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On Saturday July 17 at approximately 1:30 p.m., Van Zandt County Sheriff Hendrix led a special operation in the Rolling Oaks community located at the northern edge of the county.
Read moreThe number of newly confirmed and probable COVID-19 cases in Van Zandt County rose for the third consecutive reporting period according to data released by the Northeast Texas Public Health District late last week.
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Van Zandt County cities enjoyed another solid month of sales tax revenue gains with the Texas State Comptroller’s Office releasing figures indicating Canton, Edom, Grand Saline and Wills Point had all exceeded sales tax collection totals when comparing against the same calendar month of the previous year.
Read moreTexas Comptroller Glenn Hegar provided an estimate of revenue available for the 87th Legislature, First Called Session, and now projects 2022-‘23 revenue available for general-purpose spending to be $123.02 billion. Hegar projects a 2022-‘23 ending balance in General Revenue-Related (GR-R) funds of $7.85 billion.
Read moreThe Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees met for the third time in less than a month on Monday night, following up a pair of gatherings in June with its regularly scheduled monthly meeting July 12.
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Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested two suspects on drug-related charges following a traffic stop in the Myrtle Springs area of the county July 10.
Read moreFollowing several minutes of presentations on both sides of the subject, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to reaffirm the actions of the commissioners’ court in 1951 that called for taking in a dirt road located in VZC Pct. 3 as a VZC road.
Read moreTime is running out for those interested in helping Wills Point ISD students get prepared for the 2021-’22 school year, with the deadline for donations to the annual Back to School Fair set for July 30.
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