Decatur High School Principal Lyle Lackey will serve as acting superintendent as the district seeks the next person to lead the district.
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Grand jury returns 54 indictments
A Wise County grand jury met April 18 and returned the following felony indictments:
Call that led to school lockdown likely a hoax
A call about a potential school shooter which placed Alvord ISD on lockdown last week is believed to be a swatting attempt, according to law enforcement.
Crime Report for Thursday, May 9, 2024
ONLY IN WISE…THURSDAY, MAY 2: COUNTY ROAD 3825 — Complainant stated she was held at gun point by a man who lived at her residence five months ago. She stated the man took her boyfriend’s truck as well as various tools. She stated a woman who also lived at the residence within the past five months was also involved. She stated the man and woman put something in her drink that drugged her to the point of passing out for 12 hours. She stated when she woke up from the previous drugging, she smoked meth and called a friend but did not report the incident to authorities. The complainant’s boyfriend who is residing in the Montague County Jail, called his ex-wife to come check on his house because he knew something was wrong. Once the ex-wife was made aware of the incident, she called and reported the incident.
Possible superintendent action on Friday’s agenda
Decatur ISD leadership will be front and center at a special school board meeting Friday afternoon. The agenda includes the seating of newly-elected board members, election of board officers and naming of a superintendent or an interim superintendent.
Boyd OKs potential termination of partnership with New Fairview
The Boyd City Council voted to give staff the authority to terminate an interlocal agreement with the City of New Fairview, with Boyd officials expressing concern over ‘turmoil’ in New Fairview’s government. Boyd and New Fairview entered into a pair of local agreements in 2023 that extended New Fairview’s municipal court services to Boyd, and Boyd’s police services to New […]
Mineral values drive decrease in tax rolls
The state of the oil and gas industry tempered gains from a record amount of new residential construction expected in Wise County this year. According to Wise County Appraisal District’s 2024 preliminary value estimates, Wise County is projected to bring in $756 million in new construction, up from last year’s record of $658 million. However, mineral values are down approximately 55 […]
Candidate attacked by PAC wins big in Decatur school board race
Matt Joiner, the candidate targeted by a series of partisan attack ads funded by a political action committee, defeated HollyAnn Petree for Place 6 on the Decatur ISD school board in the May 4 election. Joiner gained 69 percent of the vote in the May 4 school board election, winning the race by a margin of 1,251 to 554. “Decatur […]
Voters pass increase to ESD No. 1 sales and use tax
Wise County residents living in the service area of Wise County Emergency Services District No. 1 voted to approve a 1.5 percent increase to the district’s sales and use tax. The increase was approved by a 443-332 margin, or 57 to 43 percent. According to Wise County ESD No. 1 Board President Ken Murray, the sales tax rate residents living […]
Rhome bond props, tax rate rollback pass in May 4 election
Incumbent mayor defeatedIt was busy election night for the City of Rhome, with a mayor’s race, bonds and a rollback election on the ballot. After a series of failed bond elections, Rhome voters passed all three propositions of a $17.5 million bond package to address aging and at-capacity infrastructure. The bond was split into three propositions. Proposition A ($3 million) would drill, […]
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