2011-07-08

BREAKING NEWS — 1 seriously injured in wreck

A Newark man was flown to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth Thursday following an accident on U.S. 81/287 at County Road 4228 near NRS Trailers south of Decatur. DPS Trooper Adolfo Patterson said a pickup driven by Ricardo Cesar Ortiz, 44, of Sanger was crossing the southbound lanes of U.S. 81/287 from Country Road 4228 when he pulled […]

Friday, July 8, 2011

MOTORCYCLE COLLIDES WITH PICKUP – A Newark man was flown to John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth Thursday following an accident on U.S. 81/287 at County Road 4228 near NRS Trailers south of Decatur. DPS Trooper Adolfo Patterson said a pickup driven by Ricardo Cesar Ortiz, 44, of Sanger was crossing the southbound lanes of U.S. 81/287 from County […]

Jake Wilson

MEMORIAL service for Jake Wilson, 66, of Boyd is 6 p.m. Tuesday at Christian-Hawkins Funeral Chapel in Boyd.

Donald Ray Flick

SERVICE for Donald Ray Flick, 69, of Decatur will be held at a later date. Coker-Hawkins Funeral Home in Decatur is handling arrangements.

Jeanette Woodard

MEMORIAL service for Jeanette Woodard, 84, of Bridgeport is 2 p.m. Monday at Jones Family Funeral Home in Bridgeport. Family visitation is an hour prior to the service.

Extreme heat dangerous

Precinct 2 Justice of the Peace Terri Johnson worked two possible heat-related deaths within a 24-hour period Thursday and Friday. Temperatures are  expected to be over 100 degrees all next week, and Johnson asked citizens to regularly check on elderly neighbors and friends.