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More than 15-million pints of blood are transfused in this country each year. That exceeds 40-thousand pints daily. Hospitals in north, central and east Texas are using only a fraction of that amount, but Carter BloodCare still requests 1,000 volunteer blood donors each day to keep pace with local hospital demands.

With political campaign season in full swing, the Texas Department of Transportation advises political parties, candidates and their supporters of where campaign signs can be placed along Texas roadways.

The Van Zandt County Pet Project will be presenting a wine and pet adoption event in cooperation with the Humane Society of Cedar Creek Lake and Cannon Creek Vineyard known as ‘Wags and Wine’ from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22.

Information regarding a oneday seminar, titled ‘The Value of Land,’ was presented to the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court during its regular meeting Oct. 12.

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For more than four decades, the East Texas Crisis Center has established itself as a safe haven for those impacted by family violence, dating violence, sexual assault and violent crime. In Van Zandt County those efforts date back to 1991 and include a wide range of services including crisis intervention, safety planning, support groups, peer counseling, shelter, economic education classes, community resources and information, legal advocacy, limited financial assistance, transportation to emergency shelter and medical accompaniment.

On Sunday morning, Oct. 9, members of St. Therese Catholic Church gathered with their pastor, Rev. Jesudoss Thomas outside the Van Zandt County Courthouse to pray for religious freedom, the sanctity of life, the conversion of sinners, and the growth of faith, hope and love.

The Republican Women of Van Zandt County hosted an appreciation reception for elected officials leaving office at the end of the year Oct. 7 at the Blackwell House in Canton. Honored and presented with a certificate of appreciation were Don Kirkpatrick, County Judge; Tim West, County Commissioner Precinct 4; and Sandra Plaster, JP Precinct 2. Approximatley 75 people attended the come and go reception.

A portion of Highway 19 was closed to traffic late Oct. 3 after a possible gas leak was detected at the Potts Gas parking lot located at 12728 Highway 19.