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Every person in every community nationwide can now dial “988” to reach trained crisis counselors who can help in a mental health, substance use or suicide crisis. 988 is the first step in reimagining our crisis response, but there’s more work to do to ensure everyone receives the help they need — and deserve — in a crisis.

Following a closed executive session at the conclusion of their regular monthly meeting July 19, the Van City Council announced the appointment of Mark Heatwole to fill the Place 2 vacancy on the council.

Photos by Faith Caughron.

The Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office released the following arrest report from Jul. 5-Jul.

Grace Bible Fellowship, located at 17897 FM 1255 in Canton, will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a special event and dedication ceremony. Organizers behind the effort noted, “We want nothing more than to have you there! We will have one service on that day starting at 10 a.m.

Country Trails Wellness & Rehabilitation Center, located in Grand Saline, has been recognized as a 2022 recipient of the Bronze – Commitment to Quality Award by the American Health Care Association and National Center for Assisted Living for its commitment to improving the lives of residents through quality care.

The regular monthly meeting of the Van City Council, originally scheduled for July 14, has been postponed. The meeting has been rescheduled for 7 p.m.

The list of Van Zandt County cities implementing water conservation plans in Van Zandt County continued to increase last week, with the City of Edgewood joining both Wills Point and Van in calling for water use restrictions due to ongoing drought conditions.

Multiple fire departments sprung into action to contain a fire sparked when a lightning bolt struck an oilfield tank and two wells on a property near County Road 1106 and County Road 1107 July 14. No injuries were reported as a result of the blaze. Photo by Nick Gibbons/The County Eagle

County officials received a welcome bit of good news last week with the Texas Commission on Jail Standards removing the VZC Jail from its list of non-compliant facilities. The jail was placed on the non-compliant list after an inspection conducted in early February revealed multiple shortcomings, including failures to properly document medication distribution and not enough face-to-face observations for violent inmates housed at the facility.