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Van Zandt County Precinct 1 Constable Mickey Henson was involved in social media controversy this week, as a video on Facebook surfaced depicting Constable Henson and Daymon Jackson of Edgewood involved in an altercation.
Read moreEarly voting for the 2020 General Election will begin Oct. 13. Voting will be at Old Canton City Hall, 290 E. Tyler St., Canton. According to VZC County Clerk Susan Strickland, the following hours are subject to change. The last to register to vote is Oct. 5. Absentee/mail voting deadline for the General Election (received) is Nov. 3.
Read moreThe percentage of active case numbers of the coronavirus in Van Zandt County grew a bit larger over the course of the week. As of Sept. 24, active number of cases totaled 185, or 27.4 percent; recovered cases number 464, or 68.7 percent with 26 deaths, 3.9 percent.
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A slight decrease in total student enrollment at the start of the 2020-’21 school year compared to the end of the 2019-20 academic year was reported to the Van School Board members Sept. 21 during their regular monthly meeting held at the Van ISD Innovation Hut building.
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The month of September brought with it mixed results in sales tax revenue collections for county cities with Canton, Edgewood, Edom and Wills Point all showing gains when comparing against the same calendar month in 2019.
Read moreThe public is invited to a drive-in public forum on issues facing East Texas voters from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, in Canton at the South Gate parking lot at noon at First Monday Trade Days. The forum is open to all state and federal candidates running for office in Van Zandt, Henderson, Kaufman, Hunt, Rains, Wood, and Smith Counties in the Nov. 3 election. Early voting begins Oct.13 and ends Oct. 30.
Read moreNow that they have evened their season record with a victory over Pittsburg, the Van Vandals face new c
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