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Body ETHAN ADAMS news@vanzandtnews.com The annual Canton Open Rodeo, one of the most anticipated events of the Van Zandt County Fair, is scheduled to take place Thursday, March 30 through Saturday, April 1 at the Zeke Burns Arena on the Canton Fair Grounds.

Body The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered mostly positive results to Van Zandt County cities last week, announcing that five out of seven local entities had posted sales tax revenue gains when comparing against collection totals against the same month from the previous year.

Body DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.

Body Van Zandt County Pct. 1 Commissioner Chad LaPrade recognized two of his employees during the regular meeting of the VZC Commissioners Court March 1 for rendering aid recently to a VZC senior citizen.

Body Elwood Baptist Church, located at 3713 VZ CR 3504 in Wills Point, will be having their homecoming to mark 125 years since it’s organization in 1898 on April 2.

Body The second edition of the revamped Van Zandt Co. Bluegrass Festival, presented by KR Promotions, LLC., is slated to kick off Thursday, March 16 at the Canton Civic Center.

Body The Canton Lions Club District 2-2X met Wednesday, March 8, 2023, at the Van Zandt Country Club with Lion President Tanya Watkins presiding. The guest speaker, Tonja Garten, is the Director of the Van Zandt County Sarah Norman Library located in Canton.

Body TxDOT is planning to conduct the following construction and maintenance work in the district during the week of March 13, 2023. Work schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, equipment failure, or other unforeseen issues.

Body The library is in full swing for Spring Break 2023! We have a full schedule of events for this week March 14–17. Something is planned every day. All times are from 12-4 p.m. each day and you just walk in.

Body Van Zandt County will soon be 175 years old. The Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, in partnership with other local history groups, will hold a birthday party for the county on Saturday, March 25, from 2-4 p.m.