DECATUR WATER RATES TO INCREASE — The City of Decatur will raise water and wastewater rates later this year. The city council unanimously approved an ordinance that establishes a five-year rate increase plan Monday. The new rates will go into effect Oct. 1 and will be increased in increments each year through 2030. The rates approved Monday followed the recommendations from a NewGen Strategies and Solutions study into Decatur’s utility rates. The firm recommended incremental increases to catch up with inflation and to help align revenues with future capital improvement projects. Read the full story in the current edition of the Wise County Messenger or online here.
PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT — The Decatur Police Department is seeking anyone who might have received a puppy from the Wal-Mart parking lot Feb. 7. The police department has been contacted by the Texas Department of State Health Services that a shepherd puppy acquired by a Wise County resident last Friday became ill and had to be euthanized. Testing on the puppy indicated the presence of a potentially hazardous disease, so the family is receiving preventative treatment. Anyone else who might have received a puppy on that date from the same individual should call the Decatur Police Department at 940-393-0300.
WARMER, THEN A COOL DOWN — After not climbing out of the 30s the past couple of days, we should see a high around 51 today under mostly cloudy skies with a low of 46. Saturday is expected to begin with patchy fog with gradually clearing skies and a high of 69 before temperatures begin to drop. The overnight low Saturday is expected to be around 24 degrees with wind chills between 14 and 19. Sunday’s high is only expected to be around 44.
GIRLS BASKETBALL RESULTS — Decatur (32-2) claimed a 4A Division I area title by defeating No. 21 Levelland 58-26 Thursday at Stamford High School.
SOCCER — The Bridgeport Sissies (5-6-2, 0-2) continue searching for their first District 4-4A win in a battle against Burkburnett 6 tonight at Bull Memorial Stadium. In the nightcap, the Bulls (5-5, 1-1) will face the Bulldogs at 7:45 p.m.
STATE SWIMMING — Decatur’s Brooklyn Albaugh, Johnny Albaugh, Laynee Ballou, Preston Dollins, Logan Fultz, Kenzi Hays, Kady Martinez, Ace Maxfield, Caleb McKee, Max Vanderveer and Aaron Williamson, along with Boyd’s Libby Vaughan, will compete in finals at the 2025 UIL state swim championships today at North East ISD’s Josh Davis Natatorium. See prelim results from Thursday online at wcmessenger.com. A complete list of final results will be posted when results become available.
BOYS BASKETBALL — Boyd (10-24) will face Callisburg in a District 10-3A fourth-place tiebreaker game 7 tonight at Sanger High School. Alvord (18-15) will host City View in a playoff warmup game at 6:30 p.m.
GIRLS BASKETBALL PLAYOFFS — Bridgeport (30-6) will take on Brock in a 4A Division II area playoff battle 6 tonight at Peaster High School. Paradise (23-10) will face Mount Vernon in a 3AII second-round matchup 7 p.m. at McKinney Boyd High School. Slidell (25-8) squares off against Quinlan Boles in a 2AII area contest 6:30 p.m. at Van Alstyne High School.
DAR MEETING — The John B Denton Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will meet Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Decatur. Meeting begins at 10 a.m., doors open at 9:30. Look for the DAR banner near the meeting place in back of the church. CeCe Pegues will present a program on conservation. Contact Joyce Ogle, regent, jaogle45@gmail.com or 940-577-1290.
FREE MEAL — Lighthouse Acres will serve a spaghetti dinner for single parent families and families without permanent or stable housing 6 p.m. Saturday at Gospel Life Church, 1301 Eagle Dr. in Decatur. To register, go to wcmess.com/meal21525.
FUNERALS — Service for Virginia Renaker, 93, of Tyler is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery. Family visitation is one hour prior to the service.
GRAVESIDE service for Weldon F. Hardee, 72, of Sunset is noon Saturday at Pleasant Grove No. 1 Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 tonight at Hawkins-Decatur.
MEMORIAL service for Richie Morgan Ginn, 26, of Paradise is 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Hawkins-Decatur.
MASS of Christian burial for Mary Louise Rooney, 103, of Bridgeport is 10 a.m. Monday at St. John the Baptizer Catholic Church in Bridgeport with burial at Memorial Lane Cemetery in Anadarko, Okla. Family visitation is 2-4 p.m. Sunday at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport with rosary said at 3 p.m.
SERVICE for Richard Kelley, 84, of Haltom City is pending at Hawkins-Bridgeport.
MEMORIAL service with military honors for Joseph Alvey Jr., 87, of Springtown 1 p.m. Saturday at Hudson & Torres Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport.
GRAVESIDE service for Doris “Jean” Stutt, 96, of Paradise is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Paradise Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Monday at Hudson & Torres.
GRAVESIDE service for David Ray Moody, 61, of Wizard Wells is 2 p.m. Thursday at Jim Ned Cemetery in Runaway Bay. Hudson & Torres is handling arrangements.
FUNERAL for Dennis Fox, 81, of Fort Worth is 10:30 a.m. Saturday at North Point Church in Fort Worth with burial at Aurora Cemetery. Visitation is 9-10:30 a.m. Saturday at the church. Hudson & Torres is handling arrangements.
MEMORIAL service for Roy Dean Moore, 87, is 2:30 p.m. Feb. 22 in Mount Olivet Chapel in Fort Worth. Family visitation is 1:30-2:30 p.m.
SERVICE for Paula Kay Ownsbey Stogner is 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hurst’s Fielder-Baker Funeral Home in Farmersville.
FUNERAL for Susan Roberts Younger, 63, of Bowie is 2 p.m. Saturday at White Family Funeral Home in Bowie.
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