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| Another School Year Begins |
| School started back up this week, with most Wise County students attending their first day of class on Monday. Ty Harris escorts son Layton to his first day of first grade at Rann Elementary in Decatur. |
| Messenger photo by Joe Duty |
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| Rain douses burn ban |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| Anyone in Wise County who has any need or desire to do some outdoor burning can now do so without having to worry about the county's 90-day burn ban. |
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| Campus construction |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| With the beginning of the school year in full swing, and students packing the halls, playgrounds and parking lots, administrators at Boyd Elementary School are gearing up for another, not so pleasant event: campus construction. |
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| District's tax rate stays the same |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| The Northwest school board approved a tax rate of $1.335 for the 2008-2009 fiscal year at Monday's meeting. |
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| Academy will provide glimpse into police life |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| Starting Sept. 9, the Decatur Police Department will be putting on a 12-week citizens police academy program to teach people more about the job of being a police officer. |
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| Pedestrian project could continue next year |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| The sidewalks near the Decatur square may not be getting the facelift that was planned, but they could be getting a little illumination. |
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| Board approves tax rate, rollback election |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| The Alvord school board approved an overall tax rate of $1.364 for the 2008-2009 fiscal year at Monday's meeting, and also voted to hold a rollback election for Nov. 4 in order to move 13 cents from the interest and sinking rate to the maintenance and operations rate. |
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| News Briefs for August 28 |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| EQUIPMENT NEEDED - Hope Christian Academy moved to a new building and needs volunteers and donations of playground equipment for the new school year. Equipment needed includes a picnic table, playground equipment, basketball goal, sandbox and other playground items. Call (940) 627-7337 for information. |
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| Bethurum commissioned as military officer |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| Second Lt. Grant A. Bethurum was commissioned as a military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army on May 7. |
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| Awards given at 4-H banquet |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| Wise County 4-H members and their families gathered on Saturday to celebrate last year's work and to kick-off a new year at the annual Wise County 4-H Banquet. |
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| Casey earns Eagle Scout |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| Patrick Mitchell Casey of Copper Canyon has earned the rank of Eagle Scout. |
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| Alvord FFA chapter receives national ranking |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| The National FFA Organization recently selected Alvord High School FFA as a two-star winner in the National FFA Chapter Award program. Chapter members have been invited to attend the 81st National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind., Oct. 22-25, where they will be recognized for this honor. |
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| Parks Springs homecoming is Sunday |
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Thursday, August 28, 2008
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| The annual Park Springs Homecoming is Sunday, Aug. 31, at the tabernacle near the old Methodist Church at the old town site. |
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| City lowers speed limits |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| The Bridgeport City Council approved speed limit changes for a three-mile stretch of Texas 114 through the Bridgeport city limits at Tuesday's meeting. |
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| Board chooses school site |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| The Decatur school board took the next step in the building of a new elementary school Monday night when they voted 5-2 to purchase property for the school. |
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| Wrecks kill two |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| Officers say speed appears to be the cause of a wreck that killed a 68-year-old Chico man Thursday night. |
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| Help on two wheels |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| The Bridgeport Police Department has introduced a new mode of transportation to its fleet - bicycles. |
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| Doctors' Hospital almost ready for patients |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| The Doctors' Hospital in Bridgeport expects to begin accepting patients within the next few weeks and has scheduled a ribbon cutting for Saturday, Aug. 30, said hospital administrator Paul Owens at the Thursday Bridgeport Chamber of Commerce luncheon. |
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| Construction will force temporary road closure |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| Culvert reconstruction work on Farm Road 2265 near Crafton is expected to shut down a portion of the road for a maximum time period of one week. |
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| School hopes to tailor instruction to the individual |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| Over the next few years, Bridgeport students are going to start seeing some changes in the way they learn. They are going to see more hands-on instruction and less lock-jawed lectures. Podcasts and Youtube videos will become more common place, and tests will stray away from standardized monotony and focus on each individual student and their strengths and weaknesses. |
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| Fundraiser planned for veterans' park |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| Officials in the city of Rhome have scheduled a fundraiser on Nov. 8 to raise funds for a veterans memorial park. |
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| Tuesday is last chance to talk about tax rate |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| Wise county commissioners are proposing a tax rate of 39 cents per $100 property valuation for the next fiscal year, and time is running out for anyone who has anything to say about it. |
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| City council proposes same tax rate |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| The Rhome City Council has proposed a tax rate of 58 cents per $100 property valuation. |
