Fire Tax Plan Draws Criticism

1. Rather than move forward with Canton City Council member , Mayor Gene Hobgood directed City Manager Scott Wood to develop a five-year plan that details how the city can improve fire services. Look for details later.

2. The when two workers were injured in a ground detonation, according to Woodstock-Towne Lake Patch.

3. Monday is the last day to  for a Patch Readers' Choice Award. Plenty of you have nominated your , but few of you have offered nominations in the 24 other categories. Get in your picks by July 9. After that day, Patch will not accept any additional nominations.

4. Pre-registration for the  will be this Saturday at , 149 Reinhardt College Pkwy. When you make a donation, you'll get a free sub at that location only. 

5. Collins Dixon's father and brother ran the AJC Peachtree Road Race on Wednesday in Dixon's memory. Bob Dixon wrote about the experience for Canton-Sixes Patch. Look for his first person story at 5 a.m.

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