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 […]
By Mary Jane Farmer, Van Alstyne News Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip, the department’s Public Information Officer, reported on the following arrests the department made between April 12 and April 26. Two of those arrested have also now had an Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) hold on them. And several were jailed after police […]
Press Release from Texas Department of Public Safety PARIS – When working on the side of the road, you have to be aware of your surroundings at all times, and driving through work zones requires the same amount of caution. Family’s tragic loss College student Katrina Bond slowed down for traffic in a work zone […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News Van Alstyne Police made several arrests in the past few days. These included some suspects who reside here and others from out of town. The arrest reports are included here, received from PD Lt. Steven Hayslip, public information officer. April 6 — At about 9 a.m., […]
This will be an on-going, ever-advancing post because Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDOT) sends new and refreshing information each weekend, sometimes even in between the ongoing projects. Waco Street, aka SH 5, in Van Alstyne will be receiving TxDOT’s yearly crack seal from Redden Road to the Collin County line. NEW: March 19 2025, […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News Van Alstyne Police arrested several people during the past week, beginning Saturday, March 29. Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported on the following arrests. March 29 — About 10:30 p.m. that Saturday, officers were sent to a motor vehicle accident. In the 1100 block of West Van […]
Semi’s Turnaround Causes Considerable amage
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 […]
Van Alstyne PD Arrest Reports April 26-May 3
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 […]
Van Alstyne Getting New Traffic Light on W FM 121 + US 75 Changes
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 […]
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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