By Mary Jane Farmer, from information provided by Van Alstyne Police and Fire Departments, for The Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Fire Chief Ryan Dockery reported that since the first of January, and in addition to their multiple ambulance runs, the firefighter/paramedic crew extinguished seven grass/brush fires, and assisted Howe F.D. on […]
By Mary Jane Farmer. NOTE: Names are not furnished until/when a suspect is indicted by the Grayson County Grand Jury. Between Jan 10 and Jan. 19, Van Alstyne Police answered 133 calls for service, which resulted in eight police reports, six offense reports, and one arrest, reported Police Sgt. Steven Hayslip. They also worked the […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for The Van Alstyne News / Scene In Town — Jan. 18, 2022 A Tuesday afternoon incident could have turned into a calamity, but for the immediate and good work of people well trained for their job. Plus some other positives. A semi truck delivering gravel across the street from the […]
From Tim McAlavy, with Texas Department of Transportation’s Paris District, which includes Grayson County. McAlavy askes motorists to be aware of these ongoing projects around Van Alstyne, US 75 full depth concrete repair: Crews will be working on US 75 each week from Sunday night through Thursday night. Lane closures will be present at night […]
By Mary Jane Farmer from Van Alstyne Police reports — No names provided until or unless the person(s) has/have been indicted. Between Jan. 3 and Jan. 9, Van Alstyne Police answered 180 calls for service, resulting in eight police reports, seven offense reports, and four arrests. They also worked one motor vehicle crash in which […]
This is a press release from Texas Department of Transportation. AUSTIN – The Don’t Mess with Texas Scholarship Contest is now accepting applications for the 2022 school year. Any Texas high school senior currently attending public, private or home school and planning to attend an accredited Texas college or university in the fall 2022 semester is […]
Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police Sgt. Steven Hayslip reported on the department’s activities between December 27 and January 2. During this time, they received 134 calls for service, with nine police reports and eight offense reports. There was also one vehicle crash, with injuries, and the […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town. Between Dec. 20-26, Van Alstyne police received 113 calls for service, which 10 resulted in police reports, seven in offense reports, one motor vehicle crash with no injuries, and one arrest. Van Alstyne PD Sgt. Steven Hayslip reported the following incidents. Offense — […]
By Mary Jane Farmer, from information provided by Van Alstyne Police and Fire Departments, for The Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Fire Chief Ryan Dockery reported that since the first of January, and in addition to their multiple ambulance runs, the firefighter/paramedic crew extinguished seven grass/brush fires, and assisted Howe F.D. on […]
Police Reports — Jan. 10-19, 2022
By Mary Jane Farmer. NOTE: Names are not furnished until/when a suspect is indicted by the Grayson County Grand Jury. Between Jan 10 and Jan. 19, Van Alstyne Police answered 133 calls for service, which resulted in eight police reports, six offense reports, and one arrest, reported Police Sgt. Steven Hayslip. They also worked the […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for The Van Alstyne News / Scene In Town — Jan. 18, 2022 A Tuesday afternoon incident could have turned into a calamity, but for the immediate and good work of people well trained for their job. Plus some other positives. A semi truck delivering gravel across the street from the […]
Van Alstyne is Autumn Town, too!
Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer, Blog style, not reporting style. More photos on link at bottom, and more will be added on future Sunday drives, so please feel free to check back throughout October and November. Sundays are made for driving around, slowly, and looking at things one misses when moving so fast. […]
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 […]
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