Lt. Steven Hayslip is the Van Alstyne Police Department’s Public Information Officer, along with his numerous other responsibilities. This report is taken from Hayslip’s report to me (Mary Jane Farmer) as the reporter for. the Van Alstyne News. On June 10, at about 3 a.m., officers were dispatched to area of North Bound Hwy. 75 […]
The Van Alstyne Police Department is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of its own. Detective Dale Ingram, Badge #229, passed away on June 11, 2025, following a courageous battle with illness. Detective Ingram was more than a law enforcement officer—he was a hero, a mentor, and a beloved member of our community. […]
By MaryJane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip, the department’s Public Information Officer, reported on these five arrests made between May 20 and May 31. On Tuesday, May 20, just after the 2 a.m. hour, police initiated a traffic stop in the 100 block of S. Henry Hynds. They […]
By Mary Jane Farmer, the Van Alstyne News The investigation into a 3-vehicle crash that happened a little after noon on Sunday and that claimed three lives, is still on-going, said Texas Department of Public Safety Sgt. Tony De La Certa. The crash happened on FM-3133, just west of Jim Cannon Road. De La Certa […]
By Mary Jane Farmer, Van Alstyne News Van Alstyne Police made several arrests between Sunday and May 4 of this year. The Department’s Public Information Officer, Lt. Steven Hayslip reported on these. May 4 — About 7:40 pm, police were sent to a restaurant in the 300 block of N. Henry Hynds expressway, where they […]
Press Release from Van Alstyne PD’s Lt. Steven Hayslip On May 8, at 10:22 a.m., a tractor-trailer rig was traveling eastbound in the 400 block of Van Alstyne Parkway. The driver realized a need to turn around and attempted to do so by entering the parking lot of Oakview Rentals. During the maneuver, the tractor-trailer […]
By Mary Jane Farmer, The Van Alstyne News Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip, the department’s public information officer, provided information on the nine arrests the department has between April 16 and May 3 of 2025. April 26 — Police were dispatched to a reckless-driver call and located the described vehicle about 1:30 a.m. The […]
NOTE: I will be putting non-Van Alstyne elated road construction on the Facebook page “We Auto Drive Safely.” It is open for anyone to join up. Two TxDOT road repairs beginning next. week. The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) officials have announced an upcoming new traffic signal in Van Alstyne at the FM 121 and […]
Police Blotter Ending June 15, 2025
Lt. Steven Hayslip is the Van Alstyne Police Department’s Public Information Officer, along with his numerous other responsibilities. This report is taken from Hayslip’s report to me (Mary Jane Farmer) as the reporter for. the Van Alstyne News. On June 10, at about 3 a.m., officers were dispatched to area of North Bound Hwy. 75 […]
VAPD Reports Death of One of Its Own
The Van Alstyne Police Department is deeply saddened to announce the passing of one of its own. Detective Dale Ingram, Badge #229, passed away on June 11, 2025, following a courageous battle with illness. Detective Ingram was more than a law enforcement officer—he was a hero, a mentor, and a beloved member of our community. […]
By MaryJane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip, the department’s Public Information Officer, reported on these five arrests made between May 20 and May 31. On Tuesday, May 20, just after the 2 a.m. hour, police initiated a traffic stop in the 100 block of S. Henry Hynds. They […]
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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