Set in historic downtown Canton, The Canton Theatre sits center stage at the heart of the city. Through the years, it has undergone many costume and makeup changes, playing various roles. Its acting parts cast and recast, The Canton Theatre remains a classic, a perennial treasure that has withstood the test of time.Initially created around 1911, the theater was first called … [Read more...]

The Cardwell Manor camp lodge at the Cherokee Outdoor YMCA got a bit of a makeover recently, thanks to close to 60 volunteers who took part in the YMCA's Days of Service event.Volunteers for the Cherokee Outdoor Painting Project included students from Woodstock High School's Interact Club, Home Depot, as well as members and nonmembers of the YMCA. They worked through the … [Read more...]

The story of how a World War II airplane got to Canton starts like an episode of the popular TV show, "American Pickers."In 1941, the U.S. Army Air Corps ordered four airplanes from AERONCA (Aeronautical Corporation of America) to evaluate as liaison and training aircraft. Only four of this model (designated YO-58) were made and delivered to the U.S. Army in Louisiana. … [Read more...]

Bringing the Hickory Flat Gym Back to Life.Back in June, when the old gas station on the corner of East Cherokee and Highway 140 was being demolished to make way for a new retail development, there were a lot of upset people on social media saying that the “last piece of history” in Hickory Flat was gone.During those conversations, someone brought up the Hickory Flat … [Read more...]

Mother Teresa said, "Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love." Walking through the doors of Changed 2 Ministries (C2M), I learned about a whole bunch of small things being done with great love. And not just with big love, but boundless joy.C2M’s founder, Randy Richardson, shared with me a stack of adorable handwritten notes from … [Read more...]