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Governor Abbott Raising Awareness For Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month

Governor Abbott Raising Awareness For Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month

| October 4, 2024 | Reply

Press Release from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, Oct. 1, 2024, Austin, Texas — See NOTES below. Governor Greg Abbott issued a proclamation declaring October 2024 as Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness Month to raise awareness and educate Texans about the dangers of fentanyl to save more lives.“Fentanyl is a clandestine killer that rips away loved ones forever,” said Governor […]

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National Night Out in Van Alstyne, Oct. 1, 2024

National Night Out in Van Alstyne, Oct. 1, 2024

| October 2, 2024 | Reply

  By Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town for the Van Alstyne News. More photos at the bottom of this article. Anyone can download any photo(s) he/she wishes h to have. No charge-no problem.   There was absolutely no shortage of participants in this year’s National Night Out Tuesday night (Oct. 1, 2024). The annual […]

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Two Arrests in latter September

Two Arrests in latter September

| September 27, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, Scene In Town for the Van Alstyne News Just a reminder here — National Night Out is from 6-8 pm this coming Tuesday, Oct. 1, to be held at the Central Social District Park in downtown. Van Alstyne Police have participated in NNO since, at least, 1996, and invite all Van Alstyne […]

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New Shared-Use Path Under Construction

New Shared-Use Path Under Construction

| September 19, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News TxDOT updated this information, as shown in red. The Texas Department of Transportation officials announced that Encino Landscape of Cleveland, Texas, will be creating a new 10-foot-wide shared-use path in Van Alstyne along State Highway 5 (Waco St) from Williams Way to Blassingame Avenue, then along […]

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VA Police Arrests

VA Police Arrests

| September 15, 2024 | 1 Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News August 28 — About 3:00 pm, officers initiated a traffic stop on US 75 and Jim Jones, after seeing that the license plate was obstructed. Lt. Steven Hayslip, the Van Alstyne Police Department’s Public Information Officer, reported. When the officers approached the driver, they smelled the […]

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