Sam Purses, former Canton mayor and longtime community leader, has died at 83 following 'an extended illness.' ...

Sam Purses, who served two terms as Canton's mayor from 1984 to the end of 1991, has died at the age of 83 after an extended ...

Ronald A. Udeck, age 80 of Massillon, OH passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025. Ron was born on November 17, 1944, in Canton. He was a very strong, charismatic man. To him, no one was a stranger ...

William Fredrick Nelson, known to many as “Bill,” passed away in Gallatin, Tennessee, on September 7, 2025, at the age of 81. He is survived by his wife of 29 years, Wilma Smith Nelson. Memorial ...

CANTON, Ga. — Georgia State Rep. Mandi Ballinger, a Canton Republican who chaired the Judiciary Juvenile Committee, has died after a "long and courageous" battle with cancer, House Speaker Jon Burns ...

A bicyclist who was struck by an SUV on Whipple Avenue NW shortly after midnight Oct. 31 has died from his injuries.

Investigators from the Canton and Akron police departments later determined that Jerry Morris was killed in Canton.