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The University of Texas at Tyler announced the students who were named to the spring 2024 Dean’s List. To qualify for the Dean’s List, a student must have completed 12 or more credit hours of undergraduate college- level credit in the awarding semester with a grade point average of at least 3.75.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from June 4-June 11. Jacob Alan Bullock, 22, Wills Point, terroristic threats against family/household.

Wallace Methodist Church will be hosting its annual picnic/ fish fry after church Sunday, June 23. The church is located at 151 VZCR 2501 in Canton.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com After visiting Mineola and Athens earlier in the day, Republican United States District 5 Congressman Lance Gooden closed out his Town Hall Meeting tour in his district June 6 with an appearance in Canton.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com For the second time, the State Comptroller’s Office recognized the City of Van with a ‘Transparency Star Award.’ After receiving a ‘Transparency Star’ award from the state in the category of ‘Traditional Finances,’ the City of Van received another ‘Transparency Star’ award, this time in the area of ‘Open Government and Compliance.’ Van is the first city inVan Zandt County to receive ‘Transparency Star’ recognition from the State Comptroller’s Office. “The City of Van has worked tirelessly to be the best we can be,” pointed out Van Mayor Tammy Huff.

Republican United States District 5 Congressman Lance Gooden welcomed those in attendance for a Town Hall Meeting June 6 at the Van Zandt County Farm Bureau Event Center in Canton. Story on 3A.

The SPCA of Texas, through generous funding from an anonymous donor, is offering $5,000 as a reward to anyone who provides information that leads to the arrest and conviction of any individual(s) who has perpetrated the animal cruelty crime of abandoning 10 newborn puppies at a car wash in Van.

A month-long emphasis on promoting shopping in Van that involves the awarding of cash prizes was highlighted June 11 during the Van Area Chamber of Commerce Quarterly Luncheon downtown at The Movie House.

At the beginning of the Van Zandt Commissioners Court meeting June 12, Van Zandt County Judge Andy Reese shared information regarding service arrangements for VZC Pct. 2 Commissioner Virgil Melton Jr. who was killed in an accident on FM 279 near Edom June 3.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com During an emergency session called by the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court June 3, the process for reporting damage caused by recent storms in VZC was discussed. Ken Bell from the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) met with the commissioners’ court to go over the process through a power point presentation.