September 2022

The Whitton Community Center will be the place to be Oct. 1 for a special BBQ and back sale auction event that will benefit the Tarver Cemetery.

The City of Van Economic Development Corporation (EDC) sponsored a Business Networking Reception Sept. 19 at L Costner Realty Powered by MHG.

First Baptist Church of Canton will host the Resist the Drift marriage conference from Focus on the Family. “Many couples have a good marriage but often feel they’re drifting apart,” Pastor Mike Roberson says. “Resist the Drift helps couples recognize those areas where they feel disconnected and then gives them action steps to rebuild the connection and strengthen their marriage.”

Former Van City Councilman Ryan Hanson called for the resignation of current council member Charles Ryan during the Sept. 8 regular monthly meeting of the council.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com For Ernie McCoulskey of Canton, the thought of becoming a beekeeper did not come overnight. “I first got the bug about these bees when I was seven or eight years old,” said the 65-year old beekeeper.

Van Zandt County Sheriff Joe Carter confirmed that a high-speed pursuit from Garland ended in the Van area Sept. 21.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com An emergency was declared for fiscal year 2023 by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court during a called special session Sept. 19 regarding repairs to the VZC Courthouse roof as a result of heavy rainfall on Aug. 22.

The Captain James Burleson Chapter, National Society United States Daughters of 1812 and the James Pinckney Henderson Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, will hold a grave marking ceremony for Private James Rice. Veteran of the War of 1812 and Citizen of the Republic of Texas, in Elm Grove Cemetery, County Road 2708, Van Zandt County, Texas at 2 p.m.

1941-2022 Jerry Vernon Leslie, 81, of Ben Wheeler, passed away Sunday, Sept. 11, 2022, at his home.

1938-2022 Fred Dougles “Doug” Rhoades, 83, of Wills Point, passed away on Monday, Sept. 12, 2022.