 01/13/10 Tragedy has been no stranger to the family of one North Texas soldier, but now the Van Alstyne family says they are thankful that things are now coming together.
 01/13/10 An abandoned city landfill on Stillhouse Road is emitting volatile organic compounds and metals above Texas Commission on Environmental Quality water protection standards.
01/12/10 District play resumes for area teams tonight, while the Paris Wildcats are on the road for their final non-district game. The Paris Lady Cats have played six weeks of games on the road, but tonight they return home to face Van Alstyne in a 7 p.m. District 10-3A contest.
 01/06/10 VAN ALSTYNE -- A number of activities have been set for January at the Van Alstyne Library. Income tax forms and information are now available at the library. Included are booklets for 1040, 1040A, and 1040EZ, as well as many of the commonly-needed forms. Other forms are available online.
01/04/10 "Are you crazy?" was the response I got from co-worker Jerrie Whiteley when she learned I planned to crochet my way to a blackberry crop not plundered by birds.
01/02/10 Morton names finalists for Miss Teen Paris The top ten finalists for the upcoming Miss Teen Paris Pageant, scheduled Sunday, Jan. 10, have been named by director Leslie Morton.
12/31/09 Civic leader Marva Joe and genealogist Thelma Dangerfield are on a mission to see that African Americans who fought with the Confederacy. Reflections on a busy year at City Hall Administrative reorganization, updated technology, a clean audit and the nixing of further negotiations with the City of Irving all made headlines.
 12/30/09 LAKE WORTH -- Icis Finley and Kendra Robbins each scored 12 points as Denison snapped an eight-game losing streak with a 51-27 non-district victory over Lake Worth on Tuesday night.
12/30/09 T.J. Taylor scored 16 points as Denison defeated Amarillo, 51-39, to earn a berth in the consolation championship of the Sherman Holiday Invitational on Tuesday night.
 12/29/09 With a cold wind stinging their faces, nearly 200 Conroe High School Tiger Band students marched onto buses Monday morning for a flight to the West Coast.
12/27/09 Economy, schmeconomy. The Sherman Holiday Invitational may have struggled a little with retaining sponsors this year, but the tournament continues as big as ever.
12/11/09 Several area volleyball players were named all-state selections by the Texas Girls Coaches Association. Each classification recognized 30 players. Van Alstyne senior Emily Gentile was named to the Class 3A team.
12/09/09 VAN ALSTYNE -- At the 2009 Texas EMS Conference in Fort Worth two weeks ago, four EMS members took first place in the Valsalva Bowl competition and third place in the national contest.Ryan Dockery, Jeremy Powell, and Brendon Snapp, are currently licensed as emergency medical technicians and attending paramedic classes.
 12/09/09 The City Council meeting, held Dec, 8, was another triple meeting with a special meeting and presentation recognizing the Altus Firefighters Combat Challenge Team Dr. Pepper and other individuals w...
 12/08/09 Van Alstyne, TX--A local fire and EMS crew was recently recognized on a national level for their knowledge of emergency management services and they're putting that knowledge to work right here in Texoma. Daniel Armbruster reports.
11/26/09 Here's to you, the brave -- and perhaps a little foolhardy -- Black Friday shoppers. You're probably home and already unloading that carload of Christmas and Hanukkah presents.
 11/21/09 Michigan State hosts Valparaiso in the second game of the East Lansing Regional of the 2009 Legends Classic. The Spartans are looking to run their record to 4-0 while also hoping to provide head coach Tom Izzo with his 340th career victory, tying him with his mentor Jud Heathcote for the most in Michigan State history. Buy Tickets Michigan State Game Notes Valparaiso Game Notes
11/19/09 Michigan State hosts a pair of games this weekend as one of the regional sites of the 2009 Legends Classic. The Spartans face Toledo on Friday night. MSU is riding the momentum of a come-from-behind win against Gonzaga on Tuesday night. Toledo is making its first trip to Breslin Center since capturing an 81-76 decision in December 2002.
 11/19/09 Saturday Scores (Nov. 14)OF LOCAL NOTEAbilene Cooper 52, Dumas 14Abilene Wylie 24, Lubbock Estacado 7Bronte 21, Hamlin 18REST OF STATEAlief Taylor 17, Katy Taylor 10Allen 35, Irving Nimitz 0Andrews 36, Fort Stockton 33Angleton 10, Rosenberg Terry 2Beaumont West Brook 29, Deer Park 7Chilton 31, Thrall 30China Spring 31, Fischer Canyon Lake 20Crosby 35, Nederland 29Cy Woods 38, Round Rock Westwood ...
11/18/09 ARLINGTON -- Cameron Ramsey of Sherman High School captured the 2009 USTA-sanctioned Arlington ZAT recently. On his way to the finals, Ramsey defeated players from Grapevine, Colleyville, Flower Mound and DeSoto. | 
