Style + Beauty

Style Starts Here

Two Downtown Canton stops worth adding to your rotation. Article and Photography by Canton City Lifestyle Style in Downtown Canton doesn't require a drive into the city. Two of the corridor's most inviting stops prove that the best finds are closer than you think. Whether you are treating yourself or someone you love, Main Street has you covered. 1. The White Cottage on Main Curated style, right on Main Street The White Cottage on Main is a women's and children's clothing boutique...

Fitness

Aura that Hits Different

Coach Robert Roddie and Veteran Hunter Morris are proving that craft, family, and community is still Cherokee County Article by Canton City Lifestyle | Photography by Naomi Hopkins Photography Robert Roddie was nineteen when he traded the gray streets of Glasgow for a soccer scholarship at Reinhardt University, started for four years, and then found a career at Georgia Impact he never planned on. Sixteen years later, he is the club's Girls Director of Coaching and Director of Operations. As a...

Real Estate

Luxury Living Meets Local Expert

Jenn Kenney turns design expertise into extraordinary real estate results. Article by Ian Healy-Taylor | Photography by Angelina Pettirossi Jenn Kenney has spent over two decades studying North Metro Atlanta real estate from every angle, first as a design consultant for custom home builders, then as an agent who treats every listing like a design project waiting to happen. Working the Cherokee County and Woodstock market with Atlanta Communities, Kenney built her reputation on a simple idea: a...

Finance + Legal Services

The Women Behind The Firm

Ashley Carlile and Jennifer Side built the law firm they always envisioned, together, in Canton. Article by Canton City Lifestyle | Photography by Naomi Hopkins Photography For attorneys Ashley Carlile and Jennifer Side, opening Carlile & Side, P.C. wasn't simply about launching a new business in Canton. It was about creating the kind of law firm they had always envisioned, one where exceptional legal representation is matched by compassion, integrity, and a genuine commitment to the people...

Wellness

A New Career Path

How Northside Hospital is training its own future, one student at a time Article by Peter Butler | Photography by City Lifestyle Last October, Northside Hospital quietly opened the doors of the Northside Hospital School of Radiology. No admissions essay, no four-year commitment, just eighteen months and a promise. The hospital had watched radiology jobs pile up faster than anyone could fill them, so it opened the Northside Hospital School of Radiography, growing its own workforce, student by...

Education

Doing Amazing Things

Two Cherokee County student athletes who lead with heart Article by Kelsey Walters | Photography by Aylo Heath Some scholarships reward the highest GPA. Others go to the fastest or the strongest. The Do Amazing Things award, presented by Aylo Health in partnership with Positive Athlete, was created for a different kind of student entirely. Positive Athlete is a national recognition and leadership development program that highlights high school student-athletes who go beyond the scoreboard...

Education

Pages, People, and Possibility

Inside the renovation redefining what a Cherokee County library means for your family. Article by Mark O'Donnell | Photography by Katie Nielson It started in 1922 with a borrowed room behind a jewelry store on Canton's Main Street and a collection of donated books tended by a volunteer two days a week. More than a century later, the Sequoyah Regional Library System has grown into one of North Georgia's most quietly essential institutions: eight locations, more than 1 million checkouts, and...

Home + Design

Lower the Bar

How one Cherokee County mom turned raw, real motherhood into a movement. Article by Glenn Lazarus | Photography by Provided by Jessi Meeks Before the 200,000+ followers, before the viral videos, and before anyone told her she was doing something worth watching, Jessi Meeks was just trying to survive. She had three little kids, a house that looked like a house, and a scrolling feed full of perfectly matched outfits, Pottery Barn playrooms, and activities that required a glue gun and a...

Finance + Legal Services

Community Commitment Beyond Financial Services

How LGE Community Credit Union champions public safety, partnerships, and meaningful local impact in Cherokee County Article by LGE & Cherokee Fire | Photography by Cherokee Fire LGE Community Credit Union is guided by a simple but powerful belief: strong communities are built through connection, care, and collaboration. Rooted in the credit union philosophy of “people helping people,” LGE’s presence in Cherokee County extends well beyond financial services, reaching into the lives of those...

Sports + Recreation

Putting for Glory

A Canton ten-year-old wins one of junior golf's most storied titles Article by Glenn Lazarus | Photography by Provided by Sarah Burris The crowd surged toward the eighth green before the ball even stopped rolling. Cole Burris, ten years old and standing in the middle of his biggest golf moment, had just made the putt that mattered most. Not a practice round. Not a warm-up. The championship putt, on the third hole of a sudden-death playoff, at one of the most storied junior golf tournaments in...