when are we going to get some high end shops in Cherokee County? Are we going to be the discount center of Ga? Next thing you know we will be inundated with check casHing store fronts, pawn shops and title pawn shops. Enough. .Years ago, The Avenues of East Cobb was considering Cherokee County. What happened???

they already have an empty building in woodstock next to home depot on hwy 92 then they built another one futher down 92 close to trickm road it takes up the land but it creates jobs they should pay more than 7.00 per hour look at how many stores they have an under pay the work's. can you live off of that income a month 40 X 7.00 if they let you get 40 hours per week higher prices on food, gas, housing, ect.,

Does anyone else have mixed feelings about this? I guess the added jobs are good but this one will be smack in the middle of the 3 that we already have and let's not forget that big eyesore that they left on the corner of Main Street and 92.

The Wal-mart store will be across the street from Harbor Creek Apartments in Holly Springs.

The first 3 comments are funny. People are SCREAMING for more jobs and they get MANY more jobs created with this walmart. Now you start complaining, REALLY??? Who cares if there are 10 walmarts in Cherokee County, and who cares if they are a discount store? These are jobs jobs jobs and great for the locals. I know the one in Canton is horrible and very difficult to get in and out of. The one in Woodstock is in the middle of of no where. This one will be located right by the interstate and will put the pressure on Kroger and Publix to lower some prices or move on. I for one am very excited about it and glad to see it. Now for those who want to scream for more jobs locally and then complain when they come, what would you suggest would make you happy?

We need another Walmart like we need a hole in the head. We already have a number of them around. What we need is a shopping experience where you actually can and want to go AND feel safe. We need more higher end shopping and opportunities for local businesses to sell their goods instead of another store to get more Chinese-made goods into circulation. I for one have not set foot into a Walmart in years and don't plan to change this.

They will no more open this one, than they close the one in Canton at riverstone.wanna bet? Jobs will increase none over the long haul!

Isn't the Canton WalMart at exit 20, just 6 miles down the road, close enough?!

There is an extremely high cost to low prices. Just Google the subject and you'll find many links to news stories about why we don't need another WalMart. My 10 year old asked me not long ago if she had ever been inside a WalMart store with me. And I told her likely NOT. I have personally boycotted them for as long as I can remember. PLEASE JOIN ME!!

So in the next year we are going to get a new Walmart, and new Outlet Mall, a new aquatics center, and a new hospital. How can anyone say with a straight face that this economy is not in recovery? I am no huge fan of Walmart...but this is GOOD NEWS, people! All of these are going to lead to new jobs...new store fronts, restaurants, hotels and medical offices are going to begin sprouting up and that will mean even MORE jobs...construction jobs, retail jobs, service industry jobs, government jobs and medical jobs. THIS IS GOOD! We should be rejoicing! Look around you at all of the contruction and thank your lucky stars that you are here in Cherokee County!

You're excited about a bunch of $8/hr jobs? Who can live on that? You're excited a out a bunch of cheap plastic crap from China? You're excited to live in a county that doesn't understand the ramifications of any of this? No. No. And NO!

I wish they were putting in a trader joe's instead... I hate walmarts produce!

All WalMarts are identical. If one is a dump, what makes you think the next one won't be? Especially if they're only a few miles apart. NOBODY is thinking BIG PICTURE here. You mention construction jobs? Once the building is built, that's it. Construction jobs are over. Those are not long term, well paying, permanent jobs. Neither are the jobs that WalMart provides. Is everyone in Cherokee Country asleep? I've been in front of City Council beggin for bike lanes. NO was the answer. Too dangerous. No room. Too much money. Rediculous reasoning. Bike lanes will bring people. NOT WALMARTS. It's beyond exasperating. No worries. People like me won't stick around long. You'll get to continue living life as if it were 1950 for a long long time. Nothing progressive or positive or environmentally advantageous will happen here. Be assured of that.

