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Early voting for the Tuesday, July 14 Van Zandt County Republican and Democratic Party Runoff Elections ends at 5 p.m. Friday, July 10, according to the VZC Clerk’s office.
Read moreIt was 24-year-old Joel Hansen from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada who took home the grand prize of $500 for eating 37 hot dogs in 10 minutes during the inaugural July 4 Hot Dot Eating contest.
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The Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial will hold a grand reopening of their Veterans Memorial Museum. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, July 3.
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Northbound traffic was shut down for a period of time, Thursday, June 25, at the intersection of Highways 19 and 243 in Canton after a man driving an 18-wheeler with a load of scrap metal rolled over while turning North onto Highway 19. Most of the contents of the truck spilled out into the grass beside the Valero gas station. Clean up took a few hours before traffic was reopened north on Highway 19. The driver was transported to the hospital by EMS with non-life-threatening injuries.
Read moreRepresentatives with the Texas Department of Health and Human Services made two stops in Van Zandt County last week, setting up free to the public walk-up testing sites in Grand Saline and Wills Point. Both events were well attended, drawing a steady stream of visitors throughout their respective day of operation.
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A retiring Van Zandt County employee was recognized by the VZC Pricing Commissioners Court June 24 during its regular meeting.
Read moreThe Fourth of July is all about fireworks, family, food and being an American, and nothing is more American than living in a small town while experiencing patriotism at its best.
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