August 2023

With a winning percentage of 80, Stefani Curtis of Wills Point is the winner of Football Contest No. 1 in the Van Zandt News.

Van Zandt County was well represented at Kaufman’s annual Run with the Lions event last week with four schools, Canton, Fruitvale, Edgewood and Wills Point, all entered to compete. Individual varsity boys results included: -Canton: Kevin Velazquez, 5th, 17:31.42; Cooper Behrend, 22nd, 19:27.88; Riley Smith, 24th, 19:30.29; Peyton Chandler, 52nd, 21:04.49; Bryce Mebane, 75th, 22:03.60; Zack Seyffert, 83rd, 22:28.91 -Edgewood: Ty Rotan, 9th, 18:14.53; Nathum Prewitt, 50th, 21:01.27; Bryan Paniagua, 70th, 21:47.39; Brayden McCormick, 88th, 22:43.02; Kaden Davis, 103rd, 24:33.46 -Wills Point: Michael Jenkins, 31st, 20:01.12; Logan Wells, 59th, 21:21.63; Individual varsity girls results included: -Canton: Graycee Wilson, 6th, 13:33.98; Kimber Holly, 17th, 14:17.55; KeAna Whitlock, 40th, 15:21.96; Justynne Earl, 47th, 15:51.94; Mikela Smalling, 61st, 16:25.30; Kate Wallis, 66th, 16:33.35 -Edgewood: Reese Kimbrough, 63rd, 16:29.07; Chloe Garcia, 65th, 16:32.07; Rayna Alaniz, 92nd, 17:36.83; Zoey Lake, 99th, 18:06.44; Trinity Shipp, 102nd, 18:16.59; Maddison Tyndell, 120th, 19:31.89 -Fruitvale: Reyli Rubio, 67th, 16:33.62; Brooklyn Brown, 84th, 17:14.84; Miranda Smith, 134th, 24:39.72 -Wills Point: Catherine Dixon, 23rd, 14:38.08; Isabella Dixon, 49th, 15:59.97; Madison Egenbacher, 51st, 16:04.00; Stephanie Arvisu, 54th, 16:06.38; Janie Olvera, 74th, 16:56.93 Individual JV boys results included: -Canton: Malachi Law, 77th, 25:23.61; Kaden Nichols, 81st, 25:54.10; Xander Earlston, 104th, 30:02.17 -Wills Point: Ethan Kornegay, 28th, 22:09.39; Damian Reyes, 29th, 22:09.73; Connor Garrison, 52nd, 23:39.52; Eduardo Gonzalez, 55th, 23:50.24; Christian Arellano, 97th, 28:26.20 Individual JV girls results included: -Canton: Mykah Mebane, 12th, 16:30.86; Hanna Clayton, 73rd, 20:47.39 -Wills Point: Allison Lopez, 1st, 14:52.39; Jimena Torres, 23rd, 17:35.82; Heromi Zanella, 52nd, 19:16.86; Juliet Marquez, 58th, 19:29.54; Maya Gonzalez, 85th, 21:43.39.

The Belief Center of Canton will be hosting a special dedication ceremony known as ‘Celebrate Our Soldiers’ from 7-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, at the Van Zandt Veterans Memorial Plaza, located at the intersection of State Highways 19 and 243 in Canton.

The AARP Driver Safety Course and the Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library are sponsoring a driver safety course from noon to 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 7. The library is located at 317 First Monday Lane (FM 859) in Canton.

The Whitton Volunteer Fire Department will host a brisket fundraiser starting at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department urges Texans to help protect the lands and natural resources we all love during the upcoming dove hunting season by being mindful of activities that may cause a wildfire.

The Belief Center of Canton is offering a free Heart Skills Connect Series from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.