Local News Fire Training Center to Get Addition A groundbreaking ceremony was held recently for an addition to the Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services Training Center, on Holly Springs Parkway in Holly Springs. The completion of construction is anticipated by early January 2022. The addition is a 3,190-square-foot single story expansion that will house new offices, classroom areas, storage and support spaces. The new large classroom area includes an operable partition system, which will allow it to be divided into two smaller classrooms. The pre-engineered metal building will feature interior walls of gypsum board and metal stud framing. The exterior will be a mixture of preengineered metal building panels and brick veneer, to match the existing facade. The site work will include some demolition of existing parking, but will add new parking space and drives to connect the north and south entrances. New concrete stairs will be constructed between the upper and lower buildings, to better facilitate travel throughout the entire campus.
The mobile classroom is a STEM-based educational opportunity for students to explore agriculture.
Mobile Classroom Visits Cherokee County Students enjoying summer vacation were able to spend a day visiting a mobile classroom, sponsored by the Sequoyah Regional System, Georgia Public Library Service, Georgia Foundation for Agriculture and the Cherokee County Farm Bureau. The Georgia Farm Bureau Foundation sends out the mobile classroom, which houses a unique STEM-based education program, for students across Georgia to explore the vast opportunities in agriculture. At R.T. Jones Library, 45 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders enjoyed eight interactive stations, where they learned about poultry, peanuts, beef and dairy, cotton production, horticulture and careers in agriculture. The children also learned about planting, and potted a mint plant to take home. They took a storybook walk and made a caterpillar, played games to earn prizes and watched educational videos about science. Lunch was provided by the Cherokee County Farm Bureau and Family Tradition restaurant.
Distinguished First Responder of the Year Isaiah Johnson, a paramedic with Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services, has been named the Distinguished First Responder of the Year by Northside Cherokee Hospital The award was presented during National EMS Week, which honors the contributions of those who work on the medical front line. A plaque in his honor will be placed in the EMS lounge at the hospital. Isaiah Johnson’s nieces, Anna and Nariah, and his father, Frank, attended the ceremony with Johnson and Sara Putzer, manager of emergency services at Northside Cherokee Hospital, Jonathan Gottfried and EMS Chief Nate Sullivan. 8
TOWNELAKER | July 2021
