Cooper to visit Canton

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper will return to Canton tomorrow to discuss the forthcoming closure of Pactiv Evergreen’s Canton paper mill, resources for impacted workers and how the state will hold the company accountable. First called Champion and then Blue Ridge Paper and now Evergreen, the mill dates back more than a century and sits at the geographic and cultural center of the small mountain town of Canton. Over that time, it’s remained one of the county’s largest employers. Cooper’s office has taken an active role in the situation since The Smoky Mountain News first broke the story of the…