Email rodney.thrash@patch.com    
Phone 770-367-9568
Hometown Dallas, Texas
Birthday March 1
Bio Rodney is the editor of canton-ga.patch.com, a digitally interactive news and information website that informs and engages readers in Canton and the nearby Sixes community through videos, photos, high-quality journalism, event announcements, business listings and other features. A graduate of Northwestern University, Rodney has worked at newspapers in Texas, Illinois, Georgia and Michigan. Before he joined Patch in November 2010, Rodney was a staff writer for seven years at the St. Petersburg Times, Florida's largest daily newspaper. He told stories about hazed fraternity pledges, sassy nuns, baby mamas, gay high school activists, handcuffed kindergarteners, war mothers, racists and national icons. Rodney's work has earned him awards, fellowships and other honors from local chapters of the National Association of Black Journalists and the American Association of Sunday and Feature Editors. He believes there are stories in every community, big and small, and he is excited to bring Canton's stories to the masses.

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Canton is in the midst of a demographic and identity shift. You see it in new retail developments such as the Canton Marketplace. You see it in the schools. This year marked the first time that Hispanics surpassed Caucasians as the majority at Canton Elementary. How will the city and its residents respond to these changes? canton-ga.patch.com will be there to document it all.