July 2025

The Republican Women of Van Zandt County held their second ‘Pizza and Politics’ event on Friday, June 20, 2025, at the Silver Spur in Canton with approximately 100 people attending the free event.

The Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library in Canton recently announced the donation of a table for the children’s area of the library. According to library director Tonja Garten, the table was donated in memory of Kathleen Stanford Barber on what would have been her 100th birthday on July 5, 2025.

Catching fish can be a challenging endeavor especially when conditions change quickly and patterns that have been as constant as the Polar star fail to produce bites. Such was the case with a striper fishing trip at Lake Texoma last week with my friends at Striper Express.

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION The passage of the state’s first voucher program means homeschool families in Texas will soon be eligible for up to $2,000 to use toward educational costs such as tutoring or curriculum. From 500,000 to 600,000 Texas children are being homeschooled, between eight percent and 10 percent of all school-aged children, the Houston Chronicle reported.

Texas District 2 State Senator Bob Hall recently announced that he is seeking re-election. “When I first asked for your vote, I promised to fight for our shared val-ues; limited government, individual liberty, the rule of law, and faith in God,” said Hall.

Conservative Republican State Representative Brent Money recently announced his re-election campaign for Texas House District 2. During his first term in office, Money prioritized conservative policies and addressed the concerns of his constituents earning him a spot among the top 10 most conservative members of the 89th legislative session.

The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating a crash along Interstate 20 in Terrell that killed six people on Saturday, June 28. Agency officials announced June 30 that they will conduct a safety investigation into the multi-vehicle collision, alongside the Texas Department of Public Safety.