Bailey Brooks skies high above the net to deliver a kill against the Nevada Community Braves Aug. 19.

The Van Zandt County Commissioners Court discussed and considered setting salaries for VZC elected officials during a meeting held on Aug. 18. The rise in salaries would become effective Oct. 1, 2021.

Information released by the Northeast Texas Public Health District reported a total case count of COVID-19 at 5,692 in Van Zandt County. Active cases number 1,046 with recovered cases at 4,570.

Two Wills Point High School students were transported to the hospital in critical condition and a good Samaritan was killed after a series of accidents along Interstate 20 in Kaufman County just before midnight Aug. 20.