March 2023

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 from the previous year. The cities of Edom and Edgewood would be the county’s lone outliers for the month with each entity receiving a payment that was less than the funds they received from the comptroller’s office at the same time last year.

At the end of their regular meeting March 15, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court heard a presentation from VZC Sheriff Joe Carter regarding a request for increased salaries in his department. No action was taken by the court following Carter’s prepared statement that he read to the commissioners.

The Upper Sabine Cattleman’s conference is scheduled for Friday, April 14 at Gabriel Ranch located at 8575 FM 1255 in Grand Saline. Registration will begin at 8 a.m.

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.