Spring Break for Cherokee

1. students are on spring break all week. If you're looking for things to keep the kids busy, .

2. Do you know of any upcoming, can't-miss deadlines? Tell us about them. Last week, we launched a new feature called to give you that final reminder for everything from Little League signups to kindergarten registration. Look for the second "Last Chance" reminder at 5 a.m. today. 

3. Also at 5 a.m., we'll open a new Readers' Choice poll. With the April 17 tax deadline around the corner, we want to know your favorite place to get your taxes done at the last minute in Canton-Sixes. Vote and leave a comment until 9 a.m. Friday. Remember that we give equal weight to votes and comments. Don't just vote. Write a review. Leave a comment.

4. The day after a controversial redistricting bill that would change the way voters elect the school board was sent to Gov. Nathan Deal, , known as House Bill 978.

5. Nearly one month after a man was beaten, stuffed in the trunk of his own car and driven from BridgeMill to Alabama, . And both men—Will Cortez Robinson and Robert Silva Jr.—are acquaintances of the victim's two teenage sons, said Lt. Jay Baker, the spokesman for the Cherokee County Sheriff's Office. 

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