🌱 Sheriff Searches For Three People + Taste Of Canton Is Almost Here

Hey, everybody! I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through the most important things happening in town. Today you'll learn about these stories and more...

• Three people are being sought by the sheriff.
• This year's Taste of Canton is next week.
• Cherokee Recreation & Parks' has an impressive designation.

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Mostly sunny. High: 84 Low: 50.

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Here are the top four stories today in Canton-Sixes:

1. The Cherokee Sheriff's Office has asked for the public's help in two of their recent cases. In case #SO23-004443, the Sheriff is trying to identify two people suspected of theft from a restaurant near the intersection of Highway 92 and Robin Road. The two were captured on surveillance traveling in a white box truck to and from the restaurant, though a date and time of the incident was not given in the sheriff’s post. Pictures of the individuals and the vehicle can be found here. Case #SO23-005360 involves a missing person. The sherrif is trying to locate Lacey Ragsdale, 32, last seen at her Acworth home on April 17. She is 5-foot-five and weighs 125 pounds. Her picture can be found here. If you have any information about either case, please call 770-928-0239 or 9-1-1. (Cherokee Sheriff's Office via Facebook)
2. Who's ready for Taste of Canton? The annual foodie's paradise is scheduled for April 27 at The Mill on Etowah. It will be filled with some of the most amazing food around. Local restaurants, bars and shops will be participating, including Bizarre Coffee, Goin' Coastal Seafood, Joe's Lonestar Tacos and many more. Admission into the event is free, but you'll purchase food tickets once you arrive at the event if you want to sample the goods. For reference, one sample goes for around one to four tickets. Tickets must be purchased with credit cards and there is also a fundraising effort going on at the event. The Children's Haven and Cherokee County's Walk to End Alzheimer's will be selling beverages to benefit the organizations. There will also be live music and specialty drinks. You can read more here. (Subscription: Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News)
3. The National Alliance for Youth Sports (NAYS) has renewed Cherokee Recreation & Parks' designation as a Better Sports for Kids Quality Program Provider. To earn or renew the designation, organizations are required to take quite a few steps to ensure a "safe, quality playing environment for children," including several items each within the categories of written policies and procedures, volunteer screening, coach training, parent education and accountability. Cherokee Recreation & Parks first received the designation in 2020, and has been deemed in compliance every year since. (Cherokee GA Communications Division)
4. A Tennessee man and his Woodstock mother have been convicted on charges related to their parts in the Capitol riots. Eric Munchel was widely discussed for bringing zip ties into the Senate gallery during the riots and he and his mother, Lisa Eisenhart of Woodstock, were both pictured wearing tactical vests during the attack. Munchel also had a stun gun on him that day. The two will be sentenced on September 8, though of the more than 1,000 people charged in the riots, 600 have been found guilty. Of those, around 450 have been sentenced to stints in prison ranging from a week to 10 years. (Atlanta News First)

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Today in Canton-Sixes:

