HOPE needs help. Two trailers that were on the HOPE Food and Clothing Ministry property in Aubrey, a concession trailer and a smaller one the organization had borrowed, were stolen from the organization’s property sometime after Monday afternoon. “I told the police officer yesterday to just look where the lightning strikes,” HOPE director Teri Farmer said. “I said, ‘You cannot mess with God’s ministry.’” The smaller trailer was recovered by the Texas Department of Public Safe

Local school districts account for all students Every student in Pilot Point, Aubrey and Tioga ISDs was accounted for during the COVID-19 closure. Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, schools had to switch to a distance learning format after spring break and continued it through the end of the school year. About a month after the schools closed their doors, Denton ISD employees were unable to contact 777 students, according to the Denton Record-Chronicle. PPISD, AISD and TISD ea

The owner of the Mane Pup in Aubrey, Stacy Payne, burst into tears of joy Tuesday as she received a $10,000 check from the city to keep her local business running during the COVID-19 crisis. Aubrey approved the business survival grant program May 6. The Mane Pup is a pet grooming business that resembles a human salon in downtown Aubrey. The shop has been open for three years but had to close during the pandemic, Payne said. “It was very confusing; Greg Abbott said it wasn’t o

Western Son gets thanks for making hand cleanser When the leaders at Western Son Distillery saw a gap in hand sanitizer availability, they rekeyed their production line to help solve the problem. The production center made 75,000 bottles of the liquid over the course of two morning shifts. “Our first responders and medical professionals are out there on the frontlines,” Western Son Chief Operating Officer Carlos Guillem said. “We knew they needed that.” The company has receiv