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A proclamation declaring the month of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in Van Zandt County was unanimously approved by the VZC Commissioners Court March 31 during its regular monthly meeting.
Read moreMany Van Zandt County citizens may not be aware of its local Child Welfare Board, but the board is an integral part of a network of child-centered service organizations that help to support Van Zandt County children in the foster care system.
Read moreLocal law enforcement officials and first responders set off on a frantic search last week after receiving a 911 call from someone claiming to be a lost school-aged child named Chelsea.
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Patricia Petzold fires a forehand winner during the annual State Farm Invitational Tournament in Wills Point April 1. Petzold and playing partner Jacob Daniell (not pictured) were one of seven Tiger teams or individuals to win a medal at the event, finishing first overall in mixed doubles. Other medalists representing Wills Point included Grayce Malone and Abby Kreil, Sawyer Sewell and Kristyn Dunn, Cade Phillips and Claira Huff, Weston Baker and Dakota Willis, Blake Marical and Charleston Sanders. Photo by David Kapitan
Read moreScholarships were recently awarded to members of the Wills Point FFA Chapter by the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo’s Calf Scramble Scholarship Committee.
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The most recent update from the Northeast Texas Public Health District published April 1 indicated that there were 27 new confirmed or probable coronavirus cases in Van Zandt County reported between March 26-April 1.
Read moreThe local events calendar will have plenty of activities and events for both locals and visitors in the coming weeks with both the Historic U.S. 80 Hi-Way Sale and Wills Point Chamber of Commerce hosted Brick Street Festival on tap.
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Boy Scout Pack #378 held a Cub Scout meeting and demonstration with Canton Police Officer Chad Mattingly and K-9 Officer Mido along with Wills Point Police Officers and their K9 officer. The police department officers showed the scouts how the K-9 officers are used in a police force. Courtesy photo
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