City of Van announces holiday events
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The City of Van is planning a busy holiday season as events scheduled for the months of November and December have been released. There will be a Snow Slide downtown from 2-6 p.m.
Lifestyle
Women have some control in regard to their risk for breast cancer
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No one, regardless of their age, occupation, skin color, or socioeconomic status, is immune to cancer. In fact, individuals might be hard pressed to say no one in their family and/or circle of friends has been diagnosed with cancer at some point.
How physical activity can help in the fight against breast cancer
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Breast cancer is a complex disease that affects millions of women across the globe each year. Though the American Cancer Society reports that only about 4 percent of women diagnosed with breast cancer in the United States are under age 40, women of all ages can take steps to protect themselves against this deadly disease.
Genealogy members talk 40th seminar
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The members of the Van Zandt County Genealogy and Local History Library met Saturday Aug. 28,.
Food giveaway set
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The East Oak Street Church of Christ will hold a drive up food giveaway from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Sept.
How to help pollen pollinators
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Why are pollinators so important? That’s easy - food. One out of three bites of food can be attributed to these important creatures – such as bees, butterflies, moths, birds, beetles, bats, and a few other small mammals. Pollinators provide crucial assistance to fruit, vegetable and seed crops as well as other plants that produce fiber, medicine and fuel. For many plants, without the help of pollinators, they would be unable to reproduce.
Time to register your livestock brands, signage
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In Texas, if a livestock owner uses brands, earmarks, tattoos, or electronic devices to mark their cattle, hogs, sheep, goats, or horses, they must register the brands with the county clerk. See Texas Agric. Code Sections 144.001; 144.041. Brands must be registered at the county clerk’s office in any county where the livestock resides. See Texas Agric. Code Section 144.041. For example, if you have livestock both in Van Zandt County and in Kaufman County, you will need to ensure that your brand is registered at both of those county clerks’ offices. The registration will require identifying the brand itself, along with the location where the brand or other identifying information is placed on the animal. See Texas Agric. Code Section 144.042.
SIGN IT UP
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While the outside of Van Zandt Courthouse has received a much needed washing the 294 th District Courtroom has added a couple of needed things to the courtroom as well. VZC District Judge Chris Martin, along with Carl Waddell and Larry Gann of the Van Zandt County Community Supervision and Corrections Department, helped add some decoration to the courtroom, with ‘In God We Trust” and “294 th District Court” now gracing the walls. Courtesy photos
Tunnels honored for Vandal legacy
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Longtime Vandal supporters, Buddy and Carolyn Tunnell, were honored during the Van ISD School Board meeting with the Forever Vandal Award by the Van ISD Board of Trustees for their dedication, devotion, and love for Van ISD students. “Mr. and Mrs. Tunnell loved children of all ages. They supported our youngest Vandals through their volunteer work each week in Literacy Partners and our older Vandals by showing up to nearly every Vandal sporting event to cheer them on! Mr. and Mrs. Tunnell are moving to be closer to their children and will be sorely missed in our community.
Edom Area Chamber of Commerce celebrates ribbon cutting
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On Aug. 10, Randy Martin and Tristan Rhys, innkeepers and artists, proudly cut the ribbon to officially open Miss Ashley’s Downtown Loft, with help of Edom Area Chamber of Commerce board members Jan Blackmon, Lena Curtis, Kerian Massey and Kathy Holdway. Adding to the celebration were local citizens and Craig Blackmon, photographer.