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DAVID BARBER davidb@vanzandtnews.com Canton Mayor Lou Ann Everett made a special announcement to those in attendance Aug. 16 at the beginning of the regular monthly meeting of the Canton City Council.

Canton ISD staff and students returned to campuses district-wide Aug. 17 for the first day of the 2022-’23 school year. Other local districts starting their respective school years the same day included Edgewood and Martins Mill.

Local law enforcement officials found themselves in a dangerous situation last week, engaging in a high-speed chase to detain a suspect wanted in the fatal shooting of a woman in Edgewood that also involved the kidnapping of a small child.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar revised the Certification Revenue Estimate (CRE) upward, increasing his November estimate of General Revenue-related (GR-R) funds available for certification by $13.75 billion July 14.

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 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.

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.