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Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) has hosted the fundraiser since 2008, with teacher Carrie Oberle in charge of what she describes as "organized chaos."

The Bulldogger

By Brandon Evans | Published Thursday, March 11, 2010

The phrase "take the bull by the horns" means to summon all your courage and deal with a dicey situation head on.
While just an expression for most, it's a way of life for bulldogger K.C. Jones, 39, of Decatur.

Air study alarms family

By Brandon Evans | Published Thursday, March 11, 2010

Pollution plagues a family in the small community of Allison in eastern Wise County.

Freshmen to cheer for junior varsity only

By Brandon Evans | Published Thursday, March 11, 2010

Boyd freshmen are no longer eligible to be members of the varsity cheerleading squad.

Council fills hospital board vacancies

By Phil Major | Published Thursday, March 11, 2010

The vacancies left by two longtime members of the Wise Regional Health System board were filled by the Decatur City Council Monday.

Jury gives man 8 years for felony DWI

By Brandon Evans | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010

Last week, a Wise County jury handed a rare guilty verdict to a man tried for a felony driving while intoxicated charge. It was his third DWI conviction.

1 seriously injured in wreck

By Brandon Evans | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010

Early Friday morning a man driving a sports utility vehicle (SUV) pulled in front of a rock hauler at the intersection of U.S. 81/287 and U.S. 380 in Decatur.

City still struggling with revenues

By Mandy Bourgeois | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010

The city of Bridgeport continues to struggle with sales tax collection, collecting $106,172 for the month of January from the state comptroller and $4,765 from sales tax on electricity and garbage sales.

Local voter turnout was 22 percent

By Brian Knox | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010

Just over one in five registered voters in Wise County voted in the Republican primary Tuesday.

Every vote counts

Veteran knows the costs of democracy, which is why he participates

By Brandon Evans | Published Sunday, March 7, 2010

In a nation that prides itself for its democratic process, only a minority takes part.

AURORA HOUSE FIRE - A couple acted quickly to rescue two dogs from inside a burning Aurora home yesterday afternoon. A two-story residence in the 400 block of Aurora Vista caught fire at approximately 4 p.m. Neighbors Scott and Patricia Gross rescued two dogs trapped inside. The owners weren't home. The fire appeared to start in the attic above the garage. Newark, Rhome, Boyd and Paradise volunteer fire departments responded. Firefighters stormed into the attic and doused the flames shooting through the roof. They prevented the fire from spreading to the rest of the home. The fire was extinguished within an hour.