October 2025

Larry Arden Brock

March 5, 1943 – October 5, 2025 Services for Larry Arden Brock, 82, of Canton, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, October 18, 2025, at Eubank Funeral Home Canton with Mr.
Larry Arden Brock

Charles Bryant

November 21, 1945-September 28, 2025 Charles Bryant, 79, of Mountain View, Arkansas, formerly of Canyon, passed away on September 28, 2025, at UAMS in Little Rock, Arkansas. Charles was born on November 21, 1945, in Grand Saline to the late Esker Reginald and Nina Lee (Whitus) Bryant.
Charles Bryant

EHS Homecoming Court

The 2025 Edgewood High School Homecoming Queen and King were crowned during pre-game ceremonies Oct. 3 prior to kickoff of the varsity football game between the Edgewood Bulldogs and the Quitman Bulldogs.
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Blotter

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Sept. 23-30.

Constitution Hall program presented by DAR

The Neches River Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) held its regular meeting on Sept. 20 at the Van Zandt County/ Sarah Norman Library in Canton.
‘Celebrating DAR Constitution Hall’ was the topic of the meeting of the Neches River Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR). The meeting was held Sept. 20 at the Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library in Canton. The program was presented by chapter publicity chair Suzie Bass. Courtesy photo

Lifestyles

Throughout Texas, numerous quilt guilds have been making and donating quilts to the victims of the flood in Kerrville area. As was previously reported, the Texas Star Quilter’s Guild of Canton started a program to make the donation quilts.
The Texas Star Quilters Guild of Canton have been making and donating quilts to the victims of the July 4 flood in Kerrville. The ladies who have been working on the quilt donations included front row, left to right, Sherry Myers, Susan Gibson, Dee Wooten, Krista Smith, and Sydney Stilling; and second row, Sue Norton, Virginia Ledbetter and Ginger Clayborn; and back row, Kay Anderson, Janet Bragdon, and Kay Rodgers. Courtesy photo