My name is Kristal Dixon and I'm your editor for Patch sites serving the communities of Cartersville, Canton, Holly Springs, Woodstock, Johns Creek, Alpharetta-Milton, Roswell and Sandy Springs.
Before coming to Patch, I spent five years as a reporter with the Cherokee Tribune in Canton.
I worked as the editorial assistant for the Griffin Daily News between February and August 2007. I was then hired by the Cherokee Tribune in Canton as the education reporter in August 2007. Along with education, I was also responsible for covering the cities of Woodstock and Nelson.
In early 2011, I became the government reporter and covered the cities of Woodstock, Canton, Nelson as well as the Cherokee County government.
While with the Tribune, I was recognized by my peers with first, second and third-place awards from the Georgia Press Association and the Georgia Associated Press Association for my work in covering education, investigative journalism, business and breaking news reporting.
In September 2012, I joined Patch as a local editor in Georgia. I love covering the communities I serve, and I'm always on the hunt for news that's relevant to our readers. You can send your news to me at kristal.dixon@patch.com.
State Sen. Michael Williams, a Republican who ran to become Georgia's next governor, was indicted on charges of fraud and lying to the GBI.
The Cherokee Sheriff's Office is looking for Woodstock resident Jose "Angel" Herndez-Mendez, who is possibly trying to flee to Mexico.
Antonio Hutcherson was walking on U.S. 41 near Postelle Street when the fatal collision occurred.
Here's a roundup of some events taking place in and around metro Atlanta.
Most of the 22 kids on the wait list will now be able to attend classes starting Jan. 8, 2019.
The Emergency Operations Center will be located on the fourth floor at City Springs.
The North Fulton Community Charities annual program also reached more than 900 families this year.
For many families, eating out is a Christmas tradition. Here are the places that will open Dec. 25.
Cherokee sheriff's deputies found the drug during a search of a vehicle following a traffic stop.
Cambridge joins two other Georgia high schools on the list released by The Best Schools ranking website.
For many families, eating out is a Christmas tradition. Here are the places that will open Dec. 25.
The fire, which was caused by a Molotov cocktail, was reported in December 2017 at the state probation office in Canton.
The four schools were recognized based on scoring components of the Career and College Readiness Performance Index, or CCRPI.
The Carnival Cruise Line said the Johns Creek man may have believed he was going swimming when he climbed over the deck railing.
The committee will be tasked with coming up with recommendations to spur revitalization on the east side of the city.
The parade will start at 5:30 p.m. at Milton High School and continue on Birmingham Highway towards Heritage Walk.
The seat was vacated by Christian Coomer, who accepted an appointment to the Georgia Court of Appeals.
Vernon Keenan has served in as the director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation since 2011.
The company said the store at 5630 Roswell Road has been under-performing "for some time."
Eighteen Fulton County schools were recognized based on scoring components of the Career and College Readiness Performance Index, or CCRPI.
