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After 11 years of serving the people of Wills Point, retiring Mayor Mark Turner was honored and recognized by friends, family, and co-workers during the regular monthly meeting of the Wills Point City Council Dec. 12.

The Early Voting period for the upcoming March 5, 2024, Primary Election in Van Zandt County has been announced by the VZC Clerk’s office. All Early Voting will take place at the VZC/Sarah Norman Library in Canton beginning Feb.

Van Zandt County Republican Party Chairman Lance Lenz recently released information about a scheduled VZC debate between the two Republican Party candidates that are on the Tuesday, Jan. 30 ballot for the Texas House District 2 special runoff election.

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The Edom Volunteer Fire Department is looking for two ‘Good Samaritans’ who heroically recently pulled a victim from a burning car saving the individual’s life, according to Dylan Turner with the Edom VFD.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Van Zandt County Judge Andy Reese appeared before the Van City Council meeting during its regular monthly meeting Dec. 14 to present a copy of VZC’s updated Emergency Management Manual to the City of Van.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com In a 4-1 vote, the Van City Council approved the spending of $50,000 in hotel/motel funds to promote a three-day festival in the city in advance of the upcoming partial and total solar eclipse event scheduled for April 2024.

If you’ve been reading this column long, you have probably learned that eating fish and game is a very important element of the total outdoor experience for this old outdoor scribe. I definitely thrill at the adrenaline rush when a big buck steps out of the brush or when a big catfish or striper bows the tip of my fishing rod toward the lake’s surface, but if I were to be totally honest, way back in the back of my mind, even during the excitement of the moment, I’m thinking about venison steak or fried catfish.

A plane crash caused major delays in the Forney area on both east and westbound U.S. Highway 80 Dec.

A number of contested races will be on the March 5, 2024, Texas Primary Election ballot in Van Zandt County as the deadline for candidates to file for office was Monday, Dec. 11.