April 2026

Police Report 3/31/26 to 4/6/26 Calls for Service 3/31/26 Suspicious Activity / 205 W Frank Code/Animal Complaint / N Shadden/Hwy 80. 4/2/26 Assault / Grand Saline.

Fellow Aggies, family, and friends are invited to join the Van Zandt County Aggie Club for Muster 2026 scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at The Old School Museum located at 701 North Green Street in Grand Saline.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from March 31-April 7. Cooper, Christian Riis, 21, Longview, UNLAWFULLY CARRYING A WEAPON.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Representatives from the Children’s Advocacy Center of Van Zandt County (CACVZ) recently discussed the month of April being recognized as Child Abuse Awareness Month in VZC. Jana Deen Massey, CACVZ Board President and Amparo Mahler, CACVZ Executive Director spoke to members of the Canton Lions Club April 1 during the club’s weekly luncheon at the Van Zandt Country Club.

STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for Gov. Greg Abbott to remove acting state comptroller Kelly Hancock, calling him an “incompetent loser,” The Dallas Morning News reported.

Does a leader show love and demonstrate trust? When you’re dealing with people, you’re not just dealing with skills and responsibilities, you’re dealing with fear, uncertainty, and sometimes even past hurt. Scripture gives us a simple but powerful truth in 1 Corinthians 8:3: ‘But whoever loves God is known by God.’ That verse reminds us of something important.

April 26, 1939 – March 30, 2026 Graveside services for Barbara Williams, 86, of Tyler, are scheduled for 10 a.m., Monday, April 6, 2026, at Woodside Cemetery, under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home, Grand Saline. Mrs.

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The Bluebird Jamboree, presented by Curtis Kids Dentistry, is coming to downtown Wills Point from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Van Zandt County Youth Diversion Program completed its first full year in 2025, offering an alternative for certain Class ‘C’ misdemeanor cases involving youth and keeping many out of the traditional court process.