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davidb@vanzandtnews.com Following much discussion, Semi-annual training for all election workers was tabled by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court during its special meeting June 12. VZC Clerk’s Office Elections Division Coordinator Shannon Maddox spoke to the commissioners’ court.

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The Republican Club of Van Zandt County will have as their guest speaker, Christin Bentley, at their next club meeting on Monday, June 24, at 7 p.m. at the VZC Farm Bureau Event Center in Canton.

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.

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.

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...

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.

A number of elected officials have expressed shock and sadness over the sudden passing of Van Zandt County Pct. 2 Commissioner Virgil Melton Jr.

After visiting Mineola and Athens earlier in the day, Republican United States District 5 Congressman Lance Gooden closed out his Town Hall Meeting tour in his district June 6 with an appearance in Canton.