Canton Business, Cherokee High Seniors Say Farewell

1. , the Reinhardt College Parkway coffee shop that offers a variety of for professionals, closes at 6 p.m. today. Stop by one last time for good pastries, smoothies and coffee. Several other businesses, all of them in Canton's Historic Downtown Loop, have closed or announced that they were considering doing the same. They include (which has new ownership), Fabiano's Pizzeria and the . The downtown post office would consolidate with the , according to the Cherokee Tribune.

2. Meet 's valedictorian and co-salutatorians at 6 a.m. Not only will we provide mini bios of the top students, we'll have a list of all graduating seniors as well. The commencement exercises for Cherokee's class of 2011 begins at 4 p.m. at . Canton-Sixes Patch will have a photo gallery of the pomp and circumstance. Share your photos, too. Email rodney.thrash@patch.com or click here.

3. Canton Chick-fil-A locations will whip up $2 milkshakes today in honor of Cherokee County high school graduations and the start of summer break. Stop by the and sites for yours.

4. Today is the deadline for Cherokee Charter Academy to turn over a list of all enrolled students to the . Officials hope the district approves the academy's charter before school opens in August. Click for details.

5. Hilton Hotels recently named Canton resident Tamara Markham to the elite Brand Operations Council for its nationwide Hampton Inn brand of hotels. Click here for the announcement.