Cherokee County

Cherokee family loses home to arson as husband receives hospice care

August 24, 2026 6:32pm EDT

Cherokee County firefighters responded to a house fire on Bells Ferry Road shortly before 1 a.m. Monday.

Mother also charged with murder in death of 2-year-old in Canton

August 21, 2026 11:24am EDT

Canton police have arrested 18-year-old Devorah Diaz Perez, the mother of a 2-year-old child who died at a home on Cartersville Street.

Cherokee County firefighters battle two house fires in 24 hours

August 21, 2026 11:03am EDT

Cherokee County firefighters responded to a house fire in the Victoria Road area of Woodstock around 6:30 a.m. Friday.

Man arrested on I-75 with candy-packaged marijuana edibles

August 20, 2026 10:24am EDT

A Cherokee Sheriff’s Office deputy arrested a Michigan man on drug charges Wednesday afternoon following an Interstate 75 traffic stop.

Why a fourth Cherokee County deputy was just booked into jail

August 19, 2026 9:34pm EDT

Former Cherokee County deputy Jerry Shellhouse was arrested Wednesday for alleged illegal access of an automated license plate reader database.

Canton shooting arrest: Man charged after wife wounded, adult children flee

August 17, 2026 9:00pm EDT

A 42-year-old man was arrested after allegedly shooting his wife in their Canton home early Saturday morning.

Former rideshare driver sentenced to 25 years for child trafficking

August 14, 2026 9:53pm EDT

A former rideshare driver received a 25-year prison sentence in Canton after exploiting and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl.

Cherokee County deputies seek truck owner in burglary case

August 14, 2026 3:48pm EDT

Cherokee County authorities are asking for the public's help to identify the owner of a pickup truck possibly linked to a burglary investigation in the Waleska area.

Masked gunman targets Acworth gas station early Monday morning

August 10, 2026 9:43pm EDT

Deputed response units rushed to an Acworth gas station armed robbery early Monday morning following a gunpoint holdup.

Fallen soldier, 25-year-old Georgia soldier Tyler Feehan, buried in Canton

August 7, 2026 2:39pm EDT

Army 1st Lt. Tyler Feehan, a Georgia soldier killed in action, will be buried with military honors in Canton on Friday.

Canton rideshare ends with $1K offer at diner, bribery attempt

August 5, 2026 11:04pm EDT

A rideshare driver was assaulted, threatened and offered cash during a violent ride that ended at the Marietta Diner.

How firefighters lifted a 1,600-pound horse out of a muddy creek bed

August 5, 2026 8:40pm EDT

A joint rescue operation freed a 1,600-pound horse after it became trapped in a Forsyth County creek bed Tuesday.

Canton man accused of murder following 2-year-old's death

August 4, 2026 1:04pm EDT

A 22-year-old man was arrested on Monday night following the death of an unresponsive 2-year-old child in Canton.

Deputies searching for missing 39-year-old Acworth woman

July 24, 2026 12:55pm EDT

Investigators in Cherokee County are asking for the public's help in locating a 39-year-old woman who went missing earlier this week and has not been heard from since.

Mother, daughter escape Canton home fire after lightning strike

July 20, 2026 10:43pm EDT

A mother and her daughter escaped a devastating Cherokee County house fire in Canton after lightning struck their home.

Monroe County man gets life for stabbing roommate 20 times

July 16, 2026 5:33pm EDT

Triston James Sexton received a life sentence after pleading guilty to the 2024 stabbing murder of his sober-living roommate, David Courtney Phelps, inside a Woodstock apartment.