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Early Voting in the special called Texas House District 2 runoff election ended Jan. 26 as Election Day voting is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan.

The Van Zandt County Appraisal District issued a reminder advising local property owners that the deadline to pay 2023 property taxes without penalty or interest charges is rapidly approaching. Officials noted, “Don’t forget that Wednesday, Jan.

Texas teachers only have a few more days to sign up for a free Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) program to help grow agricultural literacy in the classroom. TFB is launching the third-annual Ag Literacy Week Book Program, which will be held in conjunction with National Ag Week on March 18-22.

Van Zandt County Judge Andy Reese announced that there will be Town Hall Meetings conducted in VZC Pct. 2 and VZC Pct.

With the filing deadline set for Friday, Feb. 16, the signup period for the May 4 city and school elections in Van Zandt County is continuing.

In a case of animal cruelty, the SPCA (Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) of Texas, in collaboration with the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, found 10 dogs, allegedly subjected to cruel treatment, on a property near Wills Point on Jan 16.

A Van Zandt County grand jury has indicted an Illinois man accused of murdering a woman on I-20 last September. According to KLTV in Tyler, Jason Rashad Williams, of Danville, Illinois, was arrested on Sept.

A Wills Point woman has been sentenced to federal prison for fraud violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Jan. 9-Jan.

While the first winter storm of 2024 to hit Van Zandt County was an inconvenience to a number of people, it appears that the area escaped any major power outages or traffic issues during the extreme cold snap a few days ago.