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April 15-16: Shoppers looking for anything and everything under the sun will be in paradise April 16-18 with the annual Historic U.S. 80 Hi-Way Sale set to return. Vendors will be set up along Highway 80 from Mesquite, Texas, to Jackson, Mississippi, selling homemade goods, furniture, tools, clothes and more during the threeday event. For more information check out the Historic U.S. 80 Hi-Way Sale Facebook page.
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Free coffee, donuts and pigs in blanket for all veterans and spouses are offered every Saturday morning from 9-11 a.m. at the Van Zandt County Veterans Memorial office.
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Jim Thornhill, professional genealogist, gave a fun-filled and informative presentation at the annual Spring Genealogy Workshop of the Van Zandt County Genealogical Society on Saturday, April 9, at the main county library in Canton.
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I grew up in northeast Texas in the 50s and 60s, way before there were big reservoirs to fish. My mother and dad were avid pond fishermen and had access to the majority of farm ponds in northern Red River County. They were avid bass anglers; my mom used a steel rod and one of the ‘knuckle buster’ reels of the era. She had only a couple of lures and I remember vividly retrieving her snagged Lucky 13 plug from willow branches on many occasions. But the majority of our fishing was done with Calcutta poles and live shiners below a cork or floater. We would ease along the ponds and vertically drop the live bait into likely bits of cover. Back then we ate every fish we caught, including largemouth bass.
Read moreWills Point residents will have plenty of decisions to make during the coming weeks with early voting for two positions on the Wills Point City Council, two positions on the Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees and the Wills Point ISD’s proposed $71,965,000 bond package all set to begin April 25.
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Senior student-athletes representing the Tiger tennis program and their respective families were recognized on the court prior to this year’s District 14-4A Tennis Tournament in Wills Point March 29. Wills Point would follow up the ceremony by powering their way to team titles in all four divisions: varsity boys, varsity girls, JV boys and JV girls. Courtesy photo
Read moreThe Wills Point Chamber of Commerce and other local civic organizations will roll out the red carpet on Saturday night (April 9), shining a light on individuals and groups that make Wills Point a better place to live, work and play during the annual Civic Awards Banquet.
Read moreA Van Zandt County Grand Jury returned indictments charging three members of the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office with making False Statement to a Peace Officer, a violation of Texas Penal Code section 37.08, a Class B misdemeanor. Those individuals are Sheriff Steve Hendrix, Chief Deputy Jerry Wood, and Sergeant Blake Snell.
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