December 2023

After 11 years of serving the people of Wills Point, retiring Mayor Mark Turner was honored and recognized by friends, family, and co-workers during the regular monthly meeting of the Wills Point City Council Dec. 12.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com A Notice of Order of Election for the January 30, 2024, special runoff election for the Texas House District 2 state representative seat was approved by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court during its regular meeting Dec. 20, their final regular meeting scheduled for 2023.

susan@vanzandtnews.com The Martins Mill High School Robotics Team went to Fair Park in Dallas November 30 -December 2 to compete again for a state championship. Since 2015, MMHS has been the State Game Champions nine times and the State BEST Champions four times.

1997 – 2023 Haley Hernandez, 26, of Canton joined the angels in Heaven on Dec. 13, 2023.

1938 – 2023 David Anthony Phillips was born on March 28, 1938, to Pleasant Anthony (PA) and Bessie Marie Phillips on a farm where DFW Airport now operates. There was not much around in those days.