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Van Zandt County Judge As many of you, I witnessed the total solar Eclipse on April 8 in awe. The Lord blessed us with low level clouds that frequently opened up to reveal the event.

It is NOT safe to look directly at the Sun without eye protection specialized for solar viewing, except during the brief total phase of a solar eclipse when the sun’s face is completely blocked by the moon.

Use safe solar viewing  glasses, (eclipse glasses) or  a safe handheld solar viewer  when watching the  eclipse  partial phases, and look away  periodically to rest your eyes.  

Regular sunglasses, no matter how dark, are NOT safe for viewing the Sun.

according to nationaleclipse.com and eclipse2024.org

Canton

1:41:48 pm

Four minutes and five seconds

Van

1:42:19 pm

Three minutes and 42 seconds

Wills Point

1:41:40 pm

Four minutes and 20 seconds

Edgewood

1:41:54 pm

Four minutes and 15 seconds

Grand Saline

The Van Zandt Junior Livestock Auction took place Friday, March 29 during the 66th annual VZC Fair. Steer, sheep, goat, hog, broiler and ag mechanic exhibitors competed for one of the 115 spots in the auction.

A Van Zandt County dog owner was arrested and charged with animal cruelty following a civil custody hearing Monday, April 1, according to information released by the SPCA of Texas. The hearing was held in the VZC Justice of the Peace Precinct 4 courtroom.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Mar. 26-Apr.

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will be sponsoring the Upper Sabine Cattleman’s Conference, April 12. The conference will be held at the Gabriel Ranch located at 8575 FM 1255, Grand Saline.

The Van Zandt News will publish, at no cost, one story and a photograph for each candidate that has filed to run in the Saturday, May 4 city and school elections in Van Zandt County. The information will be published in the News prior to the start of Early Voting on Monday, April 22.

On Monday, April 8, East Texas will experience the first Total Solar Eclipse since 1878 which will cover 13 U.S. States.

1. Which three countries are on the 2024 eclipse path? 2. What is the name for the Sun’s outer atmosphere, which becomes visible in the path of totality if weather permits? 3. After April 8, 2024, when will the next total solar eclipse take place? 4. What is the term for people who travel around the world to observe total solar eclipses? 5. Which planet has 95 moons and experiences triple eclipses? 6. Which two planets in our solar system do not experience solar eclipses? 7. What is the meaning of the Greek word ekleipsis, from which the word eclipse derives?