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The East Texas Council of Governments has announced $4.5 million in grants from the Governor’s Public Safety Office awarded to East Texas jurisdictions and nonprofits. The Governor’s Public Safety Office administers federal and state grant funding to promote strategies that improve public safety, support victims of crime, prevent terrorism, and prepare communities for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to Texans.

Did you know blood transfusion is one of the most frequently performed procedures in hospitals? In fact, one in seven hospital patients will require blood during their stay. To support this urgent community need, Carter BloodCare asks residents to Give for Texans in February.

Sanders named to Provost’s Honor Roll The University of Mary Hardin-Baylor announced that 576 students have been listed on the Fall 2022 Provost’s Honor Roll. To receive this recognition, a student must achieve a 3.85 grade point average (GPA) or better on a 4.0 scale.

The Canton High School Choir is set to host their annual Dinner Show fundraiser this Saturday, beginning at 5 p.m. in the Canton High School cafeteria. The theme of the evening is entitled ‘80’s Night’. Attendees will be treated to a meal, a night full of 1980’s themed entertainment, and a special performance from the show’s judges.

DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered its first sales tax revenue collection report of the year Jan. 11, indicating that five out of seven local cities had shown gains when comparing January 2023 totals against those posted during the same calendar month the previous year.

The Canton chapter of the FFA played host to 109 competitors from 18 schools across the state over the weekend for the ‘Four Round Flower Challenge’. In the contest, designers received a different task per round, and up to half of the competition was eliminated following each round.

ETHAN ADAMS news@vanzandtnews.com Filing for the May General Election that will feature open spots on both the Canton City Council, as well as the Canton ISD Board of Trustees, officially opened this week on Jan. 18.

With recent news that the Plaza Theatre building in downtown Canton was set to be demolished this past week, many have expressed both nostalgia and interest in what lies ahead for a strong piece of Canton’s history. The Plaza Theatre was constructed in 1946 by Joe Marshall Hackney.

Bridge results for November and December 2022 at The Blackwell House in Canton were recently released and they were as follows: Nov. 15: First place, Deanna Drab and Rosemary Mize; second place, Brenda Baker and Mary Bartley; third place, Bonnie Magee and Charles Ford; and fourth place, Suzanne Birdwell and Susan Ford.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.93 billion in December, 10.5 percent more than in December 2021. The majority of December sales tax revenue is based on sales made in November and remitted to the agency in December.