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Texans shivered under single-digit temperatures as their week began, with snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions throughout the state. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties and urged residents to stay alert to changing weather conditions. The Texas Division of Emergency Management deployed resources from various state agencies to prepare roadways, assist motorists, remove downed trees and perform search-and-rescue operations if necessary.
Read moreDue to inclement weather,the Republican Club meeting featuring guest speaker Dr. Laura Pressley will be rescheduled for 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 22. The meeting will be held at Winning Strategies, 1111 E. Tyler (Hwy. 64) in Canton.
Read more“A walk-thru TV Land – from ‘Lucy’ to ‘Cheers” is a fundraiser for The Talent Box, a nonprofit community theatre. It will be held Feb. 27th at The Community Center, 307 N. 4th Street, Wills Point from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Melinda Bass of Wills Point will direct this event as an old-fashioned Radiothon. There will be skits and songs from the TV programs, interviews with theatre actors, kid’s summer fun participants and patrons.
Read moreBecause of the winter storm and widespread power outages, the Feb. 22 due date for state taxes and fees to be reported and paid will be extended by one week, to March 1, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced Feb. 17.
Read moreThe Northeast Texas Public Health District announced that Van Zandt County’s confirmed and probable case count has reached 3, as of Wednesday, Feb. 17.
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The state passed the one million mark of Texans who have received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. More than 2.8 million have received the first dose.
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An almost 30-year old mystery surrounding the disappearance of Quinlan resident Carey Mae Parker may have been finally solved last week after a volunteer search team based out Bend, Oregon located a vehicle while conducting a search of Lake Tawakoni in Hunt County.
Read moreIt is with a heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our founder, Betty Adamson.
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