Superstar songwriters Dean Dillon, Jamey Johnson, Buddy Cannon, Scotty Emerick and others salute Hank Cochran Superstar songwriters Dean Dillon and Jamey Johnson will salute Hank Cochran at a tribute concert the final night of this year’s Frank Brown Songwriters Fest, on Nov. 16, in Pensicola, Fla. The pair will host the event, gathering friends of […]
Norfolk, Vir. — Smithfield Music’s Aiken & Friends Fest returns to Smithfield for its 9th year with an outstanding talent lineup, one-of-a-kind educational seminars and more. Performing at this year’s event are Fest founder and Northwind Records’ artist Mike Aiken, talented singer/songwriter Tim Buppert (Trisha Yearwood, Mike Aiken), Washington Area Music Association award-winning entertainer Patty Reese (2009 […]
Click on the supplied links in green for many photos of this day. There are also links to many of the vendors and sponsors, and more will be added soon. The National Forestry Service has shut down Lake Fannin. The lake that was our former Speaker of the House, Mr. Sam Rayburn’s, legacy! And Fannin […]
Sunday morning started off with about 30 minutes of rain. Now, to most folks, that wouldn’t seem out of the ordinary, but those who know Kerrville Festivals’ founder and producer Rod Kennedy, know he was known as Rod the Rainmaker by the Kerrville townspeople. So often during the festivals, it would rain. A simple explanation […]
For this festival goer, the highlight of the day was the staff concert. This began about 30 years ago when the festival producer, Rod Kennedy, and some others involved realized just how many talented musicians come to the festival to work as volunteers, and were giving their all in their various positions. The staff concert gives […]
Police Investigating Construction Material Thefts
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police made no arrests made this past week, but are investigating another theft of construction material, reported Police Lt. Steven Hayslip. It was about 2 p.m. Friday (April 5, 2024) when officers were dispatched to 1556 Whispering Meadow in regard to […]
Cornhole Tournament Draws Abundant Crowd
Photos and story by Mary Jane Farmer, many photos at bottom of this story. Van Alstyne’s first cornhole tournament came and went Saturday (April 6) with many happy participants and their happy supporters . Organized by the Van Alstyne Parks & Recreation Department, led by its Event Coordinator Kandi Hessel, the tournament involved 24 teams. […]
Police Activity Between March 27-April 1
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, SceneInTown.com NOTE: 4.2.24 — Correction is made on one of the March 31 arrest reports and the updates appear there in bold Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip, public information officer, reported on several arrests and incidents of the past week. Arrest — On March 27, […]
“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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