By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police made no arrests made this past week, but are investigating another theft of construction material, reported Police Lt. Steven Hayslip. It was about 2 p.m. Friday (April 5, 2024) when officers were dispatched to 1556 Whispering Meadow in regard to […]
Photos and story by Mary Jane Farmer, many photos at bottom of this story. Van Alstyne’s first cornhole tournament came and went Saturday (April 6) with many happy participants and their happy supporters . Organized by the Van Alstyne Parks & Recreation Department, led by its Event Coordinator Kandi Hessel, the tournament involved 24 teams. […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, SceneInTown.com NOTE: 4.2.24 — Correction is made on one of the March 31 arrest reports and the updates appear there in bold Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip, public information officer, reported on several arrests and incidents of the past week. Arrest — On March 27, […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Sherman Police Lt. Steven Hayslip reported on a Driving While Intoxicated arrest made on March 20. He said that police were called to the drive-through at a fast-food diner on Van Alstyne Parkway. It was about midnight, he said, when they were called […]
This article first appeared in Texoma Farm & Home, in its first issue, February/March 2024. Go online to (click here) https://texomafarmandhome.com/ to read the complete issue. By Mary Jane Farmer It can take a long time to be an overnight success. Musician Austin Michael (Robinson), at age 21, is in his 6th year, and says, “This […]
By Mary Jane Farmer, for The Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town The numbers shown here of votes having been cast was current as of 10 p.m. Tuesday night, provided online by Grayson County. They are subject, of course, to additional information being added later on, as the counting continues. There could be some run-offs, […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town. Note: An indictment is not proof of guilt, but is a formal charge. Law enforcement activity in recent days has resulted in arrests, an indictment, and searches for information to help the officers complete their investigation. Indictment The most recent setting of the […]
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Friday (February 16) was the final day for anyone to sign up for Van Alstyne’s City Council and for ISD Board of Directors. City Hall’s Jennifer Gould reported that all three incumbents and one challenger are vying for the three vacating City Council […]
Police Investigating Construction Material Thefts
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, Scene In Town Van Alstyne Police made no arrests made this past week, but are investigating another theft of construction material, reported Police Lt. Steven Hayslip. It was about 2 p.m. Friday (April 5, 2024) when officers were dispatched to 1556 Whispering Meadow in regard to […]
Cornhole Tournament Draws Abundant Crowd
Photos and story by Mary Jane Farmer, many photos at bottom of this story. Van Alstyne’s first cornhole tournament came and went Saturday (April 6) with many happy participants and their happy supporters . Organized by the Van Alstyne Parks & Recreation Department, led by its Event Coordinator Kandi Hessel, the tournament involved 24 teams. […]
Police Activity Between March 27-April 1
By Mary Jane Farmer for the Van Alstyne News, SceneInTown.com NOTE: 4.2.24 — Correction is made on one of the March 31 arrest reports and the updates appear there in bold Van Alstyne Police Lt. Steven Hayslip, public information officer, reported on several arrests and incidents of the past week. Arrest — On March 27, […]
“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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