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The Canton City Council recently held a called meeting to discuss the burial of a time capsule schedule for June 10. In other business during the special called meeting, the council approved the financial report for March 2024.

Photo by Tiffany Hardy, Susan Harris and Doc Collins .

United States District 5 Congressman Lance Gooden has announced a series of Congressional Town Hall meetings across Texas’ 5th district.

By only a margin of nine votes in unofficial votes released May 28 by the Van Zandt County Clerk’s office, Bobby Phillips will be the new VZC Pct. 3 Commissioner next year.

Final Early Voting numbers were released by the Van Zandt County Clerk’s office in the runoff elections for VZC Pct. 1 Commissioner and VZC Pct. 3 Commissioner at the conclusion of Early Voting May 24.

Good news was received by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court following a report on their annual audit May 21 during their regular meeting. Travis Rogers, an Audit Supervisor with Patillo, Brown, and Hill L.L.P.

SUZANNE BASS Van Zandt County Genealogical Society Publicity Chairperson What’s new at FamilySearch? A lot! That was the message from Carrie Woolverton at the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society’s regular meeting on May 18, 2024.

Farmers and ranchers affected by the wildfires earlier this year have until May 31 to apply for unreimbursed agricultural losses through Texas Farm Bureau’s (TFB) Texas Panhandle Wildfire Relief Fund.

The Carter BloodCare bus will be making a stop at the Walmart Supercenter, located 603 East Highway 243 in Canton, from 2-6 p.m. Monday, June 3.

A female staff member at Wills Point ISD resigned May 22 pending an investigation into allegations of online solicitation of a minor, according to the WPISD and a WFAA-TV (Channel 8) website report.