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PAGE 2A PICKENS COUNTY PROGRESS THURSDAY. AUGUST 4. 2022
Sheriff Auxiliary scholarships
presented in honor of William Pool
CASA’s Red Shoe Party fundraiser
Party will celebrate Dorothy s red shoes & red is a symbol of a
safe home for children who will benefit from the funds raised
At a recent meeting the Pickens Sheriff’s
Auxiliary presented its annual scholarship
awards. This year’s awards were presented
in honor of the late William Edge Pool for
his decades of service to the Pickens com
munity, his work and dedication to the Sher
iff’s JeepFest event, and to children’s causes
throughout the north Georgia region.
Joining Auxiliary Vice President Bill
Dean, and member Brian Hudgins in pre
senting the $1,500 awards was Martha Pool,
wife of Will.
This year’s recipients were Kensley
Essig, daughter of Sandy and Clay Essig, and
Mackenna Johnson, daughter of Karen and
Chris Johnson. Accepting the award for
Kensley was her sister Kelsey.
Auxiliary Vice
President Bill Dean
Scholarship recipient Mackenna Johnson, daughter of
Karen and Chris Johnson, with Martha Pool presenting the
scholarship.
Please join Appalachian
CASA for an evening of
BBQ, wine, and music at the
beautiful Chateau Meichtry
Family Vineyard and Win
ery.
The event is Friday, Au
gust 26th beginning at 6:30.
Appalachian CASA’s
Red Shoe Party is reminis
cent of the American classic
The Wizard of Oz.
The attire is casual with
red shoes. The color red is a
symbol of a safe home for
the children who will benefit
from the funds raised
throughout the evening.
Dorothy’s journey through
Oz can be compared with
that of a child’s life - a child
who faces an uncertain fate.
In The Wizard of
Oz, the characters of Tin
Man, Scarecrow, and the
Cowardly Lion each play a
role in getting Dorothy home
safely. Similarly, Ap
palachian CASA helps en
sure that the determination
of where that home will be is
in the best interest of the
child.
CASA of the Ap
palachian Judicial Circuit is
a program fully funded by
grants and fundraisers. With
the looming cut of up to 36%
of our grant funding, we
need the help of our commu
nity more than ever. We are
currently seeking sponsors
for our fundraiser as well as
accepting donations for our
silent auction that will be
held during the event. All of
the funds raised will go
straight back into the pro
gram to train new and exist
ing volunteers to properly
advocate for the best interest
of children in the foster sys
tem.
If you would like to join
us for the evening, tickets are
available by scanning the QR
code or by visiting
https://www.gacasa.org/red-
shoe-party/. This link can
also be used to secure a spon
sorship or make donations to
Appalachian CASA. We ap
preciate all of the support
from our wonderful commu
nity and hope to see you at
the party.
Appalachian CASA’s
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Friday, August 26,2022
6:30 pm 10:00 pm
Chateau Meichtry
Family Vineyard and Winery
For event page and ticket sales, please go to
https://www.gacasa.org/red-shoe parly/ or click the QR Code below!
For more information, please Fbntact Destiny Morgan,,, ^
^at 706 276 2272 or advoracy@appalachiancasa.com
JASPER
OiDOKOLA.
Scholarship recipient Kensley Essig, daughter of Sandy
and Clay Essig, was represented by her sister Kelsey who
accepted the award on her behalf.
Legendary north Georgia
broadcaster dies
THE OLD
Submitted by Jodi
Drinkard
Publisher/COO
Enjoy Cherokee
Magazine
Beloved local radio
personality and Geor
gia Association of
Broadcasters Hall of
Fame member Byron
Lamar Dobbs of Can
ton died peacefully on
Thursday, July 28,
2022, at the age of 86.
Known as the “Voice
of Cherokee,” the Wood-
stock native and lifelong
Cherokee County resident
had a long and distinguished
career of more than 65 years
in radio broadcasting that
began in 1957 at WCHK
radio station in Canton soon
after his graduation from
Cherokee High School.
After spending 40 years at
WCHK, 35 of those as sta
tion manager, Byron, as he
was affectionately known
throughout north Georgia,
became a partner and owner
in 1998 at WLJA radio sta
tion and Tri-State Communi
cations in Jasper where he
worked until 2021.
“Byron loved the radio
business and he loved teach
ing other people about the in
dustry. I will be forever
grateful to him for being my
mentor, my friend, and my
business partner over the past
25 years. He, his voice, and
his wisdom will be missed
dearly,” Tri-State Communi
cations President and CEO
Randy Gravley said.
Byron is fondly remem
bered by the community as
the voice on the radio that
kept listeners informed of the
latest news, election cover
age, deaths, and other impor
tant events of the day.
“I clearly remember the
first time I heard Byron
Dobbs on the radio. It was
1964,1 was 12 years old, and
my family was new to Can
ton. I was camping out be
hind my house with a new
friend who had brought a
transistor radio. Byron’s
strong and distinctive voice
made an immediate impres
sion on me, as it did on
everyone who heard it. I en
joyed hearing it for 58
years,” Cherokee County
Commission Chair Harry
Johnston said.
“I was also honored to get
to know Byron personally.
He was an important com
munity leader, through his
Byron Dobbs, who passed away last
week, was widely admired for both
his radio and community work.
radio work and his huge net
work of relationships. But his
greatest legacy is that he was
the finest example of a true
gentleman I’ve ever known.
I’ll never live up to his
model, but I’ll always aspire
to it,” Johnston said.
Byron was inducted into
the Cherokee County Sports
Hall of Fame in 2018.
On the state level, he re
ceived numerous awards and
recognitions including Geor
gia Association of Broadcast
ers’ Broadcaster of the Year,
and a member of the Georgia
Association of Broadcasters
Hall of Fame.
Long-time friend and
Georgia Speaker of the
House David Ralston re
membered Dobbs fondly. “I
have had the great pleasure
of knowing and having the
friendship of Byron Dobbs
for some 60 years. Byron
spread cheer wherever he
went. He enjoyed his friends,
he loved being a radio guy
and he loved the Cherokee
County community like no
one else. There will never be
another like him, but I count
it as a blessing that he was
part of my life and that of so
many others.”
In his illustrious career,
Byron achieved many ac
complishments, including
being a main contributor and
subject of the book, “The
Glory Days of WCHK”, and
a partner in Tri-State Com
munications Inc., Exponent
Broadcasting, and Dobbs and
Cline Consulting. He inter
viewed elected officials in
cluding President Jimmy
Carter and celebrities such as
NASCAR driver Bill Elliott,
performers Kenny Rogers,
Conway Twitty and Minnie
Pearl and was the first to
chart country artist Travis
Tritt.
Active in the community,
Byron was a member of the
Board of the Cherokee
County Chamber of
Commerce, member of
the Cherokee County
Historical Society and
numerous other organi
zations. Dobbs also
served in the Georgia
National Guard.
Dobbs is survived
by several nieces and
nephews.
Sosebee Funeral Home
of Canton was entrusted
with the funeral arrange
ments. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be
made to the Cherokee
County Historical Society at
historycherokee.org/donate
or mailed to History Chero
kee, P.O. Box 1287, Canton,
GA 30169.
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