About
About Van Alstyne
VanAlstyne.city is an independent local news site covering Van Alstyne and the surrounding area.
The short version
VanAlstyne.city is a small, family-run local news site for Van Alstyne. We are a husband-and-wife team, and we use AI-assisted tools to research, draft, and format our coverage, with a person reviewing stories before they are published. We cover local news, weather, sports, and local business, and we are always glad to hear from you.
Local news
What is happening in Van Alstyne: city and county government, schools, development, public safety, and community life.
Weather
Local forecasts and severe-weather alerts for Van Alstyne and the surrounding area.
Sports
Local and area teams, schedules, and final scores, with a focus on the games near you.
Local business
New openings and the businesses that serve Van Alstyne, so you know what is coming to town.
Who we are
VanAlstyne.city is run by a small husband-and-wife team. We started it because we believe every community deserves its own local news, written for the people who actually live here. We are part of Jake Team, a growing family of local news sites, but each site is focused on its own town. This one is all about Van Alstyne.
How we work
We use AI-assisted tools to help us research, draft, and format our stories, and a person on our team reviews each one before it is published. AI helps a small team cover a lot of ground, but the judgment, the review, and the responsibility are ours. We explain exactly how we use AI, and the checks we put around it, on our AI & Editorial Standards page. When we get something wrong, we fix it, as described in our Corrections Policy.
Our mission
Local information should be easy to find, accurate, and genuinely about your town. Our goal is simple: keep Van Alstyne informed about the things that affect daily life here, and give local businesses an honest way to reach their neighbors.
Get involved
VanAlstyne.city is better when neighbors are part of it. Here is how to reach us:
- Submit a news tip about something happening in Van Alstyne
- Request a correction if we got something wrong
- Advertise with us if you run a local business
- Contact us with anything else
VanAlstyne.city is part of the Jake Team network of local news sites. Learn more about the company at jaketeam.com, or email us any time at info@jaketeam.com.