News

Country Place Senior Living of Canton is set to host a grand celebration in honor of its 10th anniversary. The event will take place at 1835 S Trade Days Blvd.

Finding missing parents: That was the focus of the March 23 meeting of the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society at the VZC/Sarah Norman Library in Canton. Mary Jamba, a DNA genealogy specialist, gave a presentation on ‘Finding Unknown Parents and Grandparents with Genetic Genealogy.’ Ms.

There will be a rabies clinic, annual vaccines, and microchipping services offered to the citizens of Van Zandt County (excluding shelters and rescues) by Operation Kindness from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Trade Center #1 on the First Monday Grounds in Canton.

.

carla@vanzandtnews.com The City of Canton is continuing with a statewide 57-year tradition known as ‘Keep Texas Beautiful’ during the week of April 15. In 1967, the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation, now known as the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), created the Beautify Texas Council to help give Texas a facelift for the upcoming 1968 HemisFair in San Antonio.

A once in a lifetime Total Solar Eclipse event was viewed throughout Van Zandt County April 8. Among those taking a look at history through their solar eclipse glasses were Tiffany Hardy and her daughter, Paige. Additional photos on 10A.

A Van Zandt County dog owner was arrested and charged with animal cruelty following a civil custody hearing Monday, April 1, according to information released by the SPCA of Texas. The hearing was held in the VZC Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 courtroom.

Tickets are still available for the annual Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce Gala scheduled for Friday, April 19 at the Canton Civic Center. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the banquet will begin at 6 p.m.

.

Each year, the Canton Tractor Show and Swap Meet happens during the first weekend of April out at the First Monday Trade Day Grounds in Canton. Many of the tractors were vintage, either beautifully restored or kept in their original form.