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Tyler Junior College’s student media, The DrumBeat, has proved to be a competitive force in journalism after earning more than 30 awards at the 2024 Texas Intercollegiate Press Association conference.

There will be a seminar titled, ‘What’s Up in VZC?’ scheduled from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The Northeast Texas Press Association (NETPA) recognized Van Zandt Newspapers L.L.C. with a number of awards during the 98th Annual NETPA Convention’s Better Newspaper Contest held April 25-27 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Granbury.

S.E Dymek, the author of ‘Between the Alpha’s War,’ will be doing a book signing and a ‘Meet and Greet’ from 1:30-3 p.m. Saturday, May 4, at A Wicked Read, located at 120 East Dallas Street (north side of the downtown square).

Canton VFW Post 12219 will be hosting a Military and First Responders Appreciation Day from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

A ‘Taco-Bout Amazing’ Client Appreciation Event will take place from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at Exit Realty Pro located at 1445 South Buffalo Street in Canton.

While millions of Texans commute to work on highways every week, they pass inches away from the worksites for thousands of law enforcement personnel, first responders and road maintenance crews. Unfortunately, many of them are killed in crashes every year on the job, which is why TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) is calling on Texas drivers to keep roadside workers safe by remembering to ‘Move Over or Slow Down.’ The state’s ‘Move Over or Slow Down’ law requires drivers to move over, putting a lane between them and roadside workers, or reduce their speed to 20 mph below the posted speed limit when passing law enforcement, tow trucks, utility vehicles, emergency responders and TxDOT vehicles stopped with activated overhead lights on the side of the road.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Van ISD Superintendent Don Dunn presented his monthly report April 15 during the regular monthly meeting of the Van School Board. Trustees Shannon Johnson and Nathan Daniels were not in attendance.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Apr. 16-Apr.

The Van Zandt County Aggie Club held their Annual Aggie Muster at the Van Zandt County Country Club in Canton on April 21. Approximately 40 Texas A&M graduates, family members, and friends gathered for a meal, fellowship, a program, and to honor the memory of three former A&M students who died during the past year.