October 2022

A portion of Highway 19 was closed to traffic late Oct. 3 after a possible gas leak was detected at the Potts Gas parking lot located at 12728 Highway 19.

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davidb@vanzandtnews.com Van Zandt County Clerk Susan Strickland recently announced that the final day to register to vote for the upcoming Nov. 8 General Election is Tuesday, Oct.

Over the past week, communities across the county have been doing their part to pay homage to the Brey family, who are dealing with the tragic loss of their son Wyatt, and serious injuries to their daughter Alexis, following an accident this past week.

A two-vehicle accident in Canton resulted in the death of a Canton ISD student and injured four other individuals. According to information released by Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Safety Education/Media & Communications Sgt.

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Final preparations are taking place for the annual Van Oil Festival, sponsored by the Van Area Chamber of Commerce, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Sep. 27-Oct.

The Van Lady Vandals were a team on a mission throughout the early stages of District 16-4A play, entering last week with a 5-0 record heading into a matchup with rival Canton Sept. 30.

The hopes that any Van Zandt County football team might complete a perfect regular season officially came to an end last week as Grand Saline stormed back from an early deficit to hand Edgewood its first setback of the season. Elsewhere in Van Zandt County, Fruitvale celebrated homecoming night against Savoy, Van dominated chief rival Canton and Wills Point sat idle after five weeks of non-district play.