My name is Kristal Dixon and I'm your editor for Patch sites serving the communities of Cartersville, Canton, Holly Springs, Woodstock, Johns Creek, Alpharetta-Milton, Roswell and Sandy Springs.
Before coming to Patch, I spent five years as a reporter with the Cherokee Tribune in Canton.
I worked as the editorial assistant for the Griffin Daily News between February and August 2007. I was then hired by the Cherokee Tribune in Canton as the education reporter in August 2007. Along with education, I was also responsible for covering the cities of Woodstock and Nelson.
In early 2011, I became the government reporter and covered the cities of Woodstock, Canton, Nelson as well as the Cherokee County government.
While with the Tribune, I was recognized by my peers with first, second and third-place awards from the Georgia Press Association and the Georgia Associated Press Association for my work in covering education, investigative journalism, business and breaking news reporting.
In September 2012, I joined Patch as a local editor in Georgia. I love covering the communities I serve, and I'm always on the hunt for news that's relevant to our readers. You can send your news to me at kristal.dixon@patch.com.
The school received a raised garden bed from the Cherokee County Farm Bureau, and the honored teacher was given a trophy and a real shovel.
The city will host its Bring One for the Chipper event on Saturday, Jan. 5.
Lester Robert Baker, a Floyd County Prison inmate, died Dec. 26 after a garbage truck pinned him against a utility pole in Cartersville.
These classes offer Johns Creek residents a unique opportunity to get moving in the new year.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is accepting live trees for recycling at seven drop-off locations through Jan. 2, 2019.
BREAKING: the Cartersville resident who volunteered to do sanitation detail Wednesday afternoon died when he was pinned to a utility pole.
The shooting took place after the subject allegedly drove a vehicle into a Johns Creek police car, the Georgia Bureau of investigation said.
The city will take part in the statewide Bring One for the Chipper campaign on Saturday, Jan. 5.
Michael Williams, an outgoing Forsyth County state senator, is accused of committing insurance fraud and lying to police.
Keep North Fulton Beautiful will host its annual Bring One for the Chipper Christmas tree recycling program.
Residents can drop off their Christmas trees at the city's collection site on Ridge Road through the end of January.
Residents can drop off their Christmas trees at The Home Depot on Windward Parkway for recycling.
The volunteers were honored for their dedication to the community and their contributions to Heritage Sandy Springs
The woman told a Bartow sheriff's deputy she sent $1,500 in gift cards to purchase a trailer she saw on Craigslist.
Classes will be offered at Ball Ground, Hasty, Oak Grove and R.M. Moore elementary schools and the Johnston Elementary Preschool Center.
Heading out to grab a bite to eat? Get the dish on these North Fulton County establishments.
Heading out to grab a bite to eat? Get the dish on these Cherokee County establishments.
Heading out to grab a bite to eat? Get the dish on these Cartersville and Bartow County establishments.
These positions include the latest listings on the Sandy Springs Patch jobs board.
These positions are among the latest listings on the Alpharetta-Milton Patch jobs board.
