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Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding shoppers they can save money on clothes and school supplies during the state’s sales tax holiday on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-13.

The Whitton Community Center, located on FM 1651 near Canton, will host an Ice cream social fundraiser beginning at 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug.

The Van Zandt County Republican Club has announced plans to host a candidate debate beginning at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Aug.

A new law will go into effect in September that limits rights by the public to hunting on navigable rivers in Texas. This new law/ regulation (SB 1236) was passed just last week and blindsided most Texas sportsmen and women. Texas Parks and Wildlife department had absolutely nothing to do with it but I’m sure the game wardens were just given a monumental enforcement challenge and a quick learning curve to decipher this change in the way we hunt rivers.

Retired L3 Harris Project Engineer and former Greenville City Councilman Doug Roszhart submitted his paperwork with the Texas Secretary of State to become a candidate in the upcoming Special Election for House District 2.

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The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Offi ce released the following arrest report from Jul. 25-Aug.

A new location for the weekly Canton Farmers’ Market was approved in a 3-0 vote by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court during a special called meeting July 26. VZC Pct.

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Donating blood can help many patients in many ways. High school student Amari Lemon is one Texan whose life has been changed by the compassion of Lone Star blood donors.