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Luke Gray took advantage of the rare snowfall that hit Van Zandt County Jan. 10 to make a snowman and learned to sled. The county was covered with snow as temperatures hovered in the low 30s throughout the day and night.
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The January Student Council at Canton Elementary School is back row from left, Kase Cavin, Layton Etheridge, Zoey Edwards, Chelsea Jackson and Carleigh Capps; front row, from left, Austin Roblyer, Kenzie Cassell and Wyatt Brey.
Read moreThe Northeast Texas Public Health District released on Monday, Jan. 11, there had been 69 more positive confirmations of the COVID-19 virus, bringing the total to 2,712 total cases. On Sunday, Jan. 10, NET Health reported that nine deaths had been from one facility within the city limits of Van. The total number of deaths caused by the virus is 50, or 1.8 percent. By city, there have been 12 deaths in Wills Point and Canton, 10 in Grand Saline, six in Edgewood, three each in Ben Wheeler and Van, two in Murchison, and one each in Athens and Mabank.
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The annual Van Zandt County Hay Evaluation clinic was held Nov. 10 at Van Zandt County Farm Bureau.
Read moreIt’s a common problem that people in Van Zandt County and East Texas are facing, where to find a vaccine for COVID-19. Many health providers and county health department officials responded that they were working as quickly as they could to give shots to frontline health care workers and lacked the doses necessary to move to what Texas calls phase 1B recipients.
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Corley and Kara Ragle of Canton are now co-owners of the All Star Ford dealership in Canton. The Ragles partnered with the Varelas in early November and said that they really want to make a local impact on buyers here in Canton and Van Zandt County.
Read moreThe Canton Police Department released the following activity report from Dec. 29, 2020, to Jan. 1, 2021.
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Carrying on traditions was the goal for the 2020-’21 Canton High School Marching Band program this year. The Marching Eagles are no strangers to stiff competition and high expectations as the band made its way to the UIL State Contest on Dec. 14, 2020, a trip that the Eagle band has taken since 1996.
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