Press Release from Texas Department of Transportation, Nov. 10, 2023 PARIS – The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing to widen US 75 in Grayson County from FM 1417 south to the Grayson-Collin County line. Property owners along this portion of US 75, along with local government and public officials, have an opportunity to comment […]
Story and photo by Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town. On the southeast corner of Van Alstyne Parkway and U.S. Highway 75, QuikTrip is building a new convenience store and fueling area. QuikTrip builds and operates attractive convenience stores with gas stations and is known for its customer service and […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene in Town. The Van Alstyne News does not name suspects unless or until they are indicted. Van Alstyne Police arrested a local woman early Sunday morning on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported that it was about […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for The Van Alstyne News. The VAN does not include suspect(s)’ names until or unless they are indicted by the Grayson County Grand Jury. Van Alstyne Police jailed a Dallas man Sunday afternoon (Oct. 22) on a Third-Degree Felony charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance between 1-4 grams, reported Police […]
Press Release from Jeremy Westby, 2911 Media NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Native Texas singer-songwriter Blake Burrow returns with a beautifully crafted mid-tempo ballad, “Don’t Blame It On The Bar,” perfect for the honky tonk dance floor. Burrow bemoans the barfly’s life and recent lost love, but insists that the hearer shouldn’t ‘blame it on the bar.’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Info On and Ways to Comment on Future US 75 Changes
Press Release from Texas Department of Transportation, Nov. 10, 2023 PARIS – The Texas Department of Transportation is proposing to widen US 75 in Grayson County from FM 1417 south to the Grayson-Collin County line. Property owners along this portion of US 75, along with local government and public officials, have an opportunity to comment […]
QuikTrip Coming to Van Alstyne
Story and photo by Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town. On the southeast corner of Van Alstyne Parkway and U.S. Highway 75, QuikTrip is building a new convenience store and fueling area. QuikTrip builds and operates attractive convenience stores with gas stations and is known for its customer service and […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene in Town. The Van Alstyne News does not name suspects unless or until they are indicted. Van Alstyne Police arrested a local woman early Sunday morning on a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported that it was about […]
“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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