'I'm starting to think Job didn't have it too bad in the Bible': A Q&A with Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers
On Wednesday, the final whistle will blow at the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill in Canton, displacing hundreds of workers in the coming weeks. Smathers is working to keep the community intact.
First, it was the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, it was the deadly Tropical Storm Fred.
The small western North Carolina town of Canton has been through a lot in the past three years, but its greatest challenge still lies ahead. On Wednesday, the town’s 115-year-old paper mill will significantly …
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