| BRIDGEPORT RESIGNATIONS - Bridgeport City Administrator Van James turned in a letter of resignation Tuesday. James will be returning to Iraq with International City/County Management Association to work as a municipal consultant. James served in Iraq from December 2007 through December 2008. Bridgeport Main Street Manager Angie Tyson also turned in her resignation on Tuesday after accepting another job. |
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| Wise County Sheriffs Department Crime Report for November 8 |
Thursday, Oct. 29 100 block of Salad Master Road - A man left his truck at a mechanic shop in April to have the engine replaced. The man ran out of money for the repair and did not visit the shop until last week. When he did, he found it had been stripped of its wheels, gas tank, transmission and stereo. The shop owner could not be located. |
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| School bonds: 1 passes, 2 fail |
| Three school bond propositions were put before voters Tuesday with one passing (Bridgeport Proposition 1) and two failing (Decatur's lone proposition and Bridgeport's Proposition 2). |
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| H1N1 flu vaccine available in Wise |
| The H1N1 virus, commonly called swine flu, began spreading rampantly through Wise County, the state and much of the nation in August. Vaccine for this strain of the flu is now available, and Dr. Roger Leaton, Wise County's health officer, recommends it for protection from possible upcoming outbreaks. |
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| TCEQ testing gas industrys effect on air quality |
In the past decade, gas production has exploded throughout the Barnett Shale. What effect has the booming industry had on the air quality of the area? That is the question the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) is currently trying to answer. |
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| DHS athlete to play in Puerto Rico |
| Jeremy Adams, a sophomore at Decatur High School, has qualified to participate in the Coast to Coast baseball program. |
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| Barlow to play in Puerto Rico next summer |
| Decatur High School sophomore Cody Barlow will represent the United States and Decatur as a member of Coast to Coast Baseball in Puerto Rico next summer, July 4-10. |
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| Saving their best for last |
| It appeared as if the pressure and the heat at the Super Series World Series Tournament in Waco would bring an early end to the Wise County Wolverines' 14-and-under baseball team. The talented bunch lost two of its three games in pool play and were seeded low going into bracket play. |
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| Cude wins age group in half-marathon |
| David Cude of Decatur won the 16-19 men's age group at the Dallas Running Club Half-Marathon at White Rock Lake in Dallas Sunday. |
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| Buddie Fosters leatherwork exhibited |
| "A Hint of Artistry," an exhibit of the legendary western leather works of the late Buddie Foster, will be featured at an open house on Saturday, Nov. 7, at The Western Heritage Gallery in Denton. |
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| Ashlyn Miller, 3, of Decatur is shown how the voting process works by an election judge at the Decatur Civic Center Tuesday. |
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| Bridgeport (5-4, 5-0) |
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| Friday, November 6, 2009 at Eagle Stadium |
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| Friday, November 6, 2009 at Panther Stadium |
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| Decatur Lady Eagle Joey Redwine and her teammates will open the playoffs later this week in the area round against Whitney or Burnet. |
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