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Maintenance crews plan to conduct edge repairs on FM 1255 between SH 110 and FM 857. Expect lane closures with flaggers managing traffic.
Read moreAfter the cancellation of the end of school year 2019-’20 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness tests due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Texas Education Agency offered optional beginning-of-year assessments so schools across the state could measure how well students learned the prior grade-level’s knowledge and skills.
Read moreThe Wills Point ISD covered familiar ground at its first meeting of 2021 this week, receiving an update on both distance learning and potential options for the 2021-’22 school calendar.
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A rare East Texas snowfall provided hours of entertainment for Wills Point area residents Jan. 10. Some used the opportunity to build a snowman while others captured family photos to mark the occasion. Six of seven Van Zandt County school districts, including Wills Point, cancelled school Jan. 11 as a safety precaution against possible unsafe driving conditions. Courtesy photos
Read moreProspective candidates interested in serving on either the Wills Point City Council or Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees now have the opportunity to do so with the latest filing period now open (filing opened January 13) through Feb. 12. Potential positions up for election include four spots on the Wills Point City Council (including mayor) and three places on the Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees.
Read moreIt’s a common problem that people in Van Zandt County and East Texas are facing, where to find a vaccine for COVID-19. Many health providers and county health department officials responded that they were working as quickly as they could to give shots to frontline health care workers and lacked the doses necessary to move to what Texas calls phase 1B recipients.
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After officially being sworn into office Jan. 1, new Van Zandt County Sheriff Steve Hendrix attended his first VZC Commissioners Court meeting Jan. 6 to speak with the commissioners during their regular meeting.
Read moreTexas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released the Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) Jan. 11, showing the state is projected to have $112.5 billion in revenue available for general-purpose spending during the 2022-23 biennium.
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