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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.

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.

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.

I was visiting with Alaina Smith, secretary at the Van Zandt AgriLife Extension offi ce, about what was the most asked question this past week. She said there were numerous calls about pecan trees dripping sap on cars and windshields that had been parked under them.

This season, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) Big Time Texas Hunts (BTTH) program is offering Texans some of the very best hunting opportunities in the state. Ten premium guided hunt packages are offered in this year’s Big Time Texas Hunts drawing.

Over 700 fourth grade students representing every school district in Van Zandt County were in attendance Sept. 27 and 28 at the VZC Fairgrounds in Canton for the annual ‘Ag in the Classroom’ event, sponsored by the VZC Farm Bureau.

A two-vehicle accident in Canton resulted in the death of a Canton ISD student and injured four other individuals. According to information released by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Safety Education/ Media & Communications Sgt.

Van Zandt County Clerk Susan Strickland recently announced that the final day to register to vote for the upcoming Nov. 8 General Election is Tuesday, Oct.

On Friday, Sept. 30 First Monday Trade Days unveiled a brand-new partnership with GoBus, which will provide visitors with a free shuttle service around the grounds.