Canton Hires New Clerk

1.  Susan Stanton is Canton's new city clerk, City Manager Scott Wood told reporters before the start of . "She lives in Canton," he said. "She's an attorney. She has been doing contract work for the state Attorney General's Office with a primary focus on issues. She has a strong interest in city government. We have interviewed her twice. Obviously there is somewhat of a learning curve, but we believe that her legal background gives her a distinct advantage in managing the very legal dimensions of record keeping and management. She is on the job. She started Monday of Thanksgiving week." Stanton's annual salary is $50,000. She replaces , who accepted the same position in Alpharetta in September.

2. are asking for help in finding a Marietta man they suspect is making obscene phone calls to women in Cherokee County and other parts of metro Atlanta. Powder Springs-Lithia Springs Patch editor Michael Stone has .

3. Ron Shelinburger, 67, of Canton died Thursday morning after an single vehicle accident on Reinhardt College Parkway near the Bartow County line. Click for the breaking news alert.

4. In response to the rise of prescription drug related deaths in Georgia in the last two years, the Cherokee Multi-Agency Narcotics Squad announced Thursday that it has donated pill boxes to the , and Police Departments. Find out how you can discard unwanted or outdated medications .

5. Sixes Tavern Bar & Grille, which opened Nov. 12, will have its ribbon cutting this morning. Stop by 3568 Sixes Rd. at 10:30 a.m. for refreshments and coffee. At 8 a.m., we'll have a Q&A with manager assistant Sharon Rodgers.

Bonus: If you bank with the downtown branch of , you must remove your belongings from your safe deposit boxes and transfer the contents to new boxes at other Regions locations today. After today, box leases will be terminated, locks will be drilled open and all the contents will be sent to Regions Bank, Lower Lobby, 1900 5th Ave. North, Birmingham, AL 35203. In September, .

The Canton Optimist Club will put on the at 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Return to the site at 8 a.m. to find out everything from road closures to the parade lineup. Not only will Canton-Sixes Patch walk in the parade, we'll have a booth at starting at 1 p.m. Get some yummy hot chocolate, have your picture taken for a parade photo gallery that will appear on the site, meet Patch staffers, sign up for our free newsletter, and like our Facebook and Twitter pages. We'll also hand out balloons, a small number of free kids' meals vouchers and other Patch swag.

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