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The month of October will be include plenty of activities for area families, with multiple organizations, businesses and churches planning events in the coming weeks. Things are slated to kick off in earnest Oct. 23 with the annual BOO at the Park event returning to Lake Tawakoni State Park. That event will be followed by BOO on the Bricks and Tipis-N-Treats, a new area event, Oct. 30, as well as Hallelujah Night Oct. 31 at the International Outreach Church.
Read more“Greater Tuna”, a Texas comedy by Jaston Williams, Joe Sears and Ed Howard, is scheduled to make multiple stops in and around the Terrell area in the coming weeks.
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Local children will have every opportunity to participate in fun-filled events throughout the month of October with multiple events planned in and around the Wills Point community.
Read moreThe Van Zandt County Commissioners Court approved a total of six subdivision changes and plats for property throughout Van Zandt County during their Sept. 29 meeting. “We are really growing in our county,” stated VZC commissioner Pct. 4 Tim West. “A year ago, we wouldn’t have had the number of subdivision approvals in three months than what we have had lately.”
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The Wills Point community has joined together multiple times over the past week, celebrating homecoming week with a series of events including the annual WPHS Homecoming Bonfire and Carnival Oct. 6, and the District-Wide Pep Rally and Homecoming Hamburger Supper today (Oct. 8).
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Clockwise, students representing the freshman class on the 2021 WPHS Homecoming Court will be Tallen Kennedy and Tara Powell. Jersi Adams and Kyle Etheridge were selected to serve as the sophomore class representatives on the WPHS Homecoming Court. Hayden Taylor and Mauree Comer were elected by classmates to represent the junior class as members of the 2021 WPHS Homecoming Court. The Class of 2021 will be represented by Adriana Dipietro and Max Liles during Homecoming festivities. Courtesy photos
Read moreThe number of eligible Van Zandt County residents designated as having at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or fully vaccinated continued to inch higher last week according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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