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Tensions were high during a special called meeting of the Canton City Council Wednesday, Oct. 14, as citizens from Canton and Van Zandt County gathered in the city hall’s meeting room to discuss the event dubbed “Slvtzgiving.”
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The inaugural VZC Veterans Memorial Military Show drew large crowds as veteran support Groups from North and East Texas shared Jeeps, ambulances, military gear and unmanned drones dating back to the 1950s.
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A resolution proclaiming the month of October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Van Zandt County was unanimously approved by the VZC Commissioners Court during its regular meeting Oct. 14.
Read moreHolidays can be very stressful when you are going through difficult times. If you are a single parent with low income, a two-parent home which is suffering from money problems caused by medical expenses, loss of employment or other severe problems, or a grandparent raising grandchildren on a limited fixed income, there is hope for you this Christmas.
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County cities received a large dose of good news from the office of Texas State Comptroller Glen Hegar announcing that Canton, Edgewood, Edom, Fruitvale, Grand Saline, Van and Wills Point all posted gains in monthly sales tax revenue collections when comparing against October 2019 totals.
Read moreWills Point residents will soon be on familiar ground with many family favorite fall events and activities scheduled to return in the coming weeks. Among the already announced events is this weekend’s US 80 Hi-Way Sale as well as the Wills Point Chamber 1 of Commerce hosted BOO on the Bricks celebration capping the month.
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Canton Main Street member Jessica Day had a helpful hand decorating the Van Zandt County Courthouse for fall last weekend. The decorations are put up annually around the courthouse square and also they have a theme for decoration every year.
Read moreThe number of COVID-19 associated deaths in Van Zandt County grew last week with two new instances, one in Van and one in Ben Wheeler, reported by the Northeast Public Health District during the seven-day period between Oct. 6-Oct. 12.
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