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1937-2023 Graveside services for Ellen Hendry Wheeler, 86, of Canton, are scheduled for noon Saturday, April 1, 2023, at Oakland Cemetery in Canton, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Ellen passed away Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Tyler.

The Canton City Council held their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 21, at the city hall building in downtown Canton.

Following a closed executive session at the end of their special called meeting March 21, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court named Chris Burnett as the new VZC Courthouse Facilities Maintenance Supervisor.

The Van Zandt County Genealogical Society hosted quite the spectacle this past weekend, celebrating the 175th birthday of Van Zandt County at the historic Blackwell House Museum, as well as the Van Zandt County Library.

ETHANADAMS news@vanzandtnews.com AVan Zandt County woman who previously served in various roles at Lakeside Baptist Church in Canton has been indicted by grand jury on a sec- ond-degree felony charge of theft from a non-profit.

The Canton ISD Board of Trustees conducted their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Monday, March 20, at the Canton ISD Administration building. The meeting was opened by Canton Intermediate students Lily Matlock and Landon Whitton, who led the invocation and pledge of allegiance, respectively.

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The Van Zandt County Fair is slated to kick off next week, with events beginning on Monday, March 27 and lasting through Saturday, April 1.

DAVID BARBER davidb@vanzandtnews.com A lot of changes are taking place within the Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce these days as a new administrator as well as a new office location have been announced. Kelli Ridgway came on board as the new Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce Ad- ministrator Feb.

Van Zandt County Genealogical Society President Carrie Anne Wilson-Woolverton presented two proclamations to the VZC Commissioners Court March 15 during its regular meeting.