WHAT’S NEW

• An early education center will be added to the elementary school, along with the addition of classrooms, a library and a cafeteria to the junior high and a band hall/drama facility and an ag shop to the high school.

POPULATION

• 502

LOCATION

• Located on Texas 114 between Bridgeport and Boyd
• 9.5 miles southwest of Decatur
• 40.5 miles northwest of Fort Worth

CITY HALL

• 3238 Texas 114
  (940) 969-2114

CITY STAFF

• City secretary: Teresa Moody

MEETINGS

• City council: 7 p.m. every third Thursday of the month at city hall
• Economic Development Corp.: 7:30 p.m. fourth Monday of the month
• Planning and Zoning: 7 p.m. the last Monday as needed

Council Members

• Mayor: Nathan Cleveland
• Mayor Pro-tem: Michael Robertson
• Council members: Pauline Shannon, Mary Cash, Chris Harris and Roy Steel

POLICE

• The Wise County Sheriff’s Office at (940) 627-5971 responds to calls in the city. For emergencies, dial 911.
  

FIRE DEPARTMENT

• 303 Main St.
  Fire Chief Jeff Doughty
  (940) 389-1980

SCHOOLS

• The Paradise 2A school district has four campuses — an elementary, intermediate, junior high and high school.
• Administration Building
  338 Schoolhouse Rd.
  (940) 969-2501
• Superintendent: Monty Chapman

EVENTS

• (APRIL)
  multi-church Easter sunrise service
• (NOVEMBER)
  multi-church Thanksgiving dinner