Photos and short story by Mary Jane Farmer — Click on link below for more photos. Tony Ramey is a singer/songwriter to be heard, and heard often. And so are his wife, Debbie Money-Ramey, and their daughter, Savannah. And heard all three were heard in solo, in duo, and in trio style at The Texan Theater Saturday night, […]
For photos of Shane Owens and John Anderson at their shared gig, The Texan Theater, click here — Taken after this original article was written Link to the Line-Dance instructions for “Alcohol of Fame“ Both Shane Owens and John Anderson both caused a standing ovation when they introduced Randy Travis, who was in the crowd […]
Photos by Mary Jane Farmer / Click on the link below for more photos Austin Allsup, who really needs no further credentials, but can’t help but introduce him as a top contender on the most recent The Voice series and as the son of the famous and late Tommy Allsup, (look Tommy Allsup up if […]
For all photos, click here: Joe Ely has been a leader on the Texas and national music scene since the Texas Progressive Country/Redneck Rock days of the 70s, both with his own band and with the Texas Panhandle band known as The Flatlanders. There, he partnered up with two other guys from the Lubbock area, […]
National Night Out -Tuesday, October 3 – UPDATED 10/1
Story and photos (from past years) by Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News In this, the 40th anniversary year of the establishment of National Night Out, Van Alstyne Police are hosting its yearly community gathering from 6-8 p.m. this Tuesday, Oct. 3. The full event will be held at the Central Social District […]
Construction to Begin on New City Park
Story by Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News. Photos by Paige Boatman The City of Van Alstyne will soon have a sixth city park for its residents and visitors to use for their enjoyment.Monday (September 25), city and business leaders were joined by residents to break the ground for the Eula Umphress-Robert […]
TxDOT Seeks Input on US 82 Texas Corridor Study
Highway spans all of Texas from Arkansas to New Mexico Press Release from Texas Department of Transportation, Sept. 13, 2023 PARIS, Texas – The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is working to shape the future for one of the most important highways in the Paris area (Grayson County is in this Paris, Texas area), and […]
“Pack Up” Makes the Possibilities Possible.
Texas Nexus / Story and photos by Mary Jane Farmer It’s a 3-column list I have worked up — “PACK UP” it’s called. It’s what I have to reference and cling to when getting ready to go to all the music festivals in my life. And there’s a bunch! Me and Hippie Van head out. […]
This is a feature I wrote in 2007 and, crazily, found it on my My Space somehow. It also was printed on the Rockabilly Hall of Fame’s Website of the same name. Roy Head was inducted into the Rockabilly Hall of Fame that year. I am excited to be able to include it now here […]
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. […]
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