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National 4-H Week proclaimed by commissioners

Body davidb@vanzandtnews.com The week of Oct. 5 was officially proclaimed by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court as National 4-H Week during their special called meeting Sept.
National FFA Week was recognized by the Van Zandt County Commissioners’ Court during its special called meeting Sept. 18. The members of the VZC 4-H club were introduced by VZC Texas A&M AgriLife’s Leon Watson and VZC 4-H Club President Harper Ellis, who read the proclamation prior to unanimous approval by the commissioners’ court. Photo by David Barber

Fruitvale High School Homecoming

Body Fruitvale High School crowned its 2025 Homecoming Queen and King during special ceremonies Sept. 18. Camila Marques-Torres was named as the Homecoming Queen and Cayden Good was selected as the Homecoming King.
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Body Pleasant Hill Baptist Church, located at 2360 VZCR 3701 in Edgewood, will be celebrating its 130th year during Homecoming activities Sunday, Oct. 5.

Middleton to speak at RCVCZ meeting Sept. 22

Body This month’s meeting of the Republican Club of Van Zandt County will feature guest speaker, Texas Senator Mayes Middleton, who was the first candidate to file for Texas Attorney General. The RCVZC monthly meeting will take place at 7 p.m.

VZC Genealogy Society hosting meeting on Sept. 27

Body Van Zandt County Genealogy Society Publicist Are you interested in your family history? Join Van Zandt County Genealogy Society Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library, located at 317 First Monday Lane, Canton.
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