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More than 15 million pints of blood are transfused in this country each year. That exceeds 40 thousand pints daily. Hospitals in north, central and east Texas are using only a fraction of that amount, but Carter BloodCare still requests 1,000 volunteer blood donors each day to keep pace with local hospital demands.
Read moreThe City of Terrell and the Terrell Chamber of Commerce/CVB are sponsoring the Terrell Taco Festival from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on May 7. The event will be held on Nash and Adelaide Streets near Terrell City Hall.
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The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (Neches River Chapter) held its regular meeting on April 14, 2022, in Canton, Texas. First Vice Regent Rose Ann Ward presided, in the absence of Regent Sherrie Archer.
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The James Pinckney Henderson Chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas met on March 26 in the Buchanan Room of the Van Zandt County Library.
Read moreApril 1-2: The annual City of Wills Point/Precinct 3 cleanup event will take place from 7 a.m. – 5 p.m. daily. The event could close early if the dumpsters become full. Accepted items for the city of Wills Point/Precinct 3 Cleanup will include appliances, residential trash, bulky items, cement/ rock, construction debris not to exceed 10 cubic yards, non-commercial/non-mounted tires ($7 if mounted) and batteries. Proof of residency is required.
Read moreThe Van Zandt County Genealogical Society met for their regular monthly meeting on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at the main Van Zandt County Library. The speaker, Elizabeth Covington, award-winning genealogist and reenactor, enthralled members.
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The Neches River Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution had its regular monthly meeting on Thursday, March 10, in Canton. Sherrie Archer, Chapter Regent, presided. The meeting featured news of many applications for new members to the chapter by Chapter Registrar Carrie Woolverton, and news on upcoming state and national DAR meetings coming up, by Ms. Archer.
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Wills Point ISD administrators paid surprise trips to all five campuses Feb. 28 to surprise this year’s Teacher of the Year winners. Teachers honored in a vote of campus staff and peers included: Primary - Gardenia Soberanis González; Woods Intermediate - Kelley Fletcher; Middle School - Joana Carpenter; Junior High - Rachel Henry; and High School - Brittany Doss.
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