Around Cherokee is Getting Around Welcome to the newest Aroundabout Local Media (ALM) feature. Each month, we will dedicate space to sharing the good things that are happening: job promotions, professional accomplishments, volunteer activities … pretty much however you are changing the world! Let us know about your accomplishments - don’t be shy. It’s okay to brag on yourself or someone you know. I’m happy to lead by example. Read on for the latest cool thing that’s happened to us at ALM. Email candi@aroundaboutmagazines.com with a short description and photo of something or someone that’s made you proud. I look forward to hearing from you!
Local Photographer Gets National Exposure
Photos taken by Ball Ground photographer Teena Coogle were used in a People magazine feature on essential workers. Her pictures of Canton mail carrier Krysten Wilson appeared in the May 11, 2020 issue: one on the table of contents and one on the inside spread. Krysten was part of a spotlight on essential workers around the country, and she reached out to Teena, who had photographed Krysten’s family in the past, to take pictures. “I’ve seen my photos on billboards, local magazines and winning local photography contests, but this was surreal,” Teena said. “It took me a few minutes to gather myself together and not yell out to everyone in the grocery store to look at what I had accomplished! I was so excited and so proud of myself.” 16
AROUND WOODSTOCK | September 2020
David Harrison, a U.S. history teacher at River Ridge High School, recently emailed us to ask how he could get a copy of the Around Woodstock issue that included the city’s history. I replied by sharing the link to our 16-page history issue, Around Cherokee, and encouraged him to share it with his students as he saw fit. In an email exchange with Barbara Jacoby, the chief communications officer for the Cherokee County School District, we learned that she also shared the link to the history issue with the Office of Curriculum & Instruction, so appropriate staff members could have access as well. The issue was especially helpful because it included the history of Towne Lake, something that hasn’t been researched and published before now. The staff at ALM is proud to be a part of the community in such a helpful way. We love what we do and are grateful that we were able to contribute, in a small way, to the education of our community’s students! If you want to read this issue, or print a copy for yourself, you can find it at www.aroundwoodstockmagazine. com. Just scroll down to the link on the right side of the home page.
