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The regular monthly meeting of the Van City Council, originally scheduled for July 14, has been postponed. The meeting has been rescheduled for 7 p.m.

The list of Van Zandt County cities implementing water conservation plans in Van Zandt County continued to increase last week, with the City of Edgewood joining both Wills Point and Van in calling for water use restrictions due to ongoing drought conditions.

Multiple fire departments sprung into action to contain a fire sparked when a lightning bolt struck an oilfield tank and two wells on a property near County Road 1106 and County Road 1107 July 14. No injuries were reported as a result of the blaze. Photo by Nick Gibbons/The County Eagle

County officials received a welcome bit of good news last week with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards removing the VZC Jail from its list of non-compliant facilities.

A heat wave across the state is exacerbating the extreme drought conditions plaguing Texas agriculture.

David Yager, 29, pleaded guilty July 12 in federal court in the Eastern District of Texas to violating a detainee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him.

The 2022 Texas hay production outlook appears in doubt due to high fertilizer prices and widespread drought, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

Each year, children get heat stroke or die from being left unattended in a hot car, but a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service passenger safety expert says there are ways to avoid tragedy.

The City of Van Economic Development Corporation (EDC) and the Van Area Chamber of Commerce co-sponsored a Business Network Reception June 30 at the Fairfield Inn by Marriott in Van.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) released spring 2022 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for Grades 3-8. The results include exams in mathematics and reading for grades 3–8, 5th and 8th grade science, and 8th grade social studies.