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Three employees were recognized for their years of service to Van Zandt County during the regular meeting of the VZC Commissioners Court April 23. VZC Pct.

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There will be a property tax appraisal protest workshop from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Despite less than ideal weather conditions April 30.

The University of Texas at Tyler recently announced the winners of the 2025 Juried Student Art Exhibition hosted by the UT Tyler Department of Art and Art History. This year’s guest juror was Jason Bly, an associate professor of art at Midwestern State University.

Results of the Robotics and Spelling Bee competitions in the recent Van Zandt County Fair and Rodeo held at the VZC Fairgrounds in Canton were as follows: Robotics The Junior division winning team was the Van Zandt 4-H Clover team. Second place went to the Van Zandt 4-H ‘Jack’ team.

A new deadline schedule is now in effect for the Canton Herald beginning with the Thursday, May 8 issue. All articles, photos, classifi ed advertising, legal notices, and display advertising will now be due on Thursdays at 5 p.m.

Canton School Board President Kenneth Pruitt was named as the Citizen of the Year during the annual Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce Community Awards Dinner April 24 at Canton Civic Center. The theme of the banquet was ‘Masquerade: Behind the Mask.’ An estimated 325 were in attendance.

With Early Voting coming to a close April 29, the focus is now on Election Day voting scheduled for Saturday in the Canton School Board election. Due to a minimum number of candidates filing, the City of Canton cancelled its May 3 election while the Canton School Board election will feature one contested race.

The Temporary Restraining Order against the developers of a lithium battery storage facility being built south of Canton has been extended through Wednesday, May 7. Van Zandt County Criminal District Attorney Tonda Curry updated the VZC Commissioners Court during its regular meeting April 23.