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Representatives from McDonald’s were joined by members of the Van City Council, along with board members from the Van Area Chamber of Commerce and the City of Van Economic Development Corporation (EDC) Board and special guests in breaking ground on the new McDonald’s location April 3. The expected date of completion for the new fast-food restaurant located on FM 314 next to Taco Bell near Interstate 20 is scheduled to be sometime between mid-July and the first of August. Story on 2A.

Law enforcement from adjoining Kaufman and Van Zandt counties teamed with Gun Barrel City police April 4 to halt what authorities allege was a stolen 18-wheeler reported by dispatchers to have its engine running, with its driver fleeing northward out of Henderson County, GBC police says.

Candidates in all four upcoming Republican Party Runoff Elections in Van Zandt County are scheduled to participate in a Political Forum scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, April 27, at the VZC Farm Bureau Event Center located at 220 Burnett Trail in Canton.

davidb@vanzandtnews.com Charges against Van Zandt County Pct. 1 Commissioner Mitch Curtis have been dismissed, according to Kaufman County Chief Prosecutor Hillary Heisel, who was serving as the Special Prosecutor in the case.

editor@terrelltribune.com A man was shot and killed in the Breezy Hill Park area of Terrell on Easter Sunday. The Terrell Police Department responded to the area of Breezy Hill Park, located in the 300 block of New Hope Street, on Sunday, April 5 in reference to reports of shots fired according to a press release from Terrell PD.

editor@terrelltribume.com One suspect remains at large after a shooting killed one person and injured another on Thursday, March 26. Kaufman County Dispatch received a report of a shooting in the area of County Road 103 in Kaufman County on Thursday around 10 p.m.

Police Report 3/31/26 to 4/6/26 Calls for Service 3/31/26 Suspicious Activity / 205 W Frank Code/Animal Complaint / N Shadden/Hwy 80. 4/2/26 Assault / Grand Saline.

Fellow Aggies, family, and friends are invited to join the Van Zandt County Aggie Club for Muster 2026 scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, at The Old School Museum located at 701 North Green Street in Grand Saline.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from March 31-April 7. Cooper, Christian Riis, 21, Longview, UNLAWFULLY CARRYING A WEAPON.