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The final Friday night of the 2021 regular season brought with it plenty of drama with one team at home idle, two teams fighting for their playoff lives and three teams already assured of a playoff spot. Van Zandt County ultimately finished with no new additions to the playoff field as Fruitvale and Grand Saline each suffered setbacks Nov. 5, leaving Canton, Edgewood and Van as the last team’s standing locally.

With his prediction in the ‘tie-breaker’ game, Allan Holloway of Canton is the winner of Football Contest No. 11 in the Van Zandt News.

Top, Mia Nixon, who has won state championships in golf and basketball during her time at Martins Mill, committed to play golf collegiately at Texas A&M University during a special signing ceremony Nov. 10. Bottom, Martins Mill standout student-athlete Jada Celsur was joined by family, friends and teammates as she signed her letter of intent to play basketball at Texas Woman’s University next season. Courtesy photos

“Bible Talks” will be held on from 7:30 -8:30 p.m., Nov. 10, 17 and 24 and the Canton Senior Citizen Center, 200 Groves St., Canton. The event is open to the public. “Come hear the simple teachings of Jesus. No collections are ever taken,” organizers said. For more information contact Hannah Basham at 713-446-8244.

– Residents living in and around Canton, can learn about their risk for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, and other chronic, serious conditions with affordable screenings by Life Line Screening. Mill Creek Ranch Resort will host this community event on Nov. 18. The site is located at 1880 N Trade Days Blvd in Canton.

Patty Cakes Child Care, located at 508 Tennessee Street in Wills Point, has announced that they are once again hosting their annual Kans for Kaci Food Drive. A release announcing the event noted, “Kaci has been part of the Patty Cakes family since she was six weeks old, and will remain in our hearts and memories forever.

Since 2009, more than 26.5 million children who have received an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox gift have participated in The Greatest Journey—a 12 lesson discipleship program. Children learn from trained, local volunteers what it means to follow Jesus and share their faith with friends and family.

At approximately 2:30 p.m. Nov. 9, a grandmother, daughter and grandchild pulled into the Van Zandt County Animal Care Center on Highway 80 just outside of Wills Point. The daughter had brought two puppies to be checked on for medical issues. The grandmother and daughter waited in the car when smoke started appearing from under the engine hood. A fire soon broke out starting to engulf the vehicle. Jonathan Suder, who noticed the flames from his office window, immediately ran outside and pulled the small child out of the car seat and was able to get the grandmother out of the vehicle before it became fully involved. The heat was so intense that it did shatter some of the business windows but fortunately the business did not sustain any major damage. The Edgewood Fire Department responded to the scene where they were able to extinguish the flames before the damage became severe to the building. Photos courtesy of Nick Gibbons/The County Eagle