A lengthy discussion about the use of food trucks in the Canton city limits was held by the Canton City Council during their regular monthly meeting held Sept. 15.
A lengthy discussion about the use of food trucks in the Canton city limits was held by the Canton City Council during their regular monthly meeting held Sept. 15.
Canton High School will celebrate Homecoming 2020 Friday, Sept. 25. Nominees for homecoming queen are Lottie Adams, Emily Jenkins, Jade Spencer and Shelby Wycough. Class duchesses are: Senior, Madelyn Dunn; Junior, Katie Wilkerson; Sophomore, Julianne Babina; and Freshman, Haley Luce.
The Canton Eagles endured their fair share of uncertainty last week, scrambling to fill an unexpected open date on their schedule after Mabank pulled out of a game at Norris Birdwell Stadium midweek.
The Canton Eaglettes picked up district play where they left off last season, earning a four-set win over Athens Sept. 18 to climb to the top of the standings.
Canton held off a furious charge from Athens in the opening set to take a 25-22 lead.
The Northeast Texas Public Health District released information on the COVID-19 virus reflecting that 74.7 percent of people with positive cases in Van Zandt County have recovered. The active number of cases has fallen to 21 percent. There are 458 recovered cases and 129 active cases. There are 26 deaths reported.
While vacationing in Destin, Florida, in July 2020, a handful of Canton ISD students and their siblings decided they would make a lemonade stand and earn money for charity (top photo). The hot Florida temperatures brought a lot of generous customers to the lemonade stand. They earned $100 selling lemonade and snacks. The group decided to donate their earnings to a local charity and chose the Canton Animal Shelter (bottom photo).
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My new home office (I was banished upstairs) is a mess – mostly with some of the 500 CDs I’ve accumulated. But I did move a bookshelf stereo system up here with me, and I’ve been listening to quite a bit of 1980s Christian music.
Parental involvement in education has always been the foundation of student success and achievement. Without parental input, teachers are less likely to reach optimal outcomes in the classroom. Our mid-COVID return to instruction has presented students and educators with unprecedented experiences and challenges that portend to disrupt education service provision in and out of the classroom.
You do this every day, but probably don’t pay much attention to it – you walk. Did you know the word “walk” is descended from the Old English word “wealcan” which means “to roll.”
There’s a lot rolled up in walking! Besides the obvious physical effects, walking is also good for the mind. It helps improve memory skills, learning ability, concentration and abstract reasoning.
Services for John Michael “Mike” Brown, 60, of Lindale, were held Saturday, Sept. 19, 2020, at Wayside Revival Center Church in Ben Wheeler with Pastor Walter Dorsey officiating.
Interment followed in Creagleville Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
A funeral service was held for Meda Beth Bement Sunday, Sept. 20, 2020, at Grace Bible Fellowship Church in Canton, under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home with Bro. Dan Tarno officiating.
Meda passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family Sept. 17, 2020. She was born Sept. 11, 1927, in Walnut Springs, to Archie Calvin Olson and Ethel Mae Lowe Olson.
Gary Glenn Driver, 69, died Sept. 18, 2020, at home near Van in the arms of his family after a three-week pitched battle against a bacterial infection that he expected to win in spite of every contradictory medical prediction.
A graveside service for Sherry Gayle Raley, 70, of Canton, was held Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at Haven of Memories Cemetery under the direction of Eubank Funeral Home with Bro. Steve Glosup officiating.
