🌱 Two Cases Need Public's Help + County Job Fair Later This Month

Hello all. It's me, Nina, your host of the Woodstock-Towne Lake Daily. Keep reading for the most important things going on around town. Today you'll find news about...

• 🚨 The police are asking for help with some cases.
• 📜 Here are some of the great events in our area today.
• 📢 The CCSD has an important message.

But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and not as warm. High: 68 Low: 51.

Here are the top three stories today in Woodstock-Towne Lake:

1. A 14-year-old girl from Cherokee County has gone missing. Sulma Raquel Temaj Tojil was last seen around Old Shoal Creek Road at approximately 12:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Tojil is about 5-foot-1, 135 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Her clothing and the direction she was traveling remains unknown. The Cherokee Sheriff's Office asks that anyone with information about Tojil or her location contact the department at 9-1-1 or 770-928-0239. You can reference case SO22-015624. (Cherokee Sheriff's Office via Facebook)
2. The Canton Police Department is asking for the public's help in identifying three men in relation to a felony shoplifting incident at the Walmart on Riverstone Parkway. A picture of the men can be seen here on the Police Department's Facebook page. The alleged incident occurred on October 25, between 6:46 and 6:58 a.m. The men left in a gray, four-door Hyundai sedan. If you have any information about the pictured men or the incident in question, please reach out to the Detective Priest with the Canton PD at 770-720-4883 or by email at tom.priest@cantonga.gov. (Cherokee County E 9-1-1 via Facebook)
3. A woman found deceased in South Carolina's Cherokee County has been identified as a 20-year-old Canton, Georgia resident. Emily Lauren King was found towards the side of the road in the late morning of November 5. She was in South Carolina visiting with a friend. The news story states that she regularly walked around the area, though the cause of her death is still under investigation. (WYFF4)

Today in Woodstock-Towne Lake:

• Family Storytime: for children of all ages, but children must be accompanied by an adult. The little ones will have fun with books, finger plays and songs at the Woodstock Library, 7735 Main Street, and the Rose Creek Library, 4476 Towne Lake Parkway. (10:30 - 11:30 a.m.)
• Joy of Breathing: learn the Joy of Breathing technique and enjoy a free Pranayama class with Soul Dimension. The free class will be via Zoom meeting. Please see the listing for more information. (1 - 1:30 p.m.)
• Adult Art Class, Inspirational Paving Stones: please register online here. Create a decorative paving stone at the R.T. Jones Memorial Library, 116 Brown Industrial Parkway, Canton. (5 - 7:30 p.m.)
• Trivia Night with Lights Up! Entertainment: every Wednesday, prizes for first, second and third place teams each week at Reformation Brewery, 105 Elm Street. (7 - 9 p.m.)
• DJ Trivia: every Wednesday at Woodstock Beer Market, 240 Chambers Street. (7 - 9 p.m.)
• Fight Club Wednesdays: every Wednesday, play a fighting game and compete for prizes. The game is Mortal Kombat 11 for the tournament this evening at The Blue Ghost Arcade, 164 Towne Lake Parkway. (8 p.m.)
• Senior Center Programs:
  • Fit Over 50 - every Wednesday and Friday at the WGLSC Activity Center Expansion. (9:30 - 10:30 a.m.)
• IN WDSTK (open to non-members):
  • LunchIN' - Business Financial Planning for 2023 featuring Tom Devaney - discuss and learn about financial planning, tax credits, budgets and more with Tome Devaney, MBA, CPA, Founder of Devaney and Associates in The Chattahoochee Tech Board Room, 1 Innovation Way. (11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.)
• MadLife Grill Patio Stage (free shows):
  • Top Artists Extended Sets (6 - 9 p.m.)
• MadLife Stage & Studios:
  • The Madame Vega, featuring Nelson Cade III - Reggae, Rock, R&B, Pop & Funk Fusion (7:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The November Cherokee County School District (CCSD) Connections Parent Newsletter has been published online. This month's edition is prefaced by a very important message from the superintendent requesting our involvement in the fight to keep our children safe on social media and messaging platforms. Please read the message when you can and then let's all speak with our children about being responsible, kind and safe when using technology and the internet. (CCSD Press Release)
• On the subject of the school district, the CCSD is holding a Fall Job Fair on Thursday, November 17. The district is hiring for mid-year teaching positions and has an immediate need for bus drivers, paraprofessionals and school nutrition assistant managers and subs. You can learn more about the benefits offered, hear some more detail on the open positions, complete an application and even participate in interviews during the job fair being held at 1020 Keeter Road, Canton, from 2:30 - 5 p.m. (CCSD Press Release)
• Cherokee County E 9-1-1 and Cherokee County Emergency Management are holding a food drive Thursday to help fill the local food pantries ahead of the holiday season. The departments will have representatives on hand at the Kroger located at 4045 Marietta Highway in Canton to collect non-perishable food items from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. (Cherokee County E 9-1-1 via Facebook)
• The Reeves House is hosting a Fall 2022 Wine Tasting Saturday from 5 - 8 p.m. Registration is still open, and your tickets will include six tastings and the option of hors d'oeuvres and/or dessert bites. You can register here for the event. (Woodstock Arts)
• Registration for the second session of Cherokee Recreation & Parks' Leisure Spectrum is open. One of the Therapeutic Recreation offerings, Leisure Spectrum, is a six-week program for those with special needs that runs from January 3 to February 7. The Tuesday sessions start at 5:30 p.m., and drop-off is at The WREC. Participants will have fun with bowling, laser tag, movies, art, music, shopping and more. You can register for the program here. (Cherokee Recreation & Parks)
• Don't you love moving into a fresh, new house? Check out these Woodstock-Towne Lake area homes that entered the market recently. (Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch)
• Downtown Woodstock: "The Holiday Sip + Shop takes place in Downtown Woodstock on November 17th, 5pm -9pm. For Holiday Shop + Shop, Fashion Cupcake will feature 10% off all regular priced items! (excludes barefoot dreams) Plus a super sale rack!" (Downtown Woodstock via Instagram)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. I'll see you around!

— Nina Lightcap

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