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Into the vortex: Storm chaser lives on edge to warn others

Into the vortex: Storm chaser lives on edge to warn others

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Brandon Evans

A car buzzes down a flat, straight stretch of North Texas highway. Darkness covers a swath of the horizon as the driver races to the edge of oblivion.

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Merchants criticize program

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Erika Pedroza

Business owners and citizens packed into Bridgeport city council chambers Thursday in support of the city's Main Street and Chamber of Commerce.

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Ebel’s final deadly plans remain shrouded in mystery

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Brandon Evans

It's been two months since Evan Ebel's interstate trail of blood ended in gunfire in Decatur.

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‘What might be in there…’ Hope springs eternal at storage unit auctions

‘What might be in there…’ Hope springs eternal at storage unit auctions

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Bob Buckel

Threatening clouds hung low over the rows of metal buildings, each with its own padlocked roll-up door.

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Wise County auctioneer finds rare manuscript in storage unit

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Bob Buckel

You could call it a once-in-a-lifetime find - but even a lifetime of sifting through abandoned storage units rarely yields this kind of treasure.

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Beard ready for fire marshal job

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Kristen Tribe

Wise County's new fire marshal and emergency management coordinator is learning his way around.

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It takes a village

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Erika Pedroza

Brenda McComis returned home to an overflowing toilet last Wednesday. And even though water had saturated the carpet and seeped under the baseboards into her master closet, she couldn't complain. At least she had a toilet.

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Memorial Day events planned

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Messenger Staff

Beginning today, Memorial Day celebrations will be held around Wise County to honor those who died in military service to the United States.

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Hand elected school board president

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Brian Knox

Two new faces joined the Chico School Board this week, and one of them wasted no time in moving into a leadership position.

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City adopts rate-setting process

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Erika Pedroza

Runaway Bay this week gained better control over the gas rates charged to its citizens.

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Murrell gets 32 years for burglary

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Brian Knox

A fifth person has been convicted in the attack and robbery of an elderly Wise County resident last summer.

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School-mandated storm shelters could save lives

Published Saturday, May 25, 2013
By Brandon Evans

Teaching in a high school and chasing storms gave Jason McLaughlin a more personal reaction when he learned about the death and destruction earlier this week in Moore, Okla.

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Still fighting: Relay falls short of goal but there’s still time

Still fighting: Relay falls short of goal but there’s still time

Published Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By Erika Pedroza

Laps have been walked, campsites have been cleaned and the money raised during the 12th Annual Relay For Life of Wise County has been counted and recorded.

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District hires new AD, again; Athletics mired in coaching flux

Published Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By Jimmy Alford

After the sudden departure of newly-hired athletics director Britt Hart, the Paradise school board Monday night chose the district's third AD this year.

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Alvord, Slidell school districts see big gains in mineral values

Published Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By Bob Buckel

When it comes to the value of natural gas, wetter is better.

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Tornado safety tips

Published Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By Messenger Staff

As threatening weather continues to rake across Texas, Oklahoma and the midwest, here are some basic tips for surviving a killer storm.

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Memorial Day activities

Published Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By Messenger Staff

Beginning Saturday, Memorial Day celebrations will be held around Wise County to honor those who died in military service to the United States.

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How to help tornado victims; Texans urged to contribute to those already working

Published Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By Messenger Staff

While Oklahoma first responders and National Guard members were searching through the rubble left by Monday's devastating tornado, Wise County residents were already searching for ways to help.

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Council tables school resource officer plan

Published Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By Bob Buckel

With the wind swirling, hail and tornadoes threatening and the biggest item on the agenda tabled, the Decatur City Council's Monday meeting was a quick one.

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Council to consider clerk position

Published Wednesday, May 22, 2013
By Erika Pedroza

Paradise's city secretary wants a vacation. But she doesn't want her time off to slow the city's day-to-day operations.

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