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Grand Saline High School FFA (Future Farmers of America) Vice-President Bryson Richey served as a special guest speaker May 13 during the weekly Canton Lions Club Luncheon at the Van Zandt Country Club.

This past week found your outdoor scribe doing some rather mundane things such as yard work, vegetable gardening, and repairs around the old cabin. Oh, I also wrapped up a couple of magazine articles.

Under warm and sunny skies May 13, a groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new Hall Chevrolet GMC dealership location on State Highway 19 near Taco Bell in Canton.

Canton native Gracie Whitton, who grew up in the historic Whitton Community bearing her family name, graduated from Baylor University on May 15, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism for Public Relations with a minor in Media Management.

Investigators with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) are seeking the public’s help in a fatal hitand- run accident that happened May 8 in Van Zandt County. A pedestrian was hit around 11:30 p.m.

In last week’s article in the Herald recapping the May 5 Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce Luncheon, part of the comments made by Native Son Owner Ryan Sumner were inadvertently left out. Here are his comments in their entirety.

During their regular meeting May 6, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court discussed three workshop items that resulted in no action being taken.

An overflow crowd May 6 at the Van Zandt County Courthouse witnessed a marathon four-hour regular meeting session of the VZC Commissioners Court where the main topic of discussion centered around the current VZC Game Room Regulations.

The Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial Board of Directors recently released information about the 2026 Memorial Day Program scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, May 25, at the VZC Veterans Memorial, located at the intersection of State Highways 19 and 243 in Canton.