Barbie Mays is turning her fear into action. While looking out of her kitchen window on the evening of Feb. 4 on Liberty Street, Mays said, it looked as though “a wall was in front of this window.” “Then I thought, ‘There’s someone looking in my window,’” Mays said. She moved away momentarily. Soon after, she looked out of her window again and said she saw someone tall, thin and athletic running from her yard along Hill Street. The same evening, her neighbor had a similar inc

Every coach can name a favorite victory or two in his or her career. Shon Ranton, the softball coach at Aubrey High School, has a mere 500 to choose from. Ranton celebrated his 500th victory when the Lady Chaparrals beat Paradise 12-1 in a tournament game in Whitesboro on Feb. 14. Anticipating the win, his team had a banner on hand to commemorate the occasion. For Ranton, the most memorable game was in the state tournament in 2007, when the Lady Chaps were down 3-0 in the sem

Four games remained in the regular season, and the Pilot Point Bearcats needed to get some breaks and win games to make it to the playoffs. Good fortune came their way, and the team won a play-in game for the fourth spot from District 9-3A. The Bearcats stayed hot Tuesday night, extending their winning streak to six with a 61-54 win over Van Asltyne in a bi-district Region II playoff game Tuesday at Braswell High School. The Bearcats are now 19-13 as they take on Life Oak Cli

Valentine’s Day came a little early for Tabitha Hellman’s class at Aubrey’s Brockett Elementary School. In the days leading up to Feb. 14, her second-graders received Valentine’s Day cards from classrooms across the United States. Hellman’s class was one of 175 second-grade classrooms that participated in the Great Second Grade Valentine Exchange. Each class mailed Valentine’s Day cards, along with a fact sheet about the class and its community, to other classes in the U.S. “

The Garage Door Theater awoke slowly Tuesday night, lighting up a little more each time an actor or actress waltzed through its aptly named doorway. Actors arrived in twos and threes, big and loud, carting along personalities as colorful as the characters they portray onstage. “Hi honey, what’s wrong?” Ben Pierce said to fellow cast-member Kristina Morrow as she shuffled into the rehearsal space. “I’m pregnant,” she said, mimicking a line from the show. The pair burst out lau