Services for Slain Woman Set, BridgeMill Gets Lawn Maintenance Contract

1. Funeral arrangements have been set for Shannon Lawrence, the 25-year-old Canton woman who died after . A funeral mass has been scheduled for 2 p.m. Friday at in Woodstock, Lawrence's father wrote in an email this morning to Canton-Sixes Patch. Randy Lawrence also said that a trust fund has been set up for his two grandchildren, Emma Catherine Marie Erdman and Peter Issac Erdman. Donations can be made to the Regions Bank/Shannon Lawrence Memorial Fund/FBO Emma and Peter, under the names of Karen and Randy Lawrence. Click here for Shannon Lawerence's Facebook memorial page and continue to follow canton-ga.patch.com, alpharetta.patch.com and cumming.patch.com for updates on this story.

2. The death of Shannon Lawrence–one of several deadly incidents blamed on domestic violence across metro Atlanta this past weekend–has prompted the Cherokee Family Violence Center to call for a discussion with judges, prosecutors and law enforcement about ways to better protect victims of domestic violence. Click for details.

3. In a last ditch effort to keep the put, the county has offered the United States Postal Service free rent to reverse its plans to close in September. Click for the report from Holly Springs-Hickory Flat editor Jessie Gable. Also find out details about BridgeMill's new lawn contract in the same story. You may recall that . 

4. Just days after the city lifted , officials issued another one for the Brown Industrial Park district. Click for the story.

5. The Georgia Department of Transportation qualified for a regional 1-cent sales tax under the Transportation Investment Act, plus one extra project, the county Board of Commissioners heard Tuesday. Click  for another report from Holly Springs-Hickory Flat editor Jessie Gable.