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Body Wills Point ISD found itself at the center of what has become an alarming trend among East Texas school districts this week, investigating a threat of potential gun violence on one of its campuses after receiving a call at the high school a week after Lindale ISD received notice...

Body Three Van High School students were presented with scholarships by the Van Area Chamber of Commerce during the chamber’s quarterly luncheon downtown March 7 at The Movie House. Anyka Costner, the 2022 Van Oil Queen, was presented with a $1,200 scholarship.

Body Van Zandt County Genealogical Society President Carrie Anne Wilson- Woolverton presented two proclamations to the VZC Commissioners Court March 15 during its regular meeting.

Body Two local students, Noelani Holly and Addison Marcee, were selected as winners of Wood County Electric Coop’s Essay Contest, earning an all-expenses paid trip to Washington, D.C. this summer. They will join more than 150 Texas teens on Youth Tour, June 1119, 2023.

Body Sunday, March 26, 2023, will be a very special day at Little Hope Baptist Church, Canton. “The church will be celebrating 130 years of serving our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, and the local community,” said a church spokesperson.

Body Elwood Baptist Church, located at 3713 VZ CR 3504 in Wills Point, will be having their homecoming to mark 125 years since it’s organization in 1898 on April 2.

Body The Van Zandt County Sheriff ’s Office released the following arrest report from Mar. 7-Mar.

Body The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Feb. 28-Mar.

Body A Ben Wheeler man was killed in a multi-vehicle accident that occurred along FM 315 approximately 6.5 miles south of Chandler in Henderson County according to a release issued by the Texas Department of Transportation March 6.