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Court puts focus on upcoming budget

Body the county, road and bridge workers, jail staff, sheriff's department and dispatchers. For Fiscal Year '26, the total salary for staffers from those departments without benefits was approximately $11,988,969.60.

County receives positive audit report

Body Correspondent The Van Zandt County Commissioners Court opened its most recent session with a dose of good news in the form of its annual audit report for the Fiscal Year ending September 30, 2025. Cameron Aaron, a representative from Patillo, Brown and Hill, LLP.

County actions discussed by Canton council

Body The Canton City Council held its regular monthly session July 21 to discuss, among other things, recent actions taken by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court during two recent sessions and their potential impact on the City of Canton.

First Monday Trade Days Not Closing

Body 'Rumors of Our Closing Are Flat-Out Wrong': First Monday Trade Days Is Open — and Thousands of Texas Vendors Want the State to Know CANTON, TEXAS — July 22, 2026 — For the first time in more than 170 years, Texans are asking whether First Monday Trade Days is closing.

End-of-year survey results discussed

Body DAVID KAPITAN Correspondent The Canton ISD Board of Trustees hosted its regular monthly session July 20, tackling an agenda heavy on administrative reports and bookkeeping items centered on the upcoming school year.
Summer has been a busy time at Canton ISD with a series of construction projects set to wrap before students return to the classroom for the start of the 2026-’27 school year. Photo by Melody Tarno-Thompson

Commissioners approve committee's recommendation

Body County commissioners doubled up on meetings recently, following their regular called session July 15 with a special called session just two days later on July 17 to hear from its evaluation committee on agenda item related to the hiring of an architectural firm.
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