April 2026

The Edom City Council held its regular monthly meeting April 9 at the Edom Community Center. According to Edom Mayor Barbara Crow, the meeting opened with reports including attendance, minutes, and financials.

Planning for a special ‘America’s 250th Birthday Celebration’ event will take place at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 5, at the Wills Point Chamber of Commerce building.

The Van Zandt County Fair Junior Livestock Market Auction was held Friday, April 3, during the VZC Fair at the VZC Fairgrounds in Canton. Proceeds went to FFA and 4-H exhibitors.

Brooklyn Dixon and Wyatt Harper kept the streak of state qualifiers intact for WP tennis. Every year since 2014, the Wills Point Tiger tennis team has had a state qualifier.

The Brantley Team at Re/Max Landmark in Canton has announced that the Fourth Annual Miracle Madness Basketball Tournament is scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, June 13, at the Canton Junior High School Gymnasium located on Athens Street.

Several Van Zandt County varsity softball teams opened post-season play recently with matchups in the bi-district round of the state softball playoffs. The Canton Eaglettes faced Carthage in a best-of-three series that began April 23 at Tyler Legacy.

The current state and future of the Wills Point Community Center/Easterwood Plaza took center stage as city leaders and representatives from the Wills Point Chamber of Commerce discussed issues and potential short and long-term fixes during a regularly scheduled Wills Point City Council session...

The Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees met for more than two hours April 13, tackling an agenda heavy on student and staff recognitions, administrative reports and discussion about facility upgrades.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Monthly reports were shared by various departments during the regular monthly meeting April 9 of the Van City Council.

Grand Saline Police Department Blotter for the week of April 14-20: Calls for Service 4/16/26 Welfare Concern/Check / 909 N Naid. 4/19/26 Welfare Concern/Check / FM17.