2016-01-02

2016-01-02 E-Edition

Robert Warren Beaman

Robert Warren Beaman, 84, of Bridgeport, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, in Decatur. Funeral is 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 2, at Hawkins Pleasant View Baptist Church in Bridgeport with Reverend Gary Demmitt officiating. Burial will follow in Thomas Cemetery. Family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Robert was born on Jan. 14, 1931, to […]

Case for rollback election

The need for the tax rollback special election in Rhome is not about the money. It’s about trust. We can afford the tax. We’ve been paying it since the bond was passed. Now that the bond is paid off, we don’t trust the city council to spend the money wisely and we want to stop paying for a bond that’s […]

Government advises citizens to act stupid?

I was on the Project Gutengerg website (a website that provides free ebooks) looking for a copy of a Dickens novel, when I came across a list of the 100 most downloaded books from the previous day. I was curious to see how many of the books I had read. I never found out because halfway through the list, I […]

Enlow’s book details rise of Waggoner family

My fascination with the Waggoner ranching empire was stirred again recently when I received a copy of Jeremy Enlow’s new book, “Cowboys of the Waggoner Ranch.” The book is filled with beautiful pictures of the ranch and the dedicated cowboys who work there. Jeremy is a talented photographer who has done work for several magazines. His dad is my long-time […]

Year in Review: The Faces of 2015

Chloe Martha Lynn Arrant

Heather Hood and Colt Arrant of Bellevue announce the birth of a daughter, Chloe Martha Lynn Arrant, on Dec. 23, 2015, at Wise Health System in Decatur. She weighed 8 pounds, 1 ounce and was 21 1/4 inches long. Chloe has one brother: Augustus Joe Hood, 9; and one sister: Savana Renee Hood, 12. Grandfather is Robert Kaiser of Bowie.

Ronald Lane Barnes III

Makayla and Ronnie Barnes of Paradise announce the birth of their first son, Ronald Lane III, on Dec. 21, 2015, at Wise Health System in Decatur. He weighed 8 pounds, 7 ounces and was 20 3/4 inches long. Grandparents include Ron and Janet Barnes of Paradise and Michelle Gray of Granbury. Great-grandparents are Jane King of Paradise and Joanne and […]

Ethan Leigh McKinney

Elisha and Joshua McKinney of Springtown announce the birth of their fourth son, Ethan Leigh, on Dec. 26, 2015, at Wise Health System in Decatur. He weighed 7 pounds, 12 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long. Ethan’s brothers include: Jordan McKinney, 6; Jayden McKinney, 3; and Eli Timms, 2. Grandmothers are Terri Honsberger of Springtown and Beverly K. Sperber […]

Bryson Wade Reed

Rebecca Reed and Colton Sanders of Justin announce the birth of a son, Bryson Wade Reed, on Dec. 26, 2015, at Wise Health System in Decatur. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 18 inches long. Great-grandparents are Don and JoAnn Reed.