Press release from 2911 Media, Courtesy photo NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Country music singer/songwriter J.D. Shelburne has been named by Texas Roadhouse as May’s ‘Artist of the Month’ nationwide. His latest single, “Straight From Kentucky,” which he wrote with Phil O’Donnell and Tyler Booth, will be featured in all 587 locations, seen by over 20,000 guests at each store every month. […]
Press release from Jeremy Westby promotions Nashville, Tenn – Songwriter Hall of Fame member and BBC Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Don McLean continues to be creative, even in times of quarantine. McLean, always wanting to help others, took to his iPhone and made a very special video showcasing unique tips and techniques on playing the […]
First printed in the Van Alstyne Leader, 2.7.20 edition. This month’s Welcome Newcomers gathering is at 6 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, at City Hall. And please go to the Facebook “Van Alstyne Newcomers” and give it a like to keep up. Mary Jane Farmer, For the Van Alstyne Leader Van Alstyne newcomers and longtimers met over […]
Mary Jane Farmer / Scene In Town / Courtesy photos The city has purchased this playground set for McKinney-Wilson Park, aka East Park, just off of East Jefferson (FM 121) at Ball Park Way. A quick glimpse of the side view gives one the impression of an alien, and a close look at the same […]
Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town The May city and school board elections will be cancelled for both government agencies, as only incumbents filed for election, or re-election, in this most current time frame. For the Van Alstyne City Council, open seats were Places 1, 2, and 3, currently held by Ryan Neal, Marla Butler […]
By Mary Jane Farmer — This is the full-length article, the shortened-for-space-available version is in the January 17 issue of the Van Alstyne Leader. It’s a family project. Gerald and Jahron Strother, their daughter, Amanda, and her husband Gerald Rutledge are opening the True Value Feed & Hardware Store. Gerald Rutledge said that, after retirement, […]
Press release from The Green Room Nashville, Tennessee — An unforgettable chapter in country music history will be celebrated this year, as Rascal Flatts – the most awarded group of the genre’s last decade – is hitting the road for the RASCAL FLATTS FAREWELL: LIFE IS A HIGHWAY TOUR. With countless milestones behind them and their […]
Micky & The Motorcars, Long Time Coming. Thirty Tigers First printed in Buddy Magazine, December 2019 issue It’s been out about a month now, this new record from Micky & The Motorcars called Long Time Coming. And the songs on this project will be around for a long time. Long Time Coming is the Idaho-turned-Texans’ first […]
First printed in the Van Alstyne Leader, 2.7.20 edition. This month’s Welcome Newcomers gathering is at 6 p.m., Wednesday, February 26, at City Hall. And please go to the Facebook “Van Alstyne Newcomers” and give it a like to keep up. Mary Jane Farmer, For the Van Alstyne Leader Van Alstyne newcomers and longtimers met over […]
Mary Jane Farmer / Scene In Town / Courtesy photos The city has purchased this playground set for McKinney-Wilson Park, aka East Park, just off of East Jefferson (FM 121) at Ball Park Way. A quick glimpse of the side view gives one the impression of an alien, and a close look at the same […]
Incumbents the only ones to run for Van Alstyne elections
Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town The May city and school board elections will be cancelled for both government agencies, as only incumbents filed for election, or re-election, in this most current time frame. For the Van Alstyne City Council, open seats were Places 1, 2, and 3, currently held by Ryan Neal, Marla Butler […]
Photography is… No. 2 stimulates imagination
C\ Click here, on this link, to see a few more of my “challenge” photos. No. 2 — Photography requires imagination Each year, lately, I have gone on my own photographic journey, calling it my “Challenge.” I’ll pick a topic and do what I can to photograph items, people, […]
Photography is… No. 1-Immortality
First in a series about photography and why I (Mary Jane Farmer) love it so much. Some of this is ‘borrowed’ from another source, most is uniquely my own. Photography creates immortality — Every Thanksgiving, my family is at my house. It’s tradition. The grandkids take out the old photo albums and go through them, again […]
Kinky Freidman — Still The Kinkster
Lately, I’ve been listening to Kinky Freidman’s newest CD in about, oh, say, 40-ish years. It’s called Circus of Life and is due out in about three weeks, or July 3 to be more specific. And, believe or trust me, it’s well worth the money. The Texas Jewboy has not lost his touch, not at […]
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