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Lucy Marine Maloney, her husband, Mal, and son, Mark from Palm Springs California, visited the Hillcrest Cemetery in Canton on June 14. This visit completed a long-awaited journey of Mrs. Maloney as she researched her family’s genealogy.

Area residents will have plenty of things to keep themselves busy in the coming weeks with multiple communities in and around the Van Zandt County area announcing Independence Day celebrations, including Canton and Van.

A proclamation recognizing the month of June as Elder Abuse Prevention Month in Van Zandt County was approved unanimously June 8 by the VZC Commissioners Court during its regular meeting.

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

A crash involving an unidentified woman on the run from the law turned fatal on Monday, June 6. According to reports issued by the Texas Department of Public Safety, a little before midnight DPS troopers responded to call on the Interstate 20 service road west of Canton.

Maintenance crews are scheduled to perform base work on FM 859 between IH 20 and US 80. Expect lane closures with flaggers controlling traffic.

The Canton Police Department released the following activity report from June 2 to June 12. June 2 A disturbance was reported and investigated by CPD officers.

Old Bethel Church to hold festival Old Bethel Baptist Church will hold the Have A Blast-Community Festival from 5-10 p.m., June 25 at the church located at 103 VZ CR 2313, Canton. “There will be waterslides, hot dogs, nachos, cotton candy, sno-cones, games and tournaments.

The SPCA of Texas and the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office served a search and seizure warrant at a property in Van Zandt County, before removing 14 animals from the property June 10. The animals included five dogs, five koi fish, two cats, one macaw and one deceased cockatoo.

This is the second part of An Airman’s Tale, a real-life story of a plane navigator in World War II, his best friend and his deep love for his family.