November 2025

According to the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office’s Facebook page, at approximately 5:22 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 12, deputies with the VZC Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported burglary at Scott’s Grocery, located at 30707 State Highway 64 in Myrtle Springs.

Three out of the four Van Zandt County varsity football teams kept their seasons alive following victories in the bi-district round of the state football playoffs. The Edgewood Bulldogs, the Van Vandals, and the Canton Eagles moved on to the Area championship round Nov.

With their predictions in the ‘tie-breaker’ game, Dale Beard of Murchison and Billy Shannon of Tyler are the co-winners of Football Contest #12, the final contest of the season, in the Van Zandt News.

The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs continued their strong start during the 2025-26 basketball season as they dominated Class 5A Tyler High School, 78-37. Martins Mill (2-0) started out impressively and never looked back as they led 22-0 after the first quarter, 34-11 at halftime, and 5820 at the end of the third quarter.

I first met my ‘old friend’ a few years ago while scouting for a good place to set a hunting stand for deer on my friend’s property in East Texas. The meeting was certainly happenchance; I was walking a hardwood ridge with an overgrown field on one side and a gradual slope that led to bottomland on the other.

November 24: The 25th Annual Edom Community Thanksgiving Dinner will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Nov. 4-11.

The Van Zandt County Genealogy Society will meet at noon Saturday, Nov. 22 in the Buchanan Room of the VZC/Sarah Norman Library located at 317 First Monday Lane (FM 859) in Canton for a Potluck lunch and ‘Show and Tell’ story time.

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davidb@vanzandtnews.com A Van Zandt County Courthouse Court Security Officer Certification Course was approved by the VZC Commissioners Court during its regular meeting Nov. 5.