News
The Van Zandt County Commissioners Court continued down a familiar path during their most recent regularly scheduled session Aug. 26, revisiting items related…
The main Early Voting location has moved to the new Courthouse Annex, 1900 N. Trade Days Blvd., Canton (the old Paul Michael building). The new location is…
Mother Nature delivered a welcome bit of good news to cities around the area last week, delivering at least half an inch of rain to most Van Zandt County…
Texas Comptroller Don Huffines said state sales tax revenue totaled $4.62 billion in August, 7.1% more than in August 2025.The majority of August sales tax…
Sports
The Canton Eaglettes put the finishing touches on the non-district portion of their schedule over the past week, hitting the court twice with matches against…
I remember well the first time I fished with guide Tony Parker. It was a cold winter’s day back in the early nineties at Lake Tawakoni. Tony was just getting…
The Canton Eaglettes took another step towards the start of district play last week, hitting the court multiple times during Caddo Mills' annual Fox Fest…
The Running Eagles were at the Mineola Invitational on Friday and Saturday, August28-29.The Varsity boys were once again led by Peyton Chandler who finished…
The Running Eagles competed at the Tyler Legacy Cross Country Invitational on Saturday, August 22.In the varsity boys race, Peyton Chandler finished second…
Coach Kailey Marsh and the Canton Eaglettes continued to establish themselves as one of the most consistent programs in the area last season, putting together…
You don’t need an old outdoor writer (me) to remind you of the current heat wave we are all enduring. But cooler weather is just around the corner and falling…
It’s summertime and fishing is easy. Maybe I should write the ‘catching’ is easy, for both blue and channel catfish.I just got off the water at Lake Tawakoni…
Columns
Have you ever found yourself in a bind? Coaches, administrators, teachers and students all do. Life puts us in situations we did not expect.A coach loses a key…
TxDOT is planning to conduct the following construction and maintenance work in the Tyler District during the week of Aug. 31, 2026. Please remember, work…
This week’s From the Bleachers is a little different. It is a personal letter to a former athlete, as he prepares for his college season opening game.I want…
TxDOT is planning to conduct the following construction and maintenance work in the Tyler District during the week of Aug. 17, 2026. Please remember, work…
Obituaries
1939 - 2026Celebration of Life Services for Mr. Charles Edward Bridges, 87, of Beckville, Texas, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at…
1935 - 2026Mary Ann was an active member of the First United Methodist Church in Canton for many years. She was a founding member of the Crawford House at…
1929 - 2026Charles E. Houser, 97, of Canton, Texas, passed away peacefully at home on August 24, 2026. Born July 30, 1929, in Highland Park, Michigan, he was…
1950 - 2026A funeral service is being held for Patricia (Odom) McFarland, of Canton, on Friday, July 24, 2026, at 10 AM, at Autry Funeral Home, Jacksonville.…