Above, Joel Hansen of Ontario, Canada, far left, wins the inaugural Hot Dog Eating Contest in Canton, eating 37 hot dogs in 10 minutes. Right, Bradley Gann, takes a big bite out of a watermelon during the watermelon eating contest held July 4. Gann would go on to win his age division, with his siblings Caleb and Kenzie Gann taking second and third place, respectively. See more photos and story on page 8A. Photo by Britne Hammons
Van Zandt County now has a 24-hour emergency room located at the CHRISTUS TMF Canton Healthpark location after a ribbon cutting ceremony was held July 1. The emergency room officially opened at 8 a.m., July 2.
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.
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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.
Habitat for Humanity of Smith County has received grant money to help veterans in rural areas of East Texas make critical repairs to their homes.
Think you have the stomach to win the first annual Canton Texas Chamber of Commerce (CTCC) Hot Dog Eating Contest? Would a grand prize of $500 give you a little motivation?
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.
