Schools

Cherokee Heads Back to School

Find out what's coming up on Canton-Sixes Patch today and what you might have missed overnight.

1. It's the first day of school for students. Look for first day facts from the district later today.

2. Speaking of schools, Cherokee voters elected Janet Read as the first county school board chair. Read will be working with two new colleagues next year. Two seats were up for grabs in the newly-created districts. Board members previously ran county-wide. In the District 1 race, Kelly Marlow defeated Kyla Cromer with 2,971 and 2,946 votes respectively; and in the District 2 race, newcomer Patsy Jordan ousted incumbent Kim Cochran. Jordan received 3,742 votes to Cochran's 3,665 votes. Cady Schulman has details.

3. While two Cherokee County races with more than two candidates running averted runoffs Tuesday as the incumbents won a majority of the vote, Post 2 Commissioner Jim Hubbard and challenger Ray Gunnin have more campaigning to do. Beth Hermes has the story.

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4. It was a good night for Sheriff Roger Garrison and State Sen. Chip Rogers, but not for TSPLOST and State Rep. Charlice Byrd. Click on the following links for details.

5. As election results were coming through Tuedsay night, the parents and a male friend of a  were arrested, officials with the .

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