Van Alstyne council meets Tuesday

BY MARY JANE FARMER

HERALD DEMOCRAT

VAN ALSTYNE -- The Van Alstyne City Council meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the Van Alstyne Community Center, 262 N. Preston. The meeting is open to the public.

Items shown on the agenda on which votes ma ...

VAISD Hosts 'Flex' Talks

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Van Alstyne schools Superintendent Dr. Alan Seay said this week's flex calendar informational metings were beneficial for the district.

"There were some legitimate issues and concerns raised that, had we ...

Local Departments Battle Hay Fire

By Ken Gaidziunas

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Ten Anna firefighters, with mutual assistance from the Westminster and Melissa fire departments, battled a stubborn hay fire Sunday night.

The fire, in a field along Texas 5 south of Anna and just east of Coun ...

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First off, let me ju ...

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The Olympics were great, with the good old U.S. of A. bringing home the most medals, but now it is time to turn our attention to something that really matters: The Oscars.

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Cub Scouts Race in Annual Derby

From Staff Reports

More than 40 members of Van Alstyne's Pack 6 Cub Scouts participated in the annual Pinewood Derby recently, showing off their racing and building skills in one of the most popular of all Cub Scout events.

While the scouts d ...

Quadruplets Mark Birthday

By Jeremy A. Corley

Managing Editor

It's been a long, fulfilling year for Heather and Bret Cox of Anna, whose quadruplets celebrated their first birthday Feb. 16.

"We consider ourselves blessed beyond words, that's for sure," Heather said.

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