PPISD board approves fourth bond land purchase
Pilot Point ISD has a contract on its fourth and possibly final property for new school sites.
A 30-acre tract on Lights Ranch Road near...
Marshals arrest Pilot Point mayor
By Abigail Allen Managing Editor U.S. Marshals arrested Pilot Point Mayor Matt McIlravy on Tuesday at City Hall on the charge of soliciting a minor online. A large contingent of law enforcement agencies, coordinated by the Dallas Police Department, searched McIlravy’s home for evidence. “The Dallas Police Department’s Internet Crimes Against Children Unit, with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals Task Force, Homeland Security Investigations, Texas Department of Public Safety,
Providence Village HOA restricts Section 8
By Abigail Allen Managing Editor Rental restrictions approved through a vote of the Providence Homeowners Association created a stir in the town, including by residents who use the Housing Choice Voucher Program often called Section 8. Neighbors on both sides have had a war of words back and forth over social media, and area media outlets picked up the story of the animosity. “The Providence Homeowners Association has been the subject of newspaper articles and news reports re
Pilot Point ISD safety and bond
By Abigail Allen Managing Editor School safety is at the top of Pilot Point Superintendent Todd Southard’s mind, especially following the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary in Uvalde that killed 21 people and injured 17. One way the district is ramping up safety measures is to reconfigure the offices at the middle and high schools to create secured vestibules. “We’ve got to do everything we could possibly do to keep our kids safe,” Southard said. That reconfiguration is being
Library Summer Programs
By Tatiana Ambrosio Contributing Writer The Pilot Point Area Library and the Aubrey Area Library have added new staff and programming in 2022 as both are still getting back to pre-Covid-19 restriction activity. Both libraries began their summer programs on Wednesday as they join the Collaborative Summer Library Program’s summer theme: Oceans of Possibilities. Pilot Point’s new librarian is Jenna Glass. She joined the library after two and half years working at the Garland Cen
