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The annual memorial service for the Starr Cemetery Association will be held May 20 at the Grand Saline Old School Museum located at 700 North Main Street in Grand Saline. The business meeting will begin at 11 a.m. with gospel singing and a spiritual message to follow.

The Canton Lions Club District 2-2X met Wednesday, April 26, at the Van Zandt Country Club with Lion President Tanya Watkins presiding. The guest speakers were Dr. Brian Nichols, Canton ISD Superintendent and Dr. Angela Barton, Canton ISD Director of Curriculum and Assessment. The speakers updated members on the status of Canton ISD, impact of current state legislative bills, and increase of property taxes on education. Dr. Nichols also expressed how successful the 2023 school year has been in academic and athletic achievements, as well as extracurricular activity successes such as band and choir.

Van Zandt County District Attorney Tonda Curry served as the special guest speaker at the April 27 meeting of the Canton Rotary Club, speaking on various matters relating to local law. .

ETHAN ADAMS news@vanzandtnews.com The 2023 local election cycle would come to an end this past weekend, as Saturday, May 6 represented the final day for interested voters to cast their ballots. While a lack of potential candidates would leave the City of Canton without an election, the Canton ISD Board of Trustees featured two seats, places 6 and 7, in which the respective incumbent was challenged.

Anumber of speakers prayed for various individuals and organizations during the National Day of Prayer program presented May 4 at the Van Zandt County Court at Law Courtroom inside the VZC Courthouse in Canton.

According to the Van Zandt County Clerk’s office, the proposition on the ballot in a special called election May 6 for Van Zandt County Emergency Services District (ESD) #3 was defeated in a 147-122 vote.

Prior to a vote by the Texas House of Representatives regarding possible expulsion May 9, Republican District 2 State Representative Bryan Slaton of Royse City resigned from office May 8 after the House General Investigating Committee, in a report released two days earlier, found that he engaged in inappropriate sexual conduct with a subordinate in addition to other charges of misconduct.

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St. Justin’s Episcopal Church, located at 977 West Highway 243 in Canton, recently welcomed their new Priest, Rev.

The Myrtle Springs Cemetery Association will keep busy during the weeks ahead, hosting its annual spring work day event May 13 and annual cemetery meeting May 21. The Association will be hosting a cemetery work day on Saturday, May 13th beginning at 8 a.m.