Cherokee Gets Permanent Seat on Regional Water Board

1. Now that Cherokee County's has surpassed the 200,000 mark, it automatically gets a permanent seat on the governing board of the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District,  chairman Buzz Ahrens said Tuesday night. The district develops regional plans to protect water quality and water supply. For a video wrap-up of Tuesday's commission meeting, including an announcement about a $100 million investment in Cherokee County, go .

2. Canton high school students will be among those featured at the annual Shuler Hensley Awards for Excellence in High School Musical Theatre on April 26. The show, which will be held at the at 7:30 p.m., will include performers from and .

3. Speaking of , the board of directors announced Tuesday–the day the sale was completed–that an agreement had been reached with the lender. Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company will allow the private school to remain at 2126 Sixes Road through the end of the school year. But Cherokee Charter Academy, the facility's , will have "full and complete" access to the site during normal business hours to conduct "due diligence and marketing of the Premises." See a PDF of the agreement on this page. Pay close attention to pages 13 and 14, which discusses prepaid tuition funds and other topics. No word yet on American Heritage's . An update was supposed to come Saturday, according to ahaparents.net.

4. After you get the kids off to school, log on to Canton-Sixes Patch at 8 a.m. for our weekly discussion. This week, our Canton-Sixes Moms Council wants to know which is better: charter, private or public schools? Read what the council had to say, then add your own comments.

5. Don't forget to check out the array of parenting content on our site today.

• 6 a.m.: , a list of local deals.
• 8 a.m.: discussion.
• 2 p.m.: , local super youths who excel in various arenas.