2019 Vandegrift Homecoming Queen & King and court

 Homecoming Senior Court 
Riley Francis is the captain of the varsity cheer squad, PALS vice president, Rho Kappa Social Studies Honor Society vice president, and a member of the Spanish Honor Society. Her parents are Jill and Rhett Francis. 

Alex Wilson is on the baseball team, National Honor Society, C2, UIL cheer flag member, PALS president, and Yell Leader. His parents are Stephanie and Kevin Wilson.
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Community enjoys 2019 Vandegrift Homecoming Parade

The 2019 Vandegrift Homecoming Parade brought together numerous organizations and hundreds of spectators on Oct. 16 at VHS. The annual event featured the homecoming court, football, band, Legacies, Vision Dance Co, robotics, theatre, swim and dive, lacrosse, athletic trainers, basketball, soccer, baseball, softball, cross country, cheer, FFA, Four Points Pop Warner football and cheer, Destination Imagination, Viper Nation Academic Boosters, and more. 

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19-year-old last seen in Lake Travis

Kristen Dark, Travis County Sheriff’s spokesperson, shares the details of the search for the missing 19-year-old man. Still from KVUE video.

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

Travis County Sheriff’s Office has been searching for a 19-year-old man who fell off a boat on Lake Travis on Monday night. 

Around 8:20 p.m. on Oct. 14, the man went into Lake Travis when he was with a group of his friends heading back to shore from Devil’s Cove, which is located on the north side of Lake Travis near Jonestown, said Kristen Dark, Travis County Sheriff’s spokesperson.

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District 6’s Flannigan wants new wildfire risk requirements in zoning

Jimmy Flannigan

By LYNETTE HAALAND, Four Points News

The Austin City Council is working on a rezoning request for 42 acres at the end of Milky Way Drive. As the request works its way through city council, Jimmy Flannigan of District 6 is trying to bring in new zoning requirements for projects in areas that are high risk for wildfire, like River Place.  

“We’ve gone through first and second readings and now we’re heading toward the third and final reading and vote on Oct. 31,” Flannigan said. In the past, council routinely ends early when meetings are on Halloween, so families can enjoy trick-or-treating, he added.

“A lot of work has gone into the first and second readings,” he said. 

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