By Abigail Allen Managing Editor After spending 20 years at the Ray Roberts Lake State Park, Complex Park Manager Chris True is getting a big promotion: regional director for the Northeast Texas region. True will head Region 6, which contains 16 state parks, and his role will be to work with the superintendents and staff of those parks. “One of the big goals of our agency is really establishing that connection between people and the natural resources out there,” True said. “A

TVFD dedicates donated engine, honors former chief By Abigail Allen Managing Editor Members of the Tioga Volunteer Fire Department, both past and present, and their families came together Sunday evening for the traditional push-in ceremony for the department’s newest engine. The 2001 American LaFrance engine, which has a 65-foot ladder on top, was donated by Hugh and Judy McElroy, and it was dedicated in honor of former TVFD Chief Richard Remus. “For us to add this to our dep

Man uses Pilot Point Coffee House to relocate family By Abigail Allen Managing Editor When Jimerson Adkins decided he wanted to help his family leave Midland and bring them to the Pilot Point area, he turned to the Chamber of Commerce for help. He asked former Director Paula McCain what was needed on the Pilot Point Square, and she helped him run with the idea of opening up a cafe. “I asked her about a coffee shop, and she said, ‘You know what, a coffee shop is perfect becaus

By Abigail Allen Managing Editor Aubrey ISD is trying to keep its doors open following the return of students and staff to the school buildings. With increasing confirmed cases over the past few weeks, Superintendent Dr. David Belding said, the district is paying attention to those trends. “We’re just going to watch very closely over the next couple of weeks after the Christmas holiday as well as New Year’s,” Belding said. “… That we just want to be very much on focus and rea