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At the beginning of the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court’s regular meeting April 12, VZC Judge Andy Reese announced that a National Prayer Day ceremony will be held Thursday, May 4, inside the VZC Courthouse from noon to 12:30 p.m.

There were 103 exhibitors that qualified to sell their projects at the Junior Livestock Auction on Friday, March 31 during the county fair.

The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered mostly positive results to Van Zandt County cities last week, announcing that five out of seven local entities had posted sales tax revenue gains when comparing against collection totals against the same month from the previous year.

April is a busy month at the Library. This week we are celebrating National Library Week. We are honoring our wonderful volunteers and staff at the library. They help us so much and work tirelessly to keep the library going each week.

The Van Zandt County Republican Club will be sponsoring a candidate forum for all school board candidates in Van Zandt County beginning at 7 p.m. Monday, April 24.

Van Zandt County Sheriff Joe Carter and VZC Jail Administrator Matt Stucker presented an update on VZC Jail standards and personnel during the regular meeting of the VZC Commissioners Court April 12. “I took over as VZC sheriff on May 15, 2022,” recalled Carter to the commissioners’court.

Why do you feel that you are the best candidate for this position? Josh Wilkerson and his wife, Casey, are lifelong Canton residents and attended Canton Schools kindergarten-12th.

Why do you feel that you are the best candidate for this position? Hello, I am Terrica Stowell and am running for Canton School board, Place 7. I am a Navy Veteran, college graduate, real estate agent and small business owner.

Why do you feel that you are the best candidate for this position? My husband, Chris, and I chose Canton over 10 years ago for our family to establish roots because, as most would agree, it is a great place to raise a family primarily due to an excellent school district.

Why do you feel that you are the best candidate for this position? My name is Julie Franklin, and I am running for Canton ISD School Board of Trustees, Position 6. I am married to Alan Franklin, and we have five children.