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The Texas Education Agency released spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness results for end-ofcourse assessments. The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English II, Biology, and U.S. History.

Voting procedures, roads, and maintaining current Van Zandt County employees were among the topics discussed by VZC Pct. 3 Commissioner Keith Pearson as he spoke during the regular weekly meeting of the Canton Rotary Club June 29.

Memories of destinations and the people he met along the way through the years at those locations were shared through a power-point presentation by ‘Expedition Texas’ Executive Producer Bob Mauldin.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Jun. 27-Jul.

Through a power-point presentation during the Van School Board’s regular monthly meeting June 19, Van ISD Superintendent Don Dunn presented a legislative update to the trustees. School board members Shannon Johnson and Brian Horton were not in attendance.

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Around 100 registered voters in Van Zandt County were given the rare opportunity to vote twice as representatives and equipment from two different companies were in attendance for the VZC Public Election Equipment Demonstration. The public event took place June 22 at the Canton Civic Center.

After much discussion over the past few weeks and months, the Van School Board approved a new school district policy to allow homeschool students to compete in University Interscholastic League (UIL) activities, academic and athletic, beginning with the start of the 2023-24 school year.

DAVID BARBER davidb@vanzandtnews.com Event preparations for the annual July 4 celebration in downtown Canton are continuing as more information about the activities was recently released. The activities downtown, sponsored by the Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce, will begin at 5 p.m.

‘Kids in the Kitchen’.