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Receiving unanimous approval from the Van Zandt County Commissioners Court, the fiscal year 2021 budget as well as the 2020 tax rate were adopted during the court’s regular meeting Sept. 2.
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The pace of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases slowed dramatically for the second consecutive week according to the Northeast Texas Public Health District with just 11 new cases reported between Sept. 1-Sept. 7. The news continues what has been a welcome trend with 21 total cases reported the previous week from Aug. 25-Aug. 31.
Read moreThe City of Quinlan has received a HOME Investment Partnerships Program grant from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs to build new houses for low-income homeowners.
Read moreTexas Comptroller Glenn Hegar released totals for fiscal 2020 state revenues Sept. 1, in addition to announcing monthly state revenues for August.
Read moreThe Texas Education Agency today announced the first set of instructional materials – covering K-12 Math – 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 digitized, customized, and aligned to Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS)—the state standards for what students should know and be able to do. These resources are optional and free to all Texas school systems to utilize.
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The Quinlan ISD Education Foundation met for their regularly scheduled board meeting on Aug. 24. After serving the Foundation for many years, the board recognized three outgoing members and accepted their official resignations.
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Van Zandt County residents received some welcome news over the past week with the number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases slowing dramatically over previous reporting periods. From Aug. 25-Aug. 31, Van Zandt County cities combined to see just 21 new cases total, bringing the overall case count to 520 since the pandemic began.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety is seeking leads in the 1979 homicide of 7-year-old Elizabeth Lynne Barclay, and an increased reward of up to $6,000 is being offered for information that leads to the arrest of those responsible for her death if the tip is received before the next featured Texas Rangers cold case is announced. A $3,000 reward for information leading to an arrest is routinely offered on all cases on the Texas Rangers Unsolved Homicides website.
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