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According to a Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Department Facebook post, at approximately 9:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, the VZC Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of an armed robbery in progress at the First State Bank of Ben Wheeler in Edom.

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Mental health has increasingly been noted as a key ingredient to an individual health regimen. The stigma once assigned to mental health issues has largely dissipated, and many people now recognize that mental health should be just as big a priority as physical health.

Mayor of Edom The 25th Annual Edom Community Thanksgiving Dinner was a tremendous success. On Monday, Nov.

Children from all over Van Zandt County visited the Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library Dec. 1 in Canton for ‘The Santa Experience.’ Santa Claus made a special appearance to find out from the children what they wanted for Christmas and to see who was going to make his ‘nice’ list and his ‘naughty’ list.

According to Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Department Captain Brandon Kilpatrick, a body was recently found on Interstate 20 in VZC. “On Sunday, November 23, 2025, at approximately 2:36 p.m., deputies with the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, along with Texas Department of Public Safety State Troopers, responded to a report of an unresponsive adult male located on Interstate 20 westbound near mile marker 519,” said Kilpatrick.

According to the Van Zandt County Jail website, Van Zandt County Pct. 1 Commissioner Mitchell James Curtis, 57, was arrested and booked into the Van Zandt County Jail at 8:49 a.m.

Christmas was on full display Dec. 1 at the Van Zandt County/Sarah Norman Library as children from all over VZC got their chance to visit with Santa Claus. A number of other Christmas related activities, including parades, took place in Grand Saline, Van, Edgewood, and Wills Point Dec. 6 with Canton having its Christmas Parade and Festival Saturday, Dec. 13.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Nov. 11-25.

A recent article listing the candidates that had signed up for the March 2026 Primary Election had a couple of errors. Deborah Decker is the candidate for Van Zandt County Precinct Chair for Pct.