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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced today the release of the 2020 Annual Report and School Year 2019-’20 Pocket Edition.
Read moreThe Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is reminding the public the waiver on expiration dates for driver licenses (DLs) and identification cards (IDs) ends on April 14, 2021. Customers who need to renew are urged to make an appointment or renew online today.
Read moreVirginia Reid-Yost will hold auditions for parts in “Night Watch” written by Lucille Fletcher. Auditions will be held at The Talent Box 133 N. 4th Street, Wills Point at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 26. Performance dates are March 5, 6, 7, 12 and 13.Five men and four women are needed to fill the cast. For additional information or questions, call the theatre at 214-356-0505.
Read moreMaintenance crews plan to conduct overlay operations on FM 1861 in Martins Mill. Expect lane closures with flaggers managing traffic control. Crews will also perform bridge maintenance on SH 19N with no traffic impacts anticipated.
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For one who spends time outdoors through all the seasons in pursuit of fish and game and the simple elation of being outdoors, I must admit I love the dead of winter best of all. I know there are those that favor autumn when the leaves are aglow or spring when the woods are coming alive but it’s a cold, crisp winter’s day spent hunting with great friends that I will probably remember most when one of these days, I am relegated to a rocking chair, dreaming of past adventures.
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Wills Point ISD announced a change to its leadership team last week, advising that current E.O. Woods Intermediate School Principal David Brown would be transitioning to the district’s administration office to fill the Director of Finance position in the coming months.
Read moreThe level of activity during the current filing period for the 2021 election hit a new gear last week with three filers joining the fray after an uneventful start the previous week. Potential positions up for election on this year’s May ballot includes three places on the Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees and four spots on the Wills Point City Council, including the position of mayor.
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For several years, if my son and/or his friends were in the car with me I would drive 5 miles out of the way to avoid going past McDonald’s. Everybody wanted nuggets, fries and a coke, not to mention playing at Playland. Once in a while I would give in, but mostly not. These days I don’t mind making chicken nuggets at home, and anybody can play in my yard who wants to.
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