The Blooming Flower and Gift Shop

Sand Rock, AL

Atrium Health Floyd Cherokee Rural Health Clinic

Centre, AL

Hometown Autos and More LLC

Centre, AL

C.A.S.T. FOR KIDS WEISS LAKE 2026

Thank you to each and every person that volunteered and helped make this day great for all of these extraordinary kids!!

Jake's On The Lake

Atrium Health Floyd

CCBOE

Youth Leadership Cherokee

Cherokee County Civitan Club

Tommy Minnix and Cherokee Farmers Co-op

All of our outstanding boat captains and shore volunteers!!

Introducing the Youth Leadership Cherokee Class of 26-27

Cedar Bluff High School

Sophie Puckett

Jaycee Cagle

Tylee Bradford

Noah Hill

Makiya Jelks

Cherokee County High School

Jolie Alexander

Lily Mitchell

Jaxon Tevaga

Miles Harris

Gabe Careaga

Aiden Mansell

Connor Tallent

Will Butler

Gaylesville High School

Lydia Reynolds

Chloe Collins

Malachi Jennings

Sand Rock High School

Alyvia Browder

Colton Simpson

Kinzlee Peek

Taylyn Warren

Wesley Smith

Spring Garden High School

Bella Garmon

Kopeland King

Aubrey Kelley

Kendall Birchfield

What better way to begin the year than volunteering at C.A.S.T. for Kids Weiss Lake! These students are proving to be great leaders and we are looking forward to a great year learning and exploring Cherokee County!

2026- 2027 Supporting Sponsors:

Gadsden State Community College

Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce,

Cherokee County Commission, Cherokee County IDA,

City of Centre, DC Gas, Town of Leesburg,

Atrium Health Floyd,

People’s Bank of Alabama, State Farm Insurance-Beth Baker

First Southern State Bank, Alabama ONE,

Cherokee County Board of Education, Weiss Lake Concierge,

Cherokee County Health & Rehabilitation, Emblem Credit Union,

Cherokee Electric Cooperative, KTH Leesburg Product, Jay and Tonya Howell

Joy and Leann attended the Alabama Chambers 2026 Professional Development Conference

in Daphne, AL.

We attended the

Alabama Mountain Lakes Tourist Association Annual Meeting & Peak Awards

 held in Decatur

We heard from some great, inspirational speakers and enjoyed

a very nice awards luncheon.

The Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce & Tourism was honored to be a part of the 11th Annual Advancing Women to the Top Conference with the Etowah Chamber in Gadsden, AL.

This annual event continues to inspire, encourage, and connect women in leadership across our region.

Cherokee County's

Fierce Woman of the Year — Lori Harris,

Director of the Children’s Advocacy Center of Cherokee County!



Lori has dedicated 25 years to serving and advocating for the children and families of Cherokee County, and we could not be more thrilled to see her receive this well-deserved recognition. Congratulations, Lori! We are so proud to celebrate you and the incredible impact you have made in our community!

We were also thrilled to have Cherokee County's own "True Crime on Easy Street" there as entertainment!

We are grateful to the Etowah Chamber for including us in this fabulous event and look forward to continuing to celebrate and support women leading the way in our region.

LEESBURG DAY 2026

Great turnout and fabulous event put on by the

Town of Leesburg

The Great Alabama 650 Race will Blast Off this

Saturday October 3, 2026 @ 10 am

at the causeway boat ramp by the Cedar Bluff bridge

Great Alabama 650 Paddle Race | Alabama Scenic River Trail

We will be feeding the crew of the Great AL650 Race on

Friday, October 2nd!

Many thanks to Jake’s on the Lake for use of their place!

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October 2026