March 2023

Thurman Hilliard Reid

1931-2023 Funeral services for Thurman H. Reid, 92, of Canton, was held on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, at Eubank Funeral Home with Reverend Joanne Elston officiating.

Deborah Lynn Coble

1949-2023 Services for Deborah Lynn Coble, 73, of Terrell, were held on Monday, March 27, 2023, at Community Life Church in Forney with David Griffin officiating under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home in Canton. Interment was in Elmo Cemetery.
Deborah Lynn Coble

Sue Ragle

1953-2023 by her two sons and daughters-in-law. Sue Ragle was born in Nashville, Arkansas on Aug.
Sue Ragle

Marcus Ray Echart

1953-2023 Funeral services for Marcus Ray Echart, 69, of Ben Wheeler, were held on Friday, March 24, 2023, at Eubank Funeral Home with Bro. Dale Perry officiating.
Marcus Ray Echart

New VZC Courthouse facilities supervisor named

Following a closed executive session at the end of their special called meeting March 21, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court named Chris Burnett as the new VZC Courthouse Facilities Maintenance Supervisor.
Van Zandt County Pct. 1 Commissioner Chad LaPrade (left) responds to a question about funding communication tower land and lease contracts from American Rescue Plan (ARP) interest funds March 21 during a special called meeting of the VZC Commissioners Court. Looking over the paperwork is VZC Pct. 2 Commissioner Virgil Melton Jr. Photo by David Barber

Start your engines

The City of Ben Wheeler, in partnership with The Friends of Ben Wheeler, hosted the annual Motorized Barstool Races this past Saturday throughout downtown. The event featured a large collection of vendors, as well as continuous live music, in addition to the main event race.
Start your engines

Edom sees monthly sales tax revenue decrease

DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com The Texas State Comptroller’s Office delivered mostly positive results to Van Zandt County cities last week, announcing that five out of seven local entities had posted sales tax revenue gains when comparing against collection totals against the same month...

Austin Bank employee receives promotion

Jeff Austin III, Chairman of the Board, recently announced the promotion of Austin Bank employee Paul Bullington to Assistant Vice President. The promotion was approved at the March 2023 Board of Directors meeting at the Austin Bank corporate office in Jacksonville.
Bullington