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Retired educator Mallory Floyd says she was focused on being "a servant leader who focuses on cultivating a collaborative culture."

Some Ward 4 voters are expressing suspicions after the Board of Elections changed their polling location after a church closed.

CANTON  Massive changes in the way Stark County’s largest school district educates its students are coming. The five-member Canton City school board on Wednesday approved the district’s Design for Excellence plan, which reconfigures nearly every school building in an effort to reduce operating costs while providing more educational opportunities for students. The changes will be in place when its first students return Aug. 19. The first day for most students will be Aug. 20.  To see a copy of Wednesday's presentation, click here: Design for Excellence Two changes in the plan – affe...

“We can’t make any promises but we’ve begun the conversation,” he said.  Talbert made the comments Tuesday during the district’s first virtual community meeting to discuss the Design for Excellence proposal, which restructures each of the district’s 22 school buildings in an effort to reduce costs, align its facilities to its declining enrollment and provide better education opportunities to all students. Instead of delivering a presentation about the proposal, Talbert spent 45 minutes Tuesday answering questions that residents either provided as part of a survey or asked during...