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A total case count of COVID-19 has reached 2,240 by Dec. 16, according to the Northeast Public Health District.
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During their 12-minute regular meeting Dec. 9, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court wasted little time in covering their brief agenda.
Read moreFollowing a recommendation from the Van Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Dec. 10, the Van City Council approved the go-ahead on updating the city’s comprehensive Master Plan.
Read moreThe Grand Saline Library would like to thank Jan Adamson, Kay Barber, Tisha Conatser, William Rogers, Catrennia Williamson, and the students and Mrs. Maxfield, Mrs. Sauseda, and Mrs. Wakeland’s classes for help with a project we just finished up on. Thank you for all your assistance.
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This photo of the 1913 Grand Saline High School Football team was printed in he 1976 Grand Saline High School Yearbook. Members of the football team included Herbert Chansellor, Wesley Sides, Hardee Rowree, Billy Bundy, EB Germany, Earl Persons, John Shields, Lewis Dorough, Ardee Hatton, Van Buren “Boots” Bundy, Cornelius Grammer, and Lige Malone. The first organized football in Grand Saline was formed in 1913. Information and photto courtesy of Jennifer Bryant/ VZC Texas History
Read moreIf you’re overdue, it’s time to renew! The temporary waiver of certain vehicle title and registration requirements, announced by Governor Greg Abbott on March 16, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will end on April 14, 2021.
Read moreFor the 12th consecutive year, during an especially urgent time of need, SONIC® Drive-In donated an all-time high of $1.3 million to fund public school teacher requests across the country as part of its annual Limeades for Learning Fall Voting Campaign. In partnership with nonprofit teacher crowdfunding platform DonorsChoose and with the help of SONIC fans, one teacher in Fruitvale, Texas were among the community heroes up-voted to receive a combined $1,177 for essential materials to create an engaging learning environment in both physical and virtual classrooms.
Read moreThe U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a lawsuit filed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton challenging the results of the presidential election. President Donald Trump and 17 Republican attorneys generals had joined the lawsuit, which asked the Supreme Court to toss out the elections in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. The lawsuit claimed the states “exploited the COVID-19 pandemic to justify ignoring federal and state election laws and unlawfully enacting last-minute changes, thus skewing the results of the 2020 General Election.” Texas Democrats accused Paxton of filing the lawsuit to distract voters from his own legal problems. More than 100
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