CANTON — A 44 year resident of Cherokee won the county’s top honor at the Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting. JoEllen Wilson was honored on Thursday with the 2012 First Citizen Award, the 37th annual award given to an individual who has shown significant meritorious service to his or her community. More than 300 people at the Northside Hospital-Cherokee Conference Center in Canton applauded Wilson’s se-lection with a standing ovation. She told the crowd she was “eternally grateful” for the award and was surprised by her two sons, James Wilson and John Wilson, as well as two of her four grandchildren, Matthew Wilson and Rachel Wilson...