March 2024

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A 14-game winning streak and the season both came to an end March 1 for the Martins Mill Mustangs’ varsity boys’ basketball team at the hands of Beckville, 5348, in overtime. Jak Kinder led the Mustangs, 32-5 overall for the season, in scoring with 22 points.

Several members of the District 16-4A Basketball Champion Canton Eaglettes and the third place Van Lady Vandals were recognized for their achievements on and off the court recently. Coach Troy Carrell’s Eaglettes, 33-6 overall during the season, advanced as deep as the Class 4A Regional Finals in addition to winning the district, bi-district, and Area round titles during their playoff run.

The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs captured the Class 2A State Championship March 2 with a thrilling 44-42 win in the championship game played at The Alamodome in San Antonio. The Lady Mustangs finished their state title season with an overall record of 36-5.

Both of the Van Zandt County commissioners’ court seats on the March 5 Primary Election ballot will be heading for runoff elections Tuesday, May 28. Neither the VZC Pct.

With the total solar eclipse event in Van Zandt County just a few weeks away, the Van City Council heard an update on a three-day festival planned at Mc-Millan Park around the Monday, April 8 time frame.

The 2022-23 Vandalite yearbooks have arrived at Van High School. These personalized 256-page, full color yearbooks capture the events from all of the Van ISD campus levels.

Early Voting ended March 1 for the March 5 Primary Election. As of the end of the business day March 1, a total of 4,282 votes had been cast during the 11 days of Early Voting for the March 5 Primary Election, according to the Van Zandt County Clerk’s office.

The City of Van Economic Development Corporation (EDC) received recognition from the Texas Economic Development Council (TEDC) as one of 72 EDC’s across the state of Texas to be recognized as an Economic Excellence Recognition Program for 2023.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Kevin Bridger narrowly avoided a runoff election as he will be the new Van Zandt County Sheriff after winning in the March 5 Primary Election over three opponents. Bridger will take office Jan.