Board of Education, during its Nov. 18 meeting, elected Lynn Rochester as chairman and Dewandee Neyman as vice chairman for the upcoming year. The board nominated Delbra Adams ...
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Students explore possible careers at College and Career Day
Local juniors and seniors recently explored future career options during College and Career Day held in the Cherokee County Health and Rehabilitation Center Education Building. Dr. Ann Dykes, curri...
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WINTER WONDERETTES 2008. TheatreCentre presents its 2008 Christmas production, Winter Wonderettes, which is set to debut Thursday, Dec. 4. Pictured above are Cast members including from left, Erin Mulkey as Susie, Lori Lumsden as Betty Jean, Valerie O’Neal as Cindy Lou and Elizabeth Baker as Missy.    
'Winter Wonderettes' to debut Dec. 4
If you are looking for an escape from holiday blues, the current economic situation or other trials of life, you might want to catch a performance of TheatreCentre’s Winter Wonderettes, which will ...
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Man arrested for parole violation following two-week search
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Following a two-week manhunt, officers with the Cherokee County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit arrested a man on a parole violation warrant Friday evening, Nov. 14. According to reports, offic...
Next board meeting is Nov. 18
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The next meeting of the Cherokee County Board of Education is Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at the Board of Education office at 6:00 P.M. This is the Annual Meeting. Items on the agenda include: A...
Centre council thanks Powell for service
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Members of the Centre City Council took some time to say good-bye to Mayor Phil Powell after he completed his term of office following the Oct. 28 meeting. Council Members Rita Stubbs and Tom...
Centre council and mayor are sworn in
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Before a packed house, Municipal Judge Bill Hawkins administered the Oath of Office to a new mayor and city council at Centre City Hall Monday evening, Nov. 3. Newcomers to the council office...
Farm Field Days held in Sand Rock
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Local forestry representatives shared with students recently how the forest impacts our daily lives during the recent Farm Field Days 2008 observance held on the campus of Sand Rock Livestock Are...
Local man facing murder charge following fatal shooting
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A Bay Springs man is facing a murder charge following a shooting incident which left another man dead in the Bay Springs Community Thursday evening. According to Cherokee County Sheriff Jeff Shav...
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