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Jon Phillips, a deputy with the Van Zandt County Sheriff’s Office, was arrested last weekend on drug-related charges in Hopkins County.

VZC Library Summer Reading Program and Friday events will begin June 10. The library will have performers the first three Fridays, then a Bounce House extravaganza the Friday after that, followed by an Animal Sleepover the next Thursday and Friday.

Governor Greg Abbott delivered the keynote address at the A Day of Thanks and Remembrance Memorial Day event at Teague Park in Longview.

Water-well contractor accidentally discovers first major Texas oilfield June 9, 1894 On this day in 1894, a water-well contractor accidentally discovered the Corsicana oilfield, the first in Texas to produce oil and gas in significant quantities, while seeking a new water source for the city of...

The Henderson County Commissioners’ Court meeting was cut short after a bomb threat forced several evacuations June 7. The threat stopped the meeting during a presentation by UT Health Regional CEO Donald Baker.

The gang of Van Zandt ended with bacon. During the 1930s and 40s, crime waves flooded the American landscape.

June is already off to a toasty start for much of the south-central United States following an abnormally warm May for the region.

The 48th annual Grand Saline Salt Festival is scheduled for Friday, June 10, and Saturday, June 11. The festival will feature street dances, concerts, fun, food, activities for the kids, games, a baking contest, a rodeo, arts and crafts, a parade, daily lunches, vendors, and a car show.

Hope Pregnancy Center will hold a BBQ fundraiser from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., June 16, at the Pregnancy Center located at 885 E.

Canton Maintenance will be digging base failures on FM 1995 between FM 773 and FM 314. Expect daytime lane closures with flaggers controlling traffic.