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On July12, Rusk County Sheriff John Wayne Valdez stopped by Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office and presented Sheriff Hendrix with three envelopes containing gift cards for the VZC Sheriff’s Office employees that lost their home to a fire. Sheriff Valdez told Sheriff Hendrix the donations were collected by he and his employees. “I am proud to call him a friend and we appreciate the care and generosity from our law enforcement family of the Rusk County Sheriff’s Office,” stated VZC Sheriff Steve Hendrix.
Read moreA Grand Saline man has died after a single vehicle accident in Van Zandt County on Monday, July 12.
Read moreThe Van United Methodist Church will be hosting its second Camp Meeting (Mini-Revival) starting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 21, at the church.
Read moreWe have wrapped up all our big events for the summer, but the reading competition is still going strong. Everyone is eligible to keep reading for our reading program through July. Adults who read five books earn a prize from our prize board. They can keep reading and when they hit 10 books, they get to pick another prize. Children who read at least 20 minutes a day can earn Star Wars brag tags for every eight days they read.
Read moreTexas Comptroller Glenn Hegar provided an estimate of revenue available for the 87th Legislature, First Called Session, and now projects 2022- ‘23 revenue available for general-purpose spending to be $123.02 billion. Hegar projects a 2022-‘23 ending balance in General Revenue-Related (GR-R) funds of $7.85 billion.
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The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, is a common pest of bermudagrass, sorghum, corn, wheat and rye grass and many other crops in north and central Texas. Larvae of fall armyworms are green, brown or black with white to yellowish lines running from head to tail. A distinct white line between the eyes forms an inverted “Y” pattern on the face. Four black spots aligned in a square on the top of the segment near the back end of the caterpillar are also characteristic. Armyworms are very small (1/8 inch) at first, cause little plant damage and as a result, often go unnoticed. Larvae feed for 2-3 weeks and full-grown larvae are about 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. Given their immense appetite, great numbers, and marching ability, fall armyworms can damage entire fields or pastures in a few days.
Read moreThe Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report for July 7-13.
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Following several minutes of presentations on both sides of the subject, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court voted unanimously to reaffirm the actions of the commissioners’ court in 1951 that called for taking in a dirt road located in VZC Pct. 3 as a VZC road.
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