By Tatiana Ambrosio Staff Writer All-terrain vehicles accounted for 773 deaths in Texas alone over the span of 35 years, according to the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission. Deaths from ATVs are still happening; nine drivers lost their lives and two riders lost their lives in ATV accidents in 2020, according to consumerfed.org. Children as young as 6 years old can ride smaller ATVs. Though some states have signed laws that children under 18 years of age have to

Freshman already making name in three sports By Joe Fragano Contributing Writer Having already appeared at the state cross country meet and being named first team all-district in basketball, Pilot Point freshman Addison Hite is making waves once again. In the first three meets of the Bearcat track season, the upstart freshman has yet to miss the podium. Hite took gold in the 300-meter hurdles at the Bearcat Relays to start the season and helped the 4x100 team to a first-place

By Tatiana Ambrosio Staff Writer Russell and Annemiek Foster, residents of Cross Roads, own Tx-Ture Farm, a farm filled with a mix of lavender fields, gourd patches, Christmas trees and alpacas. Tucked away in a corner of the property there are about 25,000 bees living in their bee apiary. Though Russell had lived there for nine years, a journey for an ag exemption and the purchase of a few plants to sustain their hobby of beekeeping would take them both out of the corporate

Songwriter turns tragedy into opportunity to grow By Beau Foster Contributing Writer For songwriters, the dream is to be signed by a label, live in Nashville and be writing songs for a living. For Kaleb McIntire, the dream seemed short lived because of a tragic car accident. McIntire, who recently found his way to the area, grew up in the Ozarks, playing gospel and bluegrass music. “I was a drummer at first really. Then went on to do Elvis impersonations in Branson, Missouri,

By Tatiana Ambrosio Staff Writer On February 5, area author, Sherry Collier Larkin donated two of her books to the Fuller Elementary library at a dedication ceremony. Larkin is not a resident of Aubrey, but she has grown a special relationship with Aubrey. Sherry started visiting Aubrey as part of her job as a Regional Sales Marketing Rep with Community Med Urgent Care when their Cross Roads location opened. “When we open a clinic, I spread the word and nurture the clinic by