Furlough Day for Cherokee Schools

1. Faced with more than ,  employees are taking the first of four unpaid furlough days. All schools and administrative offices are closed today.

2. Cherokee County residents have one more day to register to vote in the Nov. 8 general election. Tuesday is the deadline. For forms and other information, click here.

3. Council members Amelia Rose, Bob Rush and John Beresford, the three officials who , will meet at 4:45 p.m. today in the library/conference room at . Open the PDF on this page for the complete agenda.

4. will accept donations until Wednesday for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization that searches "for ways to cure, better treat and prevent Type 1 diabetes." At 9 a.m. Friday, students will participate in a Kids Walk to Cure Diabetes.

5. now has a Junior Master Gardener program. Through the support of Partners in Education as well as Gus and Clara Mae VanBrink from in Canton, students can learn about horticulture and landscaping.