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Police Jail Theft-Attempt Suspects, One Theft Still Under Investigation

Police Jail Theft-Attempt Suspects, One Theft Still Under Investigation

| January 31, 2024 | 2 Replies

By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town. The Van Alstyne News does not print suspects’ names until/unless they are indicted, unless an offense is classified as a First-Degree Felony. Monday of this week (Jan. 29, 2024), Van Alstyne Police received  information from United Ag & Turf, home of John Deere […]

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City Council Special Meeting Agenda

City Council Special Meeting Agenda

| January 28, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town. The Van Alstyne City Council meets in a Special Called meeting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 30, at City Hall, which is located at 152 N. Main Drive. The Council regularly meets on the 2nd Tuesday of each month, also at City Hall. […]

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Time Capsule Located Water-Soaked

Time Capsule Located Water-Soaked

| January 26, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News, SceneInTown.com Recently, the unexpected uncovering of a time capsule has city volunteers searching for answers. Teddie Ann Salmon, former Van Alstyne mayor and current Van Alstyne Historical Museum director, said that she was at the museum when someone from the Van Alstyne Parks Department called her […]

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119 years ago in Van Alstyne.

119 years ago in Van Alstyne.

| January 14, 2024 | Reply

Story by Dusty Williams, Photos by Mary Jane Farmer  On January 14, 1905. * The rain stopped work on the Cannon brick block. * Itch cured in 30 minutes by Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion. Never fails. Sold by Brown, Cartwright, and Durning, Druggist, Van Alstyne, Texas. * Remember that Heinz’s tomato catsup is the very best […]

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First Week of January 2024 Arrests

First Week of January 2024 Arrests

| January 8, 2024 | Reply

By Mary Jane Farmer, for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported on the following arrests, made since the first of 2024. Automobile burglaries — On January. 4, multiple calls made to dispatchers had officers going to several locations between U.S. Hwy 75 and SH 5, and police […]

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