Around Canton is dedicated to living up to our slogan: Your Community. Your Magazine. Our staff constantly is looking for ways to support our local businesses and our city officials. You might have noticed the downtown Canton business district map in our April issue. If you missed it, don’t worry! We’re including it toward the back of each issue through the rest of the year, … [Read more...]

Garden Cleanup On March 5, the Georgia Academy Baseball Club, Woodstock High School Navy Junior ROTC, Cherokee High School Agriculture Club, SmileUp! Charitable Foundation volunteers, Cherokee County Master Gardener Susan Gum, and Mike and Rebekah Gibson of SEEd. LLC helped clean up the G. Cecil Pruett Community Center Family YMCA garden in Canton, as part of SmileUp!’s Garden … [Read more...]

Canton Theatre Events and Facilities Director What is your main responsibility? My main responsibility is overseeing the daily operations of the historic Canton Theatre. This includes planning and running events, meeting with artists and community members, and making sure the theatre is cared for and maintained. I also handle film permitting in the city, and I serve as the … [Read more...]

Canton School Bus Driver Hikes to Mount Everest Base Camp Motivational guru Tony Robbins said: “Don’t limit your challenges; challenge your limits. Each day, we must strive for constant and never-ending improvement.”Jeff West lives his life by this truth. After running the Peachtree Road Race for 39 years, this 61-year-old followed through on a long-held goal to hike 72 … [Read more...]

HGTV’s ‘Married to Real Estate’ Team Transforms Local Couple’s House Gwen and Dennis Massey had the experience of a lifetime when Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson, hosts of the HGTV series “Married to Real Estate,” took over the renovation of their “hot mess” of a house. The Masseys are metro Atlanta natives, and moved to Holly Springs in 1986, when they married. The children … [Read more...]