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The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), Neches River Chapter, held its annual George Washington Tea Feb. 11. At the event, the chapter presented Good Citizen Awards to seven high school seniors, one from each school in the county.

The Van Zandt Extension Livestock and Forage committee andVan Zandt County Farm Bureau are sponsoring a soil test campaign that kicks off Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m.

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ETHAN ADAMS news@vanzandtnews.com While the general election filing period for both the city and the schools has started off rather leisurely, the city reported its first action in several weeks, as current city councilmember Randon Sumner has officially filed for a bid at re-election. Sumner, who joins current mayor, Lou Ann Everett, as the sole filers at the time of press, has served as a councilmember since 2019.

Lakeside Baptist Church in Canton is once again partnering with the Tim Tebow Foundation, as they are slated to host the “Night to Shine” event on Friday, Feb. 10, from 6 - 9 p.m. This will be Lakeside’s third time partnering with the event.

VINYL & VINTAGE ETHAN ADAMS news@vanzandtnews.com In recent years the trend cycle has lent itself to a myriad of styles and fads, which all inevitably will run their course and fall by the wayside. Rarely will a trend see a long enough lifespan to truly catch on nationwide.

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Gabe Beverly, a member of Canton FFA, caught a calf during the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble Jan. 21, earning a $500 purchase certificate for a show heifer and the chance for up to $16,000 in scholarship awards. Beverly’s parents are Cristole and Gregg Beverly of Canton. His award was sponsored by Bridge Residential.

Library remains busy throughout February February came in with a frozen blast, didn’t it? The Library Ladies missed a couple of days due to weather but came back ready to see our patrons. Hope everyone was safe, warm and had plenty of books to read!! February is a busy, but short month.

Members of the Captain James Burleson Chapter Texas Society US Daughters of 1812 and the James Pinckney Henderson Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas met in the Buchanan Room of the Public Library in Canton Jan. 28.