🌱 Patch AM: What makes Canton’s farmers market more than just a grocery stop?

Good day Canton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• What makes Canton's farmers market more than just a grocery stop?
• Canton student lands dual scholarships to boost EMS training costs

Also on today's calendar: Cobb New Horizons Symphonic Band and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Is there anybody completely useless? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 80 and low of 63 degrees.
• Thursday: Clouds yielding to sun, temps: high: 74, low: 60.
• Friday: Partly sunny and nice, with a high of 79 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 Georgia Farmers Markets Packed With Homemade Foods And Local Crowds (takingthekids.com) — Historic Downtown Canton's farmers market offers free early-bird tote bags, fresh Georgia produce, local meats, baked goods, and live music right in the heart of town. With workshops on gardening and sustainable living plus pet-friendly, food-truck mornings and the fall Shopping By Lantern Light evening market, it's a regular community gathering spot worth planning your weekends around.
   

• GNTC Foundation awards fall 2026 scholarships (daily-tribune.com) — A Georgia Northwestern Technical College student from Canton has been awarded a GNTC Foundation Scholarship and an additional Disabled Veterans Support Scholarship, helping cover tuition and training costs. The college distributed more than $54,000 in aid to students across northwest Georgia, supporting programs from healthcare and EMS to trades and logistics that feed directly into the regional workforce.
   

📸 Around Canton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Canton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday September 25
• Cobb New Horizons Symphonic Band →
  Northside Hospital-Cherokee Amphitheater, 101 Arnold Mill Rd, Woodstock
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Wednesday September 23
• Marty Manous at J. Michael's Prime →
  J. Michael's Prime, 110 Mountain Vista Boulevard, Canton
  6:00 pm
• Live Music | Marty Manous →
  J. Michael's Prime, 110 Mountain Vista Boulevard, Canton
  6:00 pm
• Live Music | Kurt Wheeler →
  J. Michael's Prime, 110 Mountain Vista Boulevard, Canton
  6:00 pm
Thursday September 24
• An Evening with Raven Kennedy →
  Books-A-Million, 1810 Cumming Highway, Canton
• Thursday Morning Walks at Cox Arboretum & Gardens →
  Cox Arboretum & Garden, 1621 N Lake Dr, Canton
  8:00 am
• Riverstone Corner Bistro →
  Canton GA
  6:00 pm
• Stephanie Berlanga at Riverstone Corner Bistro →
  Riverstone Corner Bistro, Canton
  6:00 pm
• Trivia Night at Reformation Canton →
  Reformation Brewery (Canton), 225 Reformation Pkwy Ste 500, Canton
  7:00 pm
Friday September 25
• Gold Standard Band brings Motown to the Farm →
  West Milford Farm, 7938 Ball Ground Rd, Cumming
  7:30 am
Monday October 5
• 4-H Cloverbuds Fall Program K-3 →
  UGA Extension Office, 1130 Bluffs Pkwy, Canton
  4:00 pm
Sunday October 11
• Hopewell Baptist Church →
  78 Ridge Rd, Canton
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Update: She was found and reunited with her family!!
  Sharing for our friend, please see info from the owner below. She is missing from AJ Land Rd, off of Union Hill in Cherokee County. *** My baby,… (Nextdoor E Cherokee Dr)
• Does anyone know what is being built on Toonigh rd behind the liquor store and the entrance to Kroger?
  I don't have the website to check it. Thank you (Nextdoor Holly Springs II)

• Cherokee County School District posted a job opening for After School Program Bookkeeper in Canton. Apply here.
• GERFLOR USA, INC. posted a job opening for Production Operator in Canton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Canton here.

🗞 Nearby News

Woodstock

• USA Today named this New England city a top 10 fall destination in the U.S. — and it's just 3.5 hours from Boston with waterfront views and foliage drives (bostonuncovered.com)
• Legal battle between Cherokee County deputy, mother arrested reaches yearlong mark (atlantanewsfirst.com)

Milton

• Blessed Trinity edges Lambert, Milton falls to Greenbrier (appenmedia.com)
• Alpharetta October: Scarecrows, Wire & Wood, Restaurant Week (appenmedia.com)

Roswell

• Roswell Arts Festival returns for 60th anniversary (appenmedia.com)
• Roswell Dental Care office manager celebrates 40 years on the job (appenmedia.com)

Ok Canton! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: No because they can always be used as a bad example! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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