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The AARP Driver Safety Course and the Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library are sponsoring a driver safety course from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7. The library is located at 317 First Monday Lane (FM 859) in Canton.

The Belief Center of Canton will be hosting a special dedication ceremony known as ‘Celebrate Our Soldiers’ from 7-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Van Zandt Veterans Memorial Plaza, located at the intersection of State Highways 19 and 243 in Canton.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Aug. 15-Aug.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Wills Point man Aug. 15 and charged him in connection with the 1986 murder of a teenage girl.

Van Zandt County continues to be under a burn ban with no relief in sight. VZC was placed under a 90-day burn ban by the VZC Commissioners Court Aug.

A tax rate that includes an 18.54 cent decrease was approved by the Van School Board in a 4-0 vote Aug. 21 during the regular monthly meeting of the Van School Board. Trustees Shannon Johnson and Scott Thomas were not in attendance.

A momentous occasion is on the horizon as First Monday Trade Days, the iconic flea market in Canton, prepares to mark a significant milestone, its 150th anniversary. “Join us in celebrating the occasion during the October show (Sept.

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Committee members vetting questions, debate panelists asking the questions, and a tentative debate format for the Texas House, District 2, Republican Party candidate debate in Van Zandt County has been released.

The Terrell Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to assist the Scurry Fire Department on Aug. 18.