Islamic schools admitted to voucher program after suit
Four Islamic schools have been admitted to the Texas voucher program after a federal judge ordered the state to invite the schools to apply, the Houston Chronicle reported.
March 2026
Delois Bates Currey
June 20, 1929 – March 20, 2026 Services for Delois Bates Currey, 96, of Grand Saline, were held Monday, March 23, 2026, at First United Methodist Church, with Rev. Dan Gilliam and Dr.
WPISDEF Gala raises more than $465,000 for classrooms
The Wills Point ISD Education Foundation (WPISDEF) hosted its annual gala recently and left no doubt that the community’s dedication to its schools is stronger than ever.
Blotter
The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from March 17-24. Hamilton, Cornelius, 50, Wills Point, DRIVING WITHOUT A LICENSE, W/PREVIOUS CONVICTION, SUSPENDED W/O FINE RESOLUTION.
Four individuals named to VISD Hall of Fame
davidb@vanzandtnews.com During the regular monthly meeting of the Van School Board March 23, four individuals were announced as the 2026 Van ISD Faculty and Staff Hall of Fame inductees. The announcement was made by Van ISD Superintendent Don Dunn.
FROM THE BLEACHERS
There is something powerful about the standards we set for ourselves. Not the ones written in policy manuals or enforced by supervisors, but the ones that live inside us, the ones we choose to honor when no one is watching.
Jeane wins at Metch Memorial Livestock Show
Wills Point High School senior Preston Jeane won his first buckle in his career showing pigs at the eighth annual Metch Memorial Livestock Show held Saturday, March 14 at the Van Zandt County Fair Grounds in Canton.
Tommy Joe Davis
January 1, 1945 – March 23, 2026 Services for Tommy Joe Davis, 81, of Grand Saline were held March 27, 2026, at Bartley Funeral Home, with Bro. Lindsay Ray, Bro.
MMISD trustees recognize ‘Students of the Month’
‘Students of the Month’ for March were recognized by the Martins Mill School Board during its regular monthly meeting March 23. The ‘Students of the Month’ at each campus were Itzel Padron and Ruben Ramirez, elementary; Victoria Jordan, junior high; and Madison Damuth, high school.
Jane Howell
August 23, 1947 - March 19, 2026 Jane Ellen Smith Howell was born August 23, 1947, in Leonard. She had been a resident of Van most of her life and was a member of the Van Church of Christ.
