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terest, the city was able to cancel their election and was scheduled to hold a swearing-in ceremony for Mayor Lou Ann Everett and council members Randon Sumner and Cassidy Henderson. Van Zandt County Judge Andy Reese announced during the April 12 regular meeting of the VZC Commissioners Court that the annual National Day of Prayer Ceremony would be held Thursday, May 4, at the VZC Courthouse.

The Edom Volunteer Fire Department is looking for two ‘Good Samaritans’ who heroically recently pulled a victim from a burning car saving the individual’s life, according to Dylan Turner with the Edom VFD.

A report of vandalism at Cherry Creek Park in Canton is still under investigation, according to Canton Police Department Detective Jerod Forrest. Forrest said that the vandalism was done sometime during the overnight hours Dec.

Van Zandt County Republican Party Chairman Lance Lenz recently released information about a scheduled VZC debate between the two Republican Party candidates that are on the Tuesday, Jan. 30 ballot for the Texas House District 2 special runoff election.

Howard Bell of Canton and his family have been doing Christmas lights for years and the holiday displays just keep on growing. Personally, for Howard Bell, he loves Christmas but he did not celebrate it much as a child, but when his dad took the family out somewhere around the holiday season in the 1970s, if somebody had a string of lights, it was a mesmerizing experience because very few people did any glowing light displays back then.

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Canton ISD Director of Curriculum and Assessment Dr. Angela Barton presented a power point update on the Teacher Incentive Allotment program Dec. 11 during the regular monthly meeting of the Canton School Board. Trustee Dr. Leslea Evans was not in attendance. According to Barton, the Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) was created by the Texas Legislature as part of House Bill 3 to provide a realistic pathway for top teachers to earn higher salaries and to help attract and retain highly effective teachers.

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL! 1045 S. Buffalo Street, Canton, TX 75103 CANTON EAGLES Pre-K Peterson Dear Santa: I want a toy for Christmas, a train.

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The Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce released the list of winning entries from the Dec. 9 Christmas Parade held downtown.