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Wills Point Chief of Police Lonnie Carroll presented the Grand Champion Prize of the WPPD Back the Blue BBQ Cook-Off to Chicken Fried BBQ. Additional photos on 2A.Courtesy Photo
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The Wills Point Police Department hosted its signature community outreach event of the year June 12-13, welcoming a steady stream of visitors out to Jack Lester Park for the fourth annual Back the Blue event. Despite warm temperatures the event proved to be a major success as hundreds came out to show their support, see the sights, particpate in the cornhole tournament, purchase items in a live auction, listen to music by Matt Bradshaw and taste some delicious food from the cook off. Winners of the cook-off included Chicken Fried BBQ taking home Grand Champion honors and Big B’s BBQ winning Reserve Grand Champion honors.
Read moreThe offices of Van Zandt County Judge Don Kirkpatrick and Van Zandt County Emergency Management Coordinator Vicki McCalister were kept busy last week with the pair issuing multiple press releases in conjunction with each new local positive coronavirus test.
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A revenue and expense budget involving COVID-19 funding received from the state comptroller’s office for Van Zandt County was approved June 10 by the VZC Commissioners Court during its regular meeting.
Read moreU.S. Supreme Court action Monday means a Frog community family can move forward with a wrongful death suit against Kaufman County in the 2013 death of Gabriel Winzer, 25, who was mortally wounded in a hail of police gunfire near his home.
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The Wills Point ISD has been no stranger to shuffling its leadership team in recent years, welcoming new faces or promoting from within for new principals on all five campuses during the past four years.
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Mrs. Jennifer Bruton has been officially named to lead A. E. Butler Intermediate School as the principal for 2020-2021. Mrs. Bruton is coming from Caddo Mills ISD, where she served as an assistant principal and principal at both the middle school and Griffis Elementary campuses. Mrs. Bruton helped lead the district to excel academically, as well as serve the community. We are honored Mrs. Bruton has chosen to join the Quinlan ISD and A.E. Butler Intermediate School families. “I am very excited to be a part of this wonderful school district! This upcoming school year will be my fifteenth year in education, and I believe this one is going to be the best one yet. I am passionate about growing all students and believe that all students can learn and be successful.”
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Quinlan Independent School District is proud to name Kim Grugel as the next principal of D.C. Cannon Elementary School. Mrs. Grugel began serving the children of Quinlan ISD in 1999 as a first-grade teacher. She has taught third grade at A.E. Butler and served as a reading interventionist. In 2011, she became the Thompson Middle School academic coordinator and, ultimately, assistant principal. This coming year she begins her twenty-second year in education while her career comes full circle, she returns to the place where she started her teaching career. “I love this district! I have spent all of my years in education with QISD. There is no place I would rather be as I truly love the kids, the parents, and this community. I am very excited about seeing all of our students grow and achieve success!”
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