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DAVID BARBER davidb@vanzandtnews.com For the second year in a row, the Van City Council is looking to fill a council seat as options were discussed on how to proceed with that decision during the regular monthly meeting of the council May 11. Melissa Rust, serving her first term as a Van City Council member, resigned following the April 13 regular monthly meeting.

The North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) announced the recipients for its third annual Linda Thomas Safe Driving Scholarship. The scholarship awarded $1,000 each for 10 high school seniors in NET RMA counties throughout northeast Texas.

Conservative attorney, business owner, and public servant Brent Money today launched his campaign for the now vacant Texas House of Representatives District 2 seat. He enters the race having already raised more than $50,000 from people who live and work in the district. A sixth generation Hunt County resident, Brent is guided by the deep Texan conservative values of faith, family, and service to others. Brent has built a successful law and title business, Money Law & Title, with six offices across northeast Texas.

Kindness, Friendship, and Unity BRANDI COLLARD-SIMPSON Director, Grand Saline Public Library The Grand Saline Public Library is kicking off its annual Summer Reading Program by donating books to Grand Saline ISD and Fruitvale ISD kindergarteners to encourage a love of reading and learning. The theme of this year’s program is All Together Now: Kindness, Friendship, and Unity.

Bright Star Baptist Church of Wills Point hosted a Murder Mystery Dinner Theater called “Burritos and Banditos” on Saturday, May 20. The play began at 6 p.m.

Six new members were inducted into the Van ISD Faculty and Staff Hall of Fame during the fifth annual Van ISD Honor Banquet May 9 at the Hideaway Lake Clubhouse near Lindale with approximately 130 in attendance.