2012-04-03

DHS students win at district competition

Decatur High School won awards at the recent district academic UIL meet held at Bridgeport High School. The journalism team took the first place team award, with individual placings as follows: News Writing – Paris Walther, second; Arin Blaylock, third (Both will advance to regionals.) Feature Writing – Arin Blaylock, second; Paris Walther, third; Cristin Morgan, fourth (Blaylock and Walther […]

Colton James Bland

Josephine Bland of Bridgeport announces the birth of a son, Colton James, on March 23, 2012, at Wise Regional Health System in Decatur. He weighed 7 pounds, 3 ounces and was 18 inches long. Grandparents are Christopher and Julie Bland and Mildred Bland. Great-grandparents are Cheryl Williams, Barbara Shafer and Linda Cooper.

Noah Aguilar

Rafael and Yesenia Aguilar of Bridgeport announce the birth of a son, Noah, on March 22, 2012, at North Texas Community Hospital in Bridgeport. He weighed 7 pounds, 8 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. He has two brothers, David, 14, and Alex, 8; and four sisters, Stephanie, 20, Loreli, 12, Giselle, 10, and Sophie, 1. Grandparents are Ricardo […]

Lauren Wray Keenum and Justin Robbins

Lauren Wray Keenum of College Station, daughter of Steve and Susan Keenum of Abilene, will marry Justin Robbins of College Station, son of Floyd and Debbie Boatright of Decatur, on July 7, 2012, at Beltway Park Baptist Church in Abilene. Tyler Hardy will officiate. The bride-elect graduated from Abilene Wylie High School and is a student at Texas A&M University […]

Mr. and Mrs. Justin David Beck

Sara Daniell Vannoy of Alvord and Justin David Beck of Decatur were married Feb. 25, 2012, at the First Baptist Church in Alvord. Doug Moreland of Wise County Cowboy Church officiated the ceremony. The bride is the daughter of Wendy and Donald Vannoy of Alvord. The groom is the son of Derwin and Debbie Tanner of Decatur. The bride was […]

Hannah Elizabeth Flaming and Preston Tyler Hagaman

Hannah Elizabeth Flaming, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jon Flaming, all of Richardson, will marry Preston Tyler Hagaman of Parker, son of Valerie Hagaman of Decatur, at an 1899 farmhouse in Princeton. Kevin Caffey will officiate. The bride-elect is a student at Dallas Baptist University. She is a member of Alpha Delta Kappa sorority. The prospective groom is a 2004 […]

James and Maxine Hogan

James and Maxine Hogan of Newark celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary Sunday, April 1, with a family celebration at Posado’s Mexican Restaurant in Fort Worth. James Hogan and the former Maxine Walker were married April 1, 1947, in Weatherford. They have three children, Scott Hogan of The Colony, and Mike Hogan and Carrie Hoover, both of Newark; eight grandchildren; and […]

Wise County students, teachers and parents visit Europe

Twenty-two students, teachers and parents from Wise County visited Spain and Italy during spring break. Through EFTours and with Rachel E. Gasperson as its leader, the group visited the Royal Palace, Prado Museum, Plaza Mayor and other sites in Madrid. They traveled to Barcelona and toured Gruel Park, the Holy Family Church and took a five-mile bicycle tour. The group […]

Chico man killed after train hits rock truck

  A collision between a train and a rock hauler killed a Chico man outside a limestone plant Tuesday morning north of Bridgeport. James A. Bland, 73, of Chico, was killed instantly after the cab of his truck was hit by an oncoming Union Pacific train. The accident took place at the entrance to Chico Limestone Plant No. 3., located […]

Science Fair Winners

  Slidell Elementary recently held its science fair. Judging took place March 7, and parent viewing was March 8. First place winners are eligible to compete at Texas Woman’s University Science Fair on Saturday, April 14, in Denton. The kindergarten class project was Night Crawlers.