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The deadline for filing to run in a Van Zandt County or state office in the March 3, 2026, Primary Election was Monday, Dec. 8, according to VZC Republican Party Chairman Lance Lenz.

Members of the Canton Elementary School Student Council for the month of December are front row, left to right, Mila Navarro, Addison Glover, Lawsyn Liptak, and Adelaide West; and back row, Bo Tabraham, Danny Damron, Cade Peace, Weston Priest, and Kai Fox.

Hunting seasons are well under way and chances are good many of you already have a freezer well stocked with everything from venison steaks and ground meat to dove breasts. Let’s not let all this tasty meat get freezer burned.

A recent article listing the candidates that had signed up for the March 2026 Primary Election had a couple of errors. Deborah Decker is the candidate for Van Zandt County Precinct Chair for Pct.

DOC COLLINS Republican Club of Van Zandt County President ‘The Dragon’s Prophecy,’ a documentary film by award-winning film maker Dinesh D’Souza about the attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7, 2023, will be shown at Victory Life Church in Ben Wheeler located at 16040 State Highway 64 beginning...

The Canton Museum Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the Annual Blackwell House Christmas Open House is being held this year from 3-6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.

GRACE RICHARDSON Canton Main Street Program Manager Preparations are continuing for two major Christmas activities in downtown Canton including the Christmas Sip N’ Dip Thursday, Dec. 11, and The Hard Candy Christmas Parade and Festival on Saturday, Dec.

No injuries were reported following a fire in the Whitton Community that consumed around 100 acres of land on Thanksgiving Day. The Whitton Volunteer Fire Department lost a fire truck during the blaze.

According to Van Zandt County Republican Party Chairman Lance Lenz, the deadline for candidates to file to run in the March 2026 Primary Election in VZC is Monday, Dec. 8.

Canton residents and out of town visitors laced up their running shoes early Thursday morning for the 12th annual Turkey Trot, a tradition that has quickly become one of the community’s favorite holiday kickoffs.