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Voting procedures, roads, and maintaining current Van Zandt County employees were among the topics discussed by VZC Pct. 3 Commissioner Keith Pearson as he spoke during the regular weekly meeting of the Canton Rotary Club June 29.

The East Texas Council of Governments (ETCOG) is proud to announce the launch of a new reporting system designed to combat illegal dumping and keep East Texas clean.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 8.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.12/g July 3, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 7.1 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 125.7 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

Van Zandt County fire departments have had their hands full during recent summers, crisscrossing the area to contain out of control grass fires sparked by dragging chains from vehicles, discarded cigarette butts, equipment malfunctions and out of control burns.

An 82-year-old Ben Wheeler woman was killed as a result of a two-vehicle accident that took place during the early afternoon hours of June 29 along State Highway 64 approximately 12 miles east of BenWheeler.

VFW Post 12219 leaders sat outside of Brookshires in Canton Friday, June 16 and Saturday, June 17 to collect non-perishable food/canned items and donations to help Humana raise food and funds for the new Canton VFW Post 12219 and East Texas Food Bank.

‘Help Fix East Texas’ is the theme of a new sense of urgency from the Van Zandt County Pet Project to remind citizens to get their pets spayed and neutered. “Be a part of the solution,” said a VZC Pet Project spokesperson.

After the House and Senate failed to come to an agreement in the first called special session, Governor Greg Abbott called lawmakers back for an immediate session Wednesday to find a way to deliver billions in property tax cuts to Texans.

Governor Greg Abbott yesterday signed House Bill 2060 by Representative Giovanni Capriglione and Senator Tan Parker establishing the Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council as Texas strengthens its position as the leading destination for next generation technology in the country.

The Texas Senate on the first day of the Legislature’s second special session unanimously passed a tax bill last Wednesday that increases the homestead exemption and includes a pay hike for teachers, the Austin American-Statesman reported.