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Bobbi ‘Breanne’ Talbott of Wills Point traveled to Abilene June 4-13 to compete in the Texas High School Rodeo Association (THSRA) state finals. The state finals rodeo is an annual week-long event where high school students across Texas and surrounding states come and compete.

Correspondent The Wills Point City Council set their collective sights on local infrastructure improvements during their June 9 session, discussing various grant pursuits while also discussing which local streets would be in line for rehabilitation efforts during Fiscal Year 2027.

Fourth of July and America’s 250th Birthday Celebrations will start happening before July 4 in Van Zandt County as Van, Grand Saline, and Wills Point will be hosting holiday activities on Saturday, June 27. Canton will be hosting their downtown activities on Saturday, July 4.

The 29th Annual East Texas Baptist Camp Meeting will take place June 21- 26 starting at 7 p.m. each evening at the Canton Civic Center.

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DAVID KAPITAN Correspondent A steady stream of visitors made their way to Jack Lester Park in Wills Point June 12-13 as the Wills Point Police Department hosted its signature outreach event, ‘Back the Blue,’ for the 10th consecutive year.

A number of delegates from Van Zandt County attended the 2026 Republican State Convention that was held last week in Houston. For me, it ranked as one of the best Republican State Conventions that I have attended.

On June 15, the Van Zandt County Historical Commission (VZCHC) joined community members to dedicate a new Texas Historical Marker in Grand Saline. The marker commemorates the Texas Short Line Railway that once connected Grand Saline to the coal mines in Wood County.