1. On average, Cherokee County School District's class of 2012 earned the highest ACT scores in the system's history. See which high school was tops.

• Cherokee Better Than State, Nation on ACT

2. Three Canton businesses made Inc. Magazine's list of America’s fastest-growing private companies. Which ones made the list? Click on the following link to find out.

• 3 Make Fastest-Growing Co. List

3. MUST Ministries has found a new facility near Interstate 575. Now it needs your financial support.

• MUST Cherokee on the Move

4. Cherokee's July unemployment rate of 7.5 percent was nearly two percentage points below metro Atlanta's rate of 9.3 percent, according to figures released Thursday.

• Georgia’s Jobless Rate Jumps to 9.3% in July

5. The Georgia State Patrol released the identities of those involved in Tuesday night's fatal wreck on Bells Ferry and Butterworth roads, and all of them were from Canton.

• GSP Releases IDs in Canton Wreck

Bonus: The public is invited to swing by City Hall at 9:30 a.m. today for coffee with the Canton Fire Department. "Learn more about what the City of Canton Fire Department is and does for its residents," Canton City Council member Bill Bryan said.

• Here's Your Chance!
• Opinion: Time to Speak Out

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