2016-07-06

UIL: Decatur takes 15th in Lone Star Cup

For a third straight year, Decatur High School finished among the top schools in 4A in the Lone Star Cup standings. Decatur finished tied for 15th with Princeton in the University Interscholastic League’s annual contest that awards schools points for overall team achievement in a variety of sanctioned academic, athletic and music championships. Decatur earned 48 points. Decatur teams made […]

A little consideration of others goes a long way

Have you ever wondered about people who seem to wander through life, never being aware of what is going on around them? Here are some examples and perhaps you may see yourself in some of them. Even I may be guilty of one or more. However, there is hope we may make some corrections and free ourselves of a terminal […]

Runaway patriots

Every July 4 families from the Runaway Bay area decorate their golf carts to participate in the city’s unique Independence Day parade. The most patriotic residents don’t limit themselves to golf carts – parade-goers also decorated scooters and off-road vehicles.

Red, white and boom

Stix claim title in Grapevine

The Texas Stix won the 8-and-under elite division at the Travel Sports World Series June 23-26 at Oak Grove Park in Grapevine. The Stix, based out of Boyd, went 9-1 and outscored their opponents 109-52. The Stix claimed the top seed in bracket play after going unbeaten in pool play, beating the TCR Bobcats 16-4, Frisco Riders 13-5, Sherman Sliders […]

Football: Eagles head to state tourney

The Decatur Eagles will be among the 64 schools vying for the 7-on-7 Division II title Thursday and Friday in College Station. The tournament featuring some of the top teams in the state in 4A-2A is held at Veterans Park and Athletic Complex. “Everyone gets excited to go to College Station and play in a state tournament,” said Decatur quarterback […]

Baseball: Have bat, will travel – Wilson prepares to play in select events around country

At 14-years-old Lane Wilson is preparing for the travel schedule of a big league ballplayer. The Boyd freshman will spend the last week of July playing baseball in Indiana at the Baseball Youth All-American Games and then immediately fly back to compete in the Team Texas All-State Exposure Games in Houston. “With a family of six it’ll be fun,” said […]

Little library keeps community well read

The public library may have closed, but avid readers in Boyd can still get their hands on a good book. The city’s first little free library officially opened last month at the corner of West Boyd Avenue and South Ewing Street. After a January 2014 ice storm collapsed the roof of Raymond Jordan Boyd Public Library, the city briefly operated […]

Camp teaches finer points of sewing

School is out, but the learning continued last week at the office of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension – Wise County in Decatur. Agents and 4-Hers hosted a three-day sewing camp. Local kids had a chance to learn the ins and outs of needlework, completing several projects including making pillowcases, key chains and sewing buttons in the shape of their initials […]

Local educators attend state convention

More than 1,000 key women educators attended the Delta Kappa Gamma Society International 87th Texas state convention June 23-25 in Frisco. Local educators, and members of the Gamma Epsilon Chapter, attending the convention were Blanca Galindo, Jane Burgess, Carol Donovan, Jacquetta Graves, Rachel Gasperson, Dee Ann Archer, Lou Hitt, Janet McMurray, Johnnie McGraw, Linda Carter and Dianne Radcliffe. Awards won […]