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County football programs returned to the gridiron Sept. 9, continuing their respective preparations for district play in several high level contests. Edgewood and Grand Saline would each ace their tests while Canton, Fruitvale, Van and Wills Point all came up short on the scoreboard.

With winning percentages of 71 each, Stefani Curtis of Wills Point and Scott Myers of Mineola are the co-winners of Football Contest No. 3 in the Van Zandt News.

Traffic near the intersection of Main Street and Patterson in Grand Saline was brought to a standstill Sept. 13 after a multi-vehicle accident resulted in a fishing boat being knocked off a trailer and onto the roadway. In a subsequent release, Grand Saline PD officials explained that the incident occurred at approximately 7:48 a.m., with one patient sustaining critical injuries that required CareFlite assistance. Officials added that the accident was currently under investigation as of press time.

In a recorded unanimous vote, the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court ap-during its regular meeting Sept. 14.

Van Zandt County Sheriff Joe Carter recently released information involving a murder/suicide that occurred Labor Day (Sept. 5) in the Whitton Community.

An e-mail in response to a complaint concerning the Grand Saline public safety director filed by a member of the Grand Saline city council was recently sent by Van Zandt County Criminal District Attorney Tonda Curry.

A number of City of Van, Van Zandt County, and other officials were on hand Sept. 8 for the groundbreaking ceremony of the new Victron/Gateway Travel Center located on the southeast corner of Interstate 20 and FM 314 in Van.