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Elwood Baptist to celebrate milestone

3 years ago By News Staff

Elwood Baptist Church, located at 3713 VZ CR 3504 in Wills Point, will be having their homecoming to mark 125 years since it’s organization in 1898 on April 2. Church officials stated, “We will be having brother Billy Smith to bring the morning message and Ransomed will bring the music.

Blotter

3 years ago By News Staff

The Van Zandt County Sheriff ’s Office released the following arrest report from Mar. 7-Mar.

Blotter

3 years ago By News Staff

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Feb. 28-Mar.

Henderson County accident claims life of local man

3 years ago By Staff Reports

A Ben Wheeler man was killed in a multi-vehicle accident that occurred along FM 315 approximately 6.5 miles south of Chandler in Henderson County according to a release issued by the Texas Department of Transportation March 6.

Lady Mustangs

3 years ago By News Staff

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Celebration planned for county’s 175th birthday

3 years ago By News Staff

Van Zandt County will soon be 175 years old. The Van Zandt County Genealogical Society, in partnership with other local history groups, will hold a birthday party for the county on Saturday, March 25, from 2-4 p.m. at the Blackwell House Museum and Van Zandt County Library located at 317 First Monday Lane in Canton.

Celebration planned for county’s 175th birthday

VISD officials, law enforcement respond to middle school bomb threat

3 years ago By David Barber

All Van ISD campuses were placed under temporary lockdown on the afternoon of March 7 following a bomb threat that was called in to the Van Police Department. “At approximately 12:50 called into the Van Police Department,” said Van ISD Superintendent Don Dunn through the school district’s Facebook page.