November 2023

Photos by Jennifer Fulgham .

Sports Correspondent At least two and as many as four Van Zandt County varsity football teams could be competing in the upcoming state football playoffs later this week as their regular season schedules came to a close Nov. 3.

The Edgewood Lady Bulldogs tuned up for the Class 3A state volleyball playoffs by outlasting Paris North Lamar Oct. 28 in a warm-up game.

With his prediction in the ‘tie-breaker’ game, Mike Wheeler of Canton is the winner of Football Contest No. 10 in the Van Zandt News.

Nearly 300 people attended the annual Hope Center fundraising gala at Victory Life Church in Ben Wheeler Oct. 14.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff ’s Office released the following arrest report from Oct. 24-Nov.

Texas State Parks Day is Nov. 5 and, as part of continued centennial celebrations, visitors will get free day-use entrance at all Texas state parks.

The Walmart Supercenter in Canton, located at 603 East State Highway 243, will be hosting the Carter Bloodcare bus from 2-6 p.m. Monday, Nov.

The Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial will host their annual Veterans Day ceremony honoring our Veterans starting at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov.

Over 2,600 Early Votes have been cast as of the end of the business day Nov. 1 for the Nov. 7 General Election, according to the Van Zandt County Clerk’s office. The day-by-day breakdown since Early Voting began has been as follows: Oct. 23, 248 votes cast; Oct. 24, 305; Oct. 25, 338; Oct. 26, 298; Oct. 27, 407; Oct. 30, 338: Oct. 31, 321; and Nov. 1, 348. The total number of votes cast as of the end of the day Nov. 1 was 2,603.