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| News Briefs for August 24 |
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
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| VOTER INFORMATION - The Wise County Elections Office reminds everyone to make sure your name and address on your new (orange) voter card are correct. If you do not have a new card, or the information on the card is incorrect, call the voter registration office at (940) 627-3656 or the elections office at (940) 626-4453. |
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| Man dies after being hit by car |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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| A Decatur man died at Wise Regional Health System at around 1 a.m. Saturday morning after being hit by a car on U.S. 81/287 in Decatur, police said. |
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| Residents oppose well fees |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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| After hearing strong opposition Monday, the board of directors for the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District will wait until a Sept. 15 meeting in Decatur before they decide whether to administer fees for new wells in Wise and three other counties. |
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| Baptism in Lake Bridgeport |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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| Lake Bridgeport is used for a variety of things: fishing, swimming, boating, water skiing and sunning on the shore. Sunday morning, the Runaway Bay Community Church found a new use for the cool waters - baptism. |
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| Tax rate increasing to pay for bond projects |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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| The Paradise school board unanimously approved the 2008-2009 budget and tax rate at a Monday meeting, upping last year's tax rate by 13 cents. |
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| City considers wind turbines as energy source |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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| Members of Rhome's Planning and Zoning Committee want the city to become more "green" and are wondering about the benefits of wind turbines. |
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| School tax rate will drop by a penny |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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| Bridgeport school trustees voted to lower the school's tax rate by a little more than a penny Monday. |
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| Apartments will get upgrades through tax credits |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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| The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs recently announced that it will provide $137,531 in housing tax credits to support the rehabilitation of Quail Run Apartments in Decatur. |
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| News Briefs for August 21 |
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
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| CORRECTION - The time for a reception honoring Gary Hudson was incorrect in the Aug. 17 edition of the Messenger. Hudson, who has retired as dispatch supervisor for the city of Decatur, will be honored from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 29, with a reception at the Decatur Civic Center. |
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| Jackie's fight |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| After all of the surgeries, the struggles, the waiting and the pain, he's not surprised by her strength. |
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| City fined for fire |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| Members of the Rhome Fire Department purposely set fire to a house in Aurora last year for training purposes, but they didn't know the house had asbestos. |
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| School tax rate may increase |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| Members of the Decatur School Board are proposing a tax rate of $1.31 for every $100 of assessed property value for next year's fiscal budget, a 4.3-cent increase over the current rate. |
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| Hudson hangs up his headset |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| For 33 1/2 years, his distinctive voice, with its nasal twang and slight speech impediment, has been a fixture on the Wise County airways. He has been a calming influence in stressful situations, sympathetic when dealing with kids and (most of the time) the elderly and downright hilarious when taking everyday, routine calls. |
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| A refreshing idea |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| Devon Energy has recently made another step towards preserving the environment in which they work, and they are doing so by recycling water. |
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| Water board proposes tax rate decrease |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| Decatur taxpayers may be in for a little break. |
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| State board gives its approval to hold campus election |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| Wise County commissioners have already called for an election that would allow voters to decide whether to fund a new Weatherford College campus in the county - but another formality was needed on Thursday. |
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| City departments asked to cut 5 percent from budget |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| With a large increase in insurance rates predicted, as well as increases in fuel and construction costs, departments within the city of Bridgeport were asked to cut 5 percent in their 2008-2009 fiscal year budget, said city staff at Tuesday night's budget workshop. |
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| Billboards won't be seen above city |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| The city of Rhome will continue its prohibition of billboards. |
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| Grand Jury Indictments |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| A Wise County grand jury met July 30 and returned the following felony indictments. |
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| News Briefs for August 17 |
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
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| VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) of Wise and Jack Counties is currently recruiting volunteers for the "A" Team. "A" team volunteers specialize in mailings, writing newsletters, making phone calls, Xeroxing, minor office duties, clerical and marketing promotionals. Volunteers may volunteer as little as one hour per week Monday through Friday at the CASA office located at 114 E. Main St., Decatur. Call Pat (Scooter) Reed at (940) 627-7535 for information. |
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