NO TAX INCREASE - The Wise County Water Control and Improvement District won't be raising its property tax rate this year. Directors agreed to a 2010 budget Tuesday and decided its property tax rate of a penny per $100 valuation will remain unchanged. WCID primarily funds cost-share projects with landowners for erosion control and water resource preservation. Its new budget goes into effect May 1 and will be similar to last year's, said Chairman Lou Vee Bridges.
DECATUR P&Z - The Decatur Planning and Zoning Commission made quick work of five items Tuesday. A zoning change was approved for Jeannice Gordon's request, on behalf of Jeanette Christian, to change zoning from a single family residential zoning district to an office zoning district on 2.7 acres east of Valcik Street, west of Vicks Street and north of W. Business 380 at 1500 W. 380 Business. Three items involved platting the property of IGA Market Place on Farm Road 51 South and an adjacent tract for Gary Shelton. The tracts were not originally platted. A replat was also approved for a planned CVS Pharmacy at US 81/287, Business 380 and FM 51.
REGISTER TO VOTE - The last day to register to vote or update your voter information for the April 13 Democratic and Republican Primary runoff elections is Monday, March 15. Applications must be postmarked or in the elections office by that date. If you did not vote in either primary election, you can vote in either runoff. If you did vote in the primary election, you can only vote in that party's runoff. For more information call (940) 626-4453 or (940) 627-3656.
UMPIRE CLASS - A girls softball umpire certification class is at 8 a.m. Saturday at Decatur City Hall. Call Mike Maxson at (940) 577-1297 for information.
MISS EIGHTER FROM DECATUR - The Decatur High School "Miss Eighter from Decatur" beauty and talent show featuring DHS boys is at 8 p.m. Saturday at the DHS theater. The contestants represent school organizations and groups. Adult tickets are $5 and students are $3.
BLOOD DRIVE - North Texas Community Hospital in Bridgeport will host a blood drive with Carter BloodCare 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday. For more information, call Susan Miller or Suzanne Bunch at (940) 683-0300.
FUNERALS - Graveside service for Barney Edwin Calvert Sr., 76, of Decatur is 2 p.m. today at Ryan Calvert Cemetery. Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur is handling arrangements.
FUNERAL for Richard L. Potter, 52, of Decatur is 11 a.m. Friday at Coker-Hawkins Chapel with burial at Fairview Cemetery. Family visitation is 6-8 tonight at the funeral home.
