August 2024

The 2024-25 school year for sports gets underway Monday, Aug. 5 as varsity football and volleyball teams throughout Van Zandt County will be starting their pre-season workouts.

The 1964 B-District Champion Canton High School Eagle varsity football team, which not only went undefeated during the scheduled season, but also was not scored on, will be having their 60th team reunion Friday, Sept. 13.

Republican Club of Van Zandt County Vice-President Not even the heavy rain could keep the members of the Republican Club of Van Zandt County and guests from attending the July 22 meeting which featured our three guest panelists, Brent Money, Texas House District 2 Republican Candidate; Shelley Luther, Texas House District 62 Republican Candidate; and Katrina Pierson, Texas House District 33 Republican Candidate.

Van Zandt County Judge Andy Reese opened the regular meeting of the VZC Commissioners Court July 31 with some positive news from the state regarding VZC’s grant application for courthouse restoration. “On April 25, the commissioners’ court approved us to apply for a courthouse restoration grant from the Texas Historical Commission,” recalled Reese to those in attendance. “We submitted our grant application on May 10. In 2018, we applied for a grant from the Texas Historical Commission to put together construction documents to renovate and restore our courthouse. We applied in 2020 for a restoration grant. At that time, “There were ‘full restoration’ grants, ‘planning grants’ like we received in 2018, ‘emergency’ grants, and ‘previously restored’ grants.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from July 22-July 29. Barney Dean Bateman, 52, Edgewood, possessing a controlled substance.

Austin Arena in Wills Point will be hosting the East Texas Custom Knife Show Saturday, Oct. 19 and Sunday, Oct.

January 5,1949 – July 29,2024 Services for Sammy DeVone “Sam” Wheeler, 75, of Grand Saline, were held Friday, August 2, 2024, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Sis. Delana Wheeler officiating.

July 30, 1945 – July 27,2024 Nancy Ella Robertson, 78, of Canton, passed away on July 27, 2024, after a long battle with dementia. Nancy was born on July 30, 1945, to James E.

February 7,1935 – July 27, 2024 Services for Shirley Jean Morgan, 89, of Canton, were held Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton with Dr. David Christine officiating.