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Scott Fitzgerald has a long line of Canton ancestors, and is proud of his Fitzgerald heritage. In fact, he said that his family has been in Canton for generations. But now, part of his legacy lies on the Interstate 20 frontage road.
The dealership is located on 15710 I-20 Frontage Road, a unique spot for a new vehicle dealership to sell Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram vehicles and all makes and models of pre-owned vehicles. 
But finding property within Canton for a new vehicle dealership was a bit of a problem, according to Fitzgerald. 
“From what I was told, finding property in Canton is really tough because one person seems to own a lot of the land. But of course, that is what I was told,” said Fitzgerald.
The lack of a location within Canton was not seen as a hindrance, but rather it has provided Fitzgerald and i20 Dodge with unique set opportunities.

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The Texas Department of Public Safety will temporarily close the Canton Driver License Office for renovations at 5 p.m., Feb. 2.
The revamped Canton office will feature upgrades, including improved customer flow designed to enhance efficiency and customer service. The office is expected to reopen to the public in late February.
During the renovation period, DPS is encouraging customers in the area to visit the Terrell Driver License Office at 111 Tejas Drive, Terrell, TX 75160-6567.
Many Texans are eligible to take advantage of online services for driver license/ID card renewals, duplicates or address changes available at Texas.gov. Customers can also renew by phone at 1-866-357-3639. The eligibility requirements for phone renewal and online renewal are the same. The fee is the same for online, in-person and telephone renewals.

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On Saturday Feb.11, 2-Acre Lake, behind the Walmart Super Center by Mill Creek Lake, in Canton will be the site of a Kids’ Trout Fishing Day.
The event, which is sponsored by Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the City of Canton, local merchants, civic organizations, and many individual contributors, will run from 1 to 4 p.m.
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Last week, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick named Senator Bob Hall,  Vice Chairman of Transportation.  Senator Hall was also appointed to serve on education, agriculture, water and rural affairs and veterans affairs and border security.
"I want to thank Lt. Governor Patrick for his confidence in appointing me to these positions," said Hall. "Not only are these areas important issues for Senate District 2, but they are crucial to Texas' continued leadership in economic prosperity, free market competition, and rock-solid conservatism."

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The Council of Van Zandt Co. Communities will hold Van Zandt County Days 2017, at the Capitol in Austin, Tuesday, March 7, 2017. For more information on attending, contact Karen Samples at 214-534-8990.

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On Jan. 12, 2017,  the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Department, Canton Police Department Narcotics, ATF and DEA conducted three arrest warrants for prominent business owner Michael Goggans, 67, of Edgewood.
Goggans was arrested at his car dealership in Edgewood for manufacture and delivery of controlled substance PG 3/4 <28G, a state jail felony and two unlawful delivery or manufacture with intent to eeliver simulated controlled substance, which are both state jail felonies.

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The first sales tax revenue collection figures of the new year were released by the office of Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar Jan. 11, indicating that four out of six county cities are off to a better financial start than they were in 2016.
Van Zandt County cities finished up the first month of the new year up a combined $54,309.46, or 11.54 percent in sales tax revenue collections. For reference, the six county cities finished all of 2016 up a combined $103,035.00 over 2015 collections.
Canton, which finished last year with the biggest positive dollar change and percent change among county cities, collected a $317,634.67 payment this month. That total was $51,307.28 more than the $266,327.39 received for the same calendar month in 2016.

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SH 198 Widening Project (Notice of Project Completion)
• Limits: from SH 243 in Canton southwest to 0.4 miles northeast of FM 316 near Phalba
• Contractor: Big Creek Construction, Ltd., of Waco
• Cost: $5 million
• Anticipated Completion Date: January 2017
This widening job is now complete.

FM 316 Widening Project (Notice of Project Completion)
• Limits: From FM 1256 south to FM 3080
• Contractor: Big Creek Construction, Ltd., of Hewitt
• Cost: $255,474.00
• Anticipated Completion Date: January 2017
This project to widen the roadway and install safety end treatments and advance warning signs is complete.

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The Canton City Council met Jan. 17, approving a certificate of obligation for $3 million for street repairs in the city and also outlined regulations of city owned trails and parks. The council reported that nominations for citizen of the year are also open and city employees were also granted more paid holidays by the council.
The council first took to business, by adopting an ordinance which authorizes the issuance and sale in a combination of tax and revenue certificate of obligation.  The certificate of obligation would be for street improvements for $3 million.
Streets that will be worked on include Sides Circle, Amy and Goshen Streets.  The council discussed the improvements, remarking that water/sewer lines will be replaced under Sides and Amy Streets and then they will be resurfaced. Goshen Street will only be resurfaced.

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Canton Main Street held a groundbreaking ceremony for beautification project Jan. 20.
The sidewalk reconstruction project is on the south side of west Dallas Street in downtown Canton.  Canton Main Street collaborating with the City of Canton, grant contractor; TDA Texas Capital Main Street Program, state grant provider; Canton EDC, local grant provider; Gary R. Traylor & Associations, Inc., grant administrator; H&B Engineering, LLC, project engineer and Morrow Construction, Inc., general contractor.  Pictured are front row, left to right, Ray Brumley, Ann Moore, Candice Benson, Lou An Everett, Tam Erwin, Julie Seymore, Kevin Diebert and Lonny Cluck. Back row, Laura Mendoza, Walt Lehmann, Larry Morgan, Nicholaus Benson, Anna McDaniel, Austin Melton, Johnny McDaniel and Doris Hardin.

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