March 2022

The Wills Point Lady Tigers hit the field just once last week, traveling to Kerens for a matchup against the Lady Cats Feb. 22. Wills Point would fall victim to a shaky defensive effort in the contest, losing 14-1 in a 4.5 inning contest.

The Canton Eaglettes hit the field for a rare Monday night game this week, playing host to Paris in an early non-district showdown. Canton would make it look easy in the contest, scoring at least four runs in three different innings on their way to a 14-4 rout.

The Canton baseball program hit the ground running last week, competing four times over two days at the annual Grand Saline Tournament. The Eagles fared well overall, going 3-1 with their lone setback coming on the final day of the event.

The Terrell Lady Tigers hit the field against Kaufman last week, looking to maintain their perfect district record while also completing the season sweep of the Lady Lions. Terrell would take care of business in impressive fashion, netting a pair of goals in the first half on their way to a 3-1 win.

The last two boys basketball teams left in this year’s playoff field saw their respective seasons come to an end last week as Canton and Martins Mill were each edged out in the Regional Quarterfinals.

We are excited to welcome a new month at the library. This year seems to be flying by. Our free take home craft kits for March are a paper hyacinth craft and a recycled book teacup craft. Both kits are now available at the Grand Saline Library.

March 10 Dan Curtis with the Canton VFW Post reminds the public that the next meeting will be held at 7 p.m., March 10, in Canton at the American National Bank Building. “We are looking forward to get our initial meeting signing up and sending off for our charter.

The Terrell Volunteer Fire Department had its hands full last week, responding to both a fire call involving a tractor and an unrelated vehicle crash within minutes of being dispatched last week. In a Feb.

Air Force and Army Veteran,Tim Pennington has been named Chairman of the Board for the Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial. Tim is a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan and has travelled extensively all over the world serving in the military.

Michael Benuit, 71, passed away peacefully at his home on Feb. 20, 2022, in Canton.