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DAVID KAPITAN sports@vanzandtnews.com The Martins Mill Mustangs kept pace in this year’s District 19-2A title chase this week, notching an easy 89-10 win over the visiting Cross Roads Bobcats Feb. 7.

The Van Lady Vandals have been a team on a mission in recent weeks, turning back all challengers in their quest to stake their claim as the top team in a stacked District 16-4A. That quest came to an end this week as Van bested both Athens and chief rival Canton to finish their district run with an 11-1 record overall.

ON THE BALL.

The Wills Point Tigers were able to catch their breath last week with this year’s district race winding down, hitting the court just once in a contest against the Sunnyvale Raiders Feb. 3.

Mother Nature made her presence felt across the region during the past week, delivering a powerful arctic blast highlighted by a steady helping of sleet and icy conditions that caused business and school closures, accidents and countless power outages due to downed limbs and trees.

What started out as a ministry that was going to last three to four months has taken on an expanded identity that is now going on three years of service to the Martins Mill Community and beyond through the efforts of several church members at the Holly Springs Methodist Church.

The East Texas Council of Governments has announced $4.5 million in grants from the Governor’s Public Safety Office awarded to East Texas jurisdictions and nonprofits. The Governor’s Public Safety Office administers federal and state grant funding to promote strategies that improve public safety, support victims of crime, prevent terrorism, and prepare communities for the threats and hazards that pose the greatest risk to Texans.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provided a welcome bit of news to states across the country last week, reporting a sharp decrease in the number of confirmed cases of flu and influenza-like illnesses.