• Coffee With A Cop: head over to Bizarre Coffee, found at 121 E. Marietta Street, for a casual meet and greet with some of Canton's finest. Enjoy some coffee and a chat, officers from the Canton PD will be there bright and early. (9 a.m.)
• The Cherokee Office of Economic Development (COED) Presents Fresh Start Mornings: give and receive feedback, learn and make connections with other local entrepreneurs. Networking starts at 9 a.m., and the program begins at 9:15 a.m. The meeting is free and open to the public at Reformation Brewery, 255 Reformation Brewery, Suite 500. (9 - 10 a.m.)
• Open Pickleball Play: open to county residents at The Buzz, 7345 Cumming Highway. (9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
• BridgeMill Farmers Market: the market is open to all and will take place every Wednesday until November. The neighborhood is located at 1190 BridgeMill Avenue. (9 a.m. - 1 p.m.)
• Reading Dogs with Teddy Puppies: for children of all ages, but those under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. Sign up here for a 15-minute spot for your child to read to the Reading Dog at the R.T. Jones Memorial Library, 116 Brown Industrial Parkway. (10:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
• Family Storytime: for children of all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult. The kids will have fun with stories, games and songs at the Rose Creek Library, 4476 Towne Lake Parkway, and the Woodstock Library, 7735 Main Street, both in Woodstock. (10:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
• Joy of Breathing: learn the Joy of Breathing technique and enjoy a Pranayama class with Soul Dimension. The free class will take place via Zoom meeting. Please see the listing for more information. (1 - 1:30 p.m.)
• Basketball Open Gym: open to county residents at The Buzz, 7345 Cumming Highway. (3 - 8 p.m.)
• Rock Wall Climbing Zone: open to county residents ages 4 and up and 40-pounds and over at The Buzz, 7345 Cumming Highway. (4:30 - 8:30 p.m.)
• Girls Night, Taylor Swift Edition: it'll be a fun, Taylor Swift themed evening for you, your family and friends on The Green, there are still tickets available. (5:30 - 9 p.m.)
• Chad Patterson: the artist will be playing live tonight at J. Michael's Prime, 110 Mountain Vista Boulevard. (6 - 8 p.m.)
• Team Trivia: every Wednesday at Sidelines Grille - Canton, 147 Reinhardt College Parkway. (7 p.m.)
• Wild Wednesday Trivia Night: head over to Canton Cigar Co. for their weekly trivia night, 225 Reformation Parkway. (7 p.m.)
• Music Bingo: every Wednesday at Sidelines Grille - Hickory Flat, 6199 Hickory Flat Highway. (7 p.m.)
• Cowboys and Angels: throw on your best western threads for Country & Western Wednesdays at Canton Icehouse, 150 Keith Drive. Happy hour starts at 4 p.m., the music starts at 8 p.m. with DJ Tammy and the best dressed cowboy and cowgirl will win cash and prizes. (8 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Garden in the Park is coming back to Downtown Canton on April 29. The event will feature handmade goods, homegrown flowers and plants, and nothing mass-produced. Garden in the Park will be held in Cannon Park. (Canton GA Events)
• Neighboring Woodstock Fire & Rescue has reposted a Georgia Department of Natural Resources Air Quality Alert for today. For today, our area is rated a Code Orange, unhealthy for sensitive groups, and the air quality is likely to be unhealthy for children, those sensitive to ozone and those with heart or lung disease. Be sure to limit your outdoor activities, as need be, if you fall into one of the sensitive groups. You can check the air quality on the official U.S. Air Quality Index website here. (Woodstock Fire & Rescue via Facebook)
• Summer camp registration is open at Cherokee Recreation & Parks! There are so many great options all year, and this summer, the specialty camps include LEGO Camp, Magic Camp, Water Adventure Camp, Youth Learn to Row Camp, Coding and Game Development, Adventure Express Camp, True Friends Summer Camp and Outdoor Adventure Camp. You can read more and register your children here. (Cherokee Recreation & Parks via Facebook)
• Cherokee County Animal Shelter: "For those who run #streetdogdash5k Saturday April 29, 2023 at 8:00 AM It is a great course and an even better cause! Street Dog Dash 5K has included us in the fundraising efforts of their race. If you are a 🏃🏽‍♀️or know one 👟 please pass on this link: https://www.streetdogdash5k.or... " (Cherokee County Animal Shelter via Instagram)
• Canton Police Department, GA: "April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Did you know that Georgia's Distracted Driving laws cover more than texting while driving? The law covers many behaviors: anything that distracts you, the driver from the safe operation of your vehicle..." (Canton Police Department, GA via Facebook)
• City of Canton GA: "Come and kick it with us on FRIDAY, April 21, beginning at 6:30 p.m., at Reformation Brewery - Canton, for the Kickoff Party for Georgia Impact, the WPSL team based right here in the City of Canton..." (City of Canton GA via Facebook)
• Cherokee County, Georgia: "Join Keep Cherokee Beautiful this Earth Day in cleaning up our community! They are hosting a roadside cleanup event on April 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. along Batesville Road. Volunteers will be meeting at Kroger on 6766 Hickory Flat Hwy in Canton to kick off the event..." (Cherokee County, Georgia via Facebook)

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