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Members of the Wills Point community gathered to hold a special drive-by Thanksgiving parade for the residents and staff of Crestwood Assisted Living Nov. 20. Many of the parade’s participants, which included city officials, the Wills Point Police Department, Wills Point Fire Department, local business owners and WPISD staff and students, decorated their vehicles with special signs to mark the occasion before making multiple passes in front of the facility as residents waved and cheered safely from the sidewalk.
Read moreProposed changes to the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Department and VZC Jail budgets presented by VZC Sheriff-Elect Steve Hendrix received unanimous approval Nov. 12 from the VZC Commissioners Court.
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The number of confirmed and probable (those with COVID-19 positive antigen tests) local coronavirus cases saw another sizeable jump last week, increasing from 1,399 on Nov. 16 to 1,539 as of Nov. 20 according to the Northeast Texas Public Health District.
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The office of Texas State Comptroller Glen Hegar offered a rosy outlook on the local economy in a Nov. 12 press release, noting that Canton, Edgewood, Edom, Fruitvale, Grand Saline, Van and Wills Point had all exceeded their performance in sales tax revenue collections for the month when comparing against the November 2019 collection totals.
Read moreThe Wills Point Chamber of Commerce continues its preparations on their signature holiday event this week, putting the finishing touches on this year’s Christmas on the Bricks celebration scheduld for Dec. 5 and Dec. 12.
Read moreThe Texas Education Agency today announced the next set of instructional materials – a full suite of resources and tools for prekindergarten – that will be made available to school systems through the Texas Home Learning 3.0 (THL 3.0) initiative. Like other THL 3.0 offerings, these instructional materials are optional, customized for Texas, and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what students should know and be able to do.
Read moreOnline shopping has become more of a necessity lately rather than an occasional luxury. Naturally, this opens more opportunities for scammers to take advantage of the situation to fool consumers into giving out their personal information. This type of scheme also happens frequently during the holiday season.
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Our dear friend Bob Moore is walking his final lap, and our hearts are broken.
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