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The Van Zandt County Commissioners met Sept. 1, adopting the Van Zandt County budget for Oct. 1, 2021- Sept. 30, 2022, and adopting the 2021 tax rate for Van Zandt County.
Read moreOn the morning of September 11, 2001, 19 terrorists hijacked four commercial airplanes bound for California. The planes departed from airports in Boston; Newark, NJ; and Washington, D.C. September 11 would become an infamous date in American and world history, and the events of that day would forever change the world. As the world commemorates the 20th anniversary of 9/11, the following timeline, courtesy of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, can help people fully understand how events unfolded on that late-summer morning two decades ago.
Read moreSeptember will kick off the upcoming fall events for fall 2021, starting with the Canton High School Homecoming Parade set for Tuesday, Sept. 21. The time of the parade has not yet been released. Organizers of the Canton Main Street program are encouraging business owners in Canton to decorate their storefront for a scarecrow decorating contest. The contest is open to downtown businesses who decorate their storefronts in a fall theme with scarecrows included. There will be prizes. Native Son, a new restaurant in Canton, will be sponsoring the contest. Winners of the contest will be announced during the Canton Main Street Autumn Festival.
Read moreCanton Maintenance will continue milling work on SH 64 between FM 314 and FM 858. Daytime lane closures will be in place and flaggers will control traffic.
Read moreThe Canton Police Department released the following arrest report for Aug. 30- Sept. 5
Read moreThe Republican Club of Van Zandt County will hold their monthly meeting at 7 p.m., Sept. 27 at the Canton Farm Bureau. The date change was to accommodate as many area school board members as possible since the topic will be the teaching of Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools.
Read moreThe Republican Club of Van Zandt County will hold their Club Banquet on Oct. 9 at the Victory Temple in Ben Wheeler. Club Banquet
Read moreOn Wednesday, Sept. 1, the State of Texas rolled out new state laws effecting the right to carry a handgun without training or permits, along with laws on alcohol sales, medical marijuana, vaccine passports, critical race theory and the Heartbeat Bill.
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