| Update for Monday, December 1, 2008 |
| BRIDGEPORT WINS AGAIN - The Bridgeport Bulls continued their roll through the football state playoffs Friday night with a 31-28 overtime win over Monahans. They rallied from a 28-7 third-quarter deficit by scoring the last 24 points of the game to win the regional title game. UP NEXT: Bridgeport will face Liberty Hill, the top-ranked team by the Associated Press, this weekend in the Class 3A state quarterfinals. The game will be at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Baylor University's Floyd Casey Stadium. Pre-sale tickets are available all week at the high school - adults are $6 and students at $5. All tickets at the gate will be $8. |
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BOMB THREAT - The Denton County bomb squad responded to a home in Slidell Saturday where it destroyed what was believed to be an explosive device. A Slidell man who had been hunting in the Grasslands found a jar of ammunition and took it home. Fire Marshal Paul Cunningham called the Denton County bomb squad to take care of the matter. Cunningham said the jar did not appear to be suspicious in nature and that it was likely just a jar that a hunter had used for left over ammunition. He said the lid was rusted and had likely been in the grasslands for a long time.
CHILDRESS FATALITY - Greg Mason, 50, of Decatur was killed Sunday in a motor vehicle accident in Childress, in Northwest Texas. His wife and daughter were injured. Details of the accident were not available when Update went to press. Funeral for Mason is pending at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home.
HOLIDAY RAINFALL - Wise County Weather Watchers and their holiday rainfall totals included Don Niblett in Decatur .55, Joann Tucker in Chico .32 and Tom Thompson in Runaway Bay .30.
DECATUR SOC - Christmas "Angels" for the Decatur Spirit of Christmas are now available at financial institutions in the city. Generous givers can also make financial gifts to the "Spirit" program at the financial institutions. The gifts must be returned by Friday, December 5.
MEDICARE DISCUSSION - Decatur Mayor Joe Lambert will speak on the pros and cons of Medicare supplements from 9 to 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the Decatur Senior Citizens Center. Refreshments will be served.
FUNERALS - Memorial service for Jerry Taylor, 76, of Runaway Bay will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hawkins Funeral Chapel in Bridgeport.
FUNERALS for Billy Bob Douglas, 73, of Decatur and Tommy Irby, 77, of Decatur are pending at Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home. |
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| It could only be explained as pandemonium Friday morning as Wal-Mart associates unveiled their special Black Friday items at 5 a.m. Shoppers grab as many boxes as they can carry. |
| Photo by Joe Duty |
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