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Mabank Police Officers responded to a reported shooting July 13 in the 1400 block of Pharm Hills Road in the city.

In an unexpected move, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 to deny a proposal regarding fiscal year 2024 VZC Elected Officials Salaries.

Jillian Barber of Canton was named to the Spring 2023 Dean’s List at LeTourneau University. The Dean’s List recognizes students who have achieved a grade point average between 3.50 and 3.99 for the semester.

Hazardous driving conditions in and around two Canton area spots took center stage last week with State Senator Bob Hall sending a letter to the Texas Department of Transportation in Austin July 14.

The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered its latest monthly sales tax revenue report to local cities last week, reporting mixed results when comparing against collection totals against the same month from the previous year.

Staffing issues at the Van Zandt County Jail were updated by VZC Sheriff Joe Carter during the July 12 meeting of the VZC Commissioners Court. The regular meeting was moved to July 12 due to a potential quorum issue for the regularly scheduled July 19 meeting.

Average gasoline prices in Texas have risen 3.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.14/g July 17, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 13,114 stations in Texas. Prices in Texas are 5.3 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 85.9 cents per gallon lower than a year ago.

Brookshire Grocery Co. announced an agreement whereby Walgreens will acquire BGC’s 120 pharmacies in Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, which includes pharmacy customer prescription files and related pharmacy inventory.

The Canton Lions Club District 2-2X met July 12 at the Van Zandt Country Club with Lion Vice President Jonathan Helvey presiding. Lion Kenny Edwards introduced the speaker, Lion Chet Clayton, President, First State Bank of BenWheeler.

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