WYFF

Canton, North Carolina paper mill to close this week, Mayor says

After more than a century as a key part of a Western North Carolina community, the Pactiv Evergreen paper mill will begin closing down this week.Canton mayor Zeb Smathers announced on Twitter that ...
WSPA

115-year-old paper mill blows final whistle, 1,100 people left jobless

CANTON, N.C. (WSPA) – Canton, a small town in Haywood County, is known as the ‘paper town.’ The 115-year-old paper mill is visible from almost any angle. Now, as the paper mill is set to close for ...
WYFF

Final whistle blows at Western NC paper mill, marks end of an era

SPECIAL TO US. THE PACT OF EVERGREEN PLANT IN HAYWOOD COUNTY HAS BEEN AROUND FOR MORE THAN A CENTURY, BUT ANNOUNCED ITS CLOSURE MORE THAN TWO MONTHS AGO. TODAY, THE MILL HAD ITS FINAL WHISTLE BLOW AND ...
WRAL

Final whistle: 115-year-old paper mill in Canton will soon shut down

A paper mill in Canton is officially closing June 9 after 115 years in operation. Generations of families worked at the mill in Canton, which is fondly called "Papertown." Six members of Kelly ...