By Mary Jane Farmer, Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Facing a shorter-than-usual meeting agenda and with two council members not in attendance, the Van Alstyne City Council got quite a lot accomplished at Tuesday night’s regular council meeting. The meeting began at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, with council members Katrina Arsenault, Lee Thomas, […]
During the period between March 27 and mid-April, Van Alstyne police officers made five arrests, all of which were for either illegal drugs or alcohol abuse; answered 517 calls for service, took 18 police reports and 10 offense reports. During this same time frame, the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office investigated a theft and arrested […]
Van Alstyne Police answered 449 calls for service during the weeks between March 13 and March 26. Of these, 15 resulted in police reports, nine in offense reports, four in arrests. Two of those arrests were for assault charges, one for public intoxication, the fourth was for drug possession, reported Police Sgt. Steve Hayslip. They […]
Reports compiled by Mary Jane Farmer for Van Alstyne News/Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police answered 366 calls for service in the two-week period ending March 13, according to Police Sgt. Steven Hayslip. These resulted in 11 police reports, seven offense reports, and four arrests, as of Saturday, March 13. There was also one additional […]
Press release from 2911 Media, courtesy photos SURPRISE, Arizona – The Texas Rangers paid tribute to late country legend Charley Pride — the baseball player-turned-trailblazing country singer who also held a part-ownership stake in the MLB team — by naming a field at their spring training complex after him. The Rangers announced the dedication Sunday on Twitter […]
Press release from TxDOT, photo by Mary Jane Farmer Texas Department of Transportation officials announced today (Friday) that full-depth concrete repairs on US Highway 75 in Grayson County are slated to begin on March 14. TxDOT granted the contractor, O. Trevino Construction of Roanoke, Texas, 127 working days, weather permitting, to complete this project valued […]
The Van Alstyne Cemetery Association will be meeting, in compliance with its own regulations: Details are: March 17, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. at Scoggins Funeral Home, 637 W Van Alstyne Parkway, in Van Alstyne
By Mary Jane Farmer, Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne ISD’s Board of Trustees has its three elected members returning unopposed to the Board. The fourth, appointee Beau Williams, has also applied for election, and is challenged for the Board seat by Andy Albertini. Documentation provided by ISD’s Lawanna Merriman, administrative assistant, shows […]
City Council meeting of April 13
By Mary Jane Farmer, Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Facing a shorter-than-usual meeting agenda and with two council members not in attendance, the Van Alstyne City Council got quite a lot accomplished at Tuesday night’s regular council meeting. The meeting began at 6:30 p.m. at City Hall, with council members Katrina Arsenault, Lee Thomas, […]
Police Reports ending April 12
During the period between March 27 and mid-April, Van Alstyne police officers made five arrests, all of which were for either illegal drugs or alcohol abuse; answered 517 calls for service, took 18 police reports and 10 offense reports. During this same time frame, the Grayson County District Attorney’s Office investigated a theft and arrested […]
Van Alstyne Police answered 449 calls for service during the weeks between March 13 and March 26. Of these, 15 resulted in police reports, nine in offense reports, four in arrests. Two of those arrests were for assault charges, one for public intoxication, the fourth was for drug possession, reported Police Sgt. Steve Hayslip. They […]
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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