About Farris Yawn:
- 45 year resident of Canton and Cherokee County
- Married to Stacy Westbrook Yawn, a retired teacher
- Graduate of Cherokee High School
- Graduate of Kennesaw College with a BA in accounting
- Owner of Yawn Publishing LLC
- Owner of Yawn’s Bookkeeping
- Former ASE Certified Body and Paint Technician
- Certified Toyota Collision Center Manager
- ICAR State of Georgia past President
Proven Record of Involvement in our Community:
- Canton City Council member from Ward 3 2014-2019 and 2024-
- Historic Downtown Canton Association past President (dissolved when Canton Main Street program began)
- Canton Main Street Program Board of Directors past Treasurer
- Cherokee Arts Council past Teasurer
- Cherokee County Chamber of Commerce former member
- Chamber of Commerce Governmental Affairs Committee and Chairman’s Council former member
- Rotary Club of Canton – past member
- Leadership Cherokee graduate
- Main Street Institute graduate
- Chamber of Commerce 2005 Small Business of the Year
