

Building gets facelift on Pilot Point Square
One of the oldest buildings in Pilot Point and Denton County is soon going to look like it did when it was new almost 150 years ago. The building at 114 W. Main St. that houses The Purple Door is under the care of Custom Masonry Design owner Jack Hardy, who is determined to restore the exterior of the building to look like it did when it was first built. “The trick is to make it consistently inconsistent, like it was before,” Jack said of the job. “… The last thing you want t


Worth the fight
Providence Village residents lined up under the pavilion for barbecue at Lake Providence to support Ariel Porter, a teenage girl fighting brain cancer, and her family on Saturday. Through their efforts, the volunteers collected more than $5,000 that will help Ariel’s family pay for medical expenses. “It shows how supportive our community is with everyone and how my parents have so many friends that care about them. It just shows how many there are in this world to me, and it


Aubrey beekeeper provides insight into pollinating insects
When Bursting Bees co-owner Michell Boerst came to talk about bees at the Lake Ray Roberts Rotary Club meeting on May 4, she brought some little helpers and a member of royalty with her. Bursting Bees, based in Aubrey, removes unwanted bees, which they then care for. Boerst brought in a bee box with painted Texas wildflowers on the side with one of the colonies she recently collected from a bee removal. She shared lots of details that many don’t know about who and what is act


Foundation gives out grants
PPEF President Micky Nortman, accompanied by four Pilot Point ISD administration members, delivered the good news on April 30: Eight projects throughout the campus were awarded mini-grants that totaled up to $11,480.66. “It’s just really gratifying to know we can help the faculty,” Nortman said. “A lot of people don’t know what the foundation does, and when we can do this, and in front of the kids, the kids get the awareness that there’s an organization out there that helps,