Press Release from 2911 Media NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Some of country music’s biggest and brightest stars have come together to help raise money and awareness for the Las Vegas-based national law enforcement organization The Wounded Blue, which helps improve the lives of injured and disabled officers. Cody Johnson, Ronnie Dunn (of Brooks & Dunn,) Travis […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News The end-of-year saw city groups making two major real estate purchases. The Van Alstyne Community and Economic Development Corporation, a non-profit organization funded by dedicated sales tax, purchased both the now-closed Diamonds Grocery and the historic and former First Baptist Church building, sharing the property line […]
By Mary Jane Farmer, Information provided by Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip. December 19 arrest – About 11 pm, police was dispatched to U.S. Highway 75 at Farmington Road, which dispatch said was the area where a caller had seen a reckless driver who could not maintain a single lane. Upon arrival, police located […]
Van Alstyne, Texas – At about 8 a.m. on Sunday (January 5, 2025), Van Alstyne Police Dispatch received a 911 call reporting a carjacking in the area of the 400 block of North State Highway 5 (Waco Street). The victim reported that an unknown man approached him and took his vehicle while he was standing […]
Meaning of Each Gift in the ’12 Days of Christmas’ Discover the meaning of the gift for each of the 12 days of Christmas that relate to the fundamentals of the Christian faith. A Partridge in a Pear Tree The partridge in a pear tree represents Jesus, the Son of God, whose birthday we celebrate […]
By MaryJane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, with information from Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip. Of the five arrests Van Alstyne Police made before the first half of December, they learned that four of the drivers had outstanding warrants for their arrests. All five traffic stops were made on U.S. Highway 75, according […]
UPATE: AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS ARTICLE IS A LINK TO VIDEO WHICH ONE MIGHT SEE ON THE MEDIAS MENTIONED BELOW. Texas Department of Public Transportation (TxDOT) Press Release People in Texas take pride in who they are. From holding the door open for a stranger to lending a helping hand to a neighbor, being […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News. Mug shots of the suspects are at the bottom of of this report. In the early hours of Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2024, a coordinated law enforcement effort successfully apprehended three suspects in Van Alstyne, following a violent incident at an Oklahoma Tribal facility and a subsequent […]
Guitars4Cops.com To Help Raise Funds For Police Officers In Need
Press Release from 2911 Media NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Some of country music’s biggest and brightest stars have come together to help raise money and awareness for the Las Vegas-based national law enforcement organization The Wounded Blue, which helps improve the lives of injured and disabled officers. Cody Johnson, Ronnie Dunn (of Brooks & Dunn,) Travis […]
Diamonds & FBC sold to city’s Community & Economic Development Corporations
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News The end-of-year saw city groups making two major real estate purchases. The Van Alstyne Community and Economic Development Corporation, a non-profit organization funded by dedicated sales tax, purchased both the now-closed Diamonds Grocery and the historic and former First Baptist Church building, sharing the property line […]
By Mary Jane Farmer, Information provided by Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip. December 19 arrest – About 11 pm, police was dispatched to U.S. Highway 75 at Farmington Road, which dispatch said was the area where a caller had seen a reckless driver who could not maintain a single lane. Upon arrival, police located […]
Twelve Days of Christmas-Lyric Meanings
Meaning of Each Gift in the ’12 Days of Christmas’ Discover the meaning of the gift for each of the 12 days of Christmas that relate to the fundamentals of the Christian faith. A Partridge in a Pear Tree The partridge in a pear tree represents Jesus, the Son of God, whose birthday we celebrate […]
“Pack Up” Makes the Possibilities Probable.
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 […]
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