Former Canton resident Virginia Stone Gup Sharpe was the daughter of Canton clothing store operator Sam Stone, who, calling himself B. Virdot, in 1933 offered charity gifts to Canton families in need.

The Depression-era generosity was intended to be what decades later would be called "A Secret Gift." "In Consideration Of The White Collar Man!" That was the ad placed in The Canton Repository 90 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Decades of toiling in the recording studio led to a No. 1 Billboard song in jazz circles earlier this year for Canton native Jimmy ...

PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The Canton boys wrestling team claimed their 7th straight class ‘B’ state wrestling dual championship on Friday in Pierre. The C-Hawks claimed wins over Parkston, Bon Homme/Avon ...

CANTON, Ga. — Cherokee County firefighters and investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire that badly damaged a well-known Canton restaurant. Williamson Brothers Bar-B-Q's Canton ...

SUNY Canton Athletics raised more than $83,000 from over 1,200 total gifts during its sixth annual Athletics Giving Week. This campaign, which was guided and conducted in conjunction with the Canton ...

Canton native and musician Jimmy Baber charted a Billboard No. 1 smooth jazz song earlier this year, "It's Personal." Baber, who performs under the name Jimmy B, will be in Canton this for a CD ...

Virginia Stone Gup Sharpe, a central figure in one of the most inspiring stories in Canton's history, has died at 96. Without the Canton native, her father's Depression-era "B. Virdot" charity effort ...