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davidb@vanzandtnews.com Two out of three scheduled ‘closed session’ items were moved to an over 90-minute ‘open session’ during the regular monthly meeting Nov. 15 of the Van City Council.

sports@vanzandtnews.com A routine step in the election process proved to be anything but on Nov. 18 as Wills Point ISD board members met in a special called meeting to discuss and canvass the results of the recently concluded Nov. 8 election.

artins Mill standout student- athlete Mattie Burns etched her name into the local record books earlier this season, becoming one of the few high school athletes to qualify for and compete in the same event at State for four consecutive seasons. As a freshman in 2019, Burns clocked a time of 13:28.52 to finish 71st overall out of 151 competitors at the UIL State Cross Country Meet.

sports@vanzandtnews.com The office of Texas State Comptroller Glenn Hegar continued to deliver good news to county cities last week, announcing that five out of seven local entities had posted sales tax revenue gains when comparing against the same period from the previous year.

The Tyler Junior College Speech and Debate team finished its fall semester of tournaments on a high note, setting a new school record. At the American Forensics Association District 3 Fall Qualifier Tournament held virtually on Saturday, TJC earned seven qualifications for the AFA National Tournament, which will be held in April 2023 in Santa Ana, California.

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The Wills Point Community Angel Tree is a community-wide, annual donation program that provides Christmas gifts for children in families facing financial hardship during the holiday season. The goal of WPCAT is to make sure that each child (from newborns to high school seniors) receives a new outfit with shoes and a coat along with some nice toys, and that each family receives a box of food and a turkey.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff ’s Office released the following arrest report from Nov. 1-Nov.

The Van ISD Faculty and Staff Hall of Fame was established to recognize former Van ISD faculty or staff members who are retired or deceased and who made notable, positive contributions to their profession and community.

A security and safety update for Van ISD was presented to the Van School Board during its regular monthly meeting Nov. 14 by Van ISD Director of School Safety and Security Thomas Robertson.