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A physical altercation involving a member of the Wills Point Education Foundation Board of Directors and at least one member of the Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees resulted in a series of special called sessions over the past week by both organizations.

Correspondent The Wills Point City Council found itself in rare waters this week, undergoing a rare non-election related change during its Sept. 8 meeting with the announced departure of multi-term councilman Zachary De-Lovely and the appointment of a replacement.

Wills Point's junior high was evacuated for approximately two hours last week with students and staff members shuffled to the neighboring middle school following a swatting incident Sept. 2.

Marine Corps Veteran Weldon Bowen has received over 4,000 cards celebrating his 100th birthday on Saturday.

news@kaufmanherald.com The Wills Point Police Department captured an escaped handcuffed suspect on Tuesday, Sept. 8.

The main Early Voting location has moved to the new Courthouse Annex, 1900 N. Trade Days Blvd., Canton (the old Paul Michael building). The new location is next to the Taco Shack, in front of Mill Creek RV Park and across the street from Taco Bell.

The Van ISD, J.E. Rhodes and Middle School announced it will operate the Community Eligibility Program (CEP) under the National School Lunch Program and School Breakfast Program for the 2026-2027 school year.

Fire departments from across Van Zandt County and the surrounding communities rallied together last week following a series of dangerous fire outbreaks that would ultimately consume more than 700 acres over a two-day span.

Code 1 Flight Training recently celebrated a major milestone — 10 years of flight training operations at Van Zandt County Regional Airport (VZCRA) — with a special anniversary gathering of current and former students, instructors, friends, and members of the local aviation community.

The Texas Economic Development & Tourism Offi ce within the Office of the Governor today announced the City of Van has been designated by the Texas Film Commission as a Film Friendly Texas Certified Community after completing the multi-step training and certification process.