Our Community: Newcomer Information
• Registration & Drivers License
| Driver Information | |
| Driver's License | 770.720.3693 |
| Tag Office | 678.493.6400 |
| **Out-of-state drivers have 30 days to obtain a Georgia's driver's license. | |
| Voter Information | |
| Voter Registration | 770.479.0407 |
| School Registration | |
| Children must be five years old on or before September 1 to enter kindergarten and 6 or older on or before September 1 to enter the first grade in Cherokee County. To register your child for school, you will need a certified birth certificate, a vision, hearing and dental screen from a physician or health clinic, and immunization records on Georgia State Form 3032. For more information, or to register your child, please call the Cherokee County School District at 770.479.1871. | |
• Utilities & Telecommunications
| Electricity | |
| Amicalola EMC | 706.253.5200 |
| Georgia Power | 888.660.5890 |
| Natural Gas | |
| Georgia Natural Gas | 800.427.5463 |
| Propane Gas | |
| AmeriGas | 770.479.5556 |
| FerrellGas | 770.479.2151 |
| Water | |
| Please contact the City of Ball Ground (770.735.2123) for this information. | |
| Sanitation | |
| Please contact the City of Ball Ground for a list of commercial sanitation services authorized to do business within the City Limits of Ball Ground. | |
| Cable | |
| ETC Communications | 706.253.2271 |
| Telephone | |
| Alltel | 800.501.1754 |
| ETC Communications | 706.253.2271 |
| TDS Telecom | 770.735.2000 |
• Health and Emergency Services
| Health Services | |
| Northside Hospital-Cherokee | 770.720.5100 |
| Northside Hospital-Cherokee EMERGENCY | 770.720.5100 |
| WellStar Health System | 770.956.STAR | Piedmont Mountainside Hospital | 706.692.2441 |
| Police & Fire | |
| Sheriff's Office | 678.493.4100 |
| Sheriff's Department | 678.493.4200 |
| County Marshal | 678.493.6200 |
| Fire Marshall | 678.493.6290 |
| City of Ball Ground Police Department | 770.735.2123 |
| In an emergency - Dial 911 | |
• Cherokee County Government
| County | |
| General Information | 678.493.6100 |
| South Cherokee Annex | 770.928.0239 |
| Animal Control | 678.493.6200 |
| Child Support Recovery | 770.720.3581 |
| Clean Commission | 770.517.7650 |
| County Attorney | 678.493.6002 |
| County Extension Office | 770.479.0418 |
| District Attorney | 678.493.6300 |
| Marriage License | 678.493.6160 |
| Probate Court (24 hrs) | 678.493.6160 |
| Property Tax | 678.493.6120 |
| Road Superintendent | 770.345.5842 |
| Septic Tank Inspections | 770.479.0444 |
| Soil Conservation | 770.479.0517 |
| Tax Assessor | 678.493.6120 |
| Tax Commissioner | 678.493.6400 |
| State | |
| Family & Children's Services | 770.720.3610 |
| Social Security | 800.772.1213 |
• Local Media Contacts
| Newspapers | |
| Atlanta Journal/Constitution | 770.373.8719 |
| Cherokee Tribune | 770.479.1441 |
| The Cherokee Ledger News | 770.928.0706 |
| News Shopper | 770.926.4467 |
| Radio Stations | |
| WCHK-AM | 770.479.2101 |
| Sunny-100 | 770.479.2101 |
| WPGY-AM | 678.454.9350 |
| WLJA-FM | 678.454.9350 |
