The Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial will hold a grand reopening of their Veterans Memorial Museum. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, July 3.
The Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial will hold a grand reopening of their Veterans Memorial Museum. The event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday, July 3.
Northbound traffic was shut down for a period of time, Thursday, June 25, at the intersection of Highways 19 and 243 in Canton after a man driving an 18-wheeler with a load of scrap metal rolled over while turning North onto Highway 19. Most of the contents of the truck spilled out into the grass beside the Valero gas station. Clean up took a few hours before traffic was reopened north on Highway 19. The driver was transported to the hospital by EMS with non-life-threatening injuries.
A retiring Van Zandt County employee was recognized by the VZC Pricing Commissioners Court June 24 during its regular meeting.
Father Selvaraj Sinnappan said that he will be leaving more than just a church when he relocates to Sulphur Springs from St. Therese Catholic Church in Canton.
During a special called meeting June 12, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court authorized VZC Human Resource Director Dan Maucieri to post a job opening for a COVID-19 specified cleaning position.
Family members and friends lined up to have a drive-thru parade for residents of Canton Oaks Nursing and Rehab Center on Highway 19 in Canton on June 12. It has been approximately 90 days since the residents went into quarantine due to COVID-19. Under Gov. Abbott’s plans to reopen the state, nursing homes are among the last places that will reopen.
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Sitting under the covered boathouse at Mill Creek Resort on Lake Texoma last week several boats loaded with anglers anxious to get out on the water for a morning of striper fishing were sipping coffee and making small talk. I was in one of these boats, along with my grandson Jackson Zimmerman and good friend Jeff Rice. Rain was pounding on the metal roof above us and off in the distance lightening was popping and thunder booming.
Seniors and juniors at Canton High School finally were able to hold a prom night on June 13 at the Canton Civic Center after restrictions and guidelines due to the coronavirus threatened to not allow prom. The theme of the prom was ‘Arabian Nights’ which included a live camel for photos. Chris Cade and Lottie Adams were crowned junior prom king and queen and Justice Collier and Sydney Ellis were named the senior prom king and queen. Photos by Faith Caughron
Plans are in the offering for Canton’s third “Little Britches” rodeo which will be held Friday and Saturday, July 10 and 11, at the Fair Grounds rodeo arena.
Services for Eddie Laverne Howard Wyatt, 79, Fruitvale, were held at 2 p.m., Thursday, June 25, 2020, at Heritage Trail Cowboy Church, Ben Wheeler, with Bro. C. R. Chapman officiating, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline.
On Tuesday, June 2, 2020, Norma J. (Volcik) Worley, 82, passed from this life at Christus Mother Frances Hospital in Sulphur Springs, Hopkins County, after a short struggle with poor health. She lived 10 years in Emory, Rains County, before moving into assisted living with her late husband of 63 years, Billy D. Worley, who preceded her in death in 2019.
Gina L. (Grimes) Podhorecka (59) of Warsaw, Poland, passed away June 11, 2020, seven months after being diagnosed with cancer. She was the daughter of Judy (Griffin) Grimes of Canton and the late Kenneth Merl Grimes.
Cecil Robinson, age 78 of Mineola, passed away Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at his home in Mineola.
