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Celebrating a milestone

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The Four Mile Lutheran Church, located at 460 VZ County Road 2607, will celebrate its 175th anniversary with special worship services beginning at 10:45 a.m. May 7. The celebration will include a worship service, followed by a historical marker presentation at the gravesite of Henriette Reierson and a potluck. Additional information about the church can be found by visiting www.fourmilelutheranchurch.
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Wills Point men arrested following chase

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Two men with ties to the Wills Point community were arrested this week following an early afternoon chase involving Kaufman County law enforcement officials. According to a Terrell Police Department press release of the incident, the chase began shortly after officers “observed suspects using drugs, in open view, near a local store on S.

Accident claims life of Lancaster woman

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A two vehicle-accident approximately two miles east of Canton along State Highway 64 resulted in the death of a Lancaster woman and three others being sent to area hospitals for treatment. According to a preliminary accident report released by the Texas Department of Public Safety, the accident occurred shortly after noon at approximately 12:20 p.m.on Sunday, April 30 and involved a 1992 Oldsmobile 88 and a 2020 Harley Davidson motorcycle.

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The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Offi ce released the following arrest report from Apr. 25-May.

Wills Point mayor pens letter to appraisal district

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Many property owners around Van Zandt County have been treated to an unwelcome dose of sticker shock in recent weeks, receiving letters from the appraisal district outlining sizeable increases in both residential and commercial property values.

Letter carriers to conduct food drive

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The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) will conduct its 31st annual national food drive on Saturday, May 13. Letter Carriers will join forces with community leaders and others to help fight hunger in Dallas and throughout the country.

Bulldogs fall to Wildcats in district finale

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The Edgewood Bulldogs entered play against the Rains April 29 riding high, having defeated the Wildcats four nights earlier to set up a game to determine this year’s District 12--early and never fully recovering in a 5-3 setback that moves the Bulldogs to a two-seed entering this year’s playoffs.

Lady Indians outlast Bells, advance to Area round

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sports@vanzandtnews.com The Grand Saline Lady Indians were forced to dig deep during their first series of this year’s postseason, outdueling Bells in a thrilling best-of-three series April 29 and May 1 to punch their ticket to the Area round.