Wise County Sheriff’s Dept. Press Conferences
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Wise County Sheriff's Dept. Press Conferences from Thursday, March 21 and Friday, March 22
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VIDEO
MJB Commercial
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The John Urie Film Co. filmed a 1969 commercial in Decatur for MJB coffee. More than 400 local extras were used, and four local citizens — Martha Hughes, Elizabeth Long, Juanita Dunnaway and Roger Gage — had starring roles. The money made on the shoot by individuals and the city was donated to the Decatur [...]
MJB Behind the Scenes
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The film crew was in Decatur for about a week to film the MJB coffee commercial. This behind-the-scenes footage shows the crew and citizens at work in and around the Square, as well as at two other filming locations.
MJB Older Footage
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Black-and-white footage featuring various scenes around Wise County, possibly from the 1950s, was found on the film after the commercial. The source is unknown.
Marching on
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A behind-the-scenes look at the Alvord Lady Bulldogs’ march through the 2012 playoffs up to their Class 2A Region II semifinal showdown against Bruceville-Eddy Friday in Stephenville. Video by: Kacy Arnold
Pilot makes smooth emergency landing
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A test flight as part of an annual inspection led to an emergency landing at Bridgeport Municipal Airport around 11 a.m. Tuesday Houston-area pilot Randy Martin, the plane’s only occupant, landed the Piper Navajo aircraft smoothly. He was not injured. Martin said he’d brought the plane to Barham Aviation Inc. (located at the airport) for [...]
Presidential candidate makes stop in Decatur
Published Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Republican presidential candidate John Davis made a brief morning stop at the Courthouse Square this morning.
Bus driver saves the day
Published Friday, January 27, 2012
Thanks to a quick-acting bus driver, four students at Decatur's Carson Elementary are safe today after a bridge collapsed under their school bus and left it perched perilously above fast-moving waters.
Coach Cartwright Retiring
Published Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Longtime Boyd football coach and athletic director J.G. Cartwright announced Monday after a meeting with his players that he will be retiring at the end of the school year.
Fight at Bridgeport High sends one to hospital
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A fight at Bridgeport High School today sent one student to the hospital and at least one more to the police station for questioning. Two 16-year-old males got into a physical altercation in a campus bathroom shortly before 3 p.m. Medics arrived to find one of the boys unconscious and bleeding from the mouth. He [...]
Lightning strikes saltwater disposal well
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A lightning strike this morning caused a fire at a saltwater disposal well in the area of County Roads 4590 and 4591 off of Texas 114 a few miles west of Boyd. Four tank batteries caught fire, and heavy black smoke could be seen for miles. Witnesses reported hearing an explosion when the tanks were [...]