No, not all stores are the same....some are cleaner and newer....some have better service and are better kept. This is true for any store, not just Walmart. Honestly, I don't think that YOU are thinking big picture. A bike lane will bring people here? A bike lane? I have nothing against bike lanes, I think they are great. But I think that most people have a greater need to eat and clothe themselves than to ride a bike. So I can see why the council might not have that high on the list. And we already have wonderful bike paths and parks for cyclists in Cherokee County. (Blankets Creek) And as far as construction jobs not being permanent...seriously? Do you KNOW any construction workers? Because I have not met one yet who expected any one project to be a permanent one. That is the nature of the industry. They build something and then move on to the next project. But while they are here "building", they patronize our stores and restaurants and they are able to support their families and make their mortgage payments. And as long as the area is stable and growing then there will always be another project. You never know, maybe it will be your new bike path...leading right up to the new Walmart! :)

Please refrain from personal attacks in these comments. There's plenty to talk about with the store, you don't need to attack each other. Several comments have been kept out of this stream because they were attacks on a person, not an issue.

Something else to consider ... studies show that WalMarts kill local jobs, especially Mom & Pops, and don't nearly replace the losses on anything like a 1:1 correlation. Also, they usually build where they can get Tax deferred status for a period of time (not contributing to the local tax base) and often move to a new tax-deferred location soon after the deferment expires. (See the comment above about how they will close the Canton WalMart as soon as they can get this new one built in Holly Springs.)

Like Bob said, stay on topic and stop complaining with creative facts off of some google search. WalMart is FACTUALLY one of the most successful business' in America. As well WalMart is FACTUALLY one of the most involved, and BEST, Business Partners with any community they have a store. Check the FACTS on their contributions and donations to local projects, schools, and orgainizations.

Why are we just now hearing about this? It seems everywhere else a Walmart has been proposed, the community has had time to rally either for or against it. I object to the fact that this seems to have been so sneakily put together. Whose palm was greased in order for this to happen without the community being informed? The article in the Ledger refers to us soon not having to "commute" all the way to other cities to get to big box stores. The six minute drive from Exit 14 ALL THE WAY up to Exit 20 is hardly a commute. The quotes in both this article and the one that appeared in the Ledger today are trying desperately to give this a positive slant. What about the simple fact that a Walmart cheapens the whole atmosphere of any city in which it is built? What about the fact that a gorgeous green space lining Exit 14 will be leveled? Now when we exit 575 at Exit 14 instead of a forested view, we'll be seeing the back of a big warehouse! Ooh, I can't wait to sit in a traffic jam looking onto loading docks! This whole thing seems like our neighborhood is taking a big step backwards. Instead of being known as the quaint little city in Cherokee County where the old train Depot is, Holly Springs can now be known as that little city up 575 where there's yet ANOTHER Walmart!

I agree with "New Holly Springs Resident", why have we not heard of this? I think this cheapens our town. I am not a WalMart basher. I like to shop there, but do I want it in my backyard? I believe business builds business. But WalMart attracks people who don"t care about "our" town.

I just want to know when someone will buy out across the street from the new Walmart location? I dont want to be the house overlooking the Walmart parking lot...

What happened to the bird sanctuary?? Where will the birds live? This was such a lovely spot!

To all of you wanting bike trails & bird sanctuary's, Buy the property yourself and build it nobody's stopping you. And start attending your local counsel meetings and county commission meeting`s. This has been in the works for a very long time, Wal-mart does not just buy a piece of property without studying the where, why and how.

This is fantastic! I love seeing new construction. It fills my heart with Joy. Seeing the economy growing, people getting steady work, willing to shop (and can) a little more. This coming from someone who was laid off and couldn't get hired for any legal job for almost two years (and being a single Mom, head of house hold). Thats' right I do have morals. So THANK YOU WALMART! And yes this is effecting me directly, for the ground breaking is helping me directly in my new career.