2017-05-18

Thursday, May 18, 2017

JOINER RESIGNS FROM WEATHERFORD COLLEGE – Weatherford College Wise County Dean Dr. Matt Joiner resigned Wednesday. He has accepted an administrative position at the Region 11 Education Service Center in Fort Worth where he will assist independent and charter schools served by the center as they prepare their students for post-secondary educations and workforce and career readiness. In a letter […]

Home destroyed in fire

A family lost their home in the 130 block of Private Road 1311 to large fire Thursday morning. The road runs off of County Road 1304, northeast of Bridgeport. Wise County Deputy Fire Marshal Joe Washburn said two adults and a child lived in the home, which is owned by next-door neighbor Nita Duke. Washburn said Duke first saw the […]

Lightning stops game one with Decatur down 3-1

Down to their final three outs Thursday night, Mother Nature gave the Decatur Eagles a break of 20-plus hours to come up with a plan to score a pair of runs and avoid a loss in game one of the Class 4A Region II quarterfinals. Sanger owned a 3-1 lead in top of the seventh and had a runner on […]