International Outreach Church of Wills Point will host guest minister Dr. Karl Barancik at 10:30 am. Sunday, March 13.
Dr. Barancik has served as lead pastor and is now overseer of the Faith City Church campuses with a passion to see people transformed by the Gospel of Grace.
With his unique blend of passion, humor, respect, and high energy he communicates the simple message that God loves us. He is truly a one of a kind guy, committed to helping pastors, the local church, and believers everywhere trust in our great God of the Bible, church officials said.
Members of the city council, Mayor Mark Turner, Mike Jones, Oscar Rogers, Kyle Anderson, Wade Emerson and Lance LyBrand, welcomed the expansion of Brazos Trailers to the Wills Point Business Park.
By David Kapitan, Staff Writer
The Wills Point City Council officially got to close the books on its 2016 election Tuesday night, cancelling election activities after candidate filing ended with only incumbents Mike Jones and Wade Emerson returning paperwork.
The move to cancel the election had been a mere formality for the past month, following an uneventful filing period that began Jan. 20 and ran through Feb. 19.
With the cancellation, both Jones and Emerson will each be sworn in for another two-year term at the May council meeting.
A lengthy portion of guardrail was uprooted along FM 47 North near VZCR 2475 around 1 p.m. March 5. A Chevrolet pickup truck hauling a trailer drifted off the roadway and collided with the railing while traveling south towards Wills Point. Officers from the Wills Point Police Department, members of the DPS, Champion EMS and the Wills Point Fire Department all arrived on the scene to assess the damage, divert traffic, and render aid to the driver of the damaged truck. The driver, who was not yet identified as of press time, was taken via ambulance from scene to a Tyler area hospital where he was evaluated and eventually released. Preliminary results indicate that speed was likely major factor, although the DPS investigation of the accident is still ongoing.
G&S Promotions is hosting a Gun Show at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 12, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at the Canton Civic Center, 800 Flea Market Rd.
Representatives of law enforcement agencies and courts from more than 300 jurisdictions across Texas announced combined efforts to host the 2016 Great Texas Warrant Roundup beginning Saturday, March 5.
The roundup is designed to target thousands of defendants with traffic, parking, city ordinance, penal code, and higher charge warrants from participating jurisdictions. The focus is to bring these individuals into compliance with court orders; there are multiple options that are available to do so.
Residents of Wills Point and the surrounding community have been no stranger to scams and scam attempts by criminals in recent years, with routine warnings from local police departments and businesses urging extreme caution whenever providing personal information to interested parties or access to a home.
Candidate filing for both the Wills Point City Council and Wills Point ISD Board of Trustees drew to a close Feb. 19 with two markedly different outcomes.
The council, which was scheduled to have two seats up on the May ballot only had two filers over the month long filing period: incumbents Mike Jones and Wade Emerson.
The pair each returned paperwork announcing their intent to seek re-election during the first week of filing with no challengers stepping forward in the ensuing weeks.
City Administrator Pam Pearson, Public Works Director Armando Gonzales, Mayor Mark Turner represented Wills Point as it received a $10,000 check for a grant received through the Sabine River Authority. SRA representatives present for the check presentation included J. D. Jacobs, Jeanette Sterner and Kimberly Fish.
The Sabine River Authority of Texas (SRA) was pleased to award the city of Wills Point a Community Assistance Grant on Feb. 18 as part of its FY-2016 Economic Development Initiative. The $10,000 check will be used to reimburse city funds used to replace the water meter at the city’s water intake at the Lake Tawakoni Dam.
David Montagne, SRA’s Executive Vice-President and General Manager, in a letter to the city, wrote “the city’s project to replace the water meter at its Lake Tawakoni raw water pump station is an initiative that SRA supports in its efforts to improve water and wastewater systems throughout the basin” and “SRA looks forward to working with the city in the future as we continue to focus on increasing the economic vitality of the Sabine River Basin”.
The city of Wills Point moved one step closer to the opening of a McDonald’s to be located at a property located at the intersection of Highway 80 and S. 4th St., holding a signing ceremony for the property Feb. 19. Representatives present for the signing over of the property included Doug Gearing of Gearing Capital Partners, Inc. (the broker for McDonald’s), WP City Administrator Pam Pearson and WP Mayor Mark Turner.
