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An early morning crash on March 21 took the life of Donald “DJ” James Young on Highway 198. According to close friend Kathy Turner, Young was coming back from playing pool in Gun Barrell City. Turner suspects he fell asleep at the wheel.
Read moreThe following is a press release regarding elective procedures from area hospitals.
Read moreAs citizens of Van Zandt County take a mandatory retreat from their local shopping routine for a period, local businesses will be struggling to stay in business. As their customers have disappeared, their bills and wages have not. That’s where we can step in and help.
Read moreThe Van Zandt County Sarah Norman Library has been monitoring information about the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
Read moreThe Van Zandt County Genealogical Society is taking new membership applications. Membership in the society runs from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 and includes four issues of the Society’s quarterly, “Our Heritage.” New members joining or members renewing during the year (after March 15) are entitled to that year’s back issues which can be mailed for an additional $5. Members may opt to pick up back issues at the Van Zandt County Library of Genealogy and Local History. Memberships can also be picked up at the Genealogy and Local History Library. The library is located at the Van Zandt County Courthouse Annex Building which is located at Highway 19 and Terrell Street in Canton.
Read moreThe Van Zandt County Tax-Assessor Collector Shirley Chisham has released information regarding operational changes due to COVID-19 (coronavirus.)
Read moreTo make accessing physicians easier, UT Health East Texas Physicians has launched telehealth. Telehealth appointments can be made by calling 903-596-DOCS.
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The frenzy over the coronavirus pandemic has hit Van Zandt County, evident by the empty shelves at local grocery stores, districts around the county weighing the option to close the schools or not and a majority of people staying home in a form of social distancing to help prevent the spread of the virus.
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