Ben Wheeler News

On Sunday October 25, the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to a motor vehicle accident on VZCR 4907.

Upon further review, a 13-pound bass caught Sept. 28 has been accepted as the first Toyota ShareLunker of the 2009-2010 big bass season.

Lanny Smalley of Athens, Alabama, caught this 13.0-pound largemouth from a private pond near Ben Wheeler on September 28 on a black-and-gold spinner bait.

Hog chases, a Fall feral hog follies pageant, and the crowning of Miss Hog Queen 2009, just a snapshot of the events that make this year's Feral Hog Festival in Ben Wheeler unique.

Lee Van Schulte 'LV' passed from this life on Friday, Oct. 9, 2009. He was born on June 6, 1929 in Corsicana, TX to Walter R. Schulte and Jeanette O. Schulte.

Ben Wheeler will be recognized statewide as the "Wild Hog Capital of Texas." The official proclamation will be given by Texas State Representative, Dan Flynn of District 2 on Tuesday, September 29, at 11 a.m. at Moore's Store in downtown Ben Wheeler.

Mary M. Campbell, 79, formerly of Brazil, died Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, in Ben Wheeler, Texas, following an extended illness.

It's time to mark your calenders for the second annual Feral Hog Festival in Ben Wheeler.

The 23rd Annual Ben Wheeler School Reunion will be held at 11 a.m. Oct. 10 at the fire station in old downtown Ben Wheeler, event spokesperson Sibyl Creasey said.

Services for Theresa Hester, 52, Ben Wheeler were held at 3 p.m., September 3 at Hilliard Funeral Home, Van with Samuel Priddy officiating.

Ben Wheeler is not much more than a bend in the road 12 miles east of Canton. You can tell the town is small.

If you think living in East Texas somewhere deep in the Piney Woods means no one will see or ever notice you, please consider the cases of 19-year-olds Peyton Neill and Emma Ramsey.

The East Texas Chapter of the Texas Chefs Association will hold its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. today at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, 150 Airport Drive, Tyler.

The East Texas Chapter of the Texas Chefs Association will hold its monthly meeting at 3 p.m. today at the Historic Aviation Memorial Museum, 150 Airport Drive, Tyler.

By CASEY KNAUPP Staff Writer A 31-year-old Brownsboro woman pleaded guilty Wednesday in Tyler federal court to her involvement in a methamphetamine distribution ring.

Randy Martin's "Flying Fish Gallery" is the first of a growing number of shops helping to make the town of Ben Wheeler a destination spot for visitors.

Skies will light up above Northeast Texas throughout this Independence Day weekend.

Here are a few of the Fourth of July events happening in East Texas this year: Ben Wheeler : July 3rd, pre-festivities downtown at 7:30 p.m. July 4th celebration downtown from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information call 833-2084 or go to www.benwheelertx.com . Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens: Open July 4th 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Two celebrations in Canton and Ben Wheeler are on the schedule of Fourth of July events in Van Zandt County.

By JOYCE TURNER Community Editor Perhaps the best way to tell James Golden's story about his book, "Traveling the Golden Road," is to start at the end, instead of the beginning.