Politics & Government

FCA Plans Fundraiser for Collins' Family

Find out what's coming up on Canton-Sixes Patch today and what you might have missed overnight.

1. During this Saturday's junior varsity countywide basketball tournament at , the Cherokee FCA will collect donations for the family of the late Collins Dixon, the .

2. The resignation of Jeff Lance, the chief of the Canton Police Department until Thursday, elicited strong opinions from Canton-Sixes Patch readers over the weekend. , then learn more about , who has been with the department since 2006. 

Meanwhile, Ryan Brunn, the 20-year-old maintenance worker who confessed on Tuesday to killing 7-year-old Jorelys Rivera, was , the Department of Corrections said on Friday.

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3. Canton native and  alum  after Sunday night's 20-17 loss to the New York Giants

4. Sunday, The Cherokee Vine's Candi Hannigan told Canton-Sixes Patch readers about a Canton business that has opened its doors to a men's Bible study group every Friday. Click  to find out which business that is. 

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5. The . It was one of 81 Buffets Inc. locations that shuttered as part of a bankruptcy restructuring agreement. 

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