The Canton Week – September 28th 2026

Welcome to the Canton Week, your go-to source for local news, community updates, and market insights right here in Canton. Here’s what’s making headlines in our city this week.

Council Takes Up Mayor’s Veto of 167-Home Keithsburg Project on October 1
Mayor Bill Grant vetoed the City Council’s approval of an annexation and rezoning for a 167-home development along Ball Ground Highway, and the council is scheduled to take up the override at its October 1 meeting. The applicant is Targhee Partners, LLC, and the request covers 48.192 acres at 2829 Ball Ground Highway and 3830 Fate Conn Road, near Interstate 575. The plan calls for 112 detached homes, 40 townhomes and 15 cottage-style homes at about 4.29 dwelling units per acre, plus 1.44 acres of commercial and 7.85 acres of light industrial and commercial frontage along Ball Ground Highway. Council approved the package 3 to 2 on September 3, with Councilors Shawn Tolan, Rice and Dwayne Waterman in favor and Councilor Travis Johnson and Mayor Pro Tem Farris Yawn opposed, and Councilor Bryan Roach not voting. The veto items appeared on the September 17 agenda, but Tolan moved to postpone because Roach and Waterman were absent, so the vote moved to October 1. The city charter requires four votes to override a mayoral veto, which means the outcome turns on who is in the room. Council meets at City Hall, 110 Academy Street, at 6 p.m.

Cherokee County Fair Runs Through October 4 on McClure Street
The Cherokee County Fair is open now and runs through October 4 at the fairgrounds outside the Thomas M. Brady American Legion Post at 150 McClure Street, just off downtown Canton. Gates open at 5 p.m. on weekdays, with one exception on September 30, when they open at 3 p.m. Weekend hours are 1 p.m. on Saturdays and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is free for children 12 and under, for veterans and for anyone 65 and over, and $4 for ages 13 through 64. Armbands for unlimited carnival rides are $40, dropping to $35 on September 30, with rides supplied by Peachtree Rides. The American Legion kitchen is open daily with hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken fingers, french fries, nachos, beans and cornbread, along with the longtime fair favorite Raymond’s Rollins peach cobbler, and the University of Georgia Cherokee County Extension exhibit barn is showing this year’s agricultural, craft and food winners.

Second Inclusive Playground in the County Opens at Cherokee Veterans Park
Cherokee Recreation and Parks cut the ribbon on a new inclusive playground at Cherokee Veterans Park, 7345 Cumming Highway, on September 12, timed to open just before the quiet period at that day’s Touch-A-Truck event. County commissioners approved the $299,996 construction contract with PlayPower LT Farmington, Inc. in June. The project was paid for with a $187,000 Georgia Environmental Protection Division Tire Products Grant and $113,000 in SPLOST funding. Features include a wheelchair accessible merry-go-round, ground level play elements set on a unitary safety surface made from recycled tire material, sensory musical instruments, a Together Glider built so children of different abilities can ride at once, and a Quiet Grove for children who need a break from the noise. This is the county’s second inclusive playground. The first is at Patriots Park, 1485 Kellogg Creek Road in Acworth, next to the adaptive sports field.

As always, if you have questions about the Canton real estate market or are thinking about buying or selling, I’m just a call or email away.

Sincerely,
Jonathan Robbins
Century 21 Connect Realty
404.491.0432
jon.r@c21connectrealty.com