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It is that time of year again and the Fourth of July will be here before you know it. This year, all of the Fourth of July events and sponsorships scheduled for Thursday, July 4, will be managed through the City of Canton directly.

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series of articles on the recent mission trip by youth from Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston visiting Canton. Memorial Drive United Methodist Church in Houston embarked on a transformative youth mission trip to Canton.

During the June 18 regular meeting of the Canton City Council, vendors from the Canton First Monday Trades Day voiced their opinions and concerns regarding the access restrictions on the First Monday grounds.

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Exit Realty Pro and M-Squared Management L.L.C. in Canton will be hosting ‘The Cool Clients’ Appreciation event from 2-6 p.m.

The City of Van will be hosting its eighth annual Independence Day Celebration known as Freedom Boom from 6-10 p.m. Saturday, June 29, at McMillan Park located at 712 East Main Street.

I was well into my 20s when I first began fishing for white bass (sand bass) as they are called in North Texas. Sand bass flourish in lakes with feeder streams and each spring make spawning runs in the creeks or rivers.

Conversations about the farm bill, agricultural labor and disaster assistance echoed through the halls and offices on Capitol Hill recently as more than 200 Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) members, including five from Van Zandt County, met with members of the U.S. Congress to talk about issues important to agriculture.

Registration is underway for the 70th annual Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course in College Station, and once again, Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) members will receive a discount on registration. “This is a Farm Bureau member benefit that can be used to help Van Zandt County Farm Bureau members learn more about beef cattle management,” Clayton Conway, VZC Farm Bureau President, said.

Brookshire Grocery Co. (BGC) is accepting applications from military veterans to fill 25 spots on its trip to Washington, D.C. Oct. 21-23 for the 20th Brookshire’s and Super 1 Foods ‘Heroes Flight’ program.