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Average gasoline prices in Texas have fallen 9.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.41/g, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 64.2 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 56.8 cents per gallon higher than a year ago. The national average price of diesel has declined 14.8 cents in the last week and stands at $5.27 per gallon.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released 2022 A–F accountability ratings for districts and campuses, the first to be issued since 2019 due to two years of COVID-related pauses. The TEA noted that 1,195 districts and 8,451 campuses were rated this year, with returns showing promising signs of progress in Texas’s efforts to catch students up academically.

While gas prices nationwide dropped below $4 per gallon average last week, the state boasts the lowest prices in the country at an average of $3.49 — 50 cents below the national average, according to AAA Texas.

After a two-year hiatus Colfax Homecoming is back on the calendar. The beloved tradition of the Colfax community will resume Aug.

STAFF REPORTS Alfonso Medina appeared in a Van Zandt County courtroom Aug. 11, pleading guilty to a charge of manslaughter stemming from a two-vehicle accident that took place Dec.

The office of Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar released its latest monthly sales tax revenue last week indicating that five out of seven local entities had posted sales tax revenue gains when comparing against the same period from the previous year.

The Summer Street Dance, hosted by the Canton Main Street Program, will take place in downtown Canton on Saturday, Aug. 20.

The Canton ISD monthly board meeting was conducted Aug. 15, in the Canton ISD administration building.

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The Van Zandt County 4-H Club concluded its 2021-‘22 year with their annual awards banquet at the First Baptist Church in Canton gymnasium July 22. The evening began with a welcome by Council President Johnathon Goode, the Pledge of Allegiance to the USA and Texas Flags presented by Addison Jacobs, the 4-H Pledge by Payton Roberts, followed by a meal and slide show.