Area people come to Square to speak out against racism An otherwise peaceful protest at the Pilot Point Square on June 18 took a turn when a dissenting citizen was arrested on a charge of public intoxication and was found in possession of an air pistol. A group of between 50-60 protestors arrived at the square, taking turns speaking from a bullhorn and marching around the perimeter of the town’s center. The people at the gathering were there to protest issues related to racis

About 20 people gathered in the Aubrey Area Library Community Center to talk about the vision for Aubrey’s future land use on Tuesday evening. Michelle Hardin and Jayashree Narayana, city planners for Aubrey, gave a presentation about the future land use map they are preparing to bring before the City Council to help give developers and business owners an informed view of what Aubrey wants to become. “If you don’t know who you want to be, how can we tell somebody else when th

Nurse recounts experiences treating COVID patients Little things like holding her daughter Charlotte and being held by her husband Kenneth mean even more now to Pilot Point resident Rebecca Berry. That’s because she spent two months working as a Parkland Hospital Tactical Care Unit nurse, caring for COVID-19-positive patients in Dallas. “I want to be a source of hope and comfort and healing to somebody,” she said. “I want to meet the most vulnerable people right where they ar

A large ladybug could be found between the Farmers and Merchants Bank building and Powerhouse Burger on Monday morning. The beetle wasn’t alive, though; it’s one of the rocks Pilot Point Rocks founder Lori Beggs has painted and placed around the area. “When [the pandemic] started, there were families walking and biking more often, and you think about that family walking and some little 3-year-old going, ‘Mommy, look what I found!’” Beggs said. “It’s just that little happiness