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Body The Carter BloodCare bus will be in Canton for two stops during the month of December. The first blood drive will take place from 2-6 p.m.

Body The Canton Museum Board of Directors is pleased to announce that the Annual Blackwell House Christmas Open House is being held this year from 3-6 p.m. Thursday, Dec.

Body The Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony, originally scheduled for Nov. 21, has been postponed until Friday, Dec.

Body For the past 38 years, sometime around the end of November, I’ve listed some gift ideas for the sportsperson on your list. Some items, such as the Smokin Tex electric smoker (www.smokintex.

Body After hearing results of traffi c data over a several week period, the Van City Council voted 3-2 in favor of keeping a stop sign in place at the intersection of East Pennsylvania Street and Magnolia Street.

Body davidb@vanzandtnews.com Van Zandt County Clerk Susan Strickland presented a positive report on the use of new voting machines during the Nov. 7 General Election process as she spoke to the VZC Commissioners Court during its regular meeting Nov. 8.

Body The candidate filing period for the March 2024 Primary Election began Nov. 11 and will continue through Monday, Dec.

Body At least one student from the Kemp Independent School District was killed in a car accident with multiple others injured Nov. 15.

Body The results from Van Zandt County in the Texas House District 2 race printed in last week’s issue was incorrect: In VZC, Jill Dutton received 3,360 votes (35.7 percent) and Brent Money received 3,267 votes (34.76 percent).

Body The date of the annual pie auction at Wallace Methodist Church printed in last week’s issue was incorrect. The correct date is Saturday, Nov.