🌱 Truck Hits Man Fleeing Police + City Council Set $79 Million Budget

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Now, today's weather:

Humid; an afternoon thunderstorm. High: 90 Low: 71.

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

1. On the night of Aug. 4, Georgia State Patrol deputies stopped 26-year-old Dylan Gage Shope in a Jeep Renegade on GA 365 near Hazel Creek Road. Shope then jumped out of the vehicle and attempted to flee but ran to the southbound lane of GA 365. In the southbound lane, Shope was struck by the passenger side of a blue 2007 Kenworth tractor-trailer driven by 27-year-old Lazaro Sanchez of Canton. Sanchez was not injured and Shope's injuries are non-life-threatening, according to troopers. (Nowhabersham)
2. The Canton City Council has set its budget for over $79.8 million for the 2023 fiscal year. The budget is an $8.45 million decrease from this current year’s budget. (Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News)
3. Canton officials will partner with an architect to design plans and custom home designs for the city. The homes will be more affordable and workforce housing in an effort to bring more affordable housing to Canton. (Cherokee Tribune Ledger News)
4. On Jul. 29, the Dawson County Sheriff's Office, Canton police departments, and other participating agencies met at the intersection of Ga. 400 and Ga. 136 for a planned routine traffic network meeting and license check. The checkpoint was run in conjunction with the 2022 "100 Days of Summer HEAT" campaign. (Dawson News)
5. The Canton Police Department is hiring! Additional pay for prior years of service, level of education, and for being bilingual, Spanish and English. Please contact Tiffanie.cromer@cantonga.gov or 770-720-4883 or click here for more information. (Canton PD)

Today in Canton-Sixes:

• Free Yoga In The Park With Horizon Healing Center At Brown Park (9:00 AM)
• Big Yogi Little Yogi Wiggle Flow: Parent and Tot Yoga At Horizon Healing Center (9:00 AM)
• Rickey Cole Live At The Salty Mule (7:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• The Volunteer Of The Quarter Has Been Named! Congratulations, Will Anderson, Field Representative with U.S. Congressman Barry Loudermilk's Office! Will has been named the Chairman's Council Volunteer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2022. (Press Release Desk )
• Voters will decide in November whether to keep Cherokee County's one-cent Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST). Click here for details. (Twitter)
• Congratulations, Cherokee Outdoor YMCA! It’s celebrating 30 years of serving youth. View the link to read the full article. (Cherokee Tribune Ledger News)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.