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The City of Canton will celebrate Independence Day beginning at 5 p.m., Sunday, July 4 in downtown Canton. Festivities will kick off with a pop-up festival set to include live music followed by the second annual Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce Hot Dog Eating Contest. There is a grand prize of $500 for the person who eats the most hot dogs.
Read moreAs temperatures continue to soar and the county marches deeper into the most active fire season of the year, the Wills Point Fire Department issued a sobering reminder to local residents last week.
Read moreThe Texas Education Agency (TEA) released spring 2021 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results. The results include exams in mathematics and reading for grades 3–8, 4th & 7th grade writing, 5th and 8th grade science, 8th grade social studies, and high school endof-course (EOC) exams in Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.
Read moreVan Zandt County saw just 12 newly confirmed or probable COVID-19 over the most recent 7-day reporting period, with totals increasing from 4,440 cases by the end of June 17 to 4,452 cases by the end of June 17.
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Did you ever give thought to your favorite species of fish to catch? I mean, if you had the opportunity to fish for anything, anywhere, what would it be? And then, what is your favorite species to fish for around your home waters in Texas?
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The Wills Point Church of Christ had almost 60 kids attend their Vacation Bible School event this year and one surprise guest was a camel! Themed as “Destination Dig”, children learned about artifacts found throughout history that explain the legitimacy of the Bible’s contents.
Read moreTwo recognized legendary radio stations in Van Zandt County and East Texas have joined forces as KWJB ‘THE BEE’ (95.1 FM and 1510 AM) of Canton has acquired Mineola radio station KMOO (99.9 FM).
Read moreWills Point ISD officials doubled up on meetings June 14, hosting a budget workshop to discuss financials for the upcoming 2021-’22 fiscal year before hosting a regular session to discuss a wide array of topics.
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