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🌱 What Van Alstyne’s huge Solara project could mean for Anna’s future

Anna, Texas Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good morning Anna! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • What Van Alstyne’s huge Solara project could mean for Anna’s future

Also on today's calendar: Shania Twain covered by Shania Twang | Texas Wine ... and 5 more events.

Today's riddle: What do sweet potatoes wear to bed? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 91, low: 75.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 84 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Van Alstyne Approves 453-Home Development As Region's Population Surges (localprofile.com) — A 453-home Solara development has been approved in nearby Van Alstyne, signaling more growth pressure just up the road from Anna. The same developer previously built Anna Town Square, so this new project hints at how similar master-planned communities could continue reshaping the broader North Texas corridor that includes Anna.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Monday June 15
  • Board Meeting
    Melissa H S Home Office, 1904 Cooper St, Melissa, TX
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday June 16
  • 2026 Ribbon Cutting for Cook Children's Pediatrics Anna
    Greater Anna Chamber of Commerce 2151 W. White Street, Suite 100 Anna, TX
    11:00 am
    • Thursday June 18
  • 3rd Thursday Coffee & Connections
    Greater Anna Chamber of Commerce AISD Administration Building 151 W Rosamond Parkway Anna, TX 75409
    7:45 am
    • Friday June 19
  • Juneteenth - District Closed
    Melissa H S Melissa, TX 75454

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Grass mowing?
    Any recommendations for good reliable weekly grass cutting? (Nextdoor West Crossing)
  • For almost a month now!!
    Am I the only one in Shadowbend who is sick of this junk? Where is the HOA now? (Nextdoor Shadowbend)
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Anna. Apply here.
  • The Grounds Guys posted a job opening for Team Member Landscaping - Frisco in Anna. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Anna here.

🗞 Nearby News

Melissa

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Yammies! (Thank you Lynda S. for sending it in!)
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