🌱 Officer-Involved Shooting In Canton Update + Canton Plant Citations

Hello all. It's me, Sean Peek, your host of the Canton-Sixes Daily — back in your inbox with all the most important things happening locally.

First, today's weather:

Partly sunny with a thunderstorm. High: 91 Low: 70.

Here are the top five stories today in Canton-Sixes:

1. The Georgia Bureau of Investigation reported that 67-year-old Mark Allen of Woodstock died after being shot by Cherokee County Sheriff's Deputy on Saturday, Jul. 30, in Canton. The deputy shot Allen outside a Red Lobster after pursuing Allen for a shooting domestic violence incident. (Cherokee Tribune Ledger News)
   
2. Inspectors with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) found that the uncontrolled temperature and pressure conditions on an ammonia refrigeration system contributed to the release of ammonia which hospitalized two workers in a Canton poultry processing plant on Jan. 19, 2022. If the required safety standards were followed, the employer, Pilgrim's Pride Corp., might have prevented the incident. OSHA issued nine citations for "inadequately implementing and maintaining the process safety management program for controlling anhydrous ammonia hazards in industrial refrigeration system" and proposed $110,630 in penalties. (US Department of Labor)
3. On Wednesday, Jul. 29, Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services promoted four firefighters at the Cherokee County Fire Training Complex in Holly Springs. Larry Stephenson Jr. and Nicholas Woodall were promoted to the rank of sergeant. Jonathan Gottfried and Barry Howell were promoted to the rank of lieutenant. (Cherokee Tribune Ledger News)
   
4. On Aug. 1, the Georgia Department of Revenue released information on how to claim an embryo deduction on state taxes. According to the press release, anyone expecting a child as of Jul. 20 is able to claim embryo deduction. (The Atlanta Journal Constitution)
5. Cherokee County School District (CCSD) school lunch menus are now available online. View the menus online or download the free app on any mobile phone. (CCSD)

Today in Canton-Sixes:

• Play Date At The Art Barn (10:00 AM)
• Canton Evening Networking At Thrive Coworking (6:00 PM)
• Canton Police National Night Out 2022 At 111 Elm Street (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Celebrate the first week back to school with Back-to-School Board Games and Social! Play board games, ice cream, and more from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Aug. 5 at R.T. Jones Memorial Library in Canton. (Sequoyah Regional Library Calendar)
• Cherokee County Fire and Emergency Services is reminding students, teachers, and residents to travel safely, especially around schools! Click here for tips from Safe Kids Worldwide. (Facebook)
• On Saturday, Aug. 13, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., the Cherokee County Public Services Agency will be hosting a food drive to help restock three local food pantries! The food drive will be at 150 Chattin Drive in Canton. If you cannot make it on Aug. 13, you can click here for a list of places to drop off your donation on Aug. 12. (Instagram)

You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.