Van Zandt CAD answers some common ‘Ag’ questions
By Scott Hyde The appraisal district receives more calls concerning “Ag Exemption” questions than almost any other topic. “Ag Exemption” is the common term used for 1-d-1 Open Space Special...
View ArticleEast Center Community
by Ruth Abbott The East Center Community is located east of Canton and west of Grand Saline, and was settled in the late 1870’s. Time has obscured how it came to be called Center. However, the first...
View ArticlePlayground will honor family killed in crash
By Jami Johnson On Nov, 19, 2014, my boys joined their dad and stepmother to travel to Disney World. Within hours, they experienced tragedy. My 16-year-old, Andrew Hardman, was driving and the only...
View ArticleMt. Zion Community
The information in “The Gospel According to Ruth” is from the work of Ruth Stout Abbott. Mrs. Abbott was born in Van Zandt County in 1926 and she died here in 2007. The articles published here are...
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Playground will honor family killed in crash
Hardman/Watson Memorial to be built at Wills Point Baseball Fields By Jami Johnson On Nov, 19, 2014, my boys joined their dad and stepmother to travel to Disney World. Within hours, they experienced...
View ArticleSeatbelts save lives but there are still many myths about wearing them
MelisaRhodesGuest columnist When it comes to wearing your seat belts, some motorists may believe that they are protected by the size of their vehicle, their seating position, or where they are...
View ArticleDon't Grow Immune to the Value of Vaccines
By Frankie L. TrullThe fight against rubella, the deadly German measles, has finally paid off. Global health authorities say the terrible disease has been eliminated in the Americas. It's a rare dose...
View ArticlePet overpopulation can be fixed. No pun intended
During the 1970's, there was a social movement called "Zero Population Growth.” The idea was that people who wanted children should only procreate enough to replace themselves; in other words, two...
View ArticleThis Fourth of July, ‘Drive sober or get pulled over” by Van Zandt County law...
By Melisa RhodesThe Fourth of July is one of America’s favorite holidays.And, why not? Families and friends gather to celebrate our country with food, parades, parties, and fireworks.But there is a...
View ArticleAll we need is love
CarolWhatleyGuest columnistGiven enough time and work, any domesticated animal can be trained. It depends on what you want them to do. It's easy enough to teach a dog to sit, or stay, or shake paws;...
View ArticleLibrary Footnotes
Summer Reading at the Van Zandt County Library has three sessions left. Be There! About 100 children and adults have attended each of the first four fun days, and adults may have enjoyed them as much...
View ArticleEnjoy simply joy of reading this summer
By Kelli BryantLibrarian -There are so many ways to get involved at the library this summer. One of the trends that I am seeing is that more and more people are looking to have a low-key summer....
View ArticleCapital Highlights
High court puts Texas abortion law on holdAUSTIN — The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 5-4 vote on June 29, granted a stay preventing revisions to the state abortion law made by the Texas Legislature in 2013...
View ArticleCovering the news, not making it
Brad Blakemore, Publisher In the July 26 issue of the Van Zandt News we published a story on the front page of the paper titled “Officially Dunn.” The story was on the first same-sex marriage in Van...
View ArticlePets can bring up good memories of times gone by
Carol Whatley, Guest Columnist During my childhood, the only "vacation" we ever took as a family was going to visit other family in Ohio. It was a 500 mile trip from northern Alabama to southern Ohio,...
View ArticleSame-sex unions – question of law
Dan Flynn Guest ColumnistIn looking back over my service as State Representative in House District 2, I have never had more contacts, questions, expressed concerns or outright rage concerning questions...
View ArticleCounty Blotter
The Van Zandt Co. Sheriff’s Dept. reported the following arrests for July 14 - 21, 2015 Cody Lyn Allbright, 17, Van, was arrested on site for minor driving under the influence, minor in possession of...
View ArticleRemember to love while keeping Christianity
Mark Moore Guest ColumnisToday, God’s true New Testament Church finds herself in a time that most thought would never come in America. The recent ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States has...
View ArticleRemember to love while keeping Christianity
Mark Moore Guest ColumnisToday, God’s true New Testament Church finds herself in a time that most thought would never come in America. The recent ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States has...
View ArticleState Capitol Highlights
By Ed Sterling TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATIONGovernor's order enhances readiness on military bases Gov. Greg Abbott on July 18 authorized Adjutant General John Nichols of the Texas National Guard to arm...
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