Lifestyle

The Van Zandt County Fire Marshal’s office issued a sobering reminder to county residents Oct. 31, warning that the risk of grass fires remained extremely high despite no burn ban being in effect.

The City of Van is planning a busy holiday season as events scheduled for the months of November and December have been released. There will be a Snow Slide downtown from 2-6 p.m.

The members of the Van Zandt County Genealogy and Local History Library met Saturday Aug. 28,.

The East Oak Street Church of Christ will hold a drive up food giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept.

Why are pollinators so important? That’s easy - food. One out of three bites of food can be attributed to these important creatures – such as bees, butterflies, moths, birds, beetles, bats, and a few other small mammals. Pollinators provide crucial assistance to fruit, vegetable and seed crops as well as other plants that produce fiber, medicine and fuel. For many plants, without the help of pollinators, they would be unable to reproduce.

In Texas, if a livestock owner uses brands, earmarks, tattoos, or electronic devices to mark their cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, or horses, they must register the brands with the county clerk. See Texas Agric. Code Sections 144.001; 144.041. Brands must be registered at the county clerk’s office in any county where the livestock resides. See Texas Agric. Code Section 144.041. For example, if you have livestock both in Van Zandt County and in Kaufman County, you will need to ensure that your brand is registered at both of those county clerks’ offices. The registration will require identifying the brand itself, along with the location where the brand or other identifying information is placed on the animal. See Texas Agric. Code Section 144.042.