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Southers gets 500th win as Lady Vandals roll

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The Van Lady Vandals accomplished multiple goals on Tuesday night, strengthening their bid for a spot in this year’s playoffs while also getting head coach Warren Southers career victory 500 with a 70-39 win over Athens.
Coach Warren Southers picked up his 500th career coaching win during Van’s 70-39 triumph over the Athens Lady Hornets Jan. 25. Courtesy photo

Bulldogs extend winning streak

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The Edgewood Bulldogs moved two steps closer towards securing a playoff position last week, hitting the court twice for matchups a pair of home contests against Paris Chiusm and Lone Oak. Edgewood would prevail in both contests, improving their odds of securing a top-four finish in district play and a spot in this year’s 3A UIL Playoffs.
The Edgewood Bulldogs ran their district-winning streak to three games overall with victories over both Paris Chisum and Lone Oak over the past week. Edgewood is now tied for second overall in district with five games to play. Photo by Dusty Goodwin

Mustangs dominate Bobcats

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The Martins Mill Mustangs continued to charge full speed ahead towards postseason play this week, dominating from start to finish in a 74-33 win over Cross Roads in Malakoff Jan. 25.

Lady Mustangs cruise past Cross Roads

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The Martins Mill Lady Mustangs continued to live up to their lofty billing this week, easily dismissing the Cross Roads Lady Cats to retain their perfect record in district play. Martins Mill, ranked se cond overall in the state according to the most recent Texas Association of Basketball Coaches Weekly 2A Rankings, never trailed in the contest.

Lady Dogs close in on district title

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The Edgewood Lady Dogs put themselves on the doorstep of an outright district title last week, besting both Paris Chisum and Lone Oak in consecutive games to push their district mark to 9-0 overall with just three games to play.
Ella Tyner and the Edgewood Lady Dogs moved two steps closer towards a second consecutive undefeated district campaign last week, registering wins over both Paris Chisum and Lone Oak. Photo by Dusty Goodwin

Community libraries are more than books

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Let the library help you meet your goals for the year. The two most common reasons that our patrons say why they use the library is to help them live with less things in their homes and to save money. These two reasons are obvious since most people understand that you borrow things from the library to be returned by a set date. But not everyone realized the extent of things that you can borrow from the library. Libraries today have much more than just books. Libraries have audio books, DVDs, board games, mobile hot spots, and even eBooks and downloadable books that you can checkout without ever having to visit the library.

VZC Genealogical Society ready for active 2022

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The Van Zandt County Genealogical Society met on Saturday, January 22, 2022, at the Van Zandt County Library, to kick off a new year of programs and activities. The upcoming celebration for Texas Revolutionary veteran and early Texas Ranger Adrian Anglin led the agenda for the meeting.

Annual geranium plant fundraiser to kick off

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Van Zandt Master Gardener Association of Van Zandt County is currently holding their annual geranium plant fundraiser sale through March 21. VZMG members will place flyers with their contact information in local business locations, along with contacting previous customers.