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Body An update on work being done as well as upcoming projects at the Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial was presented during the regular weekly luncheon of the Canton Lions Club held at the Van Zandt County Club Sept. 10.

Body Members of the Canton Elementary School Student Council for August and September were front row, left to right, Riley Matura, Sutton Coursey, Emiline Harrell, and Carmen Cox; and back row, Harper Holloway, Ryker Adair, Dayana Diaz, and Myles Halpin.

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Body davidb@vanzandtnews.com Following a public hearing, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court unanimously adopted a new Salvage and Wrecking Yard Ordinance during its regular meeting Sept. 10.

Body Carter BloodCare will be having a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Body Are you interested in your family history? Join Van Zandt County Genealogy Society Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library, located at 317 First Monday Lane, Canton.

Body The 2025 Community Health Fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Body Castillian Lodge #141 in Canton has announced a number of activities coming up during the fall season and they are as follows: Saturday, Oct. 11: Carter Blood Center hosted inside the Castillian Lodge facility on State Highway 64 in Canton from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Body The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is planning to conduct the following construction and maintenance work in Van Zandt County during the week of Sept. 8.

Body The old man had just settled into the makeshift wooden ground blind from which he had hunted since the early 60s. Oh, he had ‘doctored’ up the blind many times with sheet metal and plywood, but a blind has been in place since he first began hunting the spot many years ago.