April 2024

This past week at Van Zandt Country Club, the Canton Eaglettes golf team finished second at the Region II-4A tournament. The Eaglettes will qualify for the Class 4A State Golf Tournament May 6-7 at the Legends Course in Kingsland.

Joseph Rolland of Wills Point High School captured first place in the Triple Jump at the Class 4A Regional Track Meet recently to earn a trip to next month’s Class 4A State Track Meet. His winning mark at the regional meet held at the University of North Texas in Denton was 47-4.

While millions of Texans commute to work on highways every week, they pass inches away from the worksites for thousands of law enforcement personnel, first responders and road maintenance crews. Unfortunately, many of them are killed in crashes every year on the job, which is why TxDOT (Texas Department of Transportation) is calling on Texas drivers to keep roadside workers safe by remembering to ‘Move Over or Slow Down.’ The state’s ‘Move Over or Slow Down’ law requires drivers to move over, putting a lane between them and roadside workers, or reduce their speed to 20 mph below the posted speed limit when passing law enforcement, tow trucks, utility vehicles, emergency responders and TxDOT vehicles stopped with activated overhead lights on the side of the road.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Van ISD Superintendent Don Dunn presented his monthly report April 15 during the regular monthly meeting of the Van School Board. Trustees Shannon Johnson and Nathan Daniels were not in attendance.

The Van Zandt County Aggie Club held their Annual Aggie Muster at the Van Zandt County Country Club in Canton on April 21. Approximately 40 Texas A&M graduates, family members, and friends gathered for a meal, fellowship, a program, and to honor the memory of three former A&M students who died during the past year.

Scott Snodgrass, 52, is married to Chris Snodgrass. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and serves as director of engineering for nTact.