Mario Cisneros decided too late to declare as a write-in candidate for Pilot Point mayor. The deadline for that was Feb. 19, according to Alice Holloway, the city secretary. The former city of Pilot Point public works director met with city officials on April 18. He received a letter from Holloway explaining about the deadline. “As there were no other candidates for the position of mayor, the city has cancelled the election for that position and declared the unopposed candida

Pilot Point’s Central Christian Church is an impressive sight to see – from a distance. The historic structure’s painstakingly crafted architecture is reminiscent of a tapered bell tower, rising powerfully out of swaying foliage. Decades-old stained-glass glistens in scattered sunlight, painting colors across the building through windows that swoop and bend along the sanctuary’s high-reaching arches. The structure itself points heavenward, brushing the undersides of tree bran

Last month, the Northeast Police Department sent investigator Matthew Dusek to drone school. The department is considering investing in unmanned aerial vehicle technology and training so it can use footage for crash scene reconstruction. Hosted by the Euless Police Department, the course gave Dusek a chance to use drone footage and three-dimensional modeling software. Right now, a severe crash requires road closures in part to give investigators time to map out the incident w

The 22nd gala of the Pilot Point Educational Foundation started on a somber note. Pastor Todd Witte of Midway Church acknowledged the heartache many in attendance were feeling following the death of a Pilot Point student April 12. “But what I love about Pilot Point and what I know about our community is that in challenging and hard times, we rally together,” Witte said. “From businesses and schools and our church community, we link arms and we love each other well.” PPISD Sup

Rather than go hungry, Logen Miller said, he scavenged for food from neighborhood trash cans. Inside his foster home, he said, he was surrounded by drugs and alcohol. He was neglected and underfed. A few months shy of 18, he ran away. “On paper, I looked like I was the worst kid in the world,” he said. “I was on multiple drugs and all sorts of stuff. I had very aggressive behavior. I was a runaway risk and I would hit things, put holes in walls, throw chairs, all sorts of stu

Mouse the mini-pony made his grand debut into the world in the wee early hours of March 24, plopping onto the rolling green pasture next to his proud and exhausted mother, Sparkles. “He’s a silly little thing,” Mouse’s owner Deanie Deal said. “He runs and bucks, and he’s just a couple days old.” Deal said she was well aware that Sparkles was about to pop. She looked out into the field one morning and suddenly, there was Mouse. Standing at only 15 inches tall, the mini-pony is

Incidents involving students found with e-cigarettes or vape pens in school increased dramatically last year and the issue is still trending upward. “It’s an epidemic,” said Todd Southard, Pilot Point High School principal. “There is no doubt in my mind that it is on the rise.” Possession of cigarettes or tobacco products is prohibited in school codes of conduct and Texas statute requires every district to track disciplinary incidents. In 2016-2017, Pilot Point Independent Sc