May 2024

Van Zandt County Sheriff Joe Carter released information on a scam that is currently happening in VZC. “The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a scam circulating in VZC,” emphasized Carter.

Van Zandt County Director of Emergency Management Vicki McAlister shared that there were several road closures in Van Zandt County as a result of a storm that went through the area April 26. “We had several road closures on Friday (April 26) into Saturday (April 27) and there are still some roads in the county that are impassible,” said McAlister through a statement released April 29.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Early Voting for the Saturday, May 4 city and school elections came to a close April 30 in Van Zandt County. City elections were held May 4 in Grand Saline, Van, and Wills Point, while school elections took place in Edgewood, Fruitvale, and Van.

Van Zandt County Judge Andy Reese was authorized by the VZC Commissioners Court to apply for the 2024-25 Texas Historical Commission Courthouse Grant. The grant would total $9.5 million.

Two seats on the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court will be on the ballot in a runoff election Tuesday, May 28. In the VZC Pct.

Members of the Republican Women of Van Zandt have been busy with elections and preparation for the upcoming state GOP convention as well as fundraising. At the April meeting, member Debbie Burden was honored with our ‘Girl Power’ award for the first quarter of 2024.

Finding connections, finding answers: Patti Huff Williams took her audience on a fascinating family research journey, with the GEDMatch DNA program as the roadmap during the April 27 Spring Genealogy Workshop of the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society. Williams, a genealogist and sought-after genealogy speaker, focused on DNAresearch.

On Sunday, May 19, the Myrtle Springs Cemetery will be holding its annual cemetery meeting. The meeting will be held at the cemetery at 2 p.m.

Locust Grove Baptist Church in the Hiram Community will be holding its annual Memorial Service Sunday, May 5. The program will begin at 11 a.m.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Apr. 23-Apr.