An Early Gift from Starbucks

1. Nine days after , the  on Thursday had the first reading of an ordinance that will permit package sales of beer and wine between 12:30 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. on Sundays. Mayor Gene Hobgood said sales could begin as soon as Dec. 18.

2. Through Sunday, customers can buy one holiday beverage at Starbucks between 2 and 5 p.m., then get another free. Starbucks has two locations in Canton, one on and another on .

3. The Associated Press reports that members of a statewide task force have recommended a plan to increase Georgia's water supply: low-interest state loans to build new reservoirs and wells. Skeptics of the plan point out that reservoirs—Canton's Hickory Log Creek Reservoir among them—cost millions before ground is broken and take years to build. Click here for the story.

4. Recently, Georgia Senate Majority Leader Chip Rogers (R-Woodstock) visited with juniors and seniors. Students brainstormed ideas for legislation and how bills become law.

5. A Woodstock man placed a threatening car bomb sign on a car parked near his Towne Lake Hills house and posted pictures on Facebook. Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch editor Lindsey Davidson has the .

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