Barbara Acello doesn't know where she’s going to go when her time staying in Celina runs out. The long-time Pilot Point resident lost her home and basically all of her family's belongings because of a house fire Nov. 29. "The fire was in one end; my bedroom was in the opposite end, and had I been in the house, they would have tried to get me out before anyone else, and we probably would have all died in the fire," Barbara said. Barbara was staying in the Settlers Ridge Care C

Coyotes may be depicted as blithering dolts in cartoons and their wailing on the trail was romanticized in “Deep in the Heart of Texas,” but the pesky canines are no laughing matter to property owners or homeowners who have to cope with them. Bob Matthews, owner of All American Dogs, spoke Jan. 12 to the Pilot Point City Council about how people can mitigate coyotes’ harm. As growth continues in the area, including around Lake Lewisville and Ray Roberts Lake, feral hogs are b

The world looked a little different when Bertha Cosby came into it in 1919. After four long years of destruction, World War I had finally come to a close. The U.S. Congress ratified the infamous 18th amendment, women activist groups pressured government officials to grant them the right to vote, and the golden age of jazz was still in its preliminary stages, practically bursting at the seams to take the nation by storm. It was into this whirlwind of forward thinking and chang

Randy Tarlton was startled by an explosive sound outside his home Wednesday morning. “I heard a loud bang – just huge,” said Tarlton. “Then, nothing. And that’s odd.” The oddity turned out to be a train derailment across the street from his home in the 400 block of South Main Street in Aubrey. It happened around 9:30 a.m. near Pecan and Main streets. There were no injuries, but debris and equipment hit a shed on a residential property in Aubrey, said Aubrey police Capt. Willi

The new year started off overcast and freezing, with swirling gray clouds and biting winds that whipped noses and numbed fingertips, making teeth chatter in the hazy morning light. “Welcome to the Isle du Bois First Day Hike!” Ranger Rick Torres said, addressing a crowd of bundled-up hikers. “Our resolution is to get outside more, so I’m super excited to have y’all today. Is everyone ready?” People continued to flood into the parking lot as Torres spoke. At the park’s entranc