POPULATION

• 1,100

LOCATION

• 19.2 miles southeast of Decatur
• 24 miles northwest of Fort Worth
• 1 mile from Eagle Mountain Lake

CITY HALL

• 310 FM 718
  (817) 489-2201

CITY STAFF

• City secretary: Sherry Edgemon
• Court clerk: Amy Cromer
• Director of public works: Chris Cromer
• Municipal court judge: Manuel T. Valdez
• City engineer: Gary Burton
• Librarian: Megan Suffling

WEB SITE

• www.newarktexas.com
  

TAX RATE

• $0.5270 per $100 valuation

MEETINGS

• City Council — 7 p.m. first and third Thursday of the month at the Community Center

Council Members

• Mayor: Matt Newby
• Mayor Pro-tem: Lucille Drain
• Council members: Robert Wells, Jerry Davidson, Laura Pixler and Chana Massey

POLICE

• 310 FM 718
• Police Chief Edmund Terry Fiene

FIRE DEPARTMENT

• 406 Hudson St.
  (817) 489-2331
  Fire Chief James Edgemon

AMENITIES/NOTEWORTHY

• Newark Public Library
  209 Hudson St.
  (817) 489-2224
• Newark Community Center
  404 Hudson St.
  (817) 489-3056

PARKS

• Delora Doughty Royal City Park, corner of Hudson and McCanne, directly across from the Newark Fire Hall
• South Wise County Park (public boat ramp, picnic tables), west of Newark on County Road 4873

SCHOOLS

• Newark is in Northwest’s 5A school district. Residents of Newark attend one of two elementary schools:
• Seven Hills Elementary, Newark
  654 FM 3433
  (817) 215-0700
• Prairie View Elementary
  609 FM 3433, Rhome
  (817) 215-0550
• Middle school students attend:
• Chisholm Trail Middle School, Rhome
  583 FM 3433
  (817) 215-0600
• High school students attend:
• Northwest High School
  2301 Texan Dr., Justin
  (817) 215-0200
• Administration Building
  2001 Texan Dr., Justin
  (817) 215-6473

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

• Newark is a member of the South Wise Chamber of Commerce
  (817) 636-2783, ext. 5

EVENTS

• (MARCH)
  first Saturday: Chili Supper
• (OCTOBER)
  third Saturday: Cruisin’ Days
• (DECEMBER)
  first Saturday: Santa in the Park