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Why a massive paper mill closing across the border in North Carolina is a 'regional crisis'
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe impending closure of a mill that has served as the economic and civic center of Canton, North...
Canton paper mill closure: What happens next for former employees, the town?
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe closure of the Canton paper mill is having a ripple effect across Western North Carolina. That's...
Canton paper mill bell sounds for final time, signaling an end after 115 years
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCANTON - After over a century of service providing the town with thousands of jobs, the Canton paper...
Opinion: Loss of Canton paper mill is loss for people, economy and sustainable forestry
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe closing of the paper mill in Canton is a major loss for its 1,100 employees and a shock to the...
Opinion: Closure of Canton paper mill is devastating blow for the people of Canton, WNC
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI just read the terrible news in The Mountaineer about the Canton paper mill closing in June. This...
New fund aims to address 'ripple effect' of the Canton paper mill closure
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe Canton paper mill, at over a century old, has been so important to the lives of residents that...
Cooper urges Evergreen to keep Canton paper mill open, looks to recover $12M in incentives
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCANTON - Gov. Roy Cooper on March 16 urged the operators of a paper mill in Canton set to shutter to...
7 earthquakes — so far — since May 23 have shaken Canton, North Carolina
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 11 months agoUnexpected events have been befalling Canton, North Carolina, lately. First, the town's storied...
First Labor Day parade in Canton since mill closure is 'something you can't miss'
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCANTON - Fifty-two years ago on Sept. 4, Gail Mull and her husband said, "I do," and then headed...
Canton Mill receives violations for wastewater discharge; could face thousands in fines
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDespite being closed for over eight months, the Pactiv Evergreen Paper Mill in Canton has continued...