December 2025

Van Police Department Blotter for the week of Dec. 2-8: Calls for Service 12/02/25 Suspicious Activity / Old Loves Gas Station, Old Loves Gas Station, Van, Tx Suspicious Activity / 200 Bluebird Ct, Van, Tx Welfare Concern / 2800 I-20, 2800 I-20, Van, Tx Agency Assist - Law Enforcement / 983 VZCR 1524, Van, Tx Information / Pd Caller, Van, Tx Burglary / C&C Storage, Van, Tx Background Check / 113 W.

January 1, 2026: First Day Guided Hike at Lake Tawakoni State Park. Start your new year right and join a Ranger for this 1.8-mile guided hike.

First, second, and third place winners in the Business and Individual Category were announced following the Van Christmas Experience Parade downtown Dec. 6. The winning entries were as follows: Business Category:

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December 6, 1977 – December 6, 2025 Memorial services for Christopher Anthony Sizemore, 48, of Rockwall are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, December 30, 2025, at Hiett’s LyBrand Funeral Home Chapel in Wills Point. Family will receive friends one hour prior to service time.

The highly anticipated Edgewood Market and Parade, originally scheduled for Dec. 6, has been rescheduled for Saturday, Dec.

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susan@vanzandtnews.com The monthly Edgewood City Hall meeting was held on Dec. 9 with the meeting commencing with an invocation, expressing gratitude and seeking guidance in the council’s decisions. Following the prayer, attendees recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

Multiple communities are mourning the loss of 26-year-old police officer and deputy fire chief that was killed in a wrong-way collision on Monday, Dec. 8.

March 2, 1951 – December 6, 2025 Jolene Mercer Morgan, 74, of Grand Saline, passed away December 6, 2025, in Tyler. She was born March 2, 1951, in Lawrenceville, Illinois, to Tyrus and Elosia Pipher Mercer.