Early Voting in the Saturday, May 4 city election in Wills Point got off to a slow start April 22 as a total of four voters participated. Early Voting…
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News
April 23, 2024 - 21:35
The 73rd annual National Day of Prayer is scheduled for Thursday, May 2. The event will be held at the Van Zandt County Courthouse in Canton with the prayer…
April 23, 2024 - 21:35
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The Wills Point School Board assembled for its regular monthly meeting on April 15. The meeting was called to order and a roll call was…
April 23, 2024 - 21:35
My family and friends that know me well often joke about the way I go about planning a hunt.
I almost always have the hunt planned out in my mind before I…
April 23, 2024 - 21:35
davidb@vanzandtnews.com Three proclamations received unanimous approval from the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court during its regular meeting April 10.…
April 23, 2024 - 21:35
Exit Realty Pro to host Customer Appreciation Event
A ‘Taco-Bout Amazing’ Client Appreciation Event will take place from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, May 2 at Exit…
April 23, 2024 - 21:35
The Carter BloodCare Bus will be conducting a blood drive from 2-6 p.m. Monday, May 6, at the Walmart Supercenter located at 603 East Highway 243 in Canton.…
April 23, 2024 - 21:35
Van Zandt County Genealogical Society Publicity Chairperson Patti Huff Smith, noted genealogist and speaker with deep roots in Texas, will present a free…
Sports
April 16, 2024 - 21:24
Following their performances in the Area Meet, Wills Point will be represented at the upcoming Regional Track Meet April 19 at the University of North Texas in…
April 16, 2024 - 21:24
Wills Point ISD Athletic Director James Boxley recently released the names of Tiger powerlifting regional and state qualifiers and medalists which includes the…
April 09, 2024 - 21:31
The seventh annual Jake Wilson Memorial Amateur One-Day Open Bass Team Tournament is scheduled for Saturday, April 20, at Lake Fork.
The tournament is hosted…
April 02, 2024 - 16:37
The Wills Point boys’ and girls’ varsity track teams hosted the annual Bluebird Relays March 28.
The results for the Tigers in the boys’ division were as…
April 02, 2024 - 16:37
The Wills Point varsity baseball team lost a close battle at home to Kaufman, 4-2, March 26.
Tiger leftfielder Michael Baker led the Tigers with two hits and…
March 27, 2024 - 09:36
A total of 17 teams participated in the 2024 State Farm Wills Point Tennis Invitational March 20. The medalists for Wills Point in the event were as follows:…
March 27, 2024 - 09:36
The Wills Point Tiger varsity boys’ track team finished fourth among 12 schools March 21 at the Avon Rice Relays hosted by Rains High School.
Wills Point…
March 27, 2024 - 09:36
The State Farm JV Invitational was held on Tuesday, March 19 at Wills Point High School with 108 matches played at each site.
Lifestyle
March 27, 2024 - 09:36
carla@vanzandtnews.com With the weather turning warmer, it is time to think about Spring Festival activities in Wills Point and around Van Zandt County.
Wills…
March 27, 2024 - 09:36
Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library Hello there, can you believe it’s Spring and time for Easter? Seems like yesterday was Christmas. It’s hard to believe…
March 27, 2024 - 09:36
The Republican Women of Van Zandt is scheduled to meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday, April 15 for networking followed by a meeting at 6 p.m.
The meeting will be held…
March 27, 2024 - 09:36
Easter at Bright Star Baptist Church will begin at 9:45 a.m. Easter Sunday, March 31. Breakfast will be served in the Fellowship Hall at 6833 FM 1395, Wills…
March 19, 2024 - 19:25
The Wills Point Chamber of Commerce will host a free event titled ‘Eclipse on the Bricks,” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 6.
Eclipse on the Bricks…
March 19, 2024 - 19:25
Van Zandt County Republican Club President How many times after elections do we hear if only more Christians would have voted, the outcome would have been…
March 12, 2024 - 21:20
I must confess I have always wanted to be part of a studio audience and see first-hand what goes into the making of a television episode. So, when I saw a…
Obituaries
April 23, 2024 - 21:35
1935 – 2024
Shirley Annette Cupp of Edgewood passed away on April 17, 2024, at the age of 88. She was born on September 23, 1935, in Rockwall to Jessie Hubert…
April 16, 2024 - 21:24
1929-2024
Anabel Evalyn Spiva, 95, of Wills Point passed away on Saturday, April 6, 2024, in Tyler. Arrangements were made under the direction of Hiett’s…
April 09, 2024 - 21:31
1928-2024
Funeral services for Ruby Mae Harris, 95, of Canton were held on, Thursday, April 4, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point. Burial was held…
April 09, 2024 - 21:31
1963-2024
Frances Mae Cupit was born August 18,1958 to Burnie Lee Perry and Frances Louella Smith Perry. She passed April 3, 2024. Services will be held…
April 02, 2024 - 16:37
Clarence Lynn Yarbrough was born September 11.1946, and passed Away March 22,2024.
Services were held March 30 at Hiett’s Lybrand Funeral Home in Edgewood.
March 06, 2024 - 08:44
1933 - 2024
With heavy hearts, we bid farewell to Jane G. Hogg, a beloved mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and friend, who passed away peacefully at…
March 06, 2024 - 08:44
2006 - 2024
Gage “Dani” Gabriel Daily, born on March 24, 2006, in Terrell, passed away on February 22, 2024, at the age of 17. A celebration of his life was…
March 06, 2024 - 08:44
1933 – 2024
Funeral services for Donna Ruth Shelby Kines, 67, of Edgewood, were held, Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home in Wills Point